Two, Four, Six, Eight Numberjacks

# In an ordinary sofa 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. Two is going to do the jumping, jumping two squares at a time.

-Two.

-Good luck, Two.

-Thank you.

-Try and jump on my number.

Two, four...

Hmph.

Six, eight...

Two, four, six, eight.

-Jump back now.

-Perhaps he'll land on my number this time.

Eight, six, four, two, and back to the start.

Did it! Eight, six, four, two.

And where was three?

Three is a very good number to jump on!

Not when you're jumping in twos, it isn't.

It goes two, four, six, eight.

Your number's there, I noticed.

I can't help that.

Two, don't get me wrong, but I don't think you're trying hard enough.

All I'm asking is that you jump, just jippy-jippy-jump,

onto lovely number three.

Oooh, feels lovely.

-You try it.

-He can't, if he's jumping in twos.

-He can try!

Oh! Go!

-Two, four...

-Oh!

Sorry.

Six, eight... Come on, time to get over it.

Oh, OK then.

Bye, Two!

Come on, you two!

-We've got an Agent that needs help!

-Who, who, who?

It's Agent 79 here. Things are going wrong.

But not for long!

It's a boy in his hovercraft.

Hold on, I'm putting it on screen.

That's cool.

Yes, but look what happened.

The number's gone!

And look at this dice.

-There's one...

-And three...

And five!

But some of the numbers are missing.

Oh! Two, four and six!

Very strange. OK, Agent 79, we're sending someone out.

Thanks.

Two, four and six missing.

-Shall I go, then?

-Six is going out!

# 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!

Checking all clear for launch.

Don't mind us, Jasper. Apart from the cat, all clear!

Six! Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Zero!

Looking for a six...

It's hard, not many sixes around.

Found one!

OK. Time to sort out these missing numbers.

Sounds like more problems!

Agent 54 here. There's a problem with a mobile phone.

On screen!

-Six? Can you see what happened to her mobile phone?

-Checking now.

-Some of the numbers seem to be missing.

-Which ones?

Two, four, six and eight. Sounds familiar.

Why those numbers?

Agent 57 here. They are the numbers you get if you count in twos.

-Two, then four, then six, then eight.

At least three's safe!

But what's made them go missing?

I think that's the Numbertaker!

-What do we know about him?

-Putting it on screen.

# Numbertaker, Numbertaker, have you seen the Numbertaker?

# Taking all the numbers he can see

# Picking, nicking, getting, netting

# As mean a Numbertaker as can be

# With his number sucker-upper, he's a number mucker-upper

# He's as mean a Numbertaker as can be!

I'm after him!

Got a recording of how it happened.

Checking the car and dice.

-He's up to his tricks!

-Let's hope Six finds him.

-I've spotted the Numbertaker!

-What's he after now?

-Guess.

House numbers?

He's got two!

-What will be next?

-I've got a terrible feeling...

I can't watch!

What number will be next?

Watch out, Six!

We've got to find a way of stopping him! He's moving on!

I should have guessed. Number eight. That's two, four, six, eight.

I think I'm going to need help.

-I'll send for...Number Eight!

-Yeah!

If the Numbertaker starts mucking about with two, four, six and eight,

anything could happen.

Maybe he'd stop people using two hands.

Or he'd stop you being four years old.

You'd have to go straight from being three to being five!

And boxes wouldn't work, because they've got six sides.

And a spider couldn't use her eight legs.

She could only use seven legs.

That Numbertaker has got to be stopped!

Eight is on his way!

He's started on people now. Look at this man!

-He can't use two legs!

-Poor man.

He has to hop!

-I don't know why people find it so hard.

-But they do!

And there's more problems!

All these people are struggling with buggies.

Why? What is it about the buggies?

Agent 17 here. Count the wheels.

One, two, three, four.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

-Great to see you, Eight!

-Great to be here.

-Where's this silly old Numbertaker?

-Watch out, Eight.

Watch out!

OK. We need a plan. Any ideas?

It's all to do with two, four, six and eight.

If we keep counting two, four, six, eight,

things might get back to normal.

-I'll go and get Two.

-I'll look after the screens.

OK. Everybody, get ready for Brain Gain.

# Brain Gain, Brain Gain, to sort the problem, use our brains

# The way to get your brains all linking

# Up together, joined-up thinking. #

Getting brain power now. Brain Gain!

-Come on, Two.

-Ready, everyone?

Two, four, six, eight!

-Two!

-Four!

-Six!

-Eight!

Two, four, six, eight!

-Come on, Eight.

-Let's do it.

Two, four, six, eight!

-Yeah!

-Yes!

And let's do it the other way!

-Eight!

-Six!

-Four!

-Two!

Did the trick!

Oh, look out!

-Oh, no!

-Numbertaker, this way!

He can't decide who to go for!

Now he really can't decide!

-Two legs.

-Four legs.

-Or six.

-Or eight.

Make your mind up!

Serves you right, you meanie!

Come back now, Six, and bring Eight with you.

Let's go!

Number Three, checking the room is clear.

And it is!

One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight!

-We did it!

-Great working with you, Six.

And we've got it all on screen!

The toy and dice had lost their numbers.

That mean Numbertaker, taking two, four, six, and eight.

-More numbers going!

-And people couldn't use two legs.

-I needed Eight to help.

-Happy to!

Two, four, six, eight. Brain Gain sorted things out.

And the Numbertaker couldn't choose between two, four, six and eight!

And ended up very confused!

Now then, all together...

-Two!

-Four!

-Six!

-Eight! We're the numbers who are great!

Well, that's all very nice for YOU...

-Don't worry, Three.

-We're here, too.

-Ready?

-One.

-And three.

-Five.

-Seven.

-And nine.

We're the numbers who are fine. Hurray!

Oh. Who does Zero join in with?

-Two, four, six, eight?

-Or one, three, five, seven and nine?

You decide the best group for Zero to join in, and call the Numberjacks!

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# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #