Orinoco
When each Womble gets to an age where they are allowed to go out searching for flotsam and jetsom across the common, they are given a name. The Womble chooses their name by sticking a pin into Uncle Bulgaria's atlas of the world, wherever it lands that is their name. Orinoco is probably my favourite Womble, he is also seen wearing his red-scarf and he loves to have a quick nap during the day 'catching 40 winks' as he calls it followed by a sandwich! |
Great Uncle Bulgaria
Uncle Bulgaria is by far the oldest and wisest Womble. We beleive that Uncle Bulgaria is probably at least 300 years old, he is constantly going around saying 'if I live to be four hundred then...'
You can easily pick him out as he always wears Tartan and is often either carrying his walking stick or reading a newspaper. |
Bungo
Bungo is the most boisterous or perhaps just plain bossy Womble. I assume he is named after the province in Japan called Bungo? |
Madame Cholet
Madame Cholet (sometimes called Madame Nancy in foreign translations of the Wombles) is the only female Womble in the first series shown on tv, although she is later joined by Alderney in later episodes a pig-tailed Womble girl that helps Madame Cholet keep house and by Miss Adelaide a primary school teacher. If you hadn't guessed Madame Cholet is French! |
Tobermory
After Great Uncle Bulgaria Tobermory is the second oldest Womble living in Wimbledon. He is always seen wearing his bowler hat and he is the engineer of the group (building things in his DIY shop). |
Tomsk
Tomsk is the most athletic and perhaps least intellectual Womble, that is always seen wearing the white and red running shirt. he is named after Tomsk in Russia. |
Wellington
Wellington is the opposite of Tomsk, he is the science geek. he is a very quiet an dreservced Womble whol largely lives in a world of his own. Wellington is the invenor of the group and spends most of his time in the library, he gets so wrapped up in his work we often see him missing his meals. |
The Wombles
The idea for the Wombles came form Elisabeth Beresford's son who she often took for walks in Wimbledon Common, not being able to pronounce Wimbledon. Many of the characters are based on Beresford's life, for example Miss Aldereny is so called as this is the Channel Island where Beresford lives and Tobermory is the main city on the Isle of Mull where she used to live.
Another little bit of trivia, you can quickly tell the difference between the first and second series by the first shot of the opening titles. If a fridge door wings open then it's series one, if a tv turns on then it's series two! |
The Wombles: Facts
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The Wombles: Resources
There are quite a few good Wombles fan-sites out there on the web. Here are two of the best that I found:
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The Wombles: Lyrics
Of course you will recognise the first verse of lyrics from the tv show itself. but apparently this is the full set of lyrics for the whole Wombles song - not sure if this is true or not? But it sounds good!
Underground, overground, wombling free
The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we
Making good use of the things that we find
Things that the everyday folks leave behind
Uncle Bulgaria He can remember the days when he wasn't behind the times
With his map of the world
Pick up the papers and take 'em to Tobermory
Wombles are organised, work as a team
Wombles are tidy and Wombles are clean
Underground, overground, wombling free
The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we
People don't notice us, they never see
Under their noses a Womble may be
We womble by night and we womble by day
Looking for litter to trundle away
We're so incredibly utterly devious
Making the most of everything
Even bottles and tins
Pick up the pieces and make 'em into something new
Is what we do
Underground, overground, wombling free
The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we
Making good use of the things that we find
Things that the everyday folks leave behind |
Series 1 (1973):
- Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella
- The Rocking Chair
- A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)
- Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson
- A Safe Place
- Peep-Peep-Peep
- The Purple Paw Mystery
- Bungo's Birthday Party
- The Invisible Womble
- Orinoco Sees The Light
- The Conkering Hero
- One Pair Of Feet
- Tobermory On Television
- Crossed Lines
- Blow The Womble Down
- Madame Cholet Returns
- Weighing In Time
- Musical Wombles
- Wombles And Ladders
- Orinoco And The Ghost
- A Game Of Golf
- North, South, East, West
- The Picnic
- Games In The Snow
- The Snow Wombles
- What's Cooking?
- Spring Cleaning Time
- Marrow Pie
- The Cement Mixer
- The Circus Comes To Wimbledon
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