Barbapapa
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Original French names of characters, from http://www.barbapapa.fr
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Image:Barbapapa puzzle.jpg Barbapapa is both the title character, and name of the 'species' of said character, of a series of children's books written in the 1970s by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who resided in Paris, France. The books were originally written in French, and were later translated into many languages. As short cartoons of a length of only five minutes, they reached a broader audience via TV.
Barbapapa himself is a generally pear-shaped, pink shapeshifting blob-like creature who stumbles upon the human world and tries to fit in. After various amusing adventures, he comes across a female of his species (more shapely, and black-coloured), named Barbamama. They produce seven children, known as the Barbababies, each a different colour:
- Barbazoo (Barbidou), yellow, male, lover of animals
- Barbalala, green, female, lover of music
- Barbalib (Barbotine), orange, female, lover of books
- Barbabeau (Barbouille), black and furry, male, lover of art
- Barbabelle, purple, female, lover of beauty
- Barbabright (Barbibul), blue, male, lover of science
- Barbabravo (Barbidur), red, male, lover of strength and heroism
The characters' name is a pun on barbe à papa, French for cotton candy.
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it:Barbapapà fi:Barbapapa fr:Les Barbapapa ja:バーバパパ nl:Barbapapa pl:Barbapapa sv:Barbapapa th:บาร์บ้าปาป้า zh:奇妙家庭變形豆