Carry On Counting Numberjacks

# In an ordinary sofa in an ordinary room

# There are extraordinary heroes who are standing by to zoo-oo-m!

# 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. Now open your eyes.

Wow! Two hoverdice.

-Great! Could we try and roll my number?

-And mine.

Well, let's see. The first dice can go up to six.

One...two...three...

four...five...six.

We can use this dice to count to bigger numbers.

Right. First hoverdice. Roll, please!

Great!

My number! Let's go Zero.

ALL: One, two, three, four,

five, six!

Now the other hoverdice. Roll, please!

Will we count on to my number?

Count on one more.

-No, don't go back!

-Zero's right back at the beginning.

Zero, you don't have to go back.

You just count on from the number you'd got to.

Let's try again. First dice, please.

Five.

ALL: One, two, three,

four, five.

And the number to count on is...

..three. One, two...

-Oh, no!

-Zero, just carry on counting from where you get to.

Don't go back to the beginning.

ELECTRONIC BEEPING

We'll try again later. Got to go.

Come on, everyone.

Who's calling in?

Agent 12 here.

Go ahead, Agent 12.

Things are going wrong.

But not for long!

-People keep going back to the beginning.

-Sounds weird.

-Have a look.

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

Whoa!

He's been stuck doing that over and over for ages.

-Looks like a problem.

-Can you help?

-That's what we're here for.

-Great.

-And the Numberjack going out there is...

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! #

-Good luck, Six.

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

-All clear.

-Ready, Six?

-Send me out there.

ALL: Six, five, four, three,

two, one, zero!

Looking for a six!

And looking...

and finding...

That's a six!

Huh! Oh.

OK. Let's do it.

-I hope Six gets things sorted.

-More things to sort!

Agent 108 here.

Someone else keeps on going back to the beginning.

-Six, I think he's near you!

-I can see him.

I think he's counting the steps he's taking.

Back to the beginning again.

And again.

Weird.

Agent 81 here.

-There's trouble in the restaurant!

-I'm on my way.

She's counted them on to the plate, and watch....

Oh, dear.

What is going on?! Is there a pattern?

Everyone is counting things.

And they keep stopping and going back to the beginning

instead of carrying on.

But why? What's making them do it?

Having a closer look.

Can anyone see anything?

There's a blob of slime!

And another blob!

We all know who's causing trouble then.

The Problem Blob!

On screen.

# If you spot a blob of slime

-# Guess what? Big slob can rhyme

-Uh-oh

-# Great, big and blubbery

-Blubbery

# Making trouble, he's the flubbery

# Slubbery Problem Blob. #

-Yuck-oh-yuck.

-That Problem Blob needs sorting out.

Yes, and quick. He's causing more problems at the school.

Getting in on screen.

Teacher is trying to count the children.

One, two, three, four.

She should carry on counting from where she got to.

She's gone back to the beginning again!

The counting will never get done.

And the children will never get out to play.

Found more problems for the waitress.

She's counting them. One, two, three.

Carry on counting from three!

Oh, no! She should have carried on counting.

The Problem Blob makes people

count from the beginning. Anything could happen!

If you wanted to know how many toys you'd got -

one, two, three, four.

If there were more toys to count, you'd go back to the beginning again.

If the shepherd was counting his sheep - one, two, three.

If more sheep arrived, he'd count the first lot again,

and the others would never get counted.

If the first one, two, three tyres are ready on your racing car,

you don't want to start counting again when another tyre is there.

If you waste time starting again, you'll never win the race.

-We've got to stop the Problem Blob.

-Yeah! Get me some Brain Gain!

-Let's do it.

-Don't start again, carry on counting!

I'll just say, "Carry on counting."

# Brain Gain, Brain Gain

# To solve a problem, use a brain

# The way to get your brains all linking up together

# Joined-up thinking. #

'Getting brain power now. Brain Gain.'

Carry on counting! Carry on counting!

Sending Brain Gain now.

I'll show you how it's done.

Watch out, Six!

-One, two, three, four...

-SQUELCHING FROM BLOB

Oh, no!

One, two, three, four.

Six has been blobbed and he keeps going back to the beginning!

One, two, three, four.

Oh, no! Six has been blobbed!

Six has been blobbed!

Don't panic. Get him some counting on Brain Gain.

EVIL LAUGHTER

SPLUTTERING

One, two, three, four!

One, two, three, four!

One, two, three, four!

Well, do it quick then!

Count on! Count on from where you are!

Sending Brain Gain.

Whoa!

What's been going on?

-You kept going back to the beginning.

-Over and over.

Well, that won't happen again.

Let's make everyone carry on counting!

Carry on counting! Carry on counting!

Don't start again! Carry on counting!

One, two, three...

Don't start again!

-..four, five.

-Hooray!

-At last, things are getting done.

Brain Gain for the teacher.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven.

And they can go out to play.

Brain Gain for everyone to help them carry on counting.

One, two, three...

..four, five.

Hooray!

Well done that man.

Whoa!

And well done that boy.

And one last bit of Brain Gain.

Let's get the Problem Blob counting on, counting all its blobs.

SPLUTTERING

That has sorted the Blob... for a while at least.

-Come on back now, Six!

-I'm on my way.

All clear for landing.

ALL: One, two, three,

four, five, six!

-Well done, Six.

-You kept going back to the beginning, too.

I was worried. I had to say, I was worried.

-It was weird.

-It's all on screen.

The boy was first. He started counting from the beginning.

Then the man.

And the waitress kept starting counting again, too!

Even the teacher started counting from the beginning.

-All because of the Problem Blob.

-And I kept starting again, too.

-But Brain Gain sorted you out.

-OK.

And everything was sorted.

Everybody carried on counting from where they'd got to.

Let's see if you can help count on.

Five.

One, two, three, four,

-five.

-Ah.

Hang on in there, Zero.

Two!

Carry on counting.

-Six, seven!

-Yes!

-My number!

-Let's see if we can count on to my number.

You go back to the beginning again, and the dice will roll.

What numbers can you make with two dice? Count the first dice.

Then count on with the second dice.

What different numbers can you count to? Find out,

and call the Numberjacks!

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #

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