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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 | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 77 (list of episodes) |
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| Production companies | Beakus A Productions BBC |
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| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 27 February 2012 – 15 December 2014 |
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 15 December 2014 with a total of 3 series.
Production
[edit]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]
Broadcast
[edit]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 ABC3 in Australia and New Zealand.[when?] In the United States, the show debuted on Qubo on 1 January 2015.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 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
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- Official website
- The Numtums at IMDb
- The Numtums on Beakus
- The Numtums on A Production
- 2010s British animated television series
- 2010s British children's television series
- 2012 British television series debuts
- 2014 British television series endings
- British children's animated fantasy television series
- British computer-animated television series
- British preschool education television series
- English-language British television shows
- CBeebies
- Television series by BBC Studios
- Animated preschool education television series
- 2010s preschool education television series
- BBC animated television series