List of Babar episodes

This is a complete list of episodes from the animated television show Babar, which was based on the famous book series for children, Babar the Elephant. The series aired from 1989 to 1991, and returned for one season in 2000.

Episodes

Season 1 (1989)

No. Cartoons Original air date
1"Babar's First Step"April 2, 1989
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.
2"City Ways"April 9, 1989
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.
3"Babar Returns"April 16, 1989
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.
4"The City of Elephants"April 23, 1989
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.
5"Babar's Triumph"April 30, 1989
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.
6"Babar's Choice"May 7, 1989
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.
7"Race to the Moon"May 14, 1989
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.
8"No Place Like Home"May 21, 1989
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.
9"An Elephants Best Friend"May 28, 1989
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.
10"The Show Must Go On"June 3, 1989
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.
11"To Duet or not to Duet"June 10, 1989
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.
12"The Missing Crown Affair"June 17, 1989
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.
13"The Phantom"June 24, 1989
Babar meets "The Phantom" for the first time and when construction crews are about to tear down the building, it's up to Babar to stop them from destroying his home, and a secret friendship. [1]
  1. Babar: The Movie (28 July 1989)

Season 2 (1989)

No. Cartoons Original air date
14"The Gift"August 20, 1989
Babar goes out of his 'way' to find the Old Lady a unique gift for her birthday.... the tail feather of the "Way Out Bird" who can only be found on top of the treacherous "Way Out Peak".
15"School Days"August 27, 1989
King Babar recalls a time when he was a young boy living in the City. Babar and his friends were picked on by the school bullies and made to feel like outcasts because they all looked 'different'.
16"Between Friends"September 3, 1989
When Zephir and Celeste have an accident they soon find themselves battling out their trial in court. Babar is caught in the middle, forced to be the Judge of who is guilty of causing the mishap. [2]
17"King Tuttle's Vote"September 10, 1989
Rataxes 'king-naps' King Tuttle, the Tortoise King, so he cannot sign Babar's treaty that would force Rataxes to stop dumping garbage into the river.
18"Elephant Express"September 17, 1989
When Rataxes refuses to let Babar build a railway through Rhinoland, Babar is forced to detour through a jungle inhabited by a strange monster known as the 'Polomoche'.
19"Peer Pressure"September 24, 1989
King Babar recalls having to make a tough decision between loyalty to friendship and loyalty to the law, when a group of boys he knows are about to cause trouble at a local junkyard.
20"Tour De Celesteville"October 1, 1989
Babar has chosen Arthur to be his partner in the annual bike race. However, he soon wonders if he should have chosen somebody better, when he learns there are two Cheetahs also in the race, who are willing to 'cheat' to win.
21"Rhino War"October 8, 1989
When Babar fails to fill out the proper papers to ship fairground supplies through Rhinoland, a General in Rataxes' army uses this as an excuse to declare war on Celesteville.
22"Double the Guards"October 15, 1989
Thinking that an assassin is after Babar, Pompadour and Cornelius refuse to leave his side... much to the regret of Babar, who is trying to have a quiet dinner with Celeste.
23"Monkey Business"October 22, 1989
When Babar finds out that Zephir would rather play practical jokes than keep guard of the Royal Peanut Patch, Babar decides to teach him a lesson. However, the plan backfires when Babar learns that Rataxes' Rhino Rampage is heading straight for the peanut patch and Babar has made sure there's no way he or Zephir can call for help.
24"The Intruder"October 29, 1989
King Babar's children decide to help their father overcome one of his problems by telling him about the time when they thought there was a monster in the Palace.
25"Conga the Terrible"November 5, 1989
Cornelius believes that he's becoming quite useless, when his age causes Babar and his friend to get shipwrecked on an island that's home to a monstrous gorilla.
26"Remember When...?"November 12, 1989
Babar's children recall the time when they accidentally went up in a balloon and entered a terrible storm, forcing Babar and Celeste to use every bit of their courage and resourcefulness to save them.[3]

Season 3 (1990)

No. Cartoons Original air date
27"Special Delivery"April 1, 1990
28"The Celesteville Enquirer"April 8, 1990
29"To Tell Or Not to Tell"April 15, 1990
30"Witches Potion"April 22, 1990
31"Fathers and Sons"April 29, 1990
32"Uncle Arthur and the Pirates"May 6, 1990
33"My Dinner With Rataxes"May 13, 1990
34"The Coin"May 20, 1990
35"A Charmed Life"May 27, 1990
36"A Tale of Two Siblings"June 3, 1990
37"The Unsalted Sea Serpent"June 10, 1990
38"Ghost for a Day"June 17, 1990
39"Boys Will Be Boys"June 24, 1990

Season 4 (1991)

No. Cartoons Original air date
40"Alexander the Great"January 7, 1991
41"Cruel to Be Kind"January 14, 1991
42"A Pair of Queens"January 21, 1991
43"Rowing Pains"January 28, 1991
44"Object D'Arthur"February 4, 1991
45"The Diaperman Cometh"February 11, 1991
46"Time Flies"February 18, 1991
47"Insecurity System"February 25, 1991
48"Kings of the Castle"March 10, 1991
49"What's Mine Is Mine"March 17, 1991
50"The Scarlet Pachyderm"March 24, 1991
51"All Played Out"March 31, 1991
52"Radio Riot"April 7, 1991

Season 5 (1991)

No. Cartoons Original air date
53"The Lead Blimp"April 14, 1991
54"Helping Hands"April 21, 1991
55"The One That Got Away"April 28, 1991
56"Every Basket Has a Silver Lining"May 5, 1991
57"Victor Victorious"May 12, 1991
58"The Unsung Hero"May 19, 1991
59"Friendly Agreement"May 26, 1991
60"Never Cry Alien"May 31, 1991
61"A Child in the Snow"June 1, 1991
62"The Old Lady Vanishes"June 2, 1991
63"Oh, to be an Adult"June 3, 1991
64"Robot Rampage"June 4, 1991
65"Mango Madness"June 5, 1991

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Season 6 (2000)

No. Cartoons Original air date HBO / PBS Kids air date
66"The Departure"September 23, 2000July 6, 2002
January 19, 2004
While being punished for their rowdy behavior, Alexander, Flora and Pom find their fathers old magic map in a dusty corner of the attic?
67"Adventures on Big Island"September 30, 2000July 13, 2002
January 20, 2004
Babar, Celeste, Zephir and the children arrive at their first destination only to find that everything on the island is bigger than usual. The plants are bigger, the fruit is bigger and even the people are bigger!
68"Land of Games"October 7, 2000July 20, 2002
January 21, 2004
After landing their balloon on a giant chessboard, the gang realizes that they have come across a land filled with games!
69"Land of Toys"October 14, 2000July 27, 2002
January 22, 2004
Alexander, Flora and Pom are overjoyed when they learn that their balloon has landed in a town inhabited by toys. Everyone appears to be happy until they follow their new friend Dora to a terrible factory for broken toys?
70"Land of Ice"October 21, 2000August 3, 2002
January 23, 2004
A large wooden door in the middle of the jungle leads the family to the beautiful Land of Ice. Inside however, things arent as playful as they had hoped?
71"Land of Pirates"October 28, 2000August 10, 2002
While on a fishing adventure, Babar and his family get shipwrecked in a terrible storm. A pirate ship led by the Pirate Captain comes to their rescue and brings the family to the Pirate Mansion where a big feast is prepared?
72"Land of Witches"November 4, 2000August 17, 2002
After following a path lined with flowers, the family finds themselves in a magical land inhabited by witches. The first friend they meet is a Witch-In-Training named Lulu?
73"Land of Mysterious Water"November 11, 2000August 24, 2002
Babar, Celeste, Zephir and the children, come across a spring filled with mysterious water in this land of adventure. Surprisingly, the water allows them to float in the sky!
74"Land of The Underground"November 18, 2000August 31, 2002
Looking for the next Land of Adventure, the family balloon crashes and falls into a large crevasse. This time, they find themselves in an enchanted underground city?
75"The Seabed Land"November 25, 2000September 7, 2002
When the balloon lands on a small island in the middle of the ocean, they come across a giant sea turtle who shows them the way to their next land of adventure.
76"Land of the Treats"December 2, 2000September 14, 2002
Babar and his family arrive in a town where everything is made out of treats and every store they go into has better tasting delicacies than the last! That is, until they find a bakery with the worst tasting cakes in the land?
77"Land of the Treasure Hunt"December 9, 2000September 21, 2002
Babar and his family find themselves in the middle of a championship treasure hunt! The children are sure they can win, after all, they go on treasure hunts all the time back home in Celesteville!
78"Land of Happiness"December 16, 2000September 28, 2002
Once Babar and his family journey through this final land, they should be able to reach the fabled Land of Happiness. That, of course, is easier said than done!

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/babar/episodes/
  2. ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/babar/episodes/
  3. ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/babar/episodes/
  4. ↑ "Babar Episodes". TV.com. Retrieved 17 March 2012.