Barbapapa

Barbapapa is a French-Japanese-Dutch  that was created by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor in. The series was adapted from the book series of the same name.

The follows 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 Barbotine, the coquette Barbabelle, the powerful Barbidur, inventor Barbidul, animal lover Barbidou, artist Barbouille, and musician Barbalala, along with their pet dog, Lolita.

In, a  series called バーバパパ 世界をまわる premiered in Japan on NHK Educational TV, and ran for one season.

In, TF1 announced the production of a reboot of the series entitled Barbapapa en famille !, that would later premiere in.

Broadcast
Barbapapa first premiered on ORTF Télévision in France on, and ran until the channel shut down on. On, the series would then run on the Les Visiteurs du mercredi block of TF1 until for two seasons.

The series also aired on Antenne 2 from to, on Canal J in , and on M6 starting in. The series also aired on Piwi+ and Télétoon+.

In Canada, the series aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé and was available on online streaming from the network TFO.

Cast
All of the characters are voiced by the narrator, Ricet Barrier.


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International versions

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