As a 6 year old in South Africa I distinctly remember the sign in the very final episode which read: "Closed. Forever." but in television nothing is really ever over: The 1970's British TV kids series, the Wombles are set for a TV return.
"We have plans for two new 26-part TV series, a feature-length movie and an interactive Womble World experience," Wombles co-creator Mike Bratt announced to Britain's The Guardian about the environmentally conscious, stop motion animation kids TV show which was decades ahead of its time.
Believed lost on Wimbledon Common, the furry, pointy-nosed Wombles - a precursor of sorts to what Disney did with The Gummi Bears and Gummi Glen a decade later in the 80's - will return to television decades later to delight new generations of children.
"We think there are audiences of new children and international audiences who missed the Wombles the first time around and will be thrilled to see the brilliant high-quality animations and new musical productions we shall be mounting," says Mike Bratt.
