Numberblocks

Numberblocks is a British children's CGI-animated TV series. It debuted on CBeebies on 23 January 2017. It is produced by Blue-Zoo Productions and Alphablocks, the studios that also produce Alphablocks, which is related and created by the same companies.^[1] The show teaches children how to count and do simple arithmetic.

A second and third series of "Numberblocks" have both been officially announced for September 2018.^[2]

Premise

Numberblocks follows the adventures of anthropomorphic block characters in Number Land, with the number of blocks determining which numeral they stand for and a tiny black floating number above them to show how many blocks they are made of, which they call a numberling. When one of the blocks hops on top of another, they transform into a different character to make a new number. The show helps toddlers and young kids learn numeracy skills, especially how to count and do simple math.

Characters

• Zero/0: 0 blocks He resembles a ghost. He has zero blocks, and he's just the numberling 0 with a mouth. The 0 makes up his one oval-shaped eye, and he is a cyclops like One.
• One/1: A single red block. She only has one eye, unlike the other Numberblocks (excluding Zero). She is sweet, fun-loving, curious, bubbly, friendly, and clever. Sometimes she feels self-conscious about only being a single block. She also loves finding things that there are one of. She appears in almost all the episodes.
• Two/2: Two orange blocks. He wears purple glasses, and, starting from his eponymous episode onwards, he wears two sparkling orange shoes. He is very kind and smart, and is One's best friend who loves helping her make pairs, like shoes and socks.
• Three/3: Three yellow blocks. She resembels a jester, wearing a crown with three points, and three red balls down her front. She is happy-go-lucky, and loves to entertain and juggle. Her catchphrase is "Look at me!".
• Four/4: Four green blocks, usually oriented in a 2 × 2 square, but sometimes four blocks high or Tetris blocks. He has square-shaped eyes, square-shaped eyebrows, and an upper-overbite. He is happy-go-lucky, sweet, kind-hearted, and friendly. He loves being a square and finding things which are square.
• Five/5: Five blue blocks. She wears a big glove with five fingers, and has a star around her right eye. She also has an Irish accent. She is sweet, bubbly, and friendly, and loves reading and guiding the other Numberblocks on adventures, games, and many other things. She can also transform in to an L or T shape, or some Tetris blocks. She once formed a band in her eponymous episode.
• Six/6: Six indigo/dark purple blocks with one spot each. She has three eyelashes on each eye. When oriented six blocks high, she can make dice markings appear on her body. She loves playing games, rolling dice, and singing about playing games and rolling dice. She also loves to rhyme, and she almost always speaks in rhyme.
• Seven/7: Seven blocks, each one a different color of the rainbow. He has rainbow-colored hair. He also has a Welsh accent. He is naturally lucky, friendly, and kind, and loves making others happy. His catchphrase is, "That was lucky!".
• Eight/8: Eight pink blocks. He has eight tentacle-like limbs, similar to that of an octopus, and his eyes have eight long eyelashes (four on each eye). He is also known as "Octoblock". He is bold, heroic, and kind, and loves using all of his limbs for many things, such as tickling, climbing, running, crawling, and many others. His catchphrase is "Octoblock, [command], one, two, "Have no fear, Octoblock is here!!!". In chapter 8 of Now We Are Six To Ten, he did not have super powers like running or climbing up tall buildings until he was tickled by a radioactive octopus.
• Nine/9: Nine gray blocks, each three of a different shade. He is generally oriented in a 3 × 3 square, and is best friends with Four. He is naturally calm and kind, and sneezes often, temporarily losing a One in his center and becoming an Eight again. His sneezing only works when he is a 3 × 3 square.
• Ten/10: Ten white blocks with red borders, but also sometimes a solid "10 block". She wears two gloves with five fingers each, and has a star around both eyes. She can also turn herself into a rocket, and then blast off by counting down from 10 to 1.

Episodes

References

External links

• Official website
• Numberblocks on Cbeebies
• Numberblocks on IMDb