History Literature / Barbapapa

** Barbabravo[[note]]"Barbidur" in French[[/note]], a [[LovableJock sports fan]] (red)
** Barbabright[[note]]"Barbibul" in French[[/note]], a [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist scientist]] (blue)
** Barbazoo[[note]]"Barbidou" in French[[/note]], a [[AnimalLover nature enthusiast]] (yellow)
** and Barbabeau[[note]]"Barbouille" in French[[/note]], a painter (black, and the only one with fur)

** Barbabelle, a narcissistic beauty queen (purple)

[[caption-width-right:350:Here is the star, it's Barbapapa!]]

Barbapapa himself is a generally papaya-shaped, pink {{shapeshifting}} BlobMonster who grew from the ground in two humans, Cindy and Frank's[[note]]Claudine and François in French[[/note]] garden. The shapeshifting is usually accompanied by the saying "Clickety click—Barba trick!"[[note]]"Hup hup hup, Barbatruc !" in French[[/note]] (or in the 1970s British dub, "All change!", and in the 2019 reboot, "Click clack click, Barbatrick!"). He tries to fit in with the human world while using his shapeshifting ability to help those around him.

** Barbabravo[[note]]"Barbidur" in French[[/note]], a sports fan (red)
** Barbabright[[note]]"Barbibul" in French[[/note]], a scientist (blue)
** Barbazoo[[note]]"Barbidou" in French[[/note]], a nature enthusiast (yellow)
** and Barbabeau[[note]]"Barbouille" in French[[/note]], a painter (black and furry)

** and Barbalib[[note]]"Barbotine" in French[[/note]], an intellectual (orange).

* GagDub: When compared to the other English dubs, the American English dub of the 70s series counts as this. A lot of the dialogue was re-written to be more witty and funny, and the accents of all the Barbababies were changed to be more accurate to typical accents; such as Barbabeau and Barbabravo having obvious New Yorker accents, Barbabright being British, and Barbabelle resembling a southern belle.

Barbapapa himself is a generally papaya-shaped, pink shapeshifting BlobMonster who grew from the ground in two humans, Cindy and Frank's[[note]]Claudine and François in French[[/note]] garden. The shapeshifting is usually accompanied by the saying "Clickety click—Barba trick!"[[note]]"Hup hup hup, Barbatruc !" in French[[/note]] (or in the 1970s British dub, "All change!", and in the 2019 reboot, "Click clack click, Barbatrick!"). He tries to fit in with the human world while using his shapeshifting ability to help those around him.

Barbapapa himself is a generally papaya-shaped, pink shapeshifting BlobMonster who grew from the ground in two humans, Cindy and Frank's[[note]]Claudine and François in French[[/note]] garden. The shapeshifting is usually accompanied by the saying "Clickety click—Barba trick!"[[note]]"Hup hup hup, Barbatruc !" in French[[/note]] (or in the 1970s British dub, "All change!"). He tries to fit in with the human world while using his shapeshifting ability to help those around him.

In June 2017, [=TF1=] announced the production of a reboot of the series entitled ''Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!'' (also known as ''Barbapapa and Family'')[[note]]''Barbapapa en famille !'' in French[[/note]], that would later premiere in France in November 2019, and would be distributed to many Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/NickJr channels the following year.

After the success of the book series, a Dutch-Japanese animated series of the same name began airing on ORTF Télévision and [=TF1=] in France in 1974, and would help the franchise gain more popularity. Every single character was voiced by the narrator, Ricet Barrier. Two seasons of the series were produced with 100 episodes in total. This series has ''four'' [[SameLanguageDub English dubs]]; a British English dub that premiered on January 17, 1975 on BBC One (and was narrated by Michael Flanders), an American English dub narrated by Allen Swift that aired in syndication from 1977 to 1983 (and also goes for a more GagDub vibe), a Canadian English dub that premiered shortly after the American one (and is more faithful to the original) that premiered on September 17, 1977, and a Japanese English dub that was released on VHS' in Japan, and was designed to teach Japanese kids English.

After various adventures, Barbapapa comes across a female of his species (more shapely and black-coloured) named Barbamama. They produce seven children; four sons - Barbabravo[[note]]"Barbidur" in French[[/note]], a sports fan (red), Barbabright[[note]]"Barbibul" in French[[/note]], a scientist (blue), Barbazoo[[note]]"Barbidou" in French[[/note]], a nature enthusiast (yellow) and Barbabeau[[note]]"Barbouille" in French[[/note]], a painter (black and furry), as well as three daughters - Barbalala, a musician (green), Barbabelle, a narcissistic beauty queen (purple), and Barbalib[[note]]"Barbotine" in French[[/note]], an intellectual (orange).

-->[-[[TheStinger Wait, what were all their names again]]?-]

In 1999, an anime series known as ''Barbapapa Around the World''[[note]]"バーバパパ 世界をまわる" in Japanese, and "Barbapapa autour du monde" in French[[/note]] that was produced by Kodansha premiered on NHK Educational TV. The series continued the adventures of the Barbapapa family as they [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin travelled around the world]]. It was very short-lived in comparison to the original as only one 50-episode season was made, and [[NoExportForYou no English dub was produced either.]]

** In English, Barbidou was changed to Barbazoo, Barbouille was changed to Barbabeau, Barbidur was changed to Barbabravo, Barbotine was changed to Barbalib, and Barbibul was changed to Barbabright. Considering a lot of dubs of both the original series and the 2019 reboot used the Canadian and British English dubs respectively as a base, a lot of dubs of both also kept a lot of the names of some of these characters the same, depending on which dubs you're talking about.
* GagDub: When compared to the other English dubs, the American English dub of the original series counts as this. A lot of the dialogue was re-written to be more witty and funny, and the accents of all the Barbababies were changed to be more accurate to typical accents; such as Barbabeau and Barbabravo having obvious New Yorker accents, Barbabright being British, and Barbabelle resembling a southern belle.
* InstrumentalThemeTune: The theme song in the Japanese English version.

* SpinOff: ''Barbapapa Around the World'', a 1999 anime that was produced some years after the original. Technically, the 2019 reboot ''Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!'' counts as one too.

After the success of the book series, a Dutch-Japanese animated series of the same name began airing on ORTF Télévision and [=TF1=] in France in 1974, and would help the franchise gain more popularity. Every single character was voiced by the narrator, Ricet Barrier. Two seasons of the series were produced with 100 episodes in total. This series has ''four'' [[SameLanguageDub English dubs]]; a British English dub that premiered on January 17, 1975 on BBC One (and was narrated by Michael Flanders), an American English dub narrated by Allen Swift that aired in syndication from 1977 to 1983 (and also goes for a more GagDub vibe), a Canadian English dub that premiered shortly after the American one (and is more faithful to the original) that premiered on September 17, 1977, and a Japanese-English dub that was released on VHS' in Japan, and was designed to teach Japanese kids English.

In 1999, an anime series known as ''Barbapapa Around the World''[[note]]"バーバパパ 世界をまわる" in Japanese, and "Barbapapa autour du monde" in French[[/note]] that was produced by Kodansha premiered on NHK Educational TV. The series continued the adventures of the Barbapapa family as they [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin travelled around the world]]. It was very short-lived in comparison to the original as only one 50-episode season was made, and no English dub was produced either.

In 1999, an anime series known as ''Barbapapa Around the World''[[note]]"バーバパパ 世界をまわる" in Japanese, and "Barbapapa autour du monde" in French[[/note]] that was produced by Kodansha premiered on NHK Educational TV. The series continued the adventures of the Barbapapa family as they [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin travelled around the world]]. It was very short-lived in comparison to the original as only one 50-episode season was made.

After the success of the book series, a Dutch-Japanese animated series of the same name began airing on ORTF Télévision and [=TF1=] in France in 1974, and would help the franchise gain more popularity. Every single character was voiced by the narrator, Ricet Barrier. Two seasons of the series were produced with 100 episodes in total. This series has ''four'' [[SameLanguageDub English dubs]]; a British English dub that premiered on January 17, 1975 on BBC One (and was narrated by Michael Flanders), an American English dub narrated by Allen Swift that aired in syndication from 1977 to 1983 (and also goes for a more GagDub vibe), a Canadian English dub that premiered shortly after the American one (and is more faithful to the original) that premiered on September 17, 1977, and a Japanese-English dub that was released on VHS' in Japan, and was designed to teach kids English.

'''''[[MemeticMutation DID YOU MISS THAT? BARBAPAPA, BARBAMAMA, BARBAZOO, BARBALALA, BARBALIB, BARBABEAU, BARBABELLE, BARBABRIGHT, AND BARBABRAVO!]]'''''

** Both Barbamama and Barbabeau are black. However one is a Barbapapa and the other is a Barbamama; plus, Barbabeau has ruffly fur, which helps out immensely.

After various adventures, Barbapapa comes across a female of his species (more shapely and black-coloured) named Barbamama. They produce seven children; four sons - Barbabravo, a sports fan (red), Barbabright, a scientist (blue), Barbazoo, a nature enthusiast (yellow) and Barbabeau, a painter (black and furry), as well as three daughters - Barbalala, a musician (green), Barbabelle, a narcissistic beauty queen (purple), and Barbalib, an intellectual (orange).

* SpinOff: ''Barbapapa Around the World'', a 1999 anime that was produced some years after the original. Technically, the 2019 reboot ''Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!'' counts as this too.

In June 2017, [=TF1=] announced the production of a reboot of the series entitled ''Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!'' (also known as ''Barbapapa and Family'')[[note]]''Barbapapa en famille !'' in French[[/note]], that would later premiere in France in November 2019, and would be distributed to many Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels the following year.