# Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!

Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family! (French: Barbapapa en famille !, lit. "Barbapapa with family!") is a French musical 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, with the participation of TF1, Nickelodeon, Télé-Québec and RTS.
The show was first announced in 2018 via a Nickelodeon press release, and began broadcasting in its native France beginning November 10, 2019 on TF1, as part of the TFOU programming block for children. 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. 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, Barbalib, Barbazoo, Barbalala, Barbabright, Barbabelle and Barbabeau), 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 for the voices of the Barbababies, child actors perform their voices. The dub was produced in the United Kingdom by Jungle Studios in British English.
* Barbapapa (voiced by Oliver Britten) – A pink shapeshifting blob-shaped creature who is the father of the Barbababies.
* Barbamama (voiced by Harriet Carmichael) — A black shapeshifting blob-shaped creature who is the mother of the Barbababies.
* Barbalib (voiced by Scarlett Keeble) — An orange Barbababie who loves to read books and is very smart.
* Barbabelle (voiced by Molly O'Mahony) — A purple Barbababie who loves fashion.
* Barbabravo (voiced by Felix Warren) — A red Barbababie who is a sports fan and loves to keep fit.
* Barbabright (voiced by William Barber) — A blue Barbababie who loves science and coming up with new inventions.
* Barbazoo (voiced by Teddy West) — A yellow Barbababie who is a nature enthusiast and enjoys taking care of animals.
* Barbabeau (voiced by Bruno Ben Tovim) — A black and furry Barbababie who loves art, including drawing and painting.
* Baralala (voiced by Ynez Williams) — A green Barbababie who is a musician and loves to play various instruments.
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

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 52 | 52 | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | 2020 (2020) |
| 2 | 34 | 34 | November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) | TBA |

### Season 1 (2019–20)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | English air date |
| 1 | "The Barbapapa Tree" "L'arbre de Barbapapa" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | 2019 (2019) | November 1, 2020 |
| 2 | "The Barbababies' Birthday" "L'anniversaire des Barbabébés" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 1, 2020 |
| 3 | "Bada-Bam" "Bababam" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 1, 2020 |
| 4 | "The Barbamartians" "Les Barbamartiens" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 1, 2020 |
| 5 | "Boris" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 8, 2020 |
| 6 | "Born to be Wild" "Né pour être sauvage" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 8, 2020 |
| 7 | "Making Bread" "De la graine au pain" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 8, 2020 |
| 8 | "From One Pit to Another" "De pépins en pépins" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 8, 2020 |
| 9 | "The Tenderest Bond of All" "Le plus tendre des liens" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 15, 2020 |
| 10 | "The Orange Empire" "L'empire orange" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 15, 2020 |
| 11 | "It's Only a Mystery..." "Détective Barbirlock" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 15, 2020 |
| 12 | "The Battle" "La bagarre" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 15, 2020 |
| 13 | "Barbaprank!" "Barbafarce" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 29, 2020 |
| 14 | "The Wolf of Halloween" "Le loup d'Halloween" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 29, 2020 |
| 15 | "The Competition Prize" "La tablette" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 29, 2020 |
| 16 | "Marvelous Moustaches" "Merveilleuses moustaches" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 29, 2020 |
| 17 | "Let Justice Be Done" "Que justice soit faite" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 6, 2020 |
| 18 | "The Great Spring Clean" "Le grand nettoyage de printemps" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 6, 2020 |
| 19 | "Double Dare You" "Même pas cap!" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 6, 2020 |
| 20 | "Roy" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 6, 2020 |
| 21 | "The Grass Is Always Greener..." "L'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 13, 2020 |
| 22 | "When I Grow Up" "Quand je serai grand" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 13, 2020 |
| 23 | "The Cave Barbapapas" "Les Barbapapa des caverne" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 13, 2020 |
| 24 | "The Little Monsters" "Les petits Monstres" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 13, 2020 |
| 25 | "The Perfect Dinner" "La belle et les cochons" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 20, 2020 |
| 26 | "The Kittens" "Mes mignoux gouzoux" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | December 20, 2020 |
| 27 | "The Treasure Hunt" "La chasse au trésor" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 11, 2021 |
| 28 | "Going Into the Wild" "Vivre dans la nature" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 11, 2021 |
| 29 | "The Fuchsia Ocean" "L'océan fuchsia" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 11, 2021 |
| 30 | "Zero Waste" "Zéro déchet" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 11, 2021 |
| 31 | "Hiccupism" "Le Hoquisme" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 13, 2021 |
| 32 | "Silence Please" "Silence s'il vous plaît" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 13, 2021 |
| 33 | "Where Did It Go, Barbabravo?" "Dur, Barbidur" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 14, 2021 |
| 34 | "The Big Bad Hen" "La vilaine poule géante" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 14, 2021 |
| 35 | "Clock and Dance" "Pour maman" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 15, 2021 |
| 36 | "Barbapileup" "Barbacarambolage" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 15, 2021 |
| 37 | "Relay Tales" "Histoire de relais" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 18, 2021 |
| 38 | "The Barbababies' World" "Le monde des barbabébés" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 18, 2021 |
| 39 | "Greedyguts" "L'estomac sur pattes" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 19, 2021 |
| 40 | "Where Is Bali?" "Où est Bali ?" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 19, 2021 |
| 41 | "Barbabright Has a Secret" "Barbibul a un secret" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 20, 2021 |
| 42 | "Super Duper Cool" "Trop trop la classe" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 20, 2021 |
| 43 | "Barba TV" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 21, 2021 |
| 44 | "The Museum" "Le muséum" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 21, 2021 |
| 45 | "Barbazoo Can't Say "No"" "Barbidou ne sait pas dire non" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 22, 2021 |
| 46 | "The Doppelganger" "Le sosie" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 22, 2021 |
| 47 | "Barbabravo Is Not Feeling Well" "Barbidur n'est pas en forme" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 25, 2021 |
| 48 | "Be Patient Barbabravo..." "Patience Barbidur..." | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 25, 2021 |
| 49 | "The Seven Foods" "Les sept aliments" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 26, 2021 |
| 50 | "The Perfect Portrait" "Un portrait au poil" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | April 26, 2021 |
| 51 | "Father Christmas!" "Père Noël !" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 29, 2021 |
| 52 | "We Promise, Papa" "Promis Papa" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | November 29, 2021 |

### Season 2 (2023–24)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | English air date |
| 53 | 1 | "The Birth" "La naissance" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) | June 2, 2024 |
| 54 | 2 | "The Barbapapa Family" "La famille de Barbapapa" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) | June 3, 2024 |
| 55 | 3 | "The House of Barbapapa" "La maison de Barbapapa" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) | June 3, 2024 |
| 56 | 4 | "The Reveal" "La révélation" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) | June 2, 2024 |
| 57 | 5 | "Moving Mission" "Je soulèverai le monde" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12) | May 26, 2024 |
| 58 | 6 | "Barbabright's Invention" "Le paf" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12) | May 26, 2024 |
| 59 | 7 | "The Sand Is Running Away" "Le sable se fait la malle" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) | May 30, 2024 |
| 60 | 8 | "Princess for a Day" "Princesse d'un jour" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 18, 2023 (2023-11-18) | May 27, 2024 |
| 61 | 9 | "Barbidur's Odyssey" "L'Odyssée de Barbidur" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 19, 2023 (2023-11-19) | May 27, 2024 |
| 62 | 10 | "A Biodisaster" "Un biodésastre" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 19, 2023 (2023-11-19) | June 5, 2024 |
| 63 | 11 | "Dreams and Illusions" "Rêves et illusions" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 25, 2023 (2023-11-25) | May 29, 2024 |
| 64 | 12 | "One Last for the Road" "Une dernière et au dodo" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 25, 2023 (2023-11-25) | June 6, 2024 |
| 65 | 13 | "Apprentice Dreamers" "Apprentis rêveurs" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26) | May 29, 2024 |
| 66 | 14 | "The Little Critters" "Les petites bestioles" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26) | June 6, 2024 |
| 67 | 15 | "Ah! My Beautiful Castle" "Ah ! Mon beau château" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03) | May 30, 2024 |
| 68 | 16 | "Bbarbalalalalalala" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03) | June 5, 2024 |
| 69 | 17 | "Barbidou's Journal" "Le journal de Barbidou" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03) | June 7, 2024 |
| 70 | 18 | "Private Club" "Club privé" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09) | June 10, 2024 |
| 71 | 19 | "The Invasion" "L'invasion" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 9, 2023 (2023-12-09) | June 11, 2024 |
| 72 | 20 | "Great Reporter" "Grand reporter" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 10, 2023 (2023-12-10) | June 7, 2024 |
| 73 | 21 | "Le louvre" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 10, 2023 (2023-12-10) | TBA |
| 74 | 22 | "The Green Algae" "Les algues vertes" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 17, 2023 (2023-12-17) | June 10, 2024 |
| 75 | 23 | "The Prank War" "La guerre des canulars" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | December 17, 2023 (2023-12-17) | June 11, 2024 |
| 76 | 24 | "Watch Out for Barbibul" "Gaffe à Barbibul" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | January 20, 2024 (2024-01-20) | June 12, 2024 |
| 77 | 25 | "Billionaires" "Milliardaires" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | January 21, 2024 (2024-01-21) | June 12, 2024 |
| 78 | 26 | "Le jour des contraires" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | January 27, 2024 (2024-01-27) | TBA |
| 79 | 27 | "Les décodeurs" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | January 27, 2024 (2024-01-27) | TBA |
| 80 | 28 | "Laissez couler" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28) | TBA |
| 81 | 29 | "Paysages en papier" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28) | TBA |
| 82 | 30 | "Bouillon d'inventions" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | February 3, 2024 (2024-02-03) | TBA |
| 83 | 31 | "Cowgirl" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | February 3, 2024 (2024-02-03) | TBA |
| 84 | 32 | "Summer Camp" (I & II) "La colonie de vacances" (I & II) | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) | May 28, 2024 |
| 85 | 33 | "Summer Camp" (I & II) "La colonie de vacances" (I & II) | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) | May 28, 2024 |
| 86 | 34 | "Sauvons les coraux" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) | TBA |
| | TBA | "TBA" "Enfant des étoiles" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| | TBA | "TBA" "Enfant des étoiles" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Rebelles" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Décide toi Barbidou" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Les Barbabébés ont du talent" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Barbascience" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Vandale" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Tri-quiproquo" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Choupinette" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Robemballeur" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Je ne suis plus un Barbabébé" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Où es-tu Tototutu ?" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Bobo" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "La troupe des marionnettes" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Bien vivre ensemble" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Glup glup ahaaa" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "Dévoreur de montagnes" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | "C'est la rentrée !" | Alice and Thomas Taylor | Alice and Thomas Taylor | TBA | 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. 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, Germany and Austria.
Despite the English dub being produced in the United Kingdom, the series did not air on British television until July 10, 2021. 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 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.