Series synopsis
Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!, also known as Barbapapa en famille is a French kids animation television series that premiered on TF1 on March 1, 2020. It was created by Annette Tison, Talus Taylor. It stars Bruno Magne, Nathalie Karsenty, Fily Keita and Jérémy Prévost.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bruno Magne as Barbapapa
- Nathalie Karsenty as Barbamama
- Fily Keita as Barbibul
- Jérémy Prévost as Roy
- Bernard Alane as Narrateur et Strict
- Youna Noiret as Barbidur
- Lucille Boudonnat as Barbotine
- Kaycie Chase as Barbidou
Supporting cast
- Marie Facundo as Barbouille
- Adeline Chetail as Barbabelle
- Emmylou Homs as Barbalala
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 106 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 53 | March 1, 2020 | December 2, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 53 | November 18, 2023 | December 17, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Roy Barbabright creates a vacuuming robot that's also very good at soccer. The Barbababies organise a match against the robots. |
March 1, 2020 |
| 2 |
Making Bread Barbapapa wants to teach his children to make bread, but things don't go as planned... |
November 17, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Great Spring Clean Barbamama wants the barbababies to tidy their bedrooms. They're hiding to escape the drudgery. |
March 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Sand is disappearing During one of their great adventures, Barbapapa and Lolita were traveling in a balloon, but caught in a storm they ended up stranded on a deserted island. At first disoriented, they eventually settled in comfortably and lived very happily there, until the day their beautiful island disappeared. |
November 18, 2023 |
| 2 |
Barbazoo's Diary Barbazoo recounts the exciting Day he had |
December 3, 2023 |
| 3 |
Opposite Day Barbalala has decided to respect all the rules of the day of opposites, a custom that comes from very ancient times. Her brothers and sisters join her and it's time for a day of opposites! |
January 27, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TF1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 1, 2020 |
| Last aired | December 17, 2024 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | continue |