NUMBERJACKS 117 Mission To Learn Number Match Game Cbeebies Gameplay

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NUMBERJACKS - Gameplay - 2016 - The Numberjacks Are On Their Way... The Numberjacks were 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 would be engaged in an activity, that would have relevance to the problem that was later discovered - then, an "agent" (who was a live-action child) would call in and describe the problem that is occurring. One (or two) of the Numberjacks would go out into the real world to solve the problem while the remaining Numberjacks stayed in the sofa and watch their progress on a screen. As soon as the problem was understood, 5 would imagine what else could go wrong if it 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 were shown in a live-action setting (although themselves still animated); they diagnosed their problems by examination, and with help from additional ideas from the agents, who called into the base. The problem could 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 were 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 solved, the Numberjacks would 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 were all based upon simple mathematical concepts, and the programme was intended to stimulate young children's interest in mathematics. On satellite, digital, and cable TV, a link toNumberjacks often appeared in the corner of the screen and sometimes on (for example) gardening programmes as a way of helping people with basic numeracy. There were five evil villains, the "Meanies", who often cause trouble for people; the Problem Blob, the Puzzler and the Numbertaker were male villains, while the Shape Japer and Spooky Spoon were female villains. Spooky Spoon also seemed to appear more than any of the other Meanies. The Problem Blob The Shape Japer The Puzzler Spooky Spoon The Numbertaker