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Les Barjos |
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1995, 2002 (to be confirmed) |
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Europe |
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Unusual |
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"Les Barjos" is a series of plastic bones created by the french company "D'Arpèje". Firstly released in the end of the 90s, it is constituted of 40 characters divided in two groups :
- 35 Barjos that came in blue, green, yellow, pink, purple and clear transparent.
The series was mainly released in France but has been found in multiple countries across Europe.
A reference blog[1] states that the Barjos were released a second time in March 2002, however all packaging and marketing materials are referring to prices in francs, a currency retired in February of the same year. The exact events are still in need to be clarified.
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Alternate Names[]
- Marto's
- Wacko's
- Les Barjo's
Legal peripeteias[]
The original filed logo
"LES BARJOS" is a trademark filed by Joseph Benhamou (then chairman of D'Arpèje) on 20/09/1995[2]. At this point it is unclear if Jojo's Buster was used as the mascot or if an other legal dispute leads to a trial against TF1, the french distributor of the Jojo's.
A Barjos package can be seen in an early behind the scenes video of the Jojo's (02:55). Displayed alongside Jojo's merch, the reason of the presence of this package is unknown and raise new questions.
Package as seen in the Jojo's video
In 1996, TF1 and D'Arpèje fought in court[3] over competition and infringement issues. However, the exact nature of the lawsuit remains unknown. The same year, D'Arpèje had to make a partial concession over the brand. In November 1996, the international brand was registered by TF1[4], and a total handover of the brand occurred in January 98.
Since then, Les Barjos belongs to TF1.
Trivia[]
- Buster from Jojo's is on the package, but is not part of the series.
- Rascal (jojos), Whistler, Bubba, Junkyard, Rocky (Jojo's) and Phantom appears on the retail display boxes, even though they are not part of the series nor the brand.
- Barjot, sometimes written without the "t", is a french word to say "Crazy" or "Loon".
- Martos, the name of the grey figures, comes from the french expression "être marteau" which is translated to "going nuts".
- A second brand was registered by D'Arpès in 1996 named "LES DINGOS" (The crazies). This could be the name of the series 2, or a totally new series.
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| The Barjos Series 2 | |
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The Barjos |
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? |
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Spain, possibly other parts of Europe |
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Rarity |
Unusual |
A second series of "Les Barjos" may have been released. Only a handful of figures have shown up. This second series is extremely rare and there is not much information on it.
Checklist (Incomplete)[]
Gallery[]
Sources[]
- ↑ http://original-jojos-1996.over-blog.com/les-barjo-s.html
- ↑ https://data.inpi.fr/marques/FR95589578?q=barjos#FR95589578
- ↑ https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1997/03/29/les-cours-d-ecole-designeront-le-successeur-a-succes-des-pogs_3772652_1819218.html
- ↑ https://data.inpi.fr/marques/WO666242?q=barjos#WO666242