Barbapapa (American English, Magno)

It was produced by Magno Sound and Video in, and is the first American English dub that was made for the series. It is also one of five English dubs overall, being the second. LBS Communications, an American distributor, imported this dub in the United States for a syndicated run from September 4, 1977 to December 3, 1983. Only the first season was dubbed.

This dub is the closest the show has to a gag dub, as the dialogue was re-written to be incredibly witty and quirky, and episodes were heavily reduced to 2-minutes. Few episodes were skipped as a result. The dub has a limited voice cast of only three people.

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Trivia

 * Like the Japanese English dub, the transformation phrase of the Barbapapas is not translated here. Instead, the Barbapapas say a rhyming phrase that matches what they're turning into.
 * Because the dub was recorded there, Barbabravo and Barbabeau have explicitly New York accents. Meanwhile, Barbabright and Barbalib have British accents; Barbabelle speaks like a southern belle; Barbalala has a Boston accent.
 * This dub features its own score/background music.
 * The theme song is a remix of the original, and shares almost the same lyrics with the British English dub, except that there is no role-call.
 * The insert musical melodies that play throughout episodes of the show were not dubbed, and were instead left instrumental, likely due to the dub's short length.
 * The ending theme music is a re-orchestrated instrumental version of the song "Barbapapa rock".
 * This dub is one of a few versions to feature proper end credits.
 * In this dub, once Cindy and Frank's parents meet Barbapapa, their father doesn't call the zookeepers to take him away. They instantly greet him and try to cheer him up instead. Thus, the episodes "Le feu" and "La plage" were skipped.