
Description
The Numberjacks are animated characters (the numbers 0 to 9) who live in an ordinary sofa and solve problems outside; each episode has the same structure. At the beginning of the episode, some of the Numberjacks are engaged in an activity, that would have relevance to the problem that is later discovered - then, an "agent" (who was a live-action child) calls in and describes the problem that is occurring. One (or two) of the Numberjacks go out into the real world to solve the problem while the remaining Numberjacks stay in the sofa and watch their progress on a screen. As soon as the problem is understood, 5 imagines what else could go wrong if the problem wasn't solved (often wondering what would happen to the Dancing Cow, who never actually made any physical appearance in the real world). Once outside, the Numberjacks are shown in a live-action setting (although themselves still animated); they diagnose their problems by examination, and with help from additional ideas from the agents, who call into the base. The problem can either be caused by one of the antagonists, or one of the younger Numberjacks (0, 1 or 2) escaping from the sofa and inadvertently making things go wrong. Problems are solved by using "Brain Gain," a magical force of power activated by use of a machine in the sofa and transferred to the Numberjack. Once the problem is solved, the Numberjacks return to their base, replay what happened on a screen and then challenge the viewer to think about a related problem and "call the Numberjacks"; the problems encountered are all based upon simple mathematical concepts, and the programme is intended to stimulate young children's interest in mathematics. On satellite, digital, and cable TV, a link to Numberjacks often appeared in the corner of the screen and sometimes on (for example) gardening programmes as a way of helping people with basic numeracy.
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- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 20 Hundreds and Thousands
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 19 More Ways Than One
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 18 Interesting Times
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 17 Fraction Action
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 16 The Dreaded Lurgi
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 15 Areas of Concern
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 14 A Different Sort
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 13 Matchmaking
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 12 A Circle at Both Ends
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 11 A Close Thing
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 10 Half Time
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 9 A Record In The Charts
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 8 Carry On Counting
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 7 Think Again
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 6 Measured Response
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 5 Did You Notice Anything?
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 4 Wee Three Phone Home
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 3 Very Shapely
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 2 On the Move
- Numberjacks Season 2 Episode 1 Ups and Downs
- Numberjacks Special Episode 2 Seaside Adventure
- Numberjacks Special Episode 1 Counting Down To Christmas
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 45 How? What? Check!
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 44 Data Day
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 43 Square Dancing
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 42 Round and Round
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 41 Two, Four, Six, Eight
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 40 Almost Human
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 39 More 4
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 38 1, 2, 3, Go
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 37 Time Trouble
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 36 Six Of One
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 35 Slide and Turn
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 34 Into the Teens
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 33 Being 3
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 32 Fair Shares
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 31 Famous Fives
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 30 Bad Circles
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 29 Zero the Hero
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 28 On and Off
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 27 Best Estimate
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 26 May The Fours Be With You
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 25 Tricky Sixes
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 24 One Won
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 23 Say What You Mean
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 22 3 Things Good
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 21 Tens Moments
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 20 The Container Drainer
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 19 Out For The Count
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 18 A Game Of Two Halves
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 17 Off Colour
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 16 Stop And Go
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 15 The Cuck-Cuck-Cuck-Oo-Oo-Oo Bird
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 14 Takeaway
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 13 Nine Lives
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 12 Out of Order
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 11 Boxing Day
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 10 4 He's A Jolly Good Fellow
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 9 Belongings
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 8 Getting Heavy
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 7 Seven Wonders
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 6 Forward Thinking
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 5 One More Time
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 4 In Out Shake It All About
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 3 Sphere Today Gone Tomorrow
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 2 Going Wrong, Going Long
- Numberjacks Season 1 Episode 1 The Trouble With Nothing