Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!

Name: Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!
Genre: Kids, Animation
Cast: Bruno Magne, Nathalie Karsenty, Fily Keita, Bernard Alane, Youna Noiret

TV series
2020–present
2 seasons
TF1
Kids
Animation

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The daily life of the extraordinary blob-shaped Barbapapa family, who can morph into other forms but retain their original colors. The Barbapapa family consists of parents Barbapapa and Barbamama and their seven children; the intellectual Barbalib, the coquette Barbabelle, the powerful Barbabravo, inventor Barbabright, animal lover Barbazoo, artist Barbabeau, and musician Barbalala, along with their pet dog, Lolita.

Based on the books Barbapapa by Annette Tison & Talus Taylor
See the book on Open Library (opens in a new tab)

About the show

Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family! (French: Barbapapa en famille !, lit. "Barbapapa with family!") is a French musical animated children's television series. The series serves as a reboot of the original Barbapapa television series based on the books of the same name by French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor. The series is a production of Normaal Animation, with the participation of TF1, Nickelodeon, Télé-Québec and RTS.

The show was first announced in 2018 via a Nickelodeon press release, and began broadcasting in its native France beginning November 10, 2019 on TF1, as part of the TFOU programming block for children. On June 9, 2021, a compilation film consisting of previous episodes called Les Barbapapa se mettent au vert ("The Barbapapas Go Green") was released in French theaters. The second season premiered on November 5, 2023.

It deviates from the original series and its sequel, Barbapapa Around the World's five-minute episode format by extending the length of each episode to eleven minutes, which allows for more involved episode plots with more storytelling.

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