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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? ]