Hoedown Havoc The Numtums

# Here come the Numtums

# They're furry and they're fun

# Here come the Numtums

# Let's start with number one

# Bendy

# Dar Dar

# Champer

# Gladdy

# Little Sandy

# Flinders

# Humpty Do

# Coogee

# Hobart

# Nimbin. #

ALL: 1, 2, 3, 4,

5, 6, 7, 8,

9, 10!

The Numtums!

Numpups, it's starting!

Yeah, the Super Numtum Show.

ALL: Yeah!

# Super Numtum! #

'Triangle Park,

'so called because of its three pointed corners

'and three straight sides.

'City roundabout -

'a circle in the middle of our town.

'Town square, with its four sides

'all the same length.

'But this usually peaceful town is in chaos,

'the traffic has stopped everywhere.

'What's the problem?'

Ha-ha-ha!

'That crafty koala Fluffy McTuffy's behind the chaos.'

Stop, stop, stop.

My traffic-light zapper is such fun

I can stop the traffic here, there, everywhere.

Didn't I tell you I was naughty!

'Look, it's Super Numtum!'

Oh, poops-a-doodles! Time for a quick getaway.

HORN HONKS Ah!

-Oops-a-doodles.

-I'll take that!

What? Super Numtum!

At last. You can't stop me, Not-So-Super Numtum!

There, a green light.

Quickly, go that way.

Fluffy McTuffy, a special traffic jam just for you.

I'm feeling dizzy!

-Poops-a-doodles.

-# Super Numtum! #

ALL: Yay!

HOEDOWN MUSIC PLAYS

Hang on, is that music I can hear?

Whoa!

Ooh.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Which one is Billy?

Hey, Billy, what are you doing?

I'm having myself a little hoedown.

-A what-down?

-A hoedown? Oh...

It's Sundown Hoedown Day back in Echidna Falls

and all the echidnas will be having a great time!

A bit like this(!)

Who are your friends?

Milly the Kidna,

Vanilly the Kidna, Tilly the Kidna,

Zilly the Kidna, Quilly the Kidna, and Dave.

Oh, it's been years since I was a at a real sundown hoedown.

Just as the sun goes down,

we all get together and let our quills down

and then finish off with the grand ole hoedown supper.

But Echidna Falls is so far away,

I couldn't go all the way back there,

so I wanted to make Echidna Sundown Hoedown on my own.

Oh, Billy, don't be sad.

If you really want one of those hoedown things,

we'll have one right here.

Just for you, Billy.

You will? A hoedown? Just for little me?

Can Numtums do hoedowns?

Numtums can do anything.

But can they do this?

HE MOOS LIKE A COW

I didn't think so.

If you can do a real hoedown I'll be the happiest echidna ever.

I better get ready. It's hoedown time. Whoo-whoo!

I think you need to go sideways.

Ha-ha! Oh, yeah.

-Oh, question, question.

-Yes, Chumper.

-What is a hoedown?

Galloping guinea pigs!

We need to find out what a hoedown is - and quickly.

We're on it.

And I'll get started on the supper.

Oh, oh, can I help you?

I have a special way with termite treats. Mmm.

My special termite towers will put a smile on Billy's face.

Ooh, they're certainly putting a smile on my face,

but I think there's one thing missing.

What's that, Humpty Do?

More termite treats.

-That's a great idea.

-Thanks.

Nifty Quiff. Be the star of every hoedown

with a glossy, shiny quiff!

Oh...

Hey!

Looking sharp, Billy.

Hoedown-sharp!

Well, a hoedown has lots of music

and lots of special dancing.

In one dance we're going to make a square shape.

We need all four sides to be the same length.

In another dance,

we're all going to make a triangle,

with three corners and three sides.

But hardest of all, the circle dance,

where we need to make a round circle shape.

Do you think us Numpups could land them?

Maybe. How long have you got?

A week, a month? A year?

Until sundown today.

Galloping guinea pigs!

-I think we've enough termite towers now, Humpty Do.

-Just one more.

-Don't you want to join the dancing?

-In a minute.

-You go and dance and I'll finish this.

-Are you sure?

I've never been surer.

The sun has started to go down.

It's nearly time to start the sundown hoedown.

MUSIC PLAYS

We'd better have a practice before Billy arrives.

Let's start with the square.

Yodel-ai-hee-hoo. I'm rather good at squares.

Just watch me and do what I do.

Erm, Hobart, what should I do?

Teeth and tails, darling. Smile!

No, no, no, this isn't right.

You don't dance in pairs in a hoedown,

that's what makes it special.

Everybody dances together to make a square.

So we need to make the shape of a square with Numtums.

That's right. Come on, Numpups, let's try again.

MUSIC PLAYS

Now, grab a paw and dance in a line

Break in the middle You're doing just fine

Two steps to the left Fall off the line

Make the other side It's square-dance time...

MUSIC STOPS

I think we're definitely getting better.

I don't understand. It should make a square.

Hmm. The thing about a square is,

it has four equal sides.

So, to make a Numtum square,

we need the same number of Numtums on all four sides.

By my calculations, what we need is one more dancer.

Ready and raring to go.

Let me try that Numtum Sundown Hoedown dancing!

Billy! Oh, great timing, you're just what we need.

I sure am. Even a Numtum hoedown

needs a little Kidna cool.

Take it away, Larry boy!

MUSIC PLAYS

Now grab a paw

Dance in a line Break in the middle

You're doing just fine

Two steps to the left

Go off the line Make the other side

It's square-dance time.

-ALL: Yay!

-Go, Numtums!

Oh, this is cool. Which dance are we doing next?

Oh, I know, the flamingo swingo.

This is a Kidna sundown hoedown,

we need to dance in shapes.

And the next shape we're going to make is the triangle.

Galloping guinea pigs,

a triangle sounds trickier than a crotchety crocodile.

By my calculations,

we need three corners and three sides. No problem.

Start the music, Larry.

MUSIC PLAYS

First we need our corners three A triangle's easy, listen to me

A triangle needs three sides too Short or long, it's up to you

Now clap your hands And slap your knee

A triangle dance With sides of three.

Supper's ready. Ooh! What you doing?

Come and dance, Humpty Do.

We're doing the circle dance next.

Now all hold paws And join the lines

Skip as you go, it's circle time

Now's the time to skip quite fast

How long will this circle last?

That circle dance looked mighty fine

But now we're done It's time to dine!

-ALL: Yeah!

-Yee-ha!

Things couldn't get any better!

Oh, yes, they could.

It's time for my termite-treat towers.

Humpty Do, release the treats.

Wow.

THEY GASP

Ta-daa.

Wow, you even made termite-treat shapies!

This is the best hoedown ever!

THEY LAUGH

Yeah!