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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...
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Season 1

  • Babar's First Step
    7.3/1051 votes
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    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

  • City Ways
    6.9/1031 votes
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    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

  • Babar Returns
    6.3/1028 votes
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    Babar Returns

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/1989

    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.

    Director: Raymond Jafelice

    Writer: Alan Templeton, Mary Crawford

  • The City of Elephants
    6.9/1029 votes
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    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

  • Babar's Triumph
    6.5/1026 votes
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    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

  • Babar's Choice
    6.8/1026 votes
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    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

  • Race to the Moon
    6.2/1026 votes
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    Race to the Moon

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/1989

    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.

    Director: Laura Shepherd

    Writer: J.D. Smith

  • No Place Like Home
    6.0/1026 votes
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    No Place Like Home

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/1989

    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.

    Director: Laura Shepherd

    Writer: Alan Templeton, Mary Crawford

  • An Elephant's Best Friend
    6.3/1025 votes
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    An Elephant's Best Friend

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/1989

    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.

    Director: Laura Shepherd

    Writer: Peter Sauder

  • The Show Must Go On
    6.1/1023 votes
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    The Show Must Go On

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/1989

    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.

    Director: Laura Shepherd

    Writer: Alan Templeton, Mary Crawford

  • To Duet Or Not to Duet
    5.9/1024 votes
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    To Duet Or Not to Duet

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/1989

    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.

    Director: Laura Shepherd

    Writer: Elaine Waisglass

  • The Missing Crown Affair
    6.3/1025 votes
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    The Missing Crown Affair

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1989

    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.

    Director: Laura Shepherd

    Writer: J.D. Smith

  • The Phantom
    6.4/1024 votes
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    The Phantom

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/1989

    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.

    Director: Laura Shepherd

    Writer: J.D. Smith