Barbapapa Sekai wo Mawaru
English title: Barbapapa Around the World
Japanese title: バーバパパ　世界をまわる
Type: TV
Source: Picture book
Episodes: 50
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 5, 1999 to Oct 8, 1999
Broadcast: Fridays at 16:50 (JST)
Duration: 5 min per ep
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: Pierrot
Producers: Kodansha
Genres: Adventure, Comedy

"Barbapapa around the world", is a fun-filled collection of 5-minute animated cartoons for preschool children. Barbapapa and his family return to TV for the first time in 25 years with 50 completely new and original episodes.

Each episode travels to far-off lands where the Barbapapa family learns about plants, birds, reptiles or mammals in their natural Habitat. The Barbapapa family not only has fun playing with and imitating rare animals but it also helps the creatures when they fall into life-threatening situations. Join the Barbapapa Family as it travels to New Guinea, The Amazon, Patagonia and all over the world discovering the humor, danger and excitement of life.

(Source: barbapapa.fr)