The Numtums

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The Numtums
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Created byBarry Quinn
Directed byMark Taylor (series 2–3)
Voices of
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 episodes77 (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
DistributorBBC Worldwide
Release
Original networkCBeebies
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original release28 February 2011 (2011-02-28) –
17 December 2013 (2013-12-17)
External links
Website
Production website

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 28 February 2011,[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.

Plot[]

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.
  • Dar Dar (formerly named Number 2 in series 1) is skateboarder Numpup.
  • Champer (formerly named Number 3 in series 1) is the highest jumper.
  • Gladdy (formerly named Number 4 in series 1) acts as the parental figure of the Numpups, she likes neatness.
  • Little Sandy (formerly named Number 5 in series 1) is the smartest Numpup, and a scientist.
  • Flinders (formerly named Number 6 in series 1) is a very old Numtum and gives the Numpups adventures.
  • Humpty Doo (formerly named Number 7 in series 1 and also known as Humpty) is the hungriest Numpup.
  • Coogee (formerly named Number 8 in series 1) is a baby.
  • Hobart (formerly named Number 9 in series 1) is a very talented dancing Numtum.
  • Nimbin (formerly named Number 10 in series 1) is a painting Numtum.
  • 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]

Episodes[]

Main article: List of The Numtums episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12527 February 2012 (2012-02-27)6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)
2264 February 2013 (2013-02-04)29 March 2013 (2013-03-29)
32630 September 2013 (2013-09-30)17 December 2013 (2013-12-17)

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.[when?]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Mercedes Milligan (23 February 2012). "'Numtums' Count Down to CBeebies Premiere". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Flinders' Big Adventure". Screener. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ Hazel Bradley (10 March 2014). "Numbats by numbers". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

External links[]

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