The Numtums is a British computer-animatedchildren's television series created by Barry Quinn for CBeebies.[1] It is about a group of 10 creatures called the Numtums, each with a number on their tummies. The show debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2012,[1] and ended on 17 December 2013, and in United States the show debuted on Qubo on 1 January 2015[2] with a total of 3 series.
The Numtums is about a group of 10 multicolored numbats who live in Gumnut Gorge called the Numtums with numbers on their tummies. The Numtums are based on numbats, hence their fondness for eating termites in their café, the Tasty Termite, and they are named after Australian towns, except Champer. Bizarrely, the environment in which they live (featuring saguaro cacti, mesas and rock arches) appears to be more akin to the Colorado plateau and sonora deserts in the southwest United States than any part of Australia.
Characters
The Numtums
Bendy Go (formerly named Number 1 in series 1) is the tallest Numtum in his green number one.
Dar Dar (formerly named Number 2 in series 1) is skateboarder Numpup in her pink number two.
Champer (formerly named Number 3 in series 1) is the highest jumper in his yellow number three.
Gladdy (formerly named Number 4 in series 1) acts as the parental figure of the Numpups, she likes neatness in her blue number four.
Little Sandy (formerly named Number 5 in series 1) is the smartest Numpup, and a scientist in her pink number five.
Flinders (formerly named Number 6 in series 1) is a very old Numtum and gives the Numpups adventures in his green number six.
Humpty Do (formerly named Number 7 in series 1 and also known as Humpty) is the hungriest Numpup in his light blue number seven.
Coogee (formerly named Number 8 in series 1) is a baby in his yellow number eight.
Hobart (formerly named Number 9 in series 1) is a very talented dancing Numtum in his light green number nine.
Nimbin (formerly named Number 10 in series 1) is a painting Numtum in her purple ten of a one and a zero.
Super Numtum is a superhero in series 1, 2 and 3.
Billy is an indigo numtum-like hedgehog. He is the coolest Numtum in the Gumnut Gorge. Billy appears in series 2 and 3.
Other animals
Larry is a lyrebird.
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.[3]
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The Numtums is a British computer animated children s television series created by Barry Quinn for CBeebies 1 It is about a group of 10 creatures called the Numtums each with a number on their tummies The show debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2012 1 and ended on 17 December 2013 and in United States the show debuted on Qubo on 1 January 2015 2 with a total of 3 series The NumtumsCreated byBarry QuinnDirected byMark Taylor series 2 3 Voices ofSimon Greenall Kate Fleetwood Ben Bailey Smith Jane Pickworth Kaizer Akhtar Mairead Doherty Gabriella Gillespie Jake Phillips Harvey RaffertyComposersPaul Moessl Francis Haines series 2 3 Barrie Bignold series 2 3 Kate Ockenden series 2 3 Dave Howman series 3 Andre Jacquemin series 3 Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series3No of episodes77 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersTony Reed Henrietta Hurford JonesProducersLotte Elwell Katherine McQueen Barry QuinnRunning time5 minutes 11 minutesProduction companyBBCDistributorBBC WorldwideReleaseOriginal networkCBeebiesPicture formatHDTV 1080iAudio formatStereoOriginal release27 February 2012 2012 02 27 17 December 2013 2013 12 17 Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2 1 The Numtums 2 2 Other animals 3 Production 4 Episodes 5 Broadcast 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThe Numtums is about a group of 10 multicolored numbats who live in Gumnut Gorge called the Numtums with numbers on their tummies The Numtums are based on numbats hence their fondness for eating termites in their cafe the Tasty Termite and they are named after Australian towns except Champer Bizarrely the environment in which they live featuring saguaro cacti mesas and rock arches appears to be more akin to the Colorado plateau and sonora deserts in the southwest United States than any part of Australia Characters EditThe Numtums Edit Bendy Go formerly named Number 1 in series 1 is the tallest Numtum in his green number one Dar Dar formerly named Number 2 in series 1 is skateboarder Numpup in her pink number two Champer formerly named Number 3 in series 1 is the highest jumper in his yellow number three Gladdy formerly named Number 4 in series 1 acts as the parental figure of the Numpups she likes neatness in her blue number four Little Sandy formerly named Number 5 in series 1 is the smartest Numpup and a scientist in her pink number five Flinders formerly named Number 6 in series 1 is a very old Numtum and gives the Numpups adventures in his green number six Humpty Do formerly named Number 7 in series 1 and also known as Humpty is the hungriest Numpup in his light blue number seven Coogee formerly named Number 8 in series 1 is a baby in his yellow number eight Hobart formerly named Number 9 in series 1 is a very talented dancing Numtum in his light green number nine Nimbin formerly named Number 10 in series 1 is a painting Numtum in her purple ten of a one and a zero Super Numtum is a superhero in series 1 2 and 3 Billy is an indigo numtum like hedgehog He is the coolest Numtum in the Gumnut Gorge Billy appears in series 2 and 3 Other animals Edit Larry is a lyrebird 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 EditThe 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 3 Episodes EditMain article List of The Numtums episodes SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired12527 February 2012 2012 02 27 6 April 2012 2012 04 06 2264 February 2013 2013 02 04 29 March 2013 2013 03 29 32730 September 2013 2013 09 30 16 January 2018 2018 01 16 Broadcast EditThe 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 Edit a b c Mercedes Milligan 23 February 2012 Numtums Count Down to CBeebies Premiere Animation Magazine Retrieved 14 May 2017 Flinders Big Adventure Screener Retrieved 14 May 2017 Hazel Bradley 10 March 2014 Numbats by numbers Animation Magazine Retrieved 6 December 2014 External links Edit United Kingdom portal Television portalOfficial website The Numtums at IMDb The Numtums on Beakus The Numtums on A Production Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Numtums amp oldid 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