The Numtums
The Numtums is a British computer-animated children's television series. It was created by Barry Quinn for CBeebies.[1]
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Created by | Barry Quinn |
Directed by | Mark Taylor (series 2–3) |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 77 (list of episodes) |
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Production company | BBC |
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Network | CBeebies |
Release | 27 February 2012 16 December 2014 | –
Characters change
The Numtums change
- Stanley (also named Zero) is a shapeshifting Numpup in his yellow number zero.
- 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 his 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 (also named Infinity) is a superhero Numtum in his invisible number infinity.
The Numtums Launce (also named Eleven) to Mrs. Newcastle (also named Thirty) were planned to be in the series, but they were never released.
Other animals change
- 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 change
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 change
Series 1 (2012) change
# | Episode Name | Original Airdate |
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1 | Number One | 27 February 2012 |
2 | Number Two | 28 February 2012 |
3 | Number Three | 29 February 2012 |
4 | Number Four | 1 March 2012 |
5 | Number Five | 2 March 2012 |
6 | Number Six | 5 March 2012 |
7 | Number Seven | 6 March 2012 |
8 | Number Eight | 7 March 2012 |
9 | Number Nine | 8 March 2012 |
10 | Number Ten | 9 March 2012 |
11 | More Number One | 12 March 2012 |
12 | More Number Two | 13 March 2012 |
13 | More Number Three | 14 March 2012 |
14 | More Number Four | 15 March 2012 |
15 | More Number Five | 16 March 2012 |
16 | More Number Six | 19 March 2012 |
17 | More Number Seven | 20 March 2012 |
18 | More Number Eight | 21 March 2012 |
19 | More Number Nine | 22 March 2012 |
20 | More Number Ten | 23 March 2012 |
21 | Animals | 26 March 2012 |
22 | Clothes | 27 March 2012 |
23 | Vehicles | 28 March 2012 |
24 | Food | 29 March 2012 |
25 | Games | 30 March 2012 |
Series 2 (2014) change
# | Episode Name | Original Airdate |
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26 | Very Fast Food | 3 February 2014 |
27 | You Can Do It, Humpty Do! | 4 February 2014 |
28 | School Of Cool | 5 February 2014 |
29 | Numbot | 6 February 2014 |
30 | The Quest For The Hooded Paw | 7 February 2014 |
31 | Unstuck With A Stick | 10 February 2014 |
32 | Termite Takeaway | 11 February 2014 |
33 | Painting By Numtums | 12 February 2014 |
34 | Tum Tum Tap Tap | 13 February 2014 |
35 | Faster, Higher, Funnier | 14 February 2014 |
36 | Tent-o-saurus | 21 February 2014 |
37 | Hoedown Havoc | 10 March 2014 |
38 | Numpups Can't Fly | 11 March 2014 |
39 | Beak Of The Week | 12 March 2014 |
40 | Koala On The Loose | 13 March 2014 |
41 | Larry's Takeaway Trial | 14 March 2014 |
42 | Treasure Trail | 17 March 2014 |
43 | The Mysterious Land Beyond Ten | 18 March 2014 |
44 | Little Sandy's Rocket | 19 March 2014 |
45 | Don't Forget To Remember | 20 March 2014 |
46 | The Search For The Five Keys | 21 March 2014 |
47 | Cafe Chaos | 24 March 2014 |
48 | Billy And Champer's Big Adventure | 25 March 2014 |
49 | Humpty Do's Zoo | 26 March 2014 |
50 | Picture Perfect | 27 March 2014 |
51 | You've Missed Your Cue, Humpty Do | 28 March 2014 |
Series 3 (2014) change
# | Episode Name | Original Airdate |
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52 | Feet Don't Fail Me Now | 29 September 2014 |
53 | Switcheroo | 30 September 2014 |
54 | Larry Gets the Hiccups | 1 October 2014 |
55 | Hunt for the Golden Treat | 2 October 2014 |
56 | Gladdy's Special Birthday | 3 October 2014 |
57 | Numpup Nursery | 6 October 2014 |
58 | Gladdy's Secret Recipe | 7 October 2014 |
59 | Larry and Billy's Dance Game | 8 October 2014 |
60 | Yo Ho Bendy Go | 9 October 2014 |
61 | Humpty Do, What about You? | 10 October 2014 |
62 | Has anyone seen Hobart | 13 October 2014 |
63 | Never Fear, Nimbin's Here! | 14 October 2014 |
64 | The Great Hobarto's Magic Act | 15 October 2014 |
65 | Finding Neddy | 16 October 2014 |
66 | Find Those Flamingos | 17 October 2014 |
67 | Running Like Clockwork | 2 December 2014 |
68 | Little Sandy's Big Bug Hunt | 3 December 2014 |
69 | The Great Numpup Rally | 4 December 2014 |
70 | Dar Dar's Not So Lucky Flower | 5 December 2014 |
71 | Hobart's Hand Bells | 8 December 2014 |
72 | The Drumtums | 9 December 2014 |
73 | Rules Are Rules | 10 December 2014 |
74 | Flinder's First Sunset | 11 December 2014 |
75 | Champer Loses His Bounce | 12 December 2014 |
76 | The Best Hobart Ever | 15 December 2014 |
77 | Flinders' Big Adventure | 16 December 2014 |
Broadcast change
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 change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mercedes Milligan (23 February 2012). "'Numtums' Count Down to CBeebies Premiere". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ Hazel Bradley (10 March 2014). "Numbats by numbers". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
Other websites change
- Official website
- The Numtums on IMDb
- The Numtums on Beakus
- The Numtums on A Production