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Wombles TV episodes - original series

The original BBC TV series began in 1973 and had a total of 60 five-minute episodes, narrated by Bernard Cribbins. Here is a synopsis of each episode, courtesy of The Official Wombles Website.

1973

  1. Orinoco and the Big Black Umbrella - On a blustery day, Orinoco is swept up by the wind!
  2. The Rocking Chair - Orinoco gets stuck in a tyre but all is well when it's used to mend Great Uncle Bulgaria's rocking chair.
  3. A Sticky End - Sticky toffee papers are just the thing for mending leaky ceilings.
  4. Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep-Fit Lesson - Great Uncle Bulgaria practices kicking a football, but not too successfully.
  5. A Safe Place - A safe place must be found for a valuable Womble History book.
  6. Peep-Peep-Peep - Wellington creates a telephone from tins and strings.
  7. The Purple Paw Mystery - Making purple ink can make a lot of mess!
  8. Bungo's Birthday Party - Bungo thinks everyone's forgotten his birthday but a surprise secret is in store.
  9. The Invisible Womble - Orinoco decides that if he is invisible, no one will know he's sleeping instead of working.
  10. Orinoco Sees the Light - Planting light bulbs in the garden can lead to trouble.
  11. The Conkering Hero - How to play conkers and learn to count.
  12. One Pair of Feet - Wellington is rescued by Bungo disguised as a cardboard box.
  13. Tobermory on Television - Tobermory puts on his own TV show.
  14. Crossed Lines - Tobermory invents a new interburrow telephone system.
  15. Blow the Womble Down - A vaccuum cleaner blows rubbish - out!
  16. Madame Cholet Returns - Cake mixing gets out of hand.
  17. Weighing in Time - After weighing himself, Orinoco decides to go on a diet.
  18. Musical Wombles - Tin cans and tennis racquets sound just like drums and guitars.
  19. Wombles and Ladders - A ladder is adapted to Womble size.
  20. Orinoco and the Ghost - Moonlight can make white shapes look deceptive.
  21. A Game of Golf - Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction.
  22. North, South, East, West - Demonstration of a new portable weather vein.
  23. The Picnic - How to make a picnic basket not so heavy to carry.
  24. Games in the Snow - Plays for sleighs and how to start a minor avalanche.
  25. The Snow Wombles - Competition for the best snowman.
  26. What's Cooking - A bird's nest in the ventilation shaft.
  27. Spring Cleaning Time - An elastic washing line can lead to trouble.
  28. Marrow Pie - A packet of fertilizer makes a marrow grow and grow.
  29. The Cement Mixer - Paw prints in wet cement.
  30. The Circus comes to Wimbledon - The Wombles put on their very own circus act.

1975

  1. Bungo Up a Tree - Going up a tree is easier than coming down.
  2. Time and Slow Motion - Tobermory "organises" so more work can be done in less time.
  3. Tomsk in Trouble - Tomsk gets in a tangle learning to make his bed.
  4. The Largest Womble in the World - Orinoco finds a huge coat - and tries it on for size.
  5. Running out of Steam - The Wombles recreate the days of the steam train.
  6. Orinoco's Midnight Feast - Orinoco is too hungry to wait until midnight!
  7. Speak Up - Tomsk joins up the water pipe with the telephone pipe by mistake.
  8. The Vanishing Pancake - Orinoco is the best judge of pancakes in the whole world.
  9. Madame Cholet and the Blackberries - Blackberry time and no volunteer pickers!
  10. The Fruit Machine - The one-armed bandit that does not produce real fruit.
  11. Portrait of Great Uncle Bulgaria - The painting that comes alive.
  12. Very Behind the Times - An enormous road to be built causes panic.
  13. The Burrow Hot Line - Papers and wet laundry get muddled on the washing line.
  14. Trunk Call - A hidden Womble is mistaken for a talking tree.
  15. MacWomble the Terrible - A monster in a kilt turns out to be quite friendly.
  16. A Single Piper - Peace at last when a musical instrument is broken.
  17. Porridge for Breakfast - The Scottish Womble who likes salt on his porridge.
  18. Highland Games - The Wombles try sword dancing and hammer throwing.
  19. Home Sickness - Womble poetry is always entertaining to other Wombles.
  20. Goodbye MacWomble - Cousin MacWomble takes his bagpipes home and he leaves the others in peace.
  21. Hic-Cups - Tomsk and Bungo get hic-cups.
  22. Film Show - A film all about the Wombles - but some of it turns out upside down.
  23. Pirate Gold - Following a pirate treasure map.
  24. Warm and Cosy - Another experiment in the workshop goes wrong.
  25. Autumn Leaves - Tomsk discovers knitting needles pick up leaves very quickly.
  26. The Womble Times - The Wombles make their own printing press.
  27. Operation W.R.A.P. - Learning first aid for an operation.
  28. The Secret Snorer - Orinoco falls asleep when he should be scaring crows away.
  29. Womble Fool's Day - Great fun with a rubber hammer.
  30. Womble Summer Party - Demonstration of magical vanishing tricks.
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