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Alphablocks, also known as Alphablocks A-Z, is the first episode of the first series of Alphablocks, and also the very first episode of the entirety of Learningblocks.
Synopsis[]
The adventure of twenty-six lively letters who can make words come to life by holding hands.
Plot[]
The Alphablocks introduce themselves one by one.
Letter | Description |
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A | A comes in and gets hit by an apple. |
B | B rocks out on her guitar before sliding. |
C | C creates cracks. C also breaks the fourth wall, by cracking the screen. |
D | Pretty much like B except D is drumming. He almost falls over. |
E | First seen as Silent E. After attempting to say his noise, he changes to E and says his sound in a megaphone. In some versions, Silent E doesn't appear. |
F | Seen blowing around. |
G | Drinks water, then her grass hair grows. |
H | Shown running. H gets tired and is seen breathing heavily. |
I | Looks in the mirror while singing. It's so loud that it cracks her "helmet". |
J | Thinks attempts to fly, then says her noise loudly, repetitively. |
K | Kicks his football. It's nowhere to be seen when he kicks it high until he gets hit by it. |
L | She sings lullabies, then falls asleep. |
M | Eats a chunk of terrain. |
N | Refuses to introduce himself. Until the screen transitions to O. |
O | Breaks the fourth wall by looking at the screen. He observes it and runs somewhere. |
P | Is nowhere to be seen until she pops out of nowhere. Again and again. |
Q | Attempts to say her noise, but it didn't work. Q brings U to help her say her sound. |
R | Swings on a rope but falls off of it. |
S | Is shown inflated. She deflates, then reinflates again. |
T | Attempts to have tea, but he doesn't have any, then tuts. |
U | Is shown, despite him being with Q. Q chases him away. |
V | Is seen vrooming 'round. |
W | Trips and cries, but waves hello to the viewer after weeping. |
X | Comes out from an X crater, and writes an X. He then flies away. |
Y | Is shown waving at the edge of a cliff, but he manages to get up. |
Z | Has a dream of himself. He wakes up as soon as the bubble pops and goes to the ending credits. |
Characters (in their order of appearance)[]
Most of the Alphablocks appear in alphabetical order and only say their sounds, but U appears after Q and before R.
Digraphs[]
- QU
Trivia[]
- This is the very first episode in the entire Learningblocks saga.
- This is the only alphablock episode with a transition to the credits. Most other episodes have the credits abruptly appear out of nowhere.
- This episode is similar to a Series 2 episode On, only this episode doesn't have words.
- E is first seen in a black suit that may or may not be the same as Magic E.
- U is the only one to be seen before he says his sound.
- Q is the first Alphablock to connect with another one, namely with U.
- Strangely enough, O is the first Alphablock to actually say something other than his sound -- despite his usual inability to make sounds that the letter O doesn't spell.
- There's a scene in another version where Silent E becomes "un-silent".
- At the end of the episode, instead of saying "© 2009 Alphablocks Ltd." (when the show was first in development), it said "© 2013 Alphablocks Ltd."
- In Canada and the UK, W said “Waaaaaa!” In the US, however, W said “W-w-w-w-w!”.
- This CBeebies online schedule and the BBC iPlayer both list this episode's title as "Alphablocks A-Z".
- This episode is the first to imply that CBeebies are unaware that Q can indeed be pronounced without U, albeit not as /kw/. Examples of words with a pronounced Q, but no U following it are the Asian countries Iraq and Qatar.
Series 1 | Alphablocks, Bee, Top, Why, Key, Glow, Sing, Band, Party, Cha Cha Cha, Race, Moon, Alphalympics, Sail, UFO, Fox, Surprise, Bus, Space, Hide, Quiet, Map, Jaybird, Note, Zzzzz, Magic |
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Series 2 | Taps, In, Man, Din, Dog, Cat, Pen, Up, Red, Hen, Bop, Fred, Hill, Van, Zap, Dot, Lips, Web, Box, Quick, Kick, Wig, Rainbow, On, ABC, The Cat Sat on the Mat |
Series 3 | Wish, Snowman, Win, Hat, Little Red N, Dots, Frog on a Dog, Best, Fit, Odd, Champ, Song, Thing, Train, Beep, Tightrope, Toad, Book, Hey!, Card, The End, How Now Brown Cow, Fair, Ants, Ink, Crash! |
Series 4 | Four, Clap, Prank, Plusman, Alphabet, Name, Sleep, Mine, Home, Blue, Outlaw, Birthday Girl, Cowboy |
Specials | Band Together, The Wonderful Wizard of Az, Boo!, Letters to Santa |
Alphablocks and Numberblocks | Making Friends, Crossover, The Case of the Missing Blocks, The Blocks v Blocks Games |
Other | Alphablocks Theme Song, Fourth Wall Breaks, Alphablocks Stories |