Boxing Day Numberjacks

# In an ordinary room

# There are extraordinary heroes who are standing by to zoom...

# To wherever they are needed They are speeding out today

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# They will help you with your problems

# They are waiting for your call

# No problem is too big for them

# No problem is too small

# Things may all be going wrong but you can bet it's not for long

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #

OK, we're going to practise our jumping. You ready, Four?

-I'm not sure.

-You'll be fine.

There are so many different directions to jump in.

Going for four directions. Get ready for the light flashing.

-BLEEPING

-Front of you.

This side or that side.

Could be behind you. OK?

Think so.

Watch for the flash and jump!

-BLEEPING

-Watching.

-In front!

-BEEP

Great! Get ready again.

-BEEPING

-Side!

-Keep going.

-BEEPING

-Oh, other side.

Oh, I...

-This is hard.

-Quick!

Behind! Oh!

Never mind, you did really well. Got three out of four.

-I bet you'll get four.

-Hope not. Hope I'll get six!

I'm going for six directions. Watch.

-BEEPING

-Forward. Side. Side. Back.

Well done!

Down...and up.

-MUSIC PLAYS

-Yes!

-All six directions.

-That's because I'm Number Six.

-Brilliant.

-ALARM RINGS

-Come on!

ALARM CONTINUES TO RING

We've got a call.

-Agent 85 here.

-What's up?

-Things are going wrong.

-But not for long! Just in time...

-It's only a small problem.

-Small problems get bigger. What is it?

-It's all these boxes.

-Hold on, I'm putting it on screen.

That looks all right.

It's not that box, it's this one.

-That box isn't much good.

-And this one isn't either.

-Right, we'll send someone to sort this out.

-Thanks very much.

-Who's going?

-This could be one for you, Five.

-OK.

But somehow, I think it's a job for me.

-OK, Six is going.

-Get ready for launching.

Go! Go!

# We've got a problem What shall we do?

# Who's going out there? Who do we choose?

# Here's a problem needs a fix

# Who's going out there? Number Six! #

SIRENS BLARE

-Good luck, Six.

-Ready for launch. Checking the room's empty.

-All clear, apart from Jasper the cat.

-Jasper won't mind. Let's go.

ALL: Six, five,

four, three, two, one...

zero!

Looking for a six to land on.

Gotta six!

Those boxes don't look very good at all.

I'll try and see what's the matter with the boxes. Can you see?

Calling all agents, any ideas?

Agent 33, here. That box has got one side missing.

These boxes need four sides.

OK, anything else they need?

Boxes need a bottom too, to stop things falling out.

OK, four sides and a bottom. Anything else a box needs?

-The top.

-OK, four sides, a bottom and a top, we can fix that.

We've got more problems with boxes. You better come quick!

OK, I'm on my way.

There's going to be more problems.

Those boxes look fine.

Oh, that one doesn't.

-What's wrong with that box?

-It's got four sides, a top and a bottom.

What's wrong with it?

You've got the right number of sides but they're all different.

The sides are all wonky. They don't fit together with square corners.

Wonky boxes don't stack very well.

Don't think that's going to stack up either.

-Oh, no! The boxes are all going wrong!

-What's going on there?

I think I know. Look!

-Oh, no the shape-japer!

-What do we know about the shape-japer?

Searching for info on the shape-japer.

SPOOKY MUSIC

-Looks like the shape-japer's back!

-Ha-ha-ha-ha!

# Shape-japer, she's really very strange

# Shape-shaper she goes to make things change

# Changing faces, changing sides

# Changing shapes every single time

# Changing shapes is the japer's game

# The shape-changer's back again. #

-That shape-japer's always changing things.

-Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

And now, she's changing boxes.

We've got to sort this out.

-Let's get those boxes back to normal.

-What those boxes need is...

Brain Gain!

Right!

Boxes back to normal, boxes back to normal.

-These boxes need four sides.

-A bottom.

-And sometimes a top.

Sending Brain Gain now...

ZAAAP!

-Boxes back to normal!

-PZAAAP!

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Still got to sort out the boxes with funny corners.

More Brain Gain needed.

No more wonky sides and funny corners!

Make those corners square. Make those corners square.

Sending Brain Gain.

-Boxes, boxes, boxes, boxes!

-You can stop now, Three.

Four sides, top and bottom, nice square cornered-boxes.

ZZZ-AAAPPPS

-We've got too much Brain Gain now.

-Oh, dear.

I think we're going to end up with too many boxes.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Yes, look!

Oh, no!

If things keep getting put into boxes, anything could happen.

There might be a snake gets put in a box.

A very long thin box.

Or traffic lights might be put in a box.

A very tall thin box.

BIRDS SING

Or a tree might be in a box.

Or anything could happen!

-We don't want any extra boxes.

-We can send more Brain Gain to Six.

-Just one problem.

-What?

-Where is Six? I've lost contact with him.

I'm sure he's somewhere nearby but I can't see him.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

-Oh, no!

-We've got to find Six. Where can he be?

I'm looking... Any ideas?

I think Six is in that box.

-Of course.

-I'll try and get a link inside.

-Come on!

-I'll try that.

-Can you hear us, Six?

-Yes, just about. What's happening?

-There's boxes everywhere and you're inside one.

-I know!

We can send you some Brain Gain and hit the box from the outside.

And I'll hit it from the inside. We can do it together.

We've got to get Six out of that box.

I'm thinking out of the box, Brain Gain.

-Hit the top fast.

-Get rid of that box!

Start with the top. Come on, Six.

No top!

Now the sides.

One...

two...

three...

four!

And no more bottom. No more box!

Great! Now sort out the other boxes.

No tops, no sides and no bottoms.

And one last thing to sort out.

-No top, no sides and no bottom.

-Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

No top, no sides and no bottom.

PZZAP! Uh-oh...

Sorted that shape-japer!

Come on back, Six.

Checking the roof's clear... Not even Jasper the cat.

ALL: One, two, three, four, five, six!

-Well done, Six.

-I'm sorry about all the extra boxes.

-Especially the one you were in.

-Well, never mind that now.

This is what it looked like.

-Her boxes started it all off.

-She's got a lot of stuff.

That's why she needs proper boxes.

A box is no good without four good sides.

-And a bottom.

-And sometimes a top too.

Those were very strange boxes. Corners not square, no good at all.

We sorted the boxes out but then there were too many of them.

Lucky there was lots of air in my box.

There was lots of jumping in your box.

And we sorted out the boxes. ALL: Yeah.

-And the shape-japer.

-ALL: Yeah!

And everything back to normal.

-No, it's not quite normal.

-What?

-It's too quiet.

-That's because Three isn't around.

-Where is Three?

-Has anyone ever seen that box before?

-I wonder what's inside it?

-Me!

-Whoa!

-I'm a Numberjack-in-the-box!

-Oh!

-I scared you didn't I?

-No!

-I did, I did!

Can you get a grown-up to help protect the boxes in your home?

Four sides, a bottom, maybe a top.

How many different boxes can you find? Let us know.

Or any problems -

call the Numberjacks.

Subtitles by Maria Frate Red Bee Media Ltd

# The Numberjacks are on their way The Numberjacks are on their way. #