The Numtums

*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;
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 origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	77 (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 companies	Beakus; A Productions; BBC
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	27 February 2012 –; 17 December 2013

The Numtums is a British 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 17 December 2013 with a total of 3 series.

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.^[2]

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	25	27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)	6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)
2	26	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	29 March 2013 (2013-03-29)
3	26	30 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?] In the United States, the show debuted on Qubo on 1 January 2015.^[3]

References

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

External links

[animationmagazine-1] Mercedes Milligan (23 February 2012). "'Numtums' Count Down to CBeebies Premiere". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[2] Hazel Bradley (10 March 2014). "Numbats by numbers". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[3] "Flinders' Big Adventure". Screener. Retrieved 14 May 2017.^{[dead link]}

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