{"id":13557,"date":"2014-03-08T11:59:37","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T16:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13557"},"modified":"2014-03-08T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T16:59:37","slug":"the-wombles-cadburys-groovy-1970s-chocolate-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13557","title":{"rendered":"The Wombles! Cadbury’s Groovy 1970’s Chocolate Bars!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CC_Wombles_TITLEToday I’m taking a look at a series of wrappers released by Cadbury UK in the early-1970’s which featured characters from the classic children’s television show, The Wombles.<\/p>\n

The first Wombles television show was produced by the BBC<\/a> using stop-motion animation and aired from 1973 to 1975.\u00a0 The Wombles were a race of pointy-nosed creatures whose unusual-yet-noble purpose was to find litter and dispose of it properly.\u00a0 That, and to perform catchy musical numbers.\u00a0 Yes the 1970’s were a magical time.<\/p>\n

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The Wombles promotional photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Based on children’s books of the same name<\/a>, The Wombles became something of a UK pop culture institution with countless media mentions and more than a few revivals over the past four decades.<\/p>\n

Here’s a video clip of The Wombles appearing on the UK program Top of the Pops in 1974:\u00a0 [Check out the presenter as I believe he’s holding a few Cadbury Creme Eggs in his hand.]<\/p>\n