The Numtums

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

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)
 #  Episode name  Number Counting  Original airdate 1  Number One  Splatting Number One / One's Disco Party / Animal Counting - One Skunk / One Orange / One Ice Cream / One Robot   2  Number Two   3  Number Three   4  Number Four   5  Number Five   6  Number Six   7  Number Seven   8  Number Eight   9  Number Nine   10  Number Ten   11  More Number One   12  More Number Two   13  More Number Three   14  More Number Four   15  More Number Five   16  More Number Six   17  More Number Seven   18  More Number Eight   19  More Number Nine   20  More Number Ten   21  Animals   22  Clothes   23  Vehicles   24  Food   25  Games  

Series 2 (2013)
 #  Episode name  Original airdate 1   Very Fast Food   2   You Can Do It, Humpty Do!   3   School Of Cool   4   Numbot   5   The Quest For The Hooded Paw   6   Unstuck With A Stick   7   Termite Takeaway   8   Painting By Numtums   9   Tum Tum Tap Tap   10  Faster, Higher, Funnier   11  Tent-o-saurus   12  Hoedown Havoc   13  Numpups Can't Fly   14  Beak Of The Week   15  Koala On The Loose   16  Larry's Takeaway Trial   17  Treasure Trail   18  The Mysterious Land Beyond Ten   19  Little Sandy's Rocket   20  Don't Forget To Remember   21  The Search For The Five Keys   22  Cafe Chaos   23  Billy And Champer's Big Adventure   24  Humpty Do's Zoo   25  Picture Perfect   26  You've Missed Your Cue, Humpty Do  

Series 3 (2013)
 #  Episode name  Original airdate 1   Feet Don't Fail Me Now   2   Switcheroo   3   Larry Gets the Hiccups   4   Hunt for the Golden Treat   5   Gladdy's Special Birthday   6   Numpup Nursery   7   Gladdy's Secret Recipe   8   Larry and Billy's Dance Game   9   Yo Ho Bendy Go   10  Humpty Do, What about You?   11  Has Anyone Seen Hobart?   12  Never Fear, Nimbin's Here!   13  The Great Hobarto's Magic Act   14  Finding Neddy   15  Find Those Flamingos   16  Running Like Clockwork   17  Little Sandy's Big Bug Hunt   18  The Drumtums   19  Champer Loses His Bounce   20  Darr Darr's Not-so-Lucky Flower    21  Hobart's Hand Bells   22  The Great Numpup Rally   23  Flinders' First Sunset    24  Rule Are Rules   25  The Best Hobart Ever   26  Flinders' Big Adventure  

Broadcast
The Numtums debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2012 on the channel's Love to Learn block. The series aired on ABC3KIDS in Australia and New Zealand.

References

Other websites

 on Beakus
 on A Production

Category:2010s British animated television series
Category:2010s British preschool education television series
Category:2012 British television series debuts
Category:2013 British television series endings
Category:BBC animated television series
Category:BBC children's television series
Category:British animated preschool education television series
Category:British children's animated fantasy television series
Category:British computer animated television series
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:CBeebies original programming
Category:Television series by BBC Studios