The Wombles - Series 1

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Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella

1 - Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella

Air Date: February 5, 1973

On any day, the Womble Orinoco is swept by the wind.

The Rocking Chair

2 - The Rocking Chair

Air Date: February 6, 1973

After Orinoco gets stuck in a tire, the Wombles realise they can use it to fix Great Uncle Bulgaria's chair.

A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)

3 - A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)

Air Date: February 7, 1973

The Wombles have a leaking ceiling and come up with an inventive way of fixing it.

Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson

4 - Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson

Air Date: February 9, 1973

After the Wombles find a football, Great Uncle Bulgaria becomes inspired to start a new "keep fit" regime.

A Safe Place

5 - A Safe Place

Air Date: February 12, 1973

A safe place must be found for a valuable Womble history book.

Peep-Peep-Peep

6 - Peep-Peep-Peep

Air Date: February 13, 1973

Great Uncle Bulgaria wants the Wombles to keep in touch with each other while they're working, so Wellington invents, in the words of Orinoco, a "talking tin can"!

The Purple Paw Mystery

7 - The Purple Paw Mystery

Air Date: February 14, 1973

Great Uncle Bulgaria's fountain pen runs out of ink, so asks Tomsk to pay Tobermary a visit to collect some more. While there, Tobermary enlists the help of Tomsk in manufacturing the ink, but when he cuts corners he creates a mess around the entire burrow.

Bungo's Birthday Party

8 - Bungo's Birthday Party

Air Date: February 16, 1973

Bungo thinks that everyone forgot about his birthday, but he didn´t expect that everyone has a secret that Bungo doesn´t known.

The Invisible Womble

9 - The Invisible Womble

Air Date: February 19, 1973

Orinoco thinks that if he turns invisible no one will interrupt his sleeping while he pretends that he is in work.

Orinoco Sees The Light

10 - Orinoco Sees The Light

Air Date: February 20, 1973

Wellington has planted some daffodil seeds and he is "awfully disappinted" when they don't grow. Orinoco suggests he plants light bulbs instead.

The Conkering Hero

11 - The Conkering Hero

Air Date: February 21, 1973

The Wombles learn how to play conkers and how to count.

One Pair Of Feet

12 - One Pair Of Feet

Air Date: February 23, 1973

After a human being is spotted on the common, the Wombles rush back to their burrow. However, in the panic Wellington is left behind...

Tobermory On Television

13 - Tobermory On Television

Air Date: February 26, 1973

Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.

Crossed Lines

14 - Crossed Lines

Air Date: February 27, 1973

Tobermory invents a new telephone system for everyone but the telephone lines are having problems and many conversations are heard by Tobermory.

Blow The Womble Down

15 - Blow The Womble Down

Air Date: February 28, 1973

The Wombles get blown about when they find a vacuum cleaner.

Madame Cholet Returns

16 - Madame Cholet Returns

Air Date: March 2, 1973

Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.

Weighing In Time

17 - Weighing In Time

Air Date: June 18, 1973

Orinoco decides to put himself on a diet, because he thinks he's too fat.

Musical Wombles

18 - Musical Wombles

Air Date: June 19, 1973

The Wombles make music with tins and cans.

Wombles And Ladders

19 - Wombles And Ladders

Air Date: June 20, 1973

A ladder is adapted to Womble size

Orinoco And The Ghost

20 - Orinoco And The Ghost

Air Date: June 21, 1973

Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house

A Game Of Golf

21 - A Game Of Golf

Air Date: June 22, 1973

Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction

North, South, East, West

22 - North, South, East, West

Air Date: June 25, 1973

Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.

The Picnic

23 - The Picnic

Air Date: June 26, 1973

Orinoco shows us how to make a picnic basket that is not heavy to carry.

Games In The Snow

24 - Games In The Snow

Air Date: June 27, 1973

The Wombles have fun in the snow and, in the process, create a minor avalanche

The Snow Wombles

25 - The Snow Wombles

Air Date: June 28, 1973

The annual competition to see who can make the best snowman.

What's Cooking?

26 - What's Cooking?

Air Date: June 29, 1973

A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.

Spring Cleaning Time

27 - Spring Cleaning Time

Air Date: July 2, 1973

When the Wombles have to spring clean, an elastic washing line leads to trouble.

Marrow Pie

28 - Marrow Pie

Air Date: July 3, 1973

The Wombles use too much fertiliser on a marrow, causing it to grow and grow.

The Cement Mixer

29 - The Cement Mixer

Air Date: July 5, 1973

The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.

The Circus Comes To Wimbledon

30 - The Circus Comes To Wimbledon

Air Date: July 6, 1973

When the circus to Wimbeldon Common, the Wombles put on their own act.