"You can't just sing any old thing!" — S
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9 is sneezing. 1 asks him what's wrong. 9 tells her that every time he sneezes, he always gets 1 smaller. He sneezes out his middle block, turning into 8. The 1's wave at each other as the other 1 merges with 8 to make 9. 9 wonders why he can't get 1 bigger. 1 tells 9 that maybe he can ask him to stand vertically as they add up.
9 tells 10 she's 1 bigger. 1 asks 10 why she has a number 1 on top. In a song, 10 explains to 1 she's made of 10 blocks and she's one 10. Then 1 asks 10 what the round thing is next to the 1. 10 says it's called a 0, which means 10 has a number 1 in the tens column. The song continues.
Lyrics
If you're wondering why there's a one on top, you'll know the answer when
you realize I'm one big block, I'm one big perfect ten!
I'm a ten block! I'm a ten block!
You might think we're different, think again!
We're more alike than you suppose;
You're one one, and I'm ten ones which means, I'm one ten!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Two is made of two blocks.
I'll always be your friend.
Three will entertain you.
On that you can depend!
I'm two ones,
and I'm three ones,
And I'm ten ones which means, I'm one ten!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Four is made of four blocks.
I love to be a square.
Five is made of five blocks.
High-five, there and there!
I'm four ones,
and I'm five ones,
and I'm ten ones which means, I'm one ten!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
But why have you got that round thing next to your one?
It's a zero.
I need my zero hovering in space.
It's there to keep my one in place.
And if you're wondering what it's for,
It shows you I'm not one,
I'm one ten and nothing more.
Six is made of six blocks.
I like to roll the dice
Seven's made of seven.
In a rainbow!
That looks nice!
I'm six ones,
I'm seven ones,
and I'm ten ones which means, I'm one ten!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Eight is made of-
Octoblock!
And if you add one more...
Nine is made of nine blocks.
I'm a bigger square than Four.
I'm eight ones,
and I'm nine ones,
and I'm ten ones which means, I'm one ten
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
I can be two lots of five Or five lots of two.
In other words, five pairs.
I can be one, and two, and three, and four, when you need to go upstairs.
I'm a ten block! I'm a ten block!
You might think we're different, think again!
We're all just made of counting blocks.
You're one one,
and you're ten ones
which means I'm one ten!
1,
2,
3,
4,
Ten and Five
5,
Ten and Six
6,
Ten and Seven
7,
8,
9,
10!
Notes
Song: I'm A Ten Block
Numberblocks 1-10 have their own styles of trees:
1: a pine tree
2: a tree with two blocks
3: a triangular tree
4: a square tree
5: a star tree
6: a dice tree
7: a rainbow tree
8: a tree with eight arms
9: a tree with nine blocks arranged in a square
10: a tree with ten fruits
This is the first time 5, 6, and 7 meet 9.
This is the first time 9 is arranged vertically.
2, 3, 5, and 7 stay vertical in this episode, since they're prime numbers.
The instrumental version of the song can be heard in 10's games in the game Numberblocks Make & Play.
Step Squads made a cameo when Ten says "when you need to go upstairs".
Errors
When 9 sneezes into 8, he has only 4 normal limbs.
When 4 separates his blocks, his mouth is missing.
When Ten arranges herself into her 2x5 form for the first time, her limbs are gray and her red sides are white for a split second.
