What are the Wombles called?
The 1990s TV Wombles: Orinoco, Tomsk; Shansi, Uncle Bulgaria; Stepney, Tobermory, Madame Cholet; Alderney, Wellington, Bungo
The best-known Wombles appear throughout most of the books and TV programmes:
- Great Uncle Bulgaria
- Tobermory
- Madame Cholet
- Orinoco
- Wellington
- Tomsk
- Bungo
Other Wombles with a less prominent role include:
- Alderney
- Cairngorm MacWomble the Terrible
- Cousin Botany
- Cousin Yellowstone
- Hoboken
- Livingstone
- Miss Adelaide
- Moosonee
- Nanny Alexandria
- Obidos
- Omsk
- Shansi
- Stepney
- Nessie, Ross and Cromarty (Water-Wombles)
To see who’s who, visit the Womble Gallery on the official Wombles website (via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
Which Wombles were in the band?
- Vocals / sax: Orinoco
- Lead guitar: Wellington
- Bass guitar: Madame Cholet
- Violin: Great Uncle Bulgaria
- Drums: Bungo
Who are Wandle and Haydon?
Wandle the Womble and Haydon the Womble are mascots of Wimbledon football clubs – see the football mascots page for more details.
Who is Barrington Womble?
Barry Wom was the drummer in The Rutles – a parody of The Beatles. His full name was Barrington Womble, but the others persuaded him to change his name to Barry Wom to save time. He was played in the 1978 film by John Halsey.