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The Numtums

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The Numtums
Created byBarry Quinn
Directed byMark Taylor (series 2–3)
Voices of
Composers
  • Paul Moessl
  • Francis Haines (series 2–3)
  • Barrie Bignold (series 2–3)
  • Kate Ockenden (series 2–3)
  • Dave Howman (series 3)
  • André Jacquemin (series 3)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes78 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Tony Reed
  • Henrietta Hurford-Jones
Producers
  • Lotte Elwell
  • Katherine McQueen
  • Barry Quinn
Running time
  • 5 minutes
  • 11 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
Release28 February 2012 (2012-02-28) –
17 December 2013 (2013-12-17)

The Numtums is a British animated children's television series. It was created by Barry Quinn for CBeebies.[1]

Characters

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The Numtums

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  • Stanley "Stan" Carlin (also known as Zero) is a shapeshifting Numtum in his yellow number zero. He appears in series one.
  • Bendy Go "Ben" Jarewood (also known as Zero) is the tallest Numtum in his green number one.
  • Darcy "Dar Dar" Jarewood (also known as Zero) is skateboarder Numpup in her pink number two.
  • Champer "Champy" Viceburg (also named Three) is the highest jumper in his yellow number three.
  • Gladdy Peterson (also known as Four) acts as the parental figure of the Numpups in her blue number four. She likes neatness.
  • Little Sandy Indicineburg (also known as Five) is the smartest Numpup, and a scientist in her pink number five.
  • Flord "Flinders" Eriwood (also known as Six) is a very old Numtum and gives the Numpups adventures in his green number six.
  • Humpty Do Indicineburg (also known as Seven) is the hungriest Numpup in his light blue number seven.
  • Karin "Coogee" Umbuson (also known as Eight) is a baby Numpup in her golden number eight.
  • Toby "Hobart" Geridwood (also known as Nine) is a very talented dancing Numtum in his yellow number nine.
  • Nimbin "Nimby" Jackson (also known as Ten) is a painting Numtum in her purple number ten.
  • Super Numtum is a superhero Numtum in his clear enclosing square.

Other animals

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  • Billy the Hedgehog is an indigo hedgehog. He is the coolest animal in the Gumnut Gorge. He appears in series two and three.
  • Larry the Lyrebird is a lyrebird. He appears in series two and three.
  • The Flamingos live in the Gumnut Gorge and need the Numtums to get them in order.
  • F.T. "Fluffy" McTuffy the Koala is a koala. She is Super Numtum's enemy with plans for world domination.
  • Frilly Lizzie the Frilled Lizard is a frilled lizard. He is Fluffy's smart, timid, silent and somewhat stoic henchman.

Production

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The Numtums was animated by Beakus in series one and A Productions in series two and three. Series one was aimed at toddlers, but series two and three were revamped for an older audience and introduced more complex concepts such as subtraction, shape recognition and numbers from eleven to twenty with computer animation, and using a more Australian theme. The creator Barry Quinn said in an interview that "we were looking at doing a show about numbers for the early years and an educational expert told us bright, cute characters were a good way to get kids interested." A lot of animal names were suggested but he settled on numbats who had 'num' in their name.[2]

Episodes

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Series 1 (2012)

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#Episode nameNumber CountingOriginal airdate
1Number OneSplatting Number One / One's Disco Party / Animal Counting - One Skunk / One Orange / One Ice Cream / One Robot28 February 2012
2Number Two1 March 2012
3Number Three2 March 2012
4Number Four3 March 2012
5Number Five4 March 2012
6Number Six7 March 2012
7Number Seven8 March 2012
8Number Eight9 March 2012
9Number Nine10 March 2012
10Number Ten11 March 2012
11More Number One14 March 2012
12More Number Two15 March 2012
13More Number Three16 March 2012
14More Number Four17 March 2012
15More Number Five18 March 2012
16More Number Six21 March 2012
17More Number Seven22 March 2012
18More Number Eight23 March 2012
19More Number Nine24 March 2012
20More Number Ten25 March 2012
21Animals28 March 2012
22Clothes29 March 2012
23Vehicles30 March 2012
24Food31 March 2012
25Games1 April 2012

Series 2 (2013)

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#Episode nameOriginal airdate
1Very Fast Food4 February 2013
2You Can Do It, Humpty Do!5 February 2013
3School Of Cool6 February 2013
4Numbot7 February 2013
5The Quest For The Hooded Paw8 February 2013
6Unstuck With A Stick11 February 2013
7Termite Takeaway12 February 2013
8Painting By Numtums13 February 2013
9Tum Tum Tap Tap14 February 2013
10Faster, Higher, Funnier15 February 2013
11Tent-o-saurus22 February 2013
12Hoedown Havoc11 March 2013
13Numpups Can't Fly12 March 2013
14Beak Of The Week13 March 2013
15Koala On The Loose14 March 2013
16Larry's Takeaway Trial15 March 2013
17Treasure Trail18 March 2013
18The Mysterious Land Beyond Ten19 March 2013
19Little Sandy's Rocket20 March 2013
20Don't Forget To Remember21 March 2013
21The Search For The Five Keys22 March 2013
22Cafe Chaos25 March 2013
23Billy And Champer's Big Adventure26 March 2013
24Humpty Do's Zoo27 March 2013
25Picture Perfect28 March 2013
26You've Missed Your Cue, Humpty Do29 March 2013

Series 3 (2013)

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#Episode nameOriginal airdate
1Feet Don't Fail Me Now30 September 2013
2Switcheroo1 October 2013
3Larry Gets the Hiccups2 October 2013
4Hunt for the Golden Treat3 October 2013
5Gladdy's Special Birthday4 October 2013
6Numpup Nursery7 October 2013
7Gladdy's Secret Recipe8 October 2013
8Larry and Billy's Dance Game9 October 2013
9Yo Ho Bendy Go10 October 2013
10Humpty Do, What about You?11 October 2013
11Has Anyone Seen Hobart?14 October 2013
12Never Fear, Nimbin's Here!15 October 2013
13The Great Hobarto's Magic Act16 October 2013
14Finding Neddy17 October 2013
15Find Those Flamingos18 October 2013
16Running Like Clockwork3 December 2013
17Little Sandy's Big Bug Hunt4 December 2013
18The Drumtums5 December 2013
19Champer Loses His Bounce6 December 2013
20Darr Darr's Not-so-Lucky Flower9 December 2013
21Hobart's Hand Bells10 December 2013
22The Great Numpup Rally11 December 2013
23Flinders' First Sunset12 December 2013
24Rule Are Rules13 December 2013
25The Best Hobart Ever16 December 2013
26Flinders' Big Adventure17 December 2013

Broadcast

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The Numtums debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2012 on the channel's Love to Learn block.[1] The series aired on ABC3KIDS in Australia and New Zealand.[when?]

References

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  1. 1 2 Mercedes Milligan (23 February 2012). "'Numtums' Count Down to CBeebies Premiere". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Hazel Bradley (10 March 2014). "Numbats by numbers". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

Other websites

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