The Wombles (1996 TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Wombles |
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| Genre | Children |
| Created by | Elisabeth Beresford |
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| Directed by | John Ellis |
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| Theme music composer | Mike Batt |
| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Producer(s) | Cassandra Schafhausen |
| Cinematography | Mark Bond |
| Editor(s) | Andi Sloss |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CINAR Films United Film & Television Productions FilmFair Limited |
| Distributor | CINAR |
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| Original network | ITV Network (CITV) and HTV Wales |
| Original release | 5 March 1997 – 10 April 2000 |
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| Preceded by | The Wombles |
The Wombles is a fun animated TV show for children. It was made in Canada and the United Kingdom. The show first aired in 1997 and 1998. It's based on an older TV series from 1973. Both shows were inspired by the books written by Elisabeth Beresford. The Wombles are creatures who live on Wimbledon Common. Their main goal is to help the environment. They do this by picking up and reusing human litter. They "make good use of bad rubbish." The show was very popular for many years. A company called Cinar Films helped create this new series. They even added three new Womble characters! In total, 52 episodes were made.
Episode Adventures
The The Wombles TV show has a total of 52 episodes. These episodes are split into three different series. Each episode is about 10 minutes long. They tell stories of the Wombles' daily lives. The Wombles are always busy cleaning up Wimbledon Common. They also have many exciting adventures.
Some of the fun episodes include:
- The Ghost of Wimbledon Common: Bungo and Tomsk think they see a ghost!
- Orinoco the Magnificent: Orinoco believes he can do magic.
- Tomsk to the Rescue: Tomsk bravely saves Shansi.
- Madame Cholet's Day Off: Madame Cholet needs a break from the Burrow.
- Shansi's Surprise: The Wombles plan a surprise party for Shansi.
- Beautiful Boating Weather: The young Wombles go boating. Stepney is scared of the water.
- Camping and Cloudberries: Bungo thinks there's a dragon while camping.
- Any Womble for Tennis?: Orinoco, Alderney, and Shansi cause a stir at Wimbledon.
- Out of This Earth: Stepney goes treasure-hunting after hearing a pirate story.
- MacWomble Is Coming: Cairngorm MacWomble the Terrible visits the Wimbledon Burrow.
