The Numtums

The Numtums
The Numtums
Created by	Barry Quinn
Directed by	Mark 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;
Composer(s)	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 origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	77 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tony Reed; Henrietta Hurford-Jones;
Producer(s)	Lotte Elwell; Katherine McQueen; Barry Quinn;
Running time	5 minutes; 11 minutes;
Production company(s)	BBC
Distributor	BBC Worldwide
Release
Original network	CBeebies
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	27 February 2012 –; 16 December 2014

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

Characters

The Numtums

Bendy Go (also named Number 1) is the tallest Numtum in his green number one.
Dar Dar (also named Number 2) is skateboarder Numpup in her pink number two.
Champer (also named Number 3) is the highest jumper in his yellow number three.
Gladdy (also named Number 4) acts as the parental figure of the Numpups, she likes neatness in her blue number four.
Little Sandy (also named Number 5) is the smartest Numpup, and a scientist in her pink number five.
Flinders (also named Number 6) is a very old Numtum and gives the Numpups adventures in his green number six.
Humpty Doo (also named Number 7) is the hungriest Numpup in his light blue number seven.
Coogee (also named Number 8) is a baby in his yellow number eight.
Hobart (also named Number 9) is a very talented dancing Numtum in his light green number nine.
Nimbin (also named Number 10) is a painting Numtum in her purple number ten.
Super Numtum (also named Number 0) is a superhero Numtum in his invisible number zero.

Other animals

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

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

Pilot (2009)

#	Episode Name	Original Airdate
0	A Sticky Situation	26 May 2009 (2009-05-26)

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)

Series 4 (2022)

#	Episode Name	Original Airdate
78	Tentacle-Vision	5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)
79	I Heart Dancing	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
80	Growth Spout	7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)
81	Stuck in the Wringer	8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)
82	Someone’s in the Kitchen with Little Sandy	9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)
83	The Inside Job	10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)
84	Greasy Buffoons	11 September 2022 (2022-09-11)
85	Model Bendy Go	12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)
86	Keep The Hole-House Beautiful	13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)
87	A Pal For Humpty Do	14 September 2022 (2022-09-14)
88	Yours, Mine & Mine	15 September 2022 (2022-09-15)
89	Cracked Gladdy	16 September 2022 (2022-09-16)
90	The Curse Of The Hole-House	17 September 2022 (2022-09-17)
91	Champer In ClarinetLand	18 September 2022 (2022-09-18)

Series 5 (2022)

# Episode Name	Original Airdate
92	Bendy Go’s Last Stand	19 September 2022 (2022-09-19)
93	Back To The Past	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
94	The Bad Guy Club For Villains	30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
95	A Day Without Tears	1 October 2022 (2022-10-01)
96	Summer Job	2 October 2022 (2022-10-02)
97	One Coarse Meal	3 October 2022 (2022-10-03)
98	Humpty Do In Love	6 October 2022 (2022-10-06)
99	The Play’s The Thing	7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
100	Rodeo Daze	8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)
101	Gladdy’s 2nd Secret Recipe	9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
102	The Cent Of The Money	10 October 2022 (2022-10-10)

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

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.

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[animationmagazine-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.