Childhood friends since the 70s, the legendary Barbapapa family is once again adding cheer and creativity to the daily lives of children in their brand new animated series. The series follows daily lives 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 Barbotine; the coquette Barbabelle; the powerful Barbidur; inventor Barbidul; animal lover Barbidou; artist Barbouille; and musician Barbalala; plus their pet dog, Lolita. Together, the Barbapapa's are a large, happy family!
Nickelodeon International acquired the rights to the new Barbapapa series in June 2018 with plans to air in multiple countries across the globe. The 52×11’ episode series, produced by Normaal, will air on Nick Jr. channels in the UK, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines for both pay- and free-TV. Nick Jr. has also licensed the series for pay-TV in France, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India, South Korea and MENA.
Developed by French animation producer and distributor Normaal in partnership with TF1, Barbapapa is written and brought to life by Alice Taylor and Thomas Taylor.
“Nickelodeon has a successful track record of supporting beloved IP and finding new audiences for it around the world,” said Layla Lewis, Senior Vice President (SVP), Global Acquisitions and Content Partnerships for Nickelodeon. “We’re thrilled to partner with Normaal to introduce the long-awaited new Barbapapa series to preschoolers.”
The beloved Barbapapa universe began in 1970, emerging from the combined talent of French-American couple Anette Tyson and Talus Taylor. The original series aired in 40+ countries, including on Nick Jr. Italia (as Barbapapà), gaining worldwide fandom. Its success was followed by the production of a second series in 1977, then a third in 1999 by Japanese producer Kodansha.
Barbapapa is distributed by FESTIVAAL distribution. The series made its world debut on TF1 in France's Tfou programming strand on Sunday 10th November 2019, locally titled Barbapapa en famille (Barbapapa with Family).
Barbapapa & Family was originally slated to premiere on Nick Jr. Italy in April 2020, however, the show's launch was delayed until September.
From Digital News' SkyWeek:
"BARBAPAPA AND FAMILY
Dal 21 settembre, dal lunedì al venerdì alle 17.30 su NickJr
Arriva su Nick Jr il reboot di una mitica serie animata ormai cult, nata negli anni 70. Nuovi episodi aspettano Barbapapa e la sua famiglia, composta da coloratissimi personaggi mutaforma che in ogni episodio affrontano piccole avventure, insegnando ai più piccoli a casa i valori della famiglia, del gioco di squadra, del rispetto della diversità e dell’ecologia."
From Digital News:
BARBAPAPA
Sta per tornare, in anteprima italiana solo su Nick Jr, la serie cult del mondo prescolare. Torna cosiÌ€ la colorata e fantasiosa famiglia multiforme che nasce dai fumetti francesi degli anni ‘70. Ecologia e diversitaÌ€ sono solo alcuni dei tanti temi classici che verranno affrontati in continuitaÌ€ con la serie animata del passato. La serie saraÌ€ in 2D e saraÌ€ composta da 52 episodi di 11 minuti.
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Originally published: Thursday, April 02, 2020.
Additional sources: Google Translate, TF1, Google, Digital News, Sky Guida TV.
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