By The Wombles may return in a new TV series and feature film.
Mike Batt - who helped turn the children's TV characters into popstars in the 1970s - has outlined plans to bring back the Wombles after acquiring the rights to the brand.
The songwriter announced to his fans that his firm now has the major shareholding in Wombles Copyright Holdings, after having a 50-50 share for many years with the estate of author Elisabeth Beresford.
He wrote: "Suffice to say we have plans for two new 26-part TV series, a feature-length movie and an interactive online Wombles World experience.
"We think the Wombles characters are timeless, funny and lovable, and we can assure the Beresford estate that we shall protect and look after the quality and integrity of the characters as we always have done.
"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."
Beresford published the first Wombles story in 1968, with characters such as Orinoco and Great Uncle Bulgaria, who helped clear rubbish on Wimbledon Common.
A TV series began in 1973 with Bernard Cribbins as the narrator, returning for another series 16 years ago. Beresford's stories were reprinted in 2010 and 2011.
Batt wrote and sang on classic Wombles hits including 'Remember You're a Womble' and 'The Wombling Song', before writing classic tracks for the likes of Art Garfunkel, David Essex and Katie Melua.
The Wombles returned as a novelty act at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival.
Watch an episode of The Wombles below:
