Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!

Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family! (French: Barbapapa en famille !, lit. "Barbapapa with family!") is a French musical[nb 2] 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,[1] with the participation of TF1, Nickelodeon, Télé-Québec and RTS.

Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!
Also known asBarbapapa en famille ! (French)[nb 1]
Genre
Based onBarbapapa
by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor
Developed byAnnette Tison
Talus Tayor
Written byAlice Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Teddy Jacquier (writing consultant)
Directed by
  • Alice Taylor
  • Thomas Taylor
  • Aurore Sanguinetti (1st assistant director)
Voices of
  • Bernard Alane
  • Lucille Boudonnat
  • Kaycie Chase
  • Adeline Chetail
  • Marie Facundo
  • Emmylou Homs
  • Nathalie Karsenti
  • Fily Keita
  • Bruno Magnes
  • Youna Noiret
Narrated byBernard Alane (some episodes)
Opening theme"La famille du Barbapapa"
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes86[1]
Production
Executive producersAlice Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Producers
  • Alice Taylor
  • Thomas Taylor
AnimatorNormaal Animation
EditorTim Taylor
Running time11 minutes
Production companyNormaal Animation
Original release
NetworkTF1 (France)[2]
Nick Jr. (EMEA)
Télé-Québec (Canada)
RTS 1 (Switzerland)
ReleaseNovember 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) –
present
Related
Barbapapa

The show was first announced in 2018 via a Nickelodeon press release,[3] and began broadcasting in its native France beginning November 10, 2019 on TF1, as part of the TFOU programming block for children.[4][5] 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.[6][7] 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.

Premise

Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family! focuses on the daily lives of the members of the Barbapapa family (Barbapapa, Barbamama, and their seven children; Barbabravo, Barbabright, Barbabeau, Barbabelle, Barbalala, Barbalib, and Barbazoo), a group of shapeshifting blobs. Most of the episodes involve the family getting themselves into extraordinary and often humorous situations, such as building a rocket to Mars or the children trying to hide a pet elephant they found in the wild from their parents.

Each episode features a teachable moral that the characters learn from while on their adventures.

Cast

Original French dub

  • Bruno Magnes — Barbapapa
  • Nathalie Karsenti — Barbamama
  • Lucille Boudonnat — Barbalib
  • Adeline Chetail — Barbabelle
  • Youna Noiret — Barbabravo
  • Fily Keita — Barbabright
  • Kaycie Chase — Barbazoo
  • Marie Facundo — Barbabeau
  • Emmylou Homs — Barbalala
  • Bernard Alane — Narrator, Mr. Strict
  • Jérémy Prévost — Roy

English dub

Unlike the original French version, which uses adult voice actresses as the voices of all the Barbababies, child actors perform the voices of all the Barbababies. The dub was produced in the United Kingdom by Jungle Studios in British English.

  • Oliver Britten — Barbapapa
  • Harriet Carmichael — Barbamama
  • Scarlett Keeble — Barbalib
  • Molly O'Mahony — Barbabelle
  • Felix Warren — Barbabravo (season 1)
  • William Barber — Barbabright (season 1)
  • Teddy West — Barbazoo (season 1)
  • Bruno Ben Tovim — Barbabeau (season 1)
  • Ynez Williams — Barbalala

The voice actor for Barbabravo was omitted in error from the credits in the original release of the English dub. The voice actor for the narrator (whose voice is also changed in season 2) is uncredited.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
152November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)2020 (2020)
234November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)TBA

Season 1 (2019–20)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateEnglish air date
1A"The Barbapapa Tree"
"L'arbre de Barbapapa"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas Taylor2019November 1, 2020
1B"The Barbababies' Birthday"
"L'anniversaire des Barbabébés"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 1, 2020
2A"Bada-Bam"
"Bababam"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 1, 2020
2B"The Barbamartians"
"Les Barbamartiens"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 1, 2020
3A"Boris"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 8, 2020
3B"Born to be Wild"
"Né pour être sauvage"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 8, 2020
4A"Making Bread"
"De la graine au pain"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 8, 2020
4B"From One Pit to Another"
"De pépins en pépins"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 8, 2020
5A"The Tenderest Bond of All"
"Le plus tendre des liens"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 15, 2020
5B"The Orange Empire"
"L'empire orange"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 15, 2020
6A"It's Only a Mystery..."
"Détective Barbirlock"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 15, 2020
6B"The Battle"
"La bagarre"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 15, 2020
7A"Barbaprank!"
"Barbafarce"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 29, 2020
7B"The Wolf of Halloween"
"Le loup d'Halloween"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 29, 2020
8A"The Competition Prize"
"La tablette"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 29, 2020
8B"Marvelous Moustaches"
"Merveilleuses moustaches"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 29, 2020
9A"Let Justice Be Done"
"Que justice soit faite"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 6, 2020
9B"The Great Spring Clean"
"Le grand nettoyage de printemps"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 6, 2020
10A"Double Dare You"
"Même pas cap!"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 6, 2020
10B"Roy"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 6, 2020
11A"The Grass Is Always Greener..."
"L'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 13, 2020
11B"When I Grow Up"
"Quand je serai grand"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 13, 2020
12A"The Cave Barbapapas"
"Les Barbapapa des caverne"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 13, 2020
12B"The Little Monsters"
"Les petits Monstres"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 13, 2020
13A"The Perfect Dinner"
"La belle et les cochons"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 20, 2020
13B"The Kittens"
"Mes mignoux gouzoux"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBADecember 20, 2020
14A"The Treasure Hunt"
"La chasse au trésor"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 11, 2021
14B"Going Into the Wild"
"Vivre dans la nature"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 11, 2021
15A"The Fuchsia Ocean"
"L'océan fuchsia"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 11, 2021
15B"Zero Waste"
"Zéro déchet"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 11, 2021
16A"Hiccupism"
"Le Hoquisme"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 13, 2021
16B"Silence Please"
"Silence s'il vous plaît"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 13, 2021
17A"Where Did It Go, Barbabravo?"
"Dur, Barbidur"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 14, 2021
17B"The Big Bad Hen"
"La vilaine poule géante"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 14, 2021
18A"Clock and Dance"
"Pour maman"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 15, 2021
18B"Barbapileup"
"Barbacarambolage"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 15, 2021
19A"Relay Tales"
"Histoire de relais"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 18, 2021
19B"The Barbababies' World"
"Le monde des barbabébés"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 18, 2021
20A"Greedyguts"
"L'estomac sur pattes"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 19, 2021
20B"Where Is Bali?"
"Où est Bali ?"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 19, 2021
21A"Barbabright Has a Secret"
"Barbibul a un secret"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 20, 2021
21B"Super Duper Cool"
"Trop trop la classe"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 20, 2021
22A"Barba TV"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 21, 2021
22B"The Museum"
"Le muséum"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 21, 2021
23A"Barbazoo Can't Say "No""
"Barbidou ne sait pas dire non"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 22, 2021
23B"The Doppelganger"
"Le sosie"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 22, 2021
24A"Barbabravo Is Not Feeling Well"
"Barbidur n'est pas en forme"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 25, 2021
24B"Be Patient Barbabravo..."
"Patience Barbidur..."
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 25, 2021
25A"The Seven Foods"
"Les sept aliments"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 26, 2021
25B"The Perfect Portrait"
"Un portrait au poil"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBAApril 26, 2021
26A"Father Christmas!"
"Père Noël !"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 29, 2021
26B"We Promise, Papa"
"Promis Papa"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBANovember 29, 2021

Season 2 (2023–24)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateEnglish air date
531"The Birth"[nb 3]
"La naissance"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 5, 2023[nb 4]June 2, 2024
542"The Barbapapa Family"
"La famille de Barbapapa"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 5, 2023[nb 4]June 3, 2024
553"The House of Barbapapa"[nb 5]
"La maison de Barbapapa"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 5, 2023[nb 4]June 3, 2024
564"The Reveal"
"La révélation"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 5, 2023[nb 4]June 2, 2024
575"Moving Mission"
"Je soulèverai le monde"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 12, 2023May 26, 2024
586"Barbabright's Invention"
"Le paf"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 12, 2023May 26, 2024
597"The Sand Is Running Away"[nb 6]
"Le sable se fait la malle"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 18, 2023May 30, 2024
608"Princess for a Day"
"Princesse d'un jour"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 18, 2023May 27, 2024
619"Barbidur's Odyssey"[nb 7][nb 8]
"L'Odyssée de Barbidur"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 19, 2023May 27, 2024
6210"A Biodisaster"[nb 9]
"Un biodésastre"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 19, 2023June 5, 2024
6311"Dreams and Illusions"
"Rêves et illusions"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 25, 2023May 29, 2024
6412"One Last for the Road"[nb 10]
"Une dernière et au dodo"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 25, 2023June 6, 2024
6513"Apprentice Dreamers"[nb 11]
"Apprentis rêveurs"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 26, 2023May 29, 2024
6614"The Little Critters"[nb 12]
"Les petites bestioles"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorNovember 26, 2023June 6, 2024
6715"Ah! My Beautiful Castle"
"Ah ! Mon beau château"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 3, 2023May 30, 2024
6816"Bbarbalalalalalala"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 3, 2023June 5, 2024
6917"Barbidou's Journal"[nb 13][nb 8]
"Le journal de Barbidou"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 3, 2023June 7, 2024
7018"Private Club"
"Club privé"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 9, 2023June 10, 2024
7119"The Invasion"
"L'invasion"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 9, 2023June 11, 2024
7220"Great Reporter"[nb 14]
"Grand reporter"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 10, 2023June 7, 2024
7321"Le louvre"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 10, 2023TBA
7422"The Green Algae"[nb 15]
"Les algues vertes"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 17, 2023June 10, 2024
7523"The Prank War"[nb 16]
"La guerre des canulars"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorDecember 17, 2023June 11, 2024
7624"Watch Out for Barbibul"[nb 17][nb 8]
"Gaffe à Barbibul"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorJanuary 20, 2024June 12, 2024
7725"Billionaires"[nb 18]
"Milliardaires"
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorJanuary 21, 2024[nb 19]June 12, 2024
7826"Le jour des contraires"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorJanuary 27, 2024TBA
7927"Les décodeurs"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorJanuary 27, 2024TBA
8028"Laissez couler"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorJanuary 28, 2024TBA
8129"Paysages en papier"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorJanuary 28, 2024TBA
8230"Bouillon d'inventions"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorFebruary 3, 2024TBA
8331"Cowgirl"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorFebruary 3, 2024TBA
8432"Summer Camp" (I & II)
"La colonie de vacances" (I & II)
Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorMarch 30, 2024[nb 20]May 28, 2024
8533
8634"Sauvons les coraux"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorApril 21, 2024TBA
TBA"Enfant des étoiles"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 21]TBA
TBA
TBATBA"Rebelles"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 22]TBA
TBATBA"Décide toi Barbidou"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 23]TBA
TBATBA"Les Barbabébés ont du talent"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 23]TBA
TBATBA"Barbascience"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 23]TBA
TBATBA"Vandale"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 24]TBA
TBATBA"Tri-quiproquo"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 24]TBA
TBATBA"Choupinette"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 25]TBA
TBATBA"Robemballeur"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 25]TBA
TBATBA"Je ne suis plus un Barbabébé"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 25]TBA
TBATBA"Où es-tu Tototutu ?"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 26]TBA
TBATBA"Bobo"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 27]TBA
TBATBA"La troupe des marionnettes"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 27]TBA
TBATBA"Bien vivre ensemble"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 27]TBA
TBATBA"Glup glup ahaaa"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 28]TBA
TBATBA"Dévoreur de montagnes"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 28]TBA
TBATBA"C'est la rentrée !"Alice and Thomas TaylorAlice and Thomas TaylorTBA[nb 28]TBA

Broadcast

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Barbapapa franchise as a whole, the series was released worldwide on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels in over 100 territories throughout late 2020 and early 2021.[8] This allowed for the series to be dubbed into a wide variety of languages, including some which the original Barbapapa series and Around the World have never been dubbed into before. The first countries to premiere the series outside of France were Italy,[9] Germany and Austria.[10]

Despite the English dub being produced in the United Kingdom, the series did not air on British television until July 10, 2021.[11] The English dub also airs in Australia and New Zealand, as well as via secondary audio tracks in Italy, Germany, Austria and on Nick Jr.'s Global feed.

Yle TV2 in Finland premiered the series on January 1, 2021[12] as part of the Pikku Kakkonen programming block for children, making it the first non-Nickelodeon channel outside of the French-speaking world to air the series.

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