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“ | And now I've stolen the Magic Home Mirror, I'm in charge, of who can travel between Alphaland and Numberland! Mua-ha-ha-ha-ha! | ” |
— Octonaughty |
Crossover is the second special episode of Alphablocks and Numberblocks. It is the tenth special of Learningblocks overall.
Synopsis[]
Tentacled troublemaker Octonaughty is back! Can Octoblock and The Exciting X save the day?
Plot[]
The episode starts with the narrator introducing viewers to the episode, and the problem of it: It's a fine day in Numberland, and Alphaland; K is kicking his ball, and Eleven is playing football with Twenty-Four. All of a sudden, the two swap places, much to their confusion. In Numberland, Eight notices an Alphablock and knows that the only way it's possible is with the Magic Home Mirror. Though fruitless in his search, he does get reports of more Numberblocks being swapped out with Alphablocks suddenly. He suspects that Octonaughty is behind this.
True to his suspicions, Octonaughty is in Alphaland, messing around with the Magic Home Mirror. With a press of his remote, he sucks in T to the Magic Home Mirror and replaces him with Twenty, causing the remaining Alphablocks to rip their ship in half. X saves them before they can sink, and interrogates Twenty about how he got here. Octonaughty then reveals himself to X, as he attempts to stop him.
Back in Numberland, Eight meets up with T, next to the Rays Track. Twenty-Four stops by, asking if someone wants to compete with her, and just at the moment, she is swapped with X. After some confusion, the two wonder why Numberblocks are being swapped with specific Alphablocks. They head to the Octo-Cave to try and crack the riddle. At first, the riddle is too complex, but after X encourages Octoblock to keep up his work, he soon realizes something- A-B-C, 1-2-3; C is the third letter of the alphabet. They then figure out that depending on their position in the alphabet, that's what Numberblock is being swapped. With the riddle cracked, Octonaughty taunts them, saying that they're never going to catch him since he won't bring them here.
The two of them come up with a Plan B: send in Twenty-Seven. Unfortunately, they figure out there is no twenty-seventh letter. As such, they have to signal to A and Z to head for Octonaughty, using the riddle in mind. Twenty wakes the two up, and both of them head for Octonaughty, who is hiding in a warehouse. Both of them fumble up their attempts to stop them, however; laughing off their attempts, Octonaughty quickly swaps them out. Much to his horror, he realizes he swapped them out with Twenty-Six and One, who add up to Twenty-Seven. Desperate to prevent being defeated, Octonaughty tries to send Twenty-Seven back to Numberland, but instead breaks his remote and loses control over the mirror. He is forced to retreat through the altered Magic Home Mirror, as X returns to his home.
The narrator closes out by telling the viewers that Octonaughty's whereabouts are unknown... until it turns out the narrator is Octonaughty.
Characters[]
Alphablocks[]
- A
- B (picture)
- C
- D (picture)
- E (picture)
- F (picture)
- G (picture)
- H (picture)
- I
- J (picture)
- K
- L (picture)
- M (picture)
- N (picture)
- O (picture)
- P
- Q (picture)
- R
- S (picture)
- T
- U (picture)
- V (picture)
- W (picture)
- X
- Y (picture)
- Z
Numberblocks characters[]
- One
- Two (picture)
- Three
- Four (picture)
- Five (picture)
- Six (picture)
- Seven (picture)
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten (picture)
- Eleven
- Twelve (picture)
- Thirteen (picture)
- Fourteen (picture)
- Fifteen (picture)
- Sixteen (picture)
- Seventeen (picture)
- Eighteen (picture)
- Nineteen (picture)
- Twenty
- Twenty-One (picture)
- Twenty-Two (picture)
- Twenty-Three (picture)
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five (picture)
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Numberblobs
- Octo-Computer
Words[]
- Trip
- Rip
Trivia[]
- This is the only episode to utilize letters and numbers together (in the form of codes). For your reference:
- Making Friends introduces learners to the differences between letters and numbers.
- The Case of the Missing Blocks primarily teaches about finding missing letters; it includes only one mathematical problem.
- The Blocks v Blocks Games teaches about triangular numbers and making words with a specific set of letters.
- This and On have the second least spelled words in Alphablocks, the lowest so far is ABC.
- This is Octonaughty's fourth appearance and his third physical appearance after Octoblock to the Rescue!, Ten's Top Ten, and Now in 3D.
- Unless Octonaughty was simply able to “replace” the narrator at the end, this episode reveals he can perfectly disguise his voice.
- Octonaughty’s lisp disappeared and this is possibly permanent because he doesn’t have it in his next appearance either.
- The Three Threes' mustaches are now the same.
- This is probably because of models being remade, as similar situations occurred with Twenty-Two's appearance after Series 4 and the Four Fours' appearance in Four on the Floor.
- The Alphablocks and Numberblocks that didn’t appear in this episode appear as cameos on the Octo-Computer.
- This is the first special to not feature Two physically. The closest we get to see of him in the episode is of the Terrible Twos making a cameo appearance on a photo.
- The photos also confirm that the 8 Ones and the 2 Fours that Octonaughty can split into are also villainous.
- This episode also does not feature Ten physically, as well. Her face was seen on the Octo-Computer with the other Numberblock faces.
- X is revealed to have a signal, like Eight, when they combine them.
- X previously claimed to be stronger than an ox. The scene with the boat reveals he wasn’t kidding.
- When Octoblock was telling X who Twenty-Seven is, some scenes from Now in 3D appeared on the Octo-Computer.
- The Octo-Computer returns in Octoblock and the Path of Justice.
- This episode marks the first instance of a Numberblock greater than 20 with multiple non-zero place values being used as an addend in formal addition magic. This is also the only Alphablocks and Numberblocks crossover where a number greater than 26 appears.
- To be clear, it already happened in Land of the Giants but with 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50.
- When 26 said his name when adding up with 1 to make 27, he doesn't split into two Thirteens.
- This is probably because if Twenty-Six is used in an equation like 26+1=27, he won't split into double 13. This might also be the case with Thirteen himself if he were to be used in equation (ex. 13+1=14).
- When Twenty-Seven is shown on the Octo-Computer, footage from Now in 3D (including of her alter-egos) is shown.
- This episode uses the A1Z26 cipher.
- For some reason, only T is sucked into the Magic Home Mirror, and only Twenty and X come out from it, while the others simply swap places. This could be because of simple reasons of not showing the Alphablocks and Numberblocks being sucked into the Magic Home Mirror, but A & Z could've been sucked through too.
- A reference to Batman is made, where Octoblock's headquarters is called the Octo-Cave. "To the Octo-Cave!" is a reference to the line "To the Bat Cave!"
- This is the only time Octonaughty is actually dangerous, he goes right back to being merely annoying in his next appearance.
Video[]
@Numberblocks & Alphablocks - Mash-ups Hero Special - Crossover