Numberblocks

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Numberblocks
Numberblocks Logo
Also known as	Number Blocks
Genre	Learning Preschool
Created by	Joe Elliot
Written by	Max Allen Ben Lee Delisle Ciaran Murtagh Andrew Jones
Directed by	Series Director: Simon Taylor Animation Director: Will Cook Lisa Huxstep
Voices of	Sharon D. Clarke Teresa Gallagher Rasmus Hardiker David Holt Marcel McCalla Emma Tate Rosalie Craig Gregory Porter Sooz Kempner Andy Davies Kareña K. Ashton Paul Kissaun
Composer	Ben Lee Delisle
Country of origin	United Kingdom Canada
Original languages	English Welsh French Portuguese Spanish
No. of series	8
No. of episodes	132 (including 4 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	For Alphablocks Ltd: Joe Elliot Oli Hyatt For CBeebies: Catherine McAllister Joel Wilenius
Editors	Animation Editor: Steve Hughes
Running time	5 minutes (main series) 10-20 minutes (specials)
Production companies	Blue-Zoo Alphablocks
Release
Original network	CBeebies, S4C
Original release	23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) – 12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)
Chronology
Related shows	Alphablocks (spin-off) Numberjacks
External links
Website
Production website

Numberblocks is a British children's CGI-animated television series created by Joe Elliot and co-produced by Blue-Zoo and Alphablocks Ltd. for CBeebies. It debuted on CBeebies on 23 January 2017. It is produced by Blue-Zoo Productions and Alphablocks Ltd, the studios that also produce Alphablocks.^[1] The show teaches counting and math concepts with playful characters and songs. Numberblocks is designed especially for children ages 3-6.^[2] In 2017, the show was nominated for a BAFTA award in the "Learning" category.^[3]

Premise

Numberblocks follows the adventures of block characters in Numberland, with the number of blocks determining which numeral they stand for and a tiny black floating number above them to show how many blocks they are made of, which they call a Numberling. When one of the blocks hops on top of another, they transform into a different character to make a new number. The show helps toddlers and young kids learn numeracy skills, especially how to count and do simple maths. Integer concepts such as even vs. odd and factoring are discussed and explored. References to much more sophisticated ideas are also presented visually, usually without comment. Both the Pythagorean Theorem and the Fibonacci Sequence can be recognized by knowledgeable viewers.

List of episodes

There are 8 seasons in Numberblocks; each season has 15 episodes. The show also has 12 (according to the BBC Schedule) specials.

Season 1 (2017)

1. One
2. Another One
3. Two
4. Three
5. One, Two, Three!
6. Four
7. Five
8. Three Little Pigs
9. Off We Go
10. How To Count
11. Stampolines
12. The Whole of Me
13. The Terrible Twos
14. Holes
15. Hide & Seek

Season 2 (2017)

1. Six
2. Seven
3. Eight
4. Nine
5. Ten
6. Just Add One
7. Blast Off
8. Counting Sheep
9. Double Trouble
10. The Three Threes
11. Odds & Evens
12. Fluffies
13. The Two Tree
14. Numberblock Castle
15. Ten Green Bottles

Season 3 (2018)

1. Once Upon a Time
2. Blockzilla
3. The Numberblocks Express
4. Fruit Salad
5. Zero
6. Now We Are Six to Ten
7. Numberblobs
8. Building Blocks
9. Peekaboo!
10. Hiccups
11. What's the Difference?
12. Numberblock Rally
13. Five and Friends
14. Octoblock to the Rescue!
15. Ten Again

Season 4 (2019)

1. Flatland
2. Pattern Palace
3. Legend of The Big Tum
4. Mirror, Mirror
5. The Wrong Number
6. Eleven
7. Twelve
8. The Way of the Rectangle
9. Ride the Rays
10. Block Star
11. Thirteen
12. Fourteen
13. Fifteen
14. Tween Scenes
15. Step Squads

Season 5 (2019)

1. Fifteen's Minute of Fame
2. On Your Head
3. Ten’s Place
4. Balancing Bridge
5. Sixteen
6. Square Club
7. Seventeen
8. Eighteen
9. Loop the Loop
10. Nineteen
11. Twenty
12. Tall Stories
13. Flights of Fancy
14. I Can Count To Twenty
15. Heist

Season 6 (2019)

1. Sign of the Times
2. Fun Times Fair
3. The Lair of Shares
4. Terrible Twosday
5. Divide and Drive
6. Twenty-One and On
7. We're Going On A Square Hunt
8. Thirty's Big Top
9. Land of the Giants
10. Fifty
11. Sixty's High Score
12. The Big One
13. One Hundred
14. One Thousand And One
15. More To Explore

Season 7 (2021)^[4][5][6]

1. Your Turn
2. Now You See Us
3. Ten's Top Ten
4. What's My Number?
5. Fun Times One Times Table
6. The Many Friends of Twenty
7. Ten Vaulting
8. Twoland
9. Two Times Shoe Shop
10. Odd Side Story
11. How Rectangly!
12. Rectangle Racers
13. The Team Factor
14. Hidden Talents
15. Making Patterns

Season 8 (2021)^[7][8][9]

1. Now in 3D
2. Club Picnic
3. Too Many Threes
4. Circus of Threes
5. Figure It Out
6. Snow Day Doubles
7. Steps Versus Squares
8. Puzzle Square
9. Four on the Floor
10. Sky High Fives
11. One Giant Step Squad
12. Square on the Moon
13. Heroes With Zeroes
14. What If?
15. 100 Ways to Leave the Planet

Specials (2021)

1. The Treasure of Hexagon Island^[10]
2. Double Back^[11]
3. About Time^[12]
4. The Twelve Days of Christmas

References