What were you doing in 1973 when Wombles were on tv and had released two Wombles albums?

Question

I was wetting nappies cos i was only a few months old!

Answer 1

I was wetting my nappies too..lol... I was born in October 1972...I loved the Wombles though and still have one of their albums in my record collection along with a Rupert one too lol....

Answer 2

I was in HS. Don't recall them at all. However:

Wombles are pointy-nosed furry creatures (though the characters in the original books resembled ordinary 'teddy bears') that live in burrows, where they help the environment by recycling rubbish in useful and ingenious ways. This "green" message was ahead of its time in the 1970s.

for some real interesting content using the term see: All Nations Are Prison Camps:

The WOMBLES (White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles) are a loose Anti-Capitalist group in London that once dressed in white overalls with padding and helmets at protests, mimicking Tute Bianche a group active in Italy.

They should not be confused with the British animated children's television characters, The Wombles from whom they drew their name, white colour, and environmental consciousness.

They have participated in various protests, including in Prague, the Halloween 2002 protest, and May Day 2001, Thessaloniki, €uroMayDay and Gleneagles. They claim to operate in a "non-hierarchical but self-disciplined way".

"On Mayday 2000 the cops gave (the protesters) a good kicking", their website says. In response to this, the group was started to provide "self-protection from the depredations of the constabulary" -- a.k.a. the police, or "few thugs with big sticks," as they call them.

They have since abandoned their trademark white overalls because they found it made them too visible and open to attack, instead favouring clothing that enables them to be anonymous.

Some of their professed aims include:

To facilitate free movement and communication during protests;
To stop attacks on demonstrators such as baton charges, horse charges, CS gas and sprays;
Be living examples of our libertarian solidarity, organisation and humour;
To promote mutual respect and protection among demonstrators.

Trivia
WOMBLES are referenced in a song by UK band the Libertines entitled "Time for Heroes".

if you do care about who/what they are see 2nd link:
Wombles are the ultimate recyclers. They go through Wimbledon Common picking up the things those untidy humans have left behind like newspapers, gum wrappers, bus tickets, forgotten umbrellas, etc. They are very clever with their paws and make use of all the things they find.

When they reach working age, each Womble chooses his or her name from Great Uncle Bulgaria's Atlas. (Bungo closed his eyes and chose his own name randomly. Which just goes to show what kind of a Womble he is.)

Each Womble has her/his own distinct personality. There's Tobermory who keeps the workshop in order, Orinoco who's always trying to catch forty winks, Madame Cholet the cook and many many more.

The Wombles originated as a set of stories by Elisabeth Beresford. They were originally illustrated, by Margaret Gordon, to look a bit like teddy bears with their bright eyes and round furry bodies. The stories were adapted for television and Ivor Wood created puppets that looked quite different. These became the basis for future illustrations and how most Womble Lovers imagine them to appear.

In addition to becoming a popular British Children's TV series they also became a top of the charts music band with music composed by Mike Batt.

Answer 3

I was in Senior School - an all Girls School - hated it!!!!
Probably going out with my first boyfriend at that time too... I think I may have still be into Donny Osmond - not sure though....
Might have been Slade or The Sweet.....

Bernard Gribbens was great.

I used watch it. I loved Uncle Bulgaria!

I was born in Wimbledon - does that make me a Womble????

Answer 4

At nursery while my mum was in her yoga classes. We danced to funky tunes like the Mike Batt Wombles tunes and did some Play Away type activities. At 11am all stopped for juice and custard creams so we could chill.

Answer 5

I don't remember the Wombles...
But I was in 1st grade in 1973, so I was mostly playing on the swings or the bars.

Answer 6

I watched them avidly. Cadbury's brought out a thin chocolate bar with Wombles on the wrapper. My sister and I collected them and stuck them to our school books.
I will not admit to buying the albums though!
They had a come-back a couple of years ago, but I don't think it worked....
Kids today!!

Answer 7

Getting divorced. The Wombles didn't help much as I recall.

Answer 8

i was 7, and living in dublin had only received uk channels i remember, but loved watching the wombles, even though reception on uk channel ls at the time was brutal. the wombles are wimbledon common r we, something like that the song went i think??

Answer 9

I was four years old.
i had just started at infant school and had major seperation anxiety, i rebelled by scribbling all over my exercise book with a large black crayon..... after we had been told to draw all the members in our family I drew a big thick line through my step dad...and burst into tears cos i didnt know who my family was, my mum had just remarried and i had gained two step brothers who came to live with us, my mum had to ocme collect me and i was sat at home watching the wombles, wishing that madame souffle was my mum

Answer 10

I wasn't even born yet, but my sisters had all the Wombles stuff my parents could get their hands on.