The Wombles
The Wombles
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What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
0/5
None
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
0/5
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Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
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Expert review
The Wombles is a very gentle animated work made for children, with a reassuring, curious atmosphere focused on cooperation and recycling. Sensitive material is minimal and mostly limited to small mishaps, brief moments of disorder, or mild worry during the characters' explorations of the human world, with no real violence and no lasting threat. The intensity stays very low and the frequency is moderate, within a consistently safe framework where humor, teamwork, and clever problem solving are far more important than tension. For most children around age 4, the content itself is broadly suitable, although the 1973 style and pacing may feel dated and less immediately engaging than modern preschool animation. Parents can support viewing by briefly explaining the recycling theme and reassuring very sensitive children that any uneasy moments are short and quickly resolved.
Synopsis
The misadventures of a small community dedicated to cleaning up litter and putting it to their own use.
Difficult scenes
Some sequences show the Wombles leaving their burrow to collect objects discarded by humans. For a very young child, simply seeing small creatures move through a world much bigger than they are can create a slight sense of uncertainty, even though nothing truly threatening develops. There are small mishaps in which a found object causes disorder, confusion, or a temporary complication within their community. These moments remain comic and harmless, but a child who is very sensitive to noisy confusion or surprises may benefit from reassurance that everything settles down quickly.
Where to watch
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About this title
- Format
- TV series
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 10m
- Original language
- EN
- Directed by
- Elizabeth Beresford
- Main cast
- Bernard Cribbins
- Studios
- FilmFair
Content barometer
Violence
0/5
None
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
0/5
None
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
The Wombles is a very gentle animated work made for children, with a reassuring, curious atmosphere focused on cooperation and recycling. Sensitive material is minimal and mostly limited to small mishaps, brief moments of disorder, or mild worry during the characters' explorations of the human world, with no real violence and no lasting threat. The intensity stays very low and the frequency is moderate, within a consistently safe framework where humor, teamwork, and clever problem solving are far more important than tension. For most children around age 4, the content itself is broadly suitable, although the 1973 style and pacing may feel dated and less immediately engaging than modern preschool animation. Parents can support viewing by briefly explaining the recycling theme and reassuring very sensitive children that any uneasy moments are short and quickly resolved.
Synopsis
The misadventures of a small community dedicated to cleaning up litter and putting it to their own use.
Difficult scenes
Some sequences show the Wombles leaving their burrow to collect objects discarded by humans. For a very young child, simply seeing small creatures move through a world much bigger than they are can create a slight sense of uncertainty, even though nothing truly threatening develops. There are small mishaps in which a found object causes disorder, confusion, or a temporary complication within their community. These moments remain comic and harmless, but a child who is very sensitive to noisy confusion or surprises may benefit from reassurance that everything settles down quickly.