The Numtums

The Numtums
Created byBarry Quinn
Directed byMark Taylor (series 2–3)
Voices of
  • Simon Greenall
  • Kate Fleetwood
  • Ben Bailey Smith
  • Jane Pickworth
  • Kaizer Akhtar
  • Mairead Doherty
  • Gabriella Gillespie
  • Jake Phillips
  • Harvey Rafferty
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
Release27 February 2012 (2012-02-27) –
present (present)

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

Characters

The Numtums

  • 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

  • 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

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 Include

Series 1 (2012)

# 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)

# 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)

# 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

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.

References

  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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