7.3/1051 votesLoading...#1 - Babar's First Step
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/1989
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.
Director: Raymond Jafelice
Writer: Peter Sauder
7.3/1023 votesLoading...#2 - The Diaperman Cometh
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1991
When a baby elephant is abandoned on the doorstep of the Rhino palace, Rataxes finds himself acting as an unwilling father.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1024 votesLoading...#3 - Ghost for a Day
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/21/1990
Babar's health is in question when he accredits his strange behavior to mysterious visits from the Old Elephant King's ghost.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1026 votesLoading...#4 - The Celesteville Inquirer
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/19/1992
When Flora decides to do a newspaper story about Real Life of the Royal Family, the royal homestead is thrown into a panic as her photographs prove to be embarrassing to everyone in the palace.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1024 votesLoading...#5 - A Child in the Snow
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/1991
Babar takes his family up into the mountains ostensibly for a winter holiday. But Babar is really searching for the mythical creature he saw as a child.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1018 votesLoading...#6 - The Departure
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1995
Babar and the family prepare to embark on a journey to find the ""Land of Happiness.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1025 votesLoading...#7 - Witches Potion
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/19/1990
Believing that magic is the only hope of Flora surviving a deadly snakebite, Alexander ventures into the dark forest to find an old lady he thinks is a witch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1022 votesLoading...#8 - Kings of the Castle
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/1991
As part of a school project to promote understanding and co-operation, the children convince Babar and Rataxes to change places for the day. Forced to deal with the other's problems, Babar and Rataxes learn it isn't easy to walk a mile in somebody else's shoes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1024 votesLoading...#9 - Radio Riot
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/1991
A successful radio show shoots Zephir to superstar status with the children of the Kingdom. Unfortunately his questionable advice on "dealing with your parents" triggers a confrontation between generations.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1024 votesLoading...#10 - Friendly Agreement
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/1991
Cornelius and Pompadour have a major disagreement and vow never to speak again. However, both are unaware that their silence could cost them their lives.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1031 votesLoading...#11 - City Ways
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/1989
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.
Director: Raymond Jafelice
Writer: J.D. Smith
6.9/1029 votesLoading...#12 - The City of Elephants
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/1989
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.
Director: Raymond Jafelice
Writer: J.D. Smith
6.9/1025 votesLoading...#13 - The Coin
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/1992
When Babar has to honor an old promise and grant the wish of anyone who returns pieces of an old coin to him, his entire kingdom is put in jeopardy as Rataxes shows up with a piece and demands to be made King of Celesteville.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1025 votesLoading...#14 - My Dinner With Rataxes
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/1990
While visiting Rhinoland to celebrate the peace treaty between their two kingdoms, Babar and Rataxes get caught up in a battle of one-upmanship which jeopardizes their attempts to rescue their lost children from a treacherous labyrinth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1022 votesLoading...#15 - The Scarlet Pachyderm
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/1991
When Rataxes seals the border between Rhinoland and Celesteville, it's up to the mysterious night raider known as The Scarlet Pachyderm, to save the day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1026 votesLoading...#16 - Babar's Choice
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/1989
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.
Director: Laura Shepherd
Writer: J.D. Smith
6.8/1022 votesLoading...#17 - Cruel to Be Kind
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1991
Babar learns that honesty is the best policy when Zephir takes up the palace duties of Pompadour and Cornelius, with disastrous results
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1022 votesLoading...#18 - Object D'Arthur
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1991
When two inept thieves make off with Arthur's treasured statue, Babar is called in to solve the mystery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1018 votesLoading...#19 - Land of Happiness
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1995
Once Babar and his family journey through this final land they should be able to reach the fabled Land of Happiness. This of course, is easier said than done!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1018 votesLoading...#20 - Adventures on Big Island
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1995
Babar, Celeste, Zephir and the children arrive at their first destination only to find that everything on the island is somewhat ""different.""
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1026 votesLoading...#21 - Babar's Triumph
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/1989
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.
Director: Raymond Jafelice
Writer: Peter Sauder
6.5/1024 votesLoading...#22 - Rhino War
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/2/1989
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1025 votesLoading...#23 - Fathers and Sons
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/1990
When Alexander and Victor use the father-son events of a family picnic as a way to determine which of them has the best dad, Rataxes cheating not only costs him the race, but the admiration of his son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1025 votesLoading...#24 - Uncle Arthur and the Pirates
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/9/1990
When Uncle Arthur, the world traveller and adventurer, shows up at the palace, his tall stories propel Babars children into getting themselves mixed up in a dangerous dock side escapade.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1021 votesLoading...#25 - Time Flies
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/1991
After witnessing the arrival of a mysterious time traveler, Alexander has a hard time getting anyone to believe his story.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Babar
Every episode of Babar ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Babar!
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...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Babar's First Step" is the best rated episode of "Babar". It scored 7.3/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by Raymond Jafelice and written by Peter Sauder, it aired on 1/3/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Diaperman Cometh".