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The Best Episodes of Babar

Every episode of Babar ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Babar!

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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  1. Background image for Babar's First Step
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    #1 - Babar's First Step

    S1:E1

    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.

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  2. Background image for A Child in the Snow
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #2 - A Child in the Snow

    S5:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Celesteville Inquirer
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #3 - The Celesteville Inquirer

    S3:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Witches Potion
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Witches Potion

    S3:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Friendly Agreement
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Friendly Agreement

    S5:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for City Ways
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    #6 - City Ways

    S1:E2

    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.

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  8. Background image for The City of Elephants
    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #7 - The City of Elephants

    S1:E4

    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.

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  9. Background image for Babar's Choice
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    #8 - Babar's Choice

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Writer:J.D. Smith
  10. Background image for The Coin
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    #9 - The Coin

    S3:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for My Dinner With Rataxes
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    #10 - My Dinner With Rataxes

    S3:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Ghost for a Day
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Ghost for a Day

    S3:E12

    Babar's health is in question when he accredits his strange behavior to mysterious visits from the Old Elephant King's ghost.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Babar's Triumph
    6.6/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Babar's Triumph

    S1:E5

    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.

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  14. Background image for Fathers and Sons
    6.6/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Fathers and Sons

    S3:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Uncle Arthur and the Pirates
    6.6/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Uncle Arthur and the Pirates

    S3:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for An Elephant's Best Friend
    6.5/10(27 votes)

    #15 - An Elephant's Best Friend

    S1:E9

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Phantom
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #16 - The Phantom

    S1:E13

    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.

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    Writer:J.D. Smith
  18. Background image for Rhino War
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Rhino War

    S2:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Remember When...?
    6.5/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Remember When...?

    S2:E13

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Robot Rampage
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Robot Rampage

    S5:E12

    Arthur builds a flawed robot but will not admit his mistake. In trying to cover up the situation, things get out of control.

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  21. Background image for Babar Returns
    6.4/10(29 votes)

    #20 - Babar Returns

    S1:E3

    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.

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  22. Background image for The Missing Crown Affair
    6.4/10(26 votes)

    #21 - The Missing Crown Affair

    S1:E12

    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.

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    Writer:J.D. Smith
  23. Background image for Peer Pressure
    6.4/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Peer Pressure

    S2:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Unsalted Sea Serpent
    6.4/10(23 votes)

    #23 - The Unsalted Sea Serpent

    S3:E11

    When a mysterious creature is sighted in the Celesteville lake, Babar calls upon a famous undersea explorer to help him protect it from the clutches of Rataxes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Boys Will Be Boys
    6.4/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Boys Will Be Boys

    S3:E13

    When Babar sets off with Uncle Arthur and Zephir to renew a childhood treasure hunt Rataxes seizes the opportunity to try and beat him to it.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The One That Got Away
    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #25 - The One That Got Away

    S5:E6

    Babar is out to catch the "biggest fish in all of Celesteville". But with the clumsy Flora as his partner, Babar's dream seems unlikely.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Babar's First Step" is the best rated episode of "Babar". It scored 7.4/10 based on 52 votes. Directed by Raymond Jafelice and written by Peter Sauder, it aired on 1/3/1989. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Child in the Snow".