Very Shapely 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! #

Right. The rules are, you can only jump on triangles.

Why's that?

Because triangles have got three sides.

One...

two...

three.

So they're the shape that you use.

And for me, rectangles have got four sides.

One! One!

Oh, I don't think you can manage this game, One.

Or maybe let One have circles!

Cos they've sort of got one curvy side.

OK, One. you can have circles.

Circles.

-Ooh!

-One'll never manage.

-I know.

OK. Let the race begin.

OK!

-Triangle!

-Hang on.

Rectangle!

-Triangle!

-Wait a minute.

That's not a proper triangle.

Well that's definitely not a proper rectangle

-Your shape's all wonky and pointy!

-So?

It's still got three sides.

And your shape's all long and thin.

Did it!

One beat us.

Only cos you were arguing.

Actually, YOU were arguing.

ALARM BLEEPS

Come on!

Beaten? By Number One?

Come on, Four!

Got a call coming through.

Agent 99, here.

Go ahead, Agent 99.

-Things are going wrong!

-But not for long!

There's a girl with a blackboard.

Hold on, I'm putting it on screen.

-Look what's happening to the blackboard.

-Wow.

-Oh.

-Oh, wow.

Ooh.

-Whoa!

-Wow!

That's weird.

We'll get someone out there now.

Thank you!

-No need for thanks.

-It's our job.

-Who's going out?

-Today, I think it's going to be... me!

# 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! #

ALARMS BEEP

Good luck, Six. Good luck.

Checking the room's empty.

All clear.

-Ready, Six?

-Ready and waiting.

Six, five, four, three, two, one, zero!

I'm looking for a six.

Yes...looking for a six.

And found a six!

Ready for landing.

Huh!

OK, let's get sorting those problems!

Another agent calling in.

-Agent 72 here.

-What's happening, Agent 72?

There's a man having terrible trouble writing a letter.

That's very weird.

Agent 27 here.

Look what's happening to the flag on the bike!

What is going on?

I'm not sure, but there's more at school.

I think that's where Six was going.

Six? Are you there?

Yes. I've got a great view from up here.

What's happening?

The children are playing with a hoop.

I've got a feeling something strange is about to happen.

Yippee!

A bit smaller.

Very strange things going on there, Six.

Yes, and I can see why.

Ha-ha-ha-ha!

It's the Shape Japer!

# Looks like the Shape Japer's back.

# Shape Japer, she's really very strange

# Shape Japer, she loves to make things change

# Changing faces, changing sides

# Changing shapes every single time

# Changing shapes is the Japer's game

# The Shape Japer's back again. #

We've got to stop the Shape Japer!

Agents, any ideas?

The Shape Japer's making shapes bigger or smaller!

Looking at the shapes, there's a rectangle.

And a triangle.

-And a circle.

-Send some Brain Gain to get the shapes back to normal.

Powering up the Brain Gain machine.

# Brain Gain, Brain Gain, to solve the problem, use our brain

# The way to get your brains all linking up together

# Joined-up thinking. #

Getting brain power now. Brain Gain!

Get the shape back to normal size! Shape back to normal size!

Sending Brain Gain!

Get the shape back to normal size.

It's not working!

Oh, no!

Try the man and the paper.

Shape back to normal!

Oh, no! I did my best.

-I can't understand it.

-Try the flag.

Shape back to normal size.

Yes!

What?

How can the Brain Gain work for the flag and not the others?

My Brain Gain did it!

Maybe it's something about Three and the shapes.

-The Brain Gain worked because the flag is a triangle.

-So?

A triangle's got three sides, so Three's Brain Gain worked.

Oh, that's me - Number Three!

Three's Brain Gain didn't work for the letter. That's a rectangle.

What can we do?

-Four! You've got to go into the Brain Gain machine!

-Me?!

Because the rectangle has got four sides!

That's my number. Right you are!

Six? We're getting the right number to deal with each shape.

Here we go!

Number Four Brain Gain for getting rectangles back to normal size.

Yes! Just got the hoop to deal with now.

Who's going to make the Brain Gain?

A circle's only got one curved side, so we need Numberjack One!

that's what I thought, Agent 99.

So let's try it.

Sending Number One Brain Gain to deal with circles.

Yes! We did it!

Hooray!

Whoa.

-AGENT CALL ALARM

-Oh, what now?

-The Shape Japer's still making trouble. Look!

-Ha-ha!

Ha-ha-ha!

Those are weird shapes.

Ha-ha-ha-ha!

Ha-ha-ha!

-Oh! Look at his hanky!

-Wow! Those shapes are really changing!

Ha-ha!

If the Shape Japer keeps changing shapes like that...

anything could happen!

If you had sandwiches that were stretched and changed shape,

they'd be really hard to eat!

And if your TV changed...

Things wouldn't fit on the screen!

And if a car's wheels got stretched...

cars would bounce up and down and everyone would be sick!

That Shape Japer has got to be stopped!

Yes! Quick! Look what's happening to the flag on the bike!

We've got to do something.

I'm not sure it's still a triangle.

It looks weird, but it's still got three sides.

-So maybe it IS a triangle.

-I'll try!

Number Three Brain Gain. Sort that triangle!

Yes! That funny shape WAS a triangle...

..and so was the handkerchief!

HE SIGHS WITH RELIEF

I hope those are all rectangles!

They've got four sides, so it's worth a try.

Sending Number Four Brain Gain to sort out those rectangles.

They WERE all rectangles...

..just like the blackboard.

We need help here. Look what the Shape Japer's doing to the hoops!

-The shape has changed.

-But they've still got one side.

Send in Number One Brain Gain to sort those shapes!

Oh, no! I can't sort these circles. Number One Brain Gain isn't working!

Oh.

Oh! Don't panic!

I think I know. It's because you got the name of the shape wrong!

Yes. When circles are squashed, they change to a shape called ovals.

OK. Sending Brain Gain to turn those ovals back into circles.

Oval and out!

Yes! We did it!

-The shapes are back to normal.

-Arrrggghhhh!

That sorted her!

Come back now, Six.

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

Well done, Six!

The Brain Gain did the trick!

We've got it all on-screen.

There was trouble with shapes like rectangles.

They were getting bigger and smaller.

Same with the man's papers.

The flag was a triangle that changed size.

The hoop was a circle that changed size.

We sorted them with the right Numberjack making the Brain Gain.

The Shape Japer changed the shapes.

They were still triangles, with three sides.

And these look weird, but they were still rectangles with four sides.

And these hoops changed. They still had one side,

but now they were ovals, not circles.

-And once we knew that...

-All sorted!

-Now, that's a good one.

-What is?

I'm trying to find the longest, thinnest rectangle I can.

That's a good idea.

What's the longest, thinnest rectangle YOU can find?

And how long and thin could a rectangle be...

before it becomes a line?

Oh! Have a look around, and call the Numberjacks!

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# The Numberjacks are on their way! #

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #