Fujio Productions Ltd.

The wonderful gag cartoon revolves around Papa, an extraordinary member of the Bakabon family. Papa and his catch-line, "This is how things should be," lives in a world populated by a gun-toting policeman, a man who can't stop sweeping, a mysterious dog and his graduate friends from Bakada University. Considered a masterpiece, this was the first full-blown gag cartoon in Japan, read by both children and adults. It had a great impact on the manga world and its influence went on to inspire a style of Japanese stand-up comedy.
* The Japanese word 'Baka' translates as 'stupid'

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