The Numtums facts for kids
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| Created by | Barry Quinn |
| Directed by | Mark Taylor (series 2–3) |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 77 (list of episodes) |
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| Production company(s) | CBeebies Production |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
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| Original network | CBeebies |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 28 February 2011 – 17 December 2013 |
The Numtums is a British computer-animated children's television series created by Barry Quinn for CBeebies. 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, and ended on 17 December 2013, and in United States the show debuted on Qubo on January 1, 2015 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 a indigo numtum-like hedgehog. He is a coolest numtum in the gumnut gorge. Billy is a series of 2 and 3.
Other animals
- Larry is a lyrebird.
- The Flamingos They lived in the Gumnut gorge and the flamingos 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.
Episodes
List of The Numtums episodes
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.
- on Beakus
- on A Production
