All Aboard

All Aboard

2000 (estimated) TV Episode The Number Crew

Studio
Open Mind Productions

Synopsis

The animals arrive for their cruise but Baby Bunting eats the passenger list. How will the Crew check all the passengers are on board? They learn their numbers, and how to say them in the right order and check everyone is aboard. The SS Mathematical leaves and the kids are congratulated, but how many meals will be needed altogether for animals and the crew?

Credits

Directing

Director
Alison Stewart

Producing

Producer
Roland Tongue

Writing

Writer
Chris Ellis

Animation

Animator
Susie Nott Bower (Animation Director, Series 1), Megan Thomas (Animation Director, Series 2)

Editing

Editor
Keith Raven, Simon Warner

Crew

Production Manager
Clare Hepper
Graphic Design
David Raitt

Production notes

The sixty Number Crew programmes bring maths to life for 5 to 7 year olds, providing an entertaining and imaginative world for children to enjoy and explore maths. The action takes place aboard an unusual cruise ship, the SS Mathematical, where the human crew do their best to look after a collection of animal passengers.

In each programme the crew encounter a mathematical problem. Viewers are encouraged to join the Number Crew in learning the mental strategies and skills they need to solve the problem. A rich mixture of 3-D and 2-D animation, story, song, spectacular studio sequences and real life images combine to make a very successful and popular series.