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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 – 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, and in United States the show debuted on Qubo on 1 January 2015 [2] with a total of 3 series.
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]
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? ]