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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. They were originally produced in French. 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 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, yellow, male, lover of animals
- Barbalala, green, female, lover of music
- Barbalib, orange, female, lover of books
- Barbabeau, black and furry, male, lover of art
- Barbabelle, purple, female, lover of beauty
- Barbabright, blue, male, lover of science
- Barbabravo, red, male, lover of strength and heroism
The characters' name is a pun on barbe á papa, French for cotton candy.
External links
- Fan site (http://www.naughtykitty.org/barbapapa.html)
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