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El Nombre: The eponymous main character of the
Numbertime sketches, and the spin-off series they began, El Nombre started his life as an adaptation of
Words and Pictures'
Magic Pencil (in the sense of showing the viewer how to write numbers as opposed to letters); after showing Juan how to draw from one to ten, he went on to show him how to identify (and draw) shapes, as well as teach him about instances of space and position, addition and subtraction, time and money in his everyday life. •
Little Juan: A young gerbil whose name was a pun on "little one", Juan started his life being upset about not being able to write numbers and cried until El Nombre arrived to show him how to do it; after learning to draw from one to ten, he could not identify shapes and was despondent about it until El Nombre arrived (first to show him instances of the shapes around the town and second to draw them). He and his friends then got themselves into various dilemmas in their everyday lives, which El Nombre was called on to help them out of. •
Mama: Little Juan's mother, who usually could not assist Juan with his various mathematical dilemmas until El Nombre had arrived. •
Pedro Gonzales & Juanita Conchita: Two of Juan's friends, who first appeared in the second series of
Numbertime, but were not named until the third; on one occasion in the third series, Pedro professed to be "the greatest goalkeeper in the world" when Juan could not score past him, and on one occasion in the fourth series, Juan accidentally blew up Juanita's balloon ten times causing it to burst. •
Señor Chipito: The town carpenter who first appeared in the second series of
Numbertime as the owner of The Maggot and Cactus Saloon, but was not named and given his present occupation until the sixth; on one occasion in that series, Juan and Pedro had to take a wheel from Señor Gelato's ice-cream tricycle to him for repairs, as it struck a three-legged table that they were already taking to him. •
Señor Manuel: The town greengrocer, who first appeared in the second series of
Numbertime but was not named until the fourth; the store he ran was called "Hurrell's" (which was an inside reference to the BBC's then-current education officer in 1995, Su Hurrell). •
Tanto: Little Juan's pet tarantula spider, who was introduced in the third series of
Numbertime; he communicated by mumbling, and on one occasion in the fifth series, Pedro bet Juan he could find a spider who was faster than him (the one he found was mechanical, reflected by the key for winding on its back) and challenged him to a race around the then-newly named town against it, which Tanto won. •
Maria Consuela Tequila Chiquita: Another of Juan's friends, who was introduced in the third series of
Numbertime, and did not appear in as many sketches as Pedro or Juanita; in the seventh series, her younger sister (named Pepita) started at San Flamingo School. •
Señora Fedora: The town balloon seller, who was introduced at the end of the fourth series of
Numbertime, but was later shown to be its mayor as well in the seventh one after she opened its fifteenth annual Egg Festival and chose Mama to make its giant omelette. •
Miss Constanza Bonanza: The teacher for San Flamingo School, who was introduced in the fifth series of
Numbertime (as was the school itself); in the eighth series she got married and Juan was responsible for the school collection with which to buy her a present. •
Delietta Smith: A television cook who was introduced in the fifth series of
Numbertime; known as
The Great Delietta and a spoof of
Delia Smith, Mama once tried to make her omelette with red and green peppers (but could not, so El Nombre had to help her). •
Señor Gelato: The town ice-cream seller, who was introduced in the sixth series of
Numbertime; on one occasion in that series he swerved on his tricycle to avoid striking Juan and Pedro (who were playing football), and crashed into Señor Manuel's tomato display. •
Señor Calculo & Don Fandango: The town bank manager and bandit, who were introduced in the sixth series of
Numbertime; on one occasion in that series, Don Fandango stole twenty gold coins from the bank (but Tanto bit a hole in his bag, causing them to fall out). •
Pepita Consuela Tequila Chiquita: Maria's younger sister who started San Flamingo School in the seventh series of
Numbertime. •
Leonardo de Sombrero: The town pizza delivery boy, who was introduced in the eighth series of
Numbertime; his name is a spoof on that of
Leonardo da Vinci, and once, he delivered a pizza to Juan and his friends when they were having a horror movie sleepover. •
Señor Loco: The town's steam engine driver, who was introduced in the eighth series of
Numbertime; his name is a reference to the fact "loco" is short for
locomotive, and once, he took Juan's class to the Santo Flamingo National Park to see the Giant Cactus. •
Señor Singalotti: A famous opera singer (who only appeared in the fourteenth episode of the spin-off series, "Going for a Song"). •
El Presidente: The president (who visited the town in the twenty-fifth episode of the spin-off series, "A Very Important Visit"). A gerbil named
Pablo also appeared in the ninth series of
Numbertime after Juan entered a competition on Radio Flamingo to win a holiday to the seaside resort of Costa Fortuna and won; Juan, Mama, Pedro, Juanita and Maria met him when they arrived at the resort's hotel (because he was their guide to it), and he went on to front a ring-toss stall when they visited its fairground the following week. ==Episode list ==