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I justed download the theme to this show, and whoooo wheeee the nostalgia. What were some other great French cartoons from the early 80s/late 70s?

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― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 22:28 (twenty-three years ago)

http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~mhp/images/bbpp.gif

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 22:29 (twenty-three years ago)

or was it a Japanese cartoon produced in France?

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 22:30 (twenty-three years ago)

remember the time they all got fleas from their pet hedgehog? ho ho ho.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)

hey look, it's a teletubby:

http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~mhp/cart-Barbatele.gif

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 22:38 (twenty-three years ago)

woah that brings back some memories - i used to love the barbapapa books, but i remember nothing of what it was all about

now if someone could post pics of that book series about the multicoloured bear things that would be cool

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 22:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I was thinking this was going to be a riff on "Barbarella".

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 22:45 (twenty-three years ago)

the barba-family was grreat
essential part of me childhood

― H (Heruy), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 23:10 (twenty-three years ago)

You just reminded me I had a fluffy Barbapapa thingy when I was a kid. The Womble I remembered, but this had flown from memory long ago... (I have a horrible feeling a v. filthy and battered version lies up in the attic. But I won't be looking.)

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 23:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Aww, I used to love them

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 26 March 2003 23:19 (twenty-three years ago)

why do i not remember this?

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 27 March 2003 04:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought it was Dutch, not French. Bound to be something on google...

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 28 March 2003 14:07 (twenty-three years ago)

oh well I stand corrected. There's a Barbalala; definitely a precursor of the Teletubbies!

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 28 March 2003 14:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Barbapapa
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no1.gif

Barbamama
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no2.gif

Barbazoo
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no3.gif

Barbalala
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no6.gif

Barbabeau
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no7.gif

Barbalib
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no8.gif

Barbabright
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no9.gif

Lolita
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no10.gif

God, this brings back memories... Seems like they had a character for everyone to relate to. Except... Where's Barbasporty?!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 28 March 2003 14:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, almost forgot...

Barbabelle
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no4.gif

Barbabravo
http://www.sonyplaza.com/barbapapa/character/image/no5.gif

So there's your Sporty Barba as well.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 28 March 2003 14:22 (twenty-three years ago)

four months pass...

Best programme ever, apart from Homicide: LOTS. Is it going to become available on DVD, like Dogtanian, I wonder?

― gobemouche, Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Gobemouche I was contemplating the Dogtanian DVD yesterday - is it a worthwhile purchase or would buying it be the act of a sadcase?

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:24 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, it was a TV thing? This makes a whole lot more sense. I have a bunch of the books procured from a Corso op-shop for friends' kids to play with, and found them kinda disturbing. They go down well with the under-5s, though. Especially the one where they find a derelict boat and turn into its respective parts to sail back to shore.

― petra jane (petra jane), Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no idea what this is. Now Dogtanian on the other hand...'one for all & all for one, muskahounds(not sure about this word??) are always ready...'

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:36 (twenty-two years ago)

The Dogtanian DVD is an essential purchase and not sad in the least. It's enjoyable in a totally non-ironic way. Great characters, classic story, a joyful series.

Volume 1 has nine episodes, from the opener in Dogtanian's village ("Dogtanian's Journey") to episode 9 ("Juliette Kidnapped"). And Volume 2 is out on Monday!

Holy cow - Willy Fog is out on DVD too (sadly not as good as Dogtanian). Warning: contains Transfer and Tico the mouse.

― gobemouche, Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes I saw the W Fog DVD too - only 5 episodes though as compared to 9 for Dogtanian at the same price.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:47 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't think i could stand to watch Dogtanian again. it bugged the hell out of me as a kid (yet i still watched it so must've been some appeal)

i would probably buy a Cities Of Gold DVD tho - maybe even Belle & Sebastian?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 21 August 2003 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

There is a Cities Of Gold one too I think.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 21 August 2003 10:56 (twenty-two years ago)

barbapapa was incredible. i thought it was juts books. thats what i had. ned brought all the memories back when he posted a picture of this in that thread with 'bitches!' in the title.

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 21 August 2003 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I believe that Cities of Gold is available on DVD in French only - i.e. Les Mystérieuses cités d’or. There are also three volumes of Barbapapa in French. Francophiles should check out Amazon.fr.

― gobemouche, Thursday, 21 August 2003 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd love to see Cities of Gold, if only to find out what the fuss was all about. I'm not sure why I didn't see it as many of my (near) contemporaries rave about it.

was it on ITV?

― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 August 2003 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd advise those of you on a children's nostalgia tip to join your local libraries or video shops rather than shell out for what was, after all, badly animated 80s rubbish with an endearing plot.

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 21 August 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Cities Of Gold was actually rubbish, but you accepted this because the idea of melding Aztec mythology with Jules Verne-esque sci-fi scenarios blew my tiny eight year old mind

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 21 August 2003 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

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