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The Numtums

television series

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

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 episodes77 (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
Release27 February 2012 (2012-02-27) –
16 December 2014 (2014-12-16)

Characters

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The Numtums

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  • Bendy Go (also named One) is the tallest Numtum in his green number one.
  • Dar Dar (also named Two) is skateboarder Numpup in her pink number two.
  • Champer (also named Three) is the highest jumper in his yellow number three.
  • Gladdy (also named Four) acts as the parental figure of the Numpups, she likes neatness in her blue number four.
  • Little Sandy (also named Five) is the smartest Numpup, and a scientist in her pink number five.
  • Flinders (also named Six) is a very old Numtum and gives the Numpups adventures in his green number six.
  • Humpty Doo (also named Seven) is the hungriest Numpup in his light blue number seven.
  • Coogee (also named Eight) is a baby Numpup in her yellow number eight.
  • Hobart (also named Nine) is a very talented dancing Numtum in his light green number nine.
  • Nimbin (also named Ten) is a painting Numtum in her purple number ten.
  • Super Numtum is a superhero Numtum

Other animals

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  • Billy is an indigo numtum-like hedgehog. He is the coolest animal in the Gumnut Gorge. Billy appears in series 2 and 3.
  • Larry is a lyrebird. He appears in series 2 and 3.
  • The Flamingos live in the Gumnut Gorge and need the Numtums to get them in order.
  • Fluffy McTuffy is Super Numtum's enemy, a koala with plans for world domination.
  • Frilly Lizzy is McTuffy's sidekick, a smart, timid, silent, and somewhat stoic frilled lizard.

Production

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The Numtums was animated by Beakus in series 1 and A Productions in series 2 and 3. Series 1 was aimed at toddlers, but series 2 and 3 was revamped for an older audience, introducing more complex concepts such as subtraction, shape recognition and numbers from 11 to 20 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 Include

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Series 1 (2012)

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# Episode Name Original Airdate
1 Number One 27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
2 Number Two 28 February 2012 (2012-02-28)
3 Number Three 29 February 2012 (2012-02-29)
4 Number Four 1 March 2012 (2012-03-01)
5 Number Five 2 March 2012 (2012-03-02)
6 Number Six 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)
7 Number Seven 6 March 2012 (2012-03-06)
8 Number Eight 7 March 2012 (2012-03-07)
9 Number Nine 8 March 2012 (2012-03-08)
10 Number Ten 9 March 2012 (2012-03-09)
11 More Number One 12 March 2012 (2012-03-12)
12 More Number Two 13 March 2012 (2012-03-13)
13 More Number Three 14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)
14 More Number Four 15 March 2012 (2012-03-15)
15 More Number Five 16 March 2012 (2012-03-16)
16 More Number Six 19 March 2012 (2012-03-19)
17 More Number Seven 20 March 2012 (2012-03-20)
18 More Number Eight 21 March 2012 (2012-03-21)
19 More Number Nine 22 March 2012 (2012-03-22)
20 More Number Ten 23 March 2012 (2012-03-23)
21 Animals 26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)
22 Clothes 27 March 2012 (2012-03-27)
23 Vehicles 28 March 2012 (2012-03-28)
24 Food 29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)
25 Games 30 March 2012 (2012-03-30)

Series 2 (2014)

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# Episode Name Original Airdate
26 Very Fast Food 3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)
27 You Can Do It, Humpty Do! 4 February 2014 (2014-02-04)
28 School Of Cool 5 February 2014 (2014-02-05)
29 Numbot 6 February 2014 (2014-02-06)
30 The Quest For The Hooded Paw 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)
31 Unstuck With A Stick 10 February 2014 (2014-02-10)
32 Termite Takeaway 11 February 2014 (2014-02-11)
33 Painting By Numtums 12 February 2014 (2014-02-12)
34 Tum Tum Tap Tap 13 February 2014 (2014-02-13)
35 Faster, Higher, Funnier 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)
36 Tent-o-saurus 21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)
37 Hoedown Havoc 10 March 2014 (2014-03-10)
38 Numpups Can't Fly 11 March 2014 (2014-03-11)
39 Beak Of The Week 12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)
40 Koala On The Loose 13 March 2014 (2014-03-13)
41 Larry's Takeaway Trial 14 March 2014 (2014-03-14)
42 Treasure Trail 17 March 2014 (2014-03-17)
43 The Mysterious Land Beyond Ten 18 March 2014 (2014-03-18)
44 Little Sandy's Rocket 19 March 2014 (2014-03-19)
45 Don't Forget To Remember 20 March 2014 (2014-03-20)
46 The Search For The Five Keys 21 March 2014 (2014-03-21)
47 Cafe Chaos 24 March 2014 (2014-03-24)
48 Billy And Champer's Big Adventure 25 March 2014 (2014-03-25)
49 Humpty Do's Zoo 26 March 2014 (2014-03-26)
50 Picture Perfect 27 March 2014 (2014-03-27)
51 You've Missed Your Cue, Humpty Do 28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)

Series 3 (2014)

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# Episode Name Original Airdate
52 Feet Don't Fail Me Now 29 September 2014 (2014-09-29)
53 Switcheroo 30 September 2014 (2014-09-30)
54 Larry Gets the Hiccups 1 October 2014 (2014-10-01)
55 Hunt for the Golden Treat 2 October 2014 (2014-10-02)
56 Gladdy's Special Birthday 3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)
57 Numpup Nursery 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
58 Gladdy's Secret Recipe 7 October 2014 (2014-10-07)
59 Larry and Billy's Dance Game 8 October 2014 (2014-10-08)
60 Yo Ho Bendy Go 9 October 2014 (2014-10-09)
61 Humpty Do, What about You? 10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
62 Has anyone seen Hobart 13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
63 Never Fear, Nimbin's Here! 14 October 2014 (2014-10-14)
64 The Great Hobarto's Magic Act 15 October 2014 (2014-10-15)
65 Finding Neddy 16 October 2014 (2014-10-16)
66 Find Those Flamingos 17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)
67 Running Like Clockwork 2 December 2014 (2014-12-02)
68 Little Sandy's Big Bug Hunt 3 December 2014 (2014-12-03)
69 The Great Numpup Rally 4 December 2014 (2014-12-04)
70 Dar Dar's Not So Lucky Flower 5 December 2014 (2014-12-05)
71 Hobart's Hand Bells 8 December 2014 (2014-12-08)
72 The Drumtums 9 December 2014 (2014-12-09)
73 Rules Are Rules 10 December 2014 (2014-12-10)
74 Flinder's First Sunset 11 December 2014 (2014-12-11)
75 Champer Loses His Bounce 12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)
76 The Best Hobart Ever 15 December 2014 (2014-12-15)
77 Flinders' Big Adventure 16 December 2014 (2014-12-16)

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.

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