Ups and Downs 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. Here goes...

Ooh. I'll try.

-Ooh!

-Well done, Two.

-Now let's try it with a flip.

-Ooh!

Here goes...

Ooh. Upside down.

Have a go, Two. You might be able to do it.

Yahoo!

Ah!

Two. That's your shape upside down.

Watch out. One's having a go.

Uh-uh.

Ahh! Ah! Ooh!

I don't think One should try the upside-down flip.

No time now, anyway. I've got to go.

Got a call coming through.

-Things are going wrong.

-Argh!

Scanning down.

Yes. Agent 18 here.

I'm one of the things that's gone wrong.

-Yes, we can see that.

-We'll send someone right away.

That'll be good. Thank you.

-Poor Agent 18.

-Yes, Four. You'd better get ready to help.

Me? Yes. Me.

I can do it.

Let me do the screens.

-Please.

-All right.

Four's going out.

And I'm operating the screens.

# Roll, roll

# We've got a problem what shall we do

# Who's going out there who do we choose

# We've got a problem to explore... #

Who's going out there?

Number Four.

SIREN BLARES

-Good luck, Four. Good luck.

-Thank you.

Today it is I, Number Three, who is checking the room is clear.

Just get on with it, Three.

Jasper on the sofa. Otherwise, all clear.

Off you go!

ALL: Four, three, two, one, zero!

Scanning for a landing number.

SCANNER BEEPS

Oh.

-We've got a problem with the numbers.

-That's weird.

Keep looking, Three.

Oh, yes.

I...think that's a four.

Wo-o-o-oah!

Ow!

You could have told me I was the wrong way up.

Right. Let's get going.

We've got another call.

It's Agent 37 here.

I'm all right but this car isn't.

CAR WHIRS

That car isn't going anywhere like that.

CAR WHIRS

That doesn't look right.

That's just not working at all.

Thanks for letting us know, Agent 37.

-Another call.

-Agent 58 here.

There's a man who's having lots of problems.

Putting it on screen.

-That's weird.

-Very weird.

That doesn't look very smart.

Perhaps he can't see without his glasses.

That's weird.

Poor man.

We need help, Numberjacks.

Don't worry. Numberjack Four should be with you soon.

But what's going wrong today?

What's the same about the car and the trousers and the hat?

They're all upside down.

Of course! Some things are being turned upside down.

But who could be doing it?

I think I know. Listen.

HUMMING

It's me!

Spooky! Putting the data on screen.

Uh-oh!

One, two, three.

# She's mean, she's bossy she's very cruel

# She thinks she's great she thinks she's cool

# She's only plastic but she thinks she's fantastic... #

Because she thinks she is.

Spooky Spoon!

Oh, look! It's horrible Numberjack Four!

Look here, Spooky Spoon. I'm not horrible but you are.

No. You look here.

Look what I've done by turning things...upside down.

I've made the hotel man look very silly.

SPOOKY SPOON LAUGHS

Oh no! He's supposed to be really smart.

Not with trousers like that.

He's going to lose his job!

What a shame!

I don't think!

Who else can I be mean to by turning things upside down?

BIRDSONG

Spooky Spoon!

BIRDSONG

-You'd better get after her.

-OK.

If we don't stop Spooky Spoon turning things upside down,

anything could happen.

-If your bike was upside down, it wouldn't work.

-Ooh!

And it would be very painful.

And if trees were upside down,

all we'd see is their bare roots sticking up.

BIRDSONG

And if your bathroom was upside down,

there'd be water everywhere.

And going to the loo would be impossible.

We've got to stop that Spooky Spoon.

Yes! Quick! She's here in the dining room.

La-la-la-la!

SPOOKY SPOON LAUGHS

Oh no!

This is going to be messy.

Very messy.

THEY GASP

And one more bit of upside down-ness.

Oh no! Not the whole tray!

CROCKERY SMASHES

My word! We need Brain Gain to sort this out.

WHIRRING

# Brain Gain, Brain Bain

# To sort the problem, use a brain

# The way to get your brains all linking up together

# Joined up thinking... #

Getting brainpower now. Brain Gain!

WHIRRING

Getting the Brain Gain going.

WHIRRING

The Brain Gain is coming soon, Spooky Spoon.

Good! You're going to need it.

Arghh!

Oh dear!

Sending Brain Gain now.

Oh! Arghh!

I can't control the Brain Gain when I'm upside down.

Poor Four! He's no good upside down.

Maybe there's a Numberjack who COULD work upside down.

Let's have a look.

Maybe a Numberjack who looks about the same shape upside down.

How about eight? Eight's about the same shape upside down.

Just checking that.

Yes!

Eight's shape is about the same both ways up.

Emergency call to Numberjack Eight.

Four needs your help.

I'm on my way.

Quick! Spooky's up to more tricks.

The broom won't work like that.

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha

Oh no!

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

OK. Ready to help.

And I'm ready to help YOU to be turned upside down. Ha! Ha! Ha!

No problem for me.

Send that Brain Gain to put things the right way up.

Sending right-way-up Brain Gain.

WHIRRING

Firing Brain Gain.

Oh no! It's not working.

It can't be a problem with Eight.

He looks the same both ways up.

Maybe the problem is IN the Brain Gain machine with Five.

Oh no! I DON'T look the same both ways up.

We need another Numberjack, who looks about the same both ways up.

We'll never find a Numberjack like... Number One.

It's you! Quick! In the Brain Gain machine!

Yes! Quick! I'm getting more than a little dizzy.

HUMMING

Sending Brain Gain.

WHIRRING

Put things the right way up.

THEY GASP

BIRDSONG

-That's sorted everything.

-Just one other thing. Me!

Oh! Sorry!

-You Numberjacks! You spoil my fun!

-And we sort you out, Spooky!

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh-h-h-h-h-h!

Last of all, I'll sort ME out.

You've done it! Come back now.

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

-Great work, Four and Eight!

-I didn't do much.

We're a team, Four.

Yes. I've got it all on screen.

Those toys don't work when they're upside down.

That poor man would have lost his job.

-So would the waitress.

-Very strange restaurant.

Spooky Spoon turning everything upside down.

Eight helped me out. And One. Everything sorted.

Hooray!

OK, One. Try the upside-down flip.

-Oh!

-Yes!

You're nearly the same shape upside down.

Come on. There's a lot of us want a go.

Numberjacks One and Eight are about the same shape both ways up.

I wonder if they're the only ones.

Is there another Numberjack that's the same shape both ways up?

Or anything else that's the same both ways?

If so, call the Numberjacks.

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way. #