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The Best Episodes of The Wombles Season 1

Every episode of The Wombles Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Wombles Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Wombles Season 1 Episode 7 - The Purple Paw Mystery
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  2. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 1 - Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  3. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 11 - The Conkering Hero
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  4. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 15 - Blow The Womble Down
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  5. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 2 - The Rocking Chair
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  6. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 8 - Bungo's Birthday Party
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  7. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 13 - Tobermory On Television
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    S1:E13

    Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  8. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 14 - Crossed Lines
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  9. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 3 - A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)
    6.6/10(15 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  10. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 4 - Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson
    6.6/10(15 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  11. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 6 - Peep-Peep-Peep
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    S1:E6

    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"!

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  12. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 12 - One Pair Of Feet
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  13. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 16 - Madame Cholet Returns
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    S1:E16

    Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  14. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 17 - Weighing In Time
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  15. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 26 - What's Cooking?
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    S1:E26

    A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  16. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 30 - The Circus Comes To Wimbledon
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    S1:E30

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  17. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 10 - Orinoco Sees The Light
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  18. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 27 - Spring Cleaning Time
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    S1:E27

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  19. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 29 - The Cement Mixer
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    S1:E29

    The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  20. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 5 - A Safe Place
    6.2/10(15 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  21. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 9 - The Invisible Womble
    6.2/10(15 votes)

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  22. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 18 - Musical Wombles
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E18

    The Wombles make music with tins and cans.

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  23. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 23 - The Picnic
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  24. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 21 - A Game Of Golf
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    S1:E21

    Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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  25. The Wombles Season 1 Episode 22 - North, South, East, West
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    S1:E22

    Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.

    Director:Ivor Wood
    Writer:Elizabeth Beresford

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Purple Paw Mystery" is the best rated episode of "The Wombles" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Ivor Wood and written by Elizabeth Beresford, it aired on 2/14/1973. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella".