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Babar

Babar
★ 6.4/10•1989•26m•TV-G•Animation•Family
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Inspired by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff's beloved children's books, this animated series tells Babar's life story from the elephant king's point of view, reliving his early days as a young pachyderm with important lessons to learn.

StatusEnded
Runtime26m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 3, 1989

Episodes

Episode 1 - Babar's First StepE1

Babar's First Step

This story begins to tell the classic tale of Babar's early life with his mother and all the other elephants in the jungle, and how his life is shattered when a hunter kills his Mother and he must cope on his own.

Jan 3, 1989

Episode 2 - City WaysE2

City Ways

Forced to run away from the jungle by the Hunter, Babar makes his way to the City only to find it just as dangerous and confusing. Motherless and alone, Babar is befriended by the Old Lady, who tries to teach him how to fit into her world, with his ultimate test at a society dinner in his honour.

Jan 10, 1989

Episode 3 - Babar ReturnsE3

Babar Returns

Babar leaves the Old Lady and City to return to the jungle so he can bring the other elephants his newfound knowledge. However, he discovers that despite the fact that his old friends are still running from the Hunter, they resist trying out any of his ‘new' ideas.

Jan 17, 1989

Episode 4 - The City of ElephantsE4

The City of Elephants

As the Elephants' new King, Babar's first decree is to build a city for all the elephants. However, not only does Babar have to contend with the fact that Lord Rataxes is also trying to build a city, his own obsession to see his dream city completed on time creates insurmountable problems.

Jan 24, 1989

Episode 5 - Babar's TriumphE5

Babar's Triumph

When the Hunter returns to threaten Babar's kingdom, Babar faces his greatest challenge as King when he unites Lord Rataxes and everyone in the jungle in an all out effort to fight the Hunter and repel him for once and for all.

Jan 31, 1989

Episode 6 - Babar's ChoiceE6

Babar's Choice

At an important palace ball, Babar's advisors Cornelius and Pompadour jeopardize Babar's relationship with Celeste by forcing Babar to take the visiting dignitary's daughter to the dance instead of her.

Feb 7, 1989

Episode 7 - Race to the MoonE7

Race to the Moon

Babar's hopes of rebuilding an old theater dedicated to his mother are jeopardized when all his subjects get caught up trying to build a rocketship in a silly attempt to beat Lord Rataxes to the moon.

Feb 14, 1989

Episode 8 - No Place Like HomeE823m

No Place Like Home

Babar decides to let a young circus boy live in the palace, but when the boy regrets his decision and wants to return to his circus home, he discovers it might be too late since the circus has been captured by Lord Rataxes.

Feb 21, 1989

Episode 9 - An Elephant's Best FriendE9

An Elephant's Best Friend

Times are hard for Babar when Lord Rataxes stops all pomegranate shipments from reaching Celesteville. However, when Babar finds a pet warthog in the jungle, Rataxes suddenly says he's willing to negotiate. What Babar doesn't realize is the warthog belongs to Lady Rataxes, and Rataxes has to grab it back before she or Babar discover that he lost it on purpose.

Feb 28, 1989

Episode 10 - The Show Must Go OnE1023m

The Show Must Go On

When Babar organizes a world class ballet to be performed in Celesteville, the star of the show, a temperamental prima ballerina, makes problems for his friends in the cast and crew and turns Babar's production into a disaster.

Mar 7, 1989

Episode 11 - To Duet Or Not to DuetE11

To Duet Or Not to Duet

Babar is scheduled to perform a duet with a great pianist at a concert. However, he refuses to admit that the piece of music is too hard for him, so he procrastinates practicing until he feels so guilty that it begins to affect his job as King.

Mar 14, 1989

Episode 12 - The Missing Crown AffairE12

The Missing Crown Affair

When Babar's crown goes missing, amateur sleuth Zephir decides to help Babar solve the mystery. However they both get panicky when all the clues point out that Babar's closest friends stole the crown as the first step to taking over his kingdom.

Mar 21, 1989

Episode 13 - The PhantomE13

The Phantom

When Babar discovers that the ‘Phantom' in an abandoned theater is really a lonely Old Musician who lives there, Babar decides to try and help him come out of seclusion. Unfortunately, the Phantom resents the meddling and scares Babar's friends away to the point where they decide the theatre should be torn down.

Mar 28, 1989

Actors

Dan Lett

Dan Lett

King Babar (voice)

Janet-Laine Green

Janet-Laine Green

Queen Celeste (voice)

Kyle Fairlie

Alexander (voice)

Kristen Bone

Kristen Bone

Flora (voice)

Noah Reid

Noah Reid

Pom (voice)

Philip Williams

Philip Williams

Zephir (voice)

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