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Making Friends is the first special episode of Alphablocks and Numberblocks. It is the ninth special of Learningblocks overall, the 96th Alphablocks episode overall and the 125th Numberblocks episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Two worlds collide as the Alphablocks meet the Numberblocks for the very first time.
Plot[]
T was teaching the vowels to sing by using their letter sounds. P then pops in, and finds their singing "perfectly pitched". She then tells them to play off, but the vowels were off-track, and U called it "unpleasant". O also finds it unpleasant. So much so that he needed to cover his ears and leave the other vowels behind. T says that their singing is "too loud, too high", but I said that she can go higher. O bumps into P, and they, alongside T, hold hands to make a word.
t-o-p, TOP!
This word made all of the Alphablocks rise up. T called it a "terrific view". E says his name with his megaphone, and then calls it an "excellent echo". I likes singing high notes, but this isn't what she had imagined. A says at least they're as high up as they can get. She also accidently bumps into U, and U held hands with P, forming a word.
u-p, UP!
A spring appeared below A, launching her up into the sky. She finds it entertaining. I "wanted to be highest", making her jealous of A.
Then (after "100 Ways to Leave the Planet"), One, singing, is in space, and calls out Numberland. One wishes that she could have a friend to share it with.
Suddenly, A jumps up from the sky, and says hello to One. Then she goes back down. The vowels, T and P are waiting for A. U is curious why A hadn't came down by now. E warns everyone to stand back, and One gets down from outer space.
U is confused on who she is, so One says that she is "one block", but I still doesn't get it, so One says that "One" is her name. She says on how she was travelling through space "for ever so long", and says that she saw someone, when suddenly, A get's back on the ground. And she said that's why she went down to Alphaland.
E welcomes One to Alphaland, and tells One that they are the Alphablocks. One tells them that she's a Numberblock. A asks One if her "letter" is alright, but One says it's not a letter at all, it's a Numberling, and it represents how many blocks she is. One is also confused about the Alphablocks "numbers" and asked about them, E says that they are letters, and explains what they represent, that is, their sound. E says that he's E, and his sound is /ɛ/, and T says he's T, and he likes tea. One says she likes things that there are one of. T questions One if there are more Numberblocks. One responds with: "You could say that."
One gets the magic mirror and clones herself. O clones himself, and so does E. The 1s think it's impressive, but questions if they can do this:
The Alphablocks are confused on where the 1s went, Two says they're still there, just in the form of another Numberblock. O has an idea and grabs T.
p-o-t, POT!
Two then gets inside a teapot, I explains what happened, then shows another example.
p-i-t, PIT!
Suddenly a pit appears under Two and he falls in. P then pops to teleport him out. I then says that if their letters can make a word, word magic can happen. I then tries to make a copy of herself with the Magic Mirror, but since she isn't a Numberblock, it didn't work. Two then copies himself 2 more times, and then one of the twos pop out a block to make Three.
Three then starts showing tricks with her juggling balls. A was impressed, but I was not. She claims that Three didn't impress her, which then Three asked if I could be more polite. Two then says that the action they're doing is called "adding", which then One and Three show an example.
Four says hello, but U is concerned that he's very tall. Four decides to change shape. Which draws U's attention. Four then says that Numberblocks can change shape because there will always be the same number of blocks.
A then asks that Four is One plus Three, which Four agrees, and shows different ways to make Four, such as 3 + 1, 2 + 2, or even 4 x 1. I doesn't believe what she's shown, so Three asks what would happen if I went on top of U. P decides to demonstrate what would happen. T then tells that they can't make a number like that. I says that Three caused it with her "impertinent" ideas. Three then claims that she's not all about I. One tries to calm them down, but I then asks is they wanted to say long. One says that since she came a long way alone, she just wanted to make friends. Two then asks if they could be friends, which I isn't sure about. O had an idea of what to do, which U translates what O said. "If we don't have a lot in common, that only means we should try harder." Three then says that they are very different. Which then starts up a song.
One, Two, and Three: We're Numberblocks!
All: We both have blocks in our names!
Vowels: We're Alphablocks!
One-Three: We're Numberblocks!
All: But we're not the same!
Vowels: As different as U and I,
One-Three: As different as One, Two, Three,
Vowels: We stand in line,
One-Three: We stand up tall,
All: We're not the same at all!
Vowels: Alphablocks are all one size,
One-Three: Numberblocks get bigger!
Vowels: Each of us has just one shape,
Four: We can all refigure!
A: We all have symbols on our heads,
One: But they mean different things.
A and E: Alphablocks have letters!
2: Numbers, numberlings!
U: Our letters represent our sound! You'll hear this sound when I'm around! /u!/
Three: My numberling is my amount, that's how many blocks you'll count! One, two, three, Three!
All: Could be, that we, are not the same at all?
Vowels: We're Alphablocks!
One-Three: We're Numberblocks!
All: We both have blocks in our names!
Vowels: We're Alphablocks!
One-Three: We're Numberblocks!
All: We're really not the same!
One-Three: We say our names to count things, till we complete the set!
One: One...
Two: Two...
Three: Three...
One-Three: Three letters!
P, E and T: We make our sounds to spell out words!
P: /p/
E: /e/
T: /t/
P, E, and T: Pet!
Three, One, and Two Twos: Whichever way you add us up,
Two Fours: The total matches, snap!
A, P, E, and T: Our order is important, a
P: /p/
A: /a/
T: /t/
P A T: Pat! Is not a
T: /t/
A: /a/
P: /p/
T A P: Tap!
Three and Two: Add any Numberblocks together!
Five: You'll make more numbers...
Six: On forever!
T E P: Alphablocks must watch their step! There's no such word as
T: /t/
E: /e/
P: /p/
T E P: Tep!
All: So way, I'd say, we're not the same at all!
Vowels: We're Alphablocks!
One-Six: We're Numberblocks!
All: We both have blocks in our names!
Vowels: We're Alphablocks!
One-Five: We're Numberblocks!
All: But we're not the same!
I: I, I, I!
Three: Me, me, me!
I and Three: Not the same as you can see!
Vowels: We stand in line!
One-Six: We stand up tall!
All: We're not the same at all! We're not the same... at all!
Four: Oh, we both like singing!
All: (laughs)
(I and Three give each other a stare)
A then informs the other Alphablocks about who they just met. B is excited and asks how many there were. A saw six, but when she looks around she finds many more! I is unpleased and knows that they've been making more Numberblocks from the Magic Mirror. One found more friends of the Alphablocks, including B, so she decides to introduce herself. She realizes that C isn't behind her, and instead, is messing with 17's painting. The Alphablocks were now wondering how many Numberblocks there were. One didn't know how to explain, so she called out the biggest number, which was Eighteen. B noticed she said biggest right now, and not the biggest number. One answers B's question with "There is no biggest number". Since Even though Eighteen was the biggest, they could still add more ones, which they did, and made Twenty-One. B then asked why is there no biggest number, Which One decided to put it this way. She reminded them about space, and how she was traveling far from her home. but even though she traveled so far, she couldn't reach the end of space, because space is infinite, which that was how numbers work, you can keep adding, but you'll never reach infinity. Twenty-One changes the subject and asks how many Alphablocks were there. Surprisingly, the Alphablocks didn't know, as they only make the alphabet, but never count it. Twenty-One decides to count how many there are, using the Numberblocks, and asks all the Alphablocks to line up.
A: A!
One: One!
B: B!
Two: Two! Counting things is what we do!
C: C!
Three: Three!
D: D!
Four: Four!
E: and E!
Five: Five!
E and Five: Everybody, time to jive!
F: F!
Six: Six!
G: G!
Seven: Seven!
H: H!
Eight: Eight!
I: I!
Nine: Nine!
J: J!
Ten: Ten!
K: K!
Eleven: Eleven!
K: Kick it!
L: L!
Twelve: Twelve!
M: M!
Thirteen: Thirteen!
(Thirteen splits into Ten and Three)
Three: Weee!
M: Ten and Three is what you mean!
N: N!
Fourteen: Fourteen!
O: O!
Fifteen: Fifteen!
P: P!
Sixteen: Sixteen! The party queen!
Q: Q!
Seventeen: Seventeen!
R: R!
Eighteen: Eighteen! Racing through, we're really keen!
S: S!
Nineteen: Nineteen!
T: And T!
Twenty: Makes Twenty!
T: Tea for two times ten is plenty!
U: U!
Twenty-One: Twenty-One!
V: V!
Twenty-Two: Twenty-Two!
Twenty-Three: Twenty-Three...
W: ...is W!
Twenty-Four: X is Twenty-Four, Hooray!
X: X is here to save the day!
Y: Y!
Twenty-Five: Twenty-Five!
Z: Z!
Twenty-Six: Twenty-Six!
Two Thirteens: Two times Thirteen!
(They split into Ten and Three)
Two Tens and Two Threes: To count this list!
Twenty-Six: A B C D E F G, H I J K L and M, half way there, the same again! N O P Q R S T, U V W, X Y Z! How many letters in the alphabet?
All: Twenty-Six!
Two Thirteens: Two Thirteens!
(They split into Ten and Three again)
Two Threes: Whoaa!
Many of them thought it was fun, but I was disappointed that they only had 26 letters. Three tries to cheer her up and tells her to focus on what she can do. C decides to show a trick, involving K (who meanwhile made friends with Eleven and they started a friendly football match). She asks to be on K's team, which makes the Digraph CK. Three is interested and watches what they can make.
l-o-ck, LOCK!
Then a treasure chest with a lock appears under Three. Two then tells B to join in.
b-l-o-ck, BLOCK!
The treasure chest turns into an ice cube. Three still didn't have this idea in her mind, but they're getting close, so she responds with "That ice made my legs numb." S figures out what she's trying to say, and brings in N and U. M also comes and tells B to copy herself, and E and R made the digraph ER.
N-u-m-b-er-b-l-o-ck-s, NUMBERBLOCKS!
Two Ones appear from the sky. The other Numberblocks realize that Alphablocks can make as many Numbers as the Numberblocks can make, and not just Numberblocks, but socks, clocks, locks, etc. Even if they are only 26 letters, they can make anything! Two says that even though they have differences, there's one thing they're both good at, which is making friends!
B L O C K S: We're Alphablocks!
One, Two, Three, and Four: We're Numberblocks!
All: We both have blocks in our names!
Five: We're Numberblocks!
Characters[]
Alphablocks[]
Numberblocks[]
- All Numberblocks from One to Twenty-Six appear in this episode.
- Numberblobs
Split Digraphs[]
- O_E
Words[]
- Top
- Up
- Pot
- Pit
- Pi (stealth word)
- Pet
- Pat
- Tap
- Tep (nonsense word)
- Lock
- Block
- Numberblocks
- Band (stealth word)
- Pals (stealth word)
- Home
Math Magic[]
- 1 + 1 = 2 (segment)
- 2 ÷ 1 = 2
- 2 - 1 = 1
- 2 + 1 = 3
- 1 + 3 = 4 (segment)
- 4 = 1 + 3
- 4 ÷ 2 = 2
- 2 × 2 = 4
- 4 ÷ 1 = 4
- 2 × 9 = 18
- 18 + 1 = 19
- 19 + 1 = 20
- 20 + 1 = 21
- 13 - 3 = 10
- 26 ÷ 13 = 2
- 2 × (10 + 3) = 26
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode where the Alphablocks and the Numberblocks meet.
- This is also technically the second episode where an Alphablock appears in a Numberblocks episode, the first being Tween Scenes (cameo).
- Even if U doesn't like Four in his vertical arrangement, there are some times where Four is in his vertical arrangement and U was fine. This could be because he already got used to it.
- This episode confirms that both shows are canon to each other, and that Alphaland and Numberland are two different planets entirely.
- It was originally announced to be uploaded to the official YouTube channel on the 21st February, a week after the CBeebies release, according to a comment on the Instagram post announcing the crossover. Unfortunately, it wasn't until after the 21st they announced it was postponed several months into the summer. Luckily, it was released earlier than summer, in May, albeit unlisted, linked below in "Video".
- Depending on your view, this is the second time after Odd where a nonsense word works, in this case the compound word Numberblocks, which isn't recorded in actual dictionaries.
- Infinity was not just teased in the episode, it was covered. When A asked One how many Numberblocks are there, the latter said that the limit of numbers is like the edge of space, there is none. One even said out that "You can add as many of [them] as you like, you'll never reach infinity".
- This is the last time Magic E speaks.
- One of the things mentioned by Five is frocks, which are a type of girl's dress.
- This is also the third episode to first air on a holiday. The first is Twoland (which aired on St. Patrick's Day), and the second is About Time (which aired on Halloween). This episode released on Valentine's Day.
- This episode marks the return of Twenty-Three after 17 Numberblocks episodes.
- When P stood on top of I, T remarked "That's no way to make a number! Be rational!". This is a reference to Pi being an irrational number. I then says Three started it, a pun on how Three is the first digit of Pi.
- This is the second episode where Twenty-Six is the biggest Numberblock. The first is Hidden Talents.
- This special reunites Lizzie Waterworth and Emma Tate, who have previously worked together on the 2006 British cartoon titled Horrid Henry as the titular character and Perfect Peter respectively.
- Some episodes from Numberblocks were hinted when the Numberblocks introduced themselves.
- "I'm one. One block...This is my Numberling." (and the other Numberblocks introductions) - "Once Upon A Time"
- The Magic Mirror - "Another One"
- 1 + 1 = 2 (and other addition instances) - "Another One" and other episodes
- "Where are those ones?" "They're still here." - "Another One"
- One, Two, Three! - "One, Two, Three!"
- Rearrangements - "Stampolines"
- Divisions - "The Terrible Twos" and "Three Little Pigs"
- Counting - "How to Count"
- Different expressions can equal the same number - "The Numberblocks Express" and "Ten's Top Ten"
- "You can always make a bigger number by adding 1!"/Infinity - "Just Add One" and "One Thousand and One"
Errors[]
- This episode had some of the following caption errors.
- In the line "Numberblocks are born to count!", the caption said "Numberblocks are bored to count!" instead.
- In the line "L 12, M 13", the caption said "O 12, M 13" instead.
- In the line "To count this list!", the caption said "Just count the bricks!" instead.
- In the line "Counting things is what we do!", the caption said "Counting fields is what we do!" instead.
- The word "Numberblocks" should've spelled out the words "number" and then "blocks," due to it being a compound word.
- When One and Three add up to make Four, Three’s juggling balls disappear randomly.
- When the Numberblocks sing the line "As different as One, Two, Three," Two's numberling appears in front of his forehead for a brief moment.
Nonsense words[]
TEP[]
Tep stands for "Tucson Electric Power" according to www.acronymfinder.com. It's also a Mambiloid language of Nigeria. This nonsense can also be made in the game version of Pen.
Video[]
@Numberblocks & Alphablocks - Mash-ups - Making Friends
