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* BigfootYetiAndSasquatch: Yeti are actually a gargantuan Womble subspecies that inhabit the mountains of Tibet.

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* BigfootYetiAndSasquatch: BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Yeti are actually a gargantuan Womble subspecies that inhabit the mountains of Tibet.
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don't know why we needed scare quotes around the word diverse here.


The original series ran from 1973-75 over two seasons and spun off a live-action film, ''Wombling Free'', in 1977. A new series was made in the 1990s, bringing in Alderney, a book character who wasn't in the 1970s series, and introducing more "diverse" characters such as Shansi and Stepney.

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The original series ran from 1973-75 over two seasons and spun off a live-action film, ''Wombling Free'', in 1977. A new series was made in the 1990s, bringing in Alderney, a book character who wasn't in the 1970s series, and introducing more "diverse" diverse characters such as Shansi and Stepney.

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* BigfootYetiAndSasquatch: Yeti are actually a gargantuan Womble subspecies that inhabit the mountains of Tibet.



* ExtremeOmnivore: One of the things that makes recycling so easy for Wombles is that they are capable of digesting just about any bit of organic refuse that they can forage. Thus, their regular diet includes a lot of plants, nuts, fungi and leftovers that humans simply couldn't eat, such as nettles, banana peels, and acorns



* HumansAreBastards: The books are ''not'' shy about calling out just how much absolute rubbish humans leave around, and assert that without the countless Wombles working all over the world, humanity would be living in a rubbish heap.



* TheMasquerade:

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* TheMasquerade:TheMasquerade: Integral to all iterations of the series is the idea that the Wombles avoid all contact with humans as much as possible.



* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only Madame Cholet appeared in the original series. Averted in the books and second series which feature the female womble Alderney. And AffirmativeActionGirl in the 1990s version, which also included Alderney and added a new female character, Shansi.

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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Only Madame Cholet appeared in the original series. Averted in the books books, where there are mentions of female wombles regularly, including mainstay character Miss Adelaide -- the fierce and highly respected teacher of the Womblegarten and manager of the burrow's young wombles. The second series which feature added the female womble Alderney. And AffirmativeActionGirl in Alderney, and the 1990s version, which also included version retained Alderney and added a new female character, Shansi.
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* CanonForeigner: The '90s TV series introduced Stepney (East End Womble) and Obidos (Brazilian Womble). (But not Alderney, who was in the books, but wasn't in the '70s series.)

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* CanonForeigner: The '90s TV series introduced Stepney (East End Womble) and Obidos (Brazilian Womble). (But not Alderney, Womble), who was weren't in the books. Alderney ''was'' in the books, but wasn't in the '70s series.)
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* CanonImmigrant: The '90s TV series introduced Stepney (East End Womble) and Obidos (Brazilian Womble). (But not Alderney, who was in the books, but wasn't in the '70s series.)

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* CanonImmigrant: CanonForeigner: The '90s TV series introduced Stepney (East End Womble) and Obidos (Brazilian Womble). (But not Alderney, who was in the books, but wasn't in the '70s series.)
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* SupremeChef: Madame Cholet, who is described in TheMovie as "the most famous Womble cook in the whole world."
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* GadgeteerGenius: Tobermory.


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* RubeGoldbergDevice: Tobermory and Wellington frequently make these, using rubbish, of course.
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* WainscotSociety: Well, obviously.
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The original series ran from 1973-75 over two seasons and spun off a live-action film, ''Wombling Free'', in 1977.
A new series was made in the 1990s, bringing in Alderney, a book character who wasn't in the 1970s series, and introducing more "diverse" characters such as Sanshi and Stepney.

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The original series ran from 1973-75 over two seasons and spun off a live-action film, ''Wombling Free'', in 1977. \n A new series was made in the 1990s, bringing in Alderney, a book character who wasn't in the 1970s series, and introducing more "diverse" characters such as Sanshi and Stepney.
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A new series was made in the 1990s, introducing new characters such as Alderney and Stepney.

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A new series was made in the 1990s, bringing in Alderney, a book character who wasn't in the 1970s series, and introducing new more "diverse" characters such as Alderney Sanshi and Stepney.
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The original series ran from 1973-75 over two seasons and spun off a live-action film, ''Wombling Free'', in 1978.

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The original series ran from 1973-75 over two seasons and spun off a live-action film, ''Wombling Free'', in 1978.1977.

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