Changes: Barbapapa

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Barbapapa (not to be confused with the shapeshifting titular star of another comic/cartoon series) is a human character who appears in two of the Smurfs comic book stories. He is a lookalike cousin of Gargamel's (except for a mustache), who makes his living as a seaside vendor of confectionaries. He first meets the Smurfs in the story "The Smurf Vacation", as they enjoy a day of relaxation and recreation on the beach where he works.

Prior to encountering the Smurfs, he has received a letter from Gargamel asking that if he should ever meet with them, to capture them and then send word so that his cousin can collect them. However, Barbapapa pays no mind to Gargamel's request concerning the Smurfs, until one Smurf refuses to pay for the lollipop he has received from the human. Not amused, Barbapapa decides to trap the little people inside a bunch of old wooden hives converted into Smurf-sized changing rooms, then wait for his cousin to appear so that he can collect them. But while Barbapapa sleeps on the beach after having trapped all the Smurfs, they manage to escape with Papa Smurf leaving behind a crab inside one of the miniature changing rooms as a present for Gargamel upon his arrival. When Gargamel gets his fingers pinched by the crab that he finds, he chases after his cousin with a broom, Barbapapa swearing vengeance.

Barbapapa appears again in another Smurfs comic book story, "Smurf Surfing", when the Smurfs return to the beach for a day of surfing with their new surfboards. He first captures Sassette, then with Gargamel's help, he disguises himself as an old man selling ice cream cones laced with a sleeping powder. However, Sassette escapes and warns the other Smurfs about Barbapapa appearing to them in disguise. They quickly unmask Barbapapa, fall him to the ground, bury him in sand, and force feed him one of his own ice cream cones. They then deal with Gargamel by scaring him away using a fake shark fin. The Smurfs spend the rest of their day on the beach playing golf, using Barbapapa's head as a driving range target!

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-'''Barbapapa''' (not to be confused with the shapeshifting titular star of another comic/cartoon series) is a human character who appears in at least two of the [[Smurfs (comics)|Smurfs comic book]] stories. He is a lookalike cousin of Gargamel's (except for a mustache), who makes his living as a seaside vendor of confectionaries. He first meets the [[Smurfs (race)|Smurfs]] in the story "The Smurf Vacation", as they enjoy a day of relaxation and recreation on the beach where he works.
+'''Barbapapa''' (not to be confused with the shapeshifting titular star of another comic/cartoon series) is a human character who appears in two of the [[Smurfs (comics)|Smurfs comic book]] stories. He is a lookalike cousin of Gargamel's (except for a mustache), who makes his living as a seaside vendor of confectionaries. He first meets the [[Smurfs (race)|Smurfs]] in the story "The Smurf Vacation", as they enjoy a day of relaxation and recreation on the beach where he works.
 Prior to encountering the Smurfs, he has received a letter from Gargamel asking that if he should ever meet with them, to capture them and then send word so that his cousin can collect them. However, Barbapapa pays no mind to Gargamel's request concerning the Smurfs, until one Smurf refuses to pay for the lollipop he has received from the human. Not amused, Barbapapa decides to trap the little people inside a bunch of old wooden hives converted into Smurf-sized changing rooms, then wait for his cousin to appear so that he can collect them. But while Barbapapa sleeps on the beach after having trapped all the Smurfs, they manage to escape with Papa Smurf leaving behind a crab inside one of the miniature changing rooms as a present for Gargamel upon his arrival. When Gargamel gets his fingers pinched by the crab that he finds, he chases after his cousin with a broom, Barbapapa swearing vengeance.