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 (series 2–3);
Producer(s)	Lotte Elwell (series 1); Katherine McQueen (series 2–3); Barry Quinn (series 2–3);
Running time	5 minutes (series 1); 11 minutes (series 2–3);
Distributor	BBC Worldwide
Release
Original network	CBeebies
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	27 February 2012 –; 15 December 2014
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 27 February 2012,[1] and ended on 15 December 2014[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

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 a indigo numtums. He is a coolest numtums in the gumnut gorge. Billy is a series of 2 and 3.

Other animals

Larry is a lyrebird.
The Flamigos They lived in the gumnut gorge and the flamigos need to get in order in the series of 1, 2 and 3
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

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
Series		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	25	27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)	30 March 2012 (2012-03-30)
	2	26	3 February 2014 (2014-02-03)	28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)
	3	26	9 September 2014 (2014-09-09)	15 December 2014 (2014-12-15)

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.

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References

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

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[animationmagazine-1] 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.