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El Nombre
''El Nombre'' is an anthropomorphic Mexican gerbil, originally from a series of educational sketches on ''Numbertime'', the BBC schools programme about mathematics; he was also the only individual to appear in all sixty-eight (seventy-eight, if counting those from the "revised" version of the first series) episodes, as its original host, Lolita Chakrabarti, was relieved of her position after the end of the fourth series in 1996. His voice was provided by Steve Steen (who had previously played Romantic poet Lord Byron in ''Ink and Incapability'', the second episode of ''Blackadder the Third''), while the other characters' voices were provided by Sophie Aldred (who had played Ace on ''Doctor Who''), ''Spitting Image'' impressionist Kate Robbins, and (from 2000) former ''Blue Peter'' host Janet Ellis - and his name actually means "The Name" in Spanish, not "The Number", which would be "El Número".
==Setting==
''El Nombre'' is set in the fictional town of Santo Flamingo ("deep in the heart of Mexico"),〔(YouTube - El Nombre Single )〕 home of Little Juan, Pedro Gonzales, Juanita Conchita, Maria Consuela Tequila Chiquita, Little Pepita Consuela Tequila Chiquita, Tanto the tarantula, Señor Gelato the ice-cream seller, Leonardo de Sombrero the pizza delivery boy, Señor Calculo the bank manager, Señora Fedora the balloon seller, and the local bandit Don Fandango (although it was not actually given a name until the fifth series of ''Numbertime'' premiered in January 1998); whenever he was needed, El Nombre swung into action to solve the townspeople's simple mathematical problems, usually talking in rhyme. His character was a parody of the fictional hero Zorro, wearing a similar black cowl mask and huge sombrero, appearing unexpectedly to save the townsfolk from injustice, and generally swinging around on his bullwhip - however, unlike Zorro, he was often quite inept (in fact, on one occasion, Tanto tipped a bucket of water onto him after he made him reenact the ''Incy Wincy Spider'' rhyme).
When El Nombre first appeared on ''Numbertime'' in 1993, his purpose was merely to write numbers in the desert sand and demonstrate the correct ways to form them as his four-piece mariachi band played ''The Mexican Hat Dance'' (and said "Again!" once he had finished, as it gave them an excuse to play again); this was shot from an angle directly overhead leaving El Nombre almost completely eclipsed by his large sombrero. His appeal was instant and his success prompted rapid development of his role in the series (as from the second series in 1995, he was given ''two'' sketches per episode) - and since his basic beginning, El Nombre went on to appear in a total of 126 (136, if counting those from the "revised" version of the first series) sketches on ''Numbertime'' before gaining a series of his own, acquiring dramatic storylines and a full cast of characters, while continuing to demonstrate mathematical concepts, albeit in a dramatic and entertaining way. The stories moved away from solving simple mathematical equations to fighting petty crime, unrelated to the number-solving which made his name and for which he was created.
As well as being popular with schoolchildren, ''El Nombre'' also developed a cult following amongst students and parents, because of the many references to classic spaghetti Westerns; indeed, his popularity grew so much that in March 2004, the BBC released a 3-minute ''El Nombre'' theme song as a single.
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