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The Worst Episodes of Babar

Every episode of Babar ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Genres:AnimationFamily
Episodes
78
Avg. Rating
6.4
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.3
6.4
7.1
6.4
6.9
5.9
6.3
6.8
6.3
6.4
6.3
6.0

Worst Episodes Summary

"Monkey Business" is the worst rated episode of "Babar". It scored 5.5/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "King Tuttle's Vote".

  • Monkey Business
    5.5/10(24)
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    #1 - Monkey Business

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 9/18/1989

    Babar has been troubled as of late, as he’s learnt that Zephir is too busy fooling around to take his duties as a Royal Guard seriously. In an attempt to teach him a lesson, Babar decides to play a prank of his own, though he soon learns something that makes him deeply regret his earlier actions.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • King Tuttle's Vote
    5.6/10(21)
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    #2 - King Tuttle's Vote

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 10/23/1989

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lead Blimp
    5.8/10(20)
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    #3 - The Lead Blimp

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 4/8/1991

    Arthur becomes a hero when his "lead blimp" tops the jungle popularity polls. But the blimp doesn't work yet and the greatly anticipated maiden voyage is only a few hours away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Duet Or Not to Duet
    5.9/10(24)
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    #4 - 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

  • School Days
    5.9/10(23)
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    #5 - School Days

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 8/28/1989

    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'.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Old Lady Vanishes
    5.9/10(19)
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    #6 - The Old Lady Vanishes

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 6/1/1991

    Babar agrees to clandestinely escort a top-secret briefcase to Paris. But the simple journey becomes complicated when the Old Lady mysteriously disappears from the train.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Place Like Home
    6.0/10(26)
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    #7 - 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

  • A Pair of Queens
    6.0/10(21)
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    #8 - A Pair of Queens

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 1/21/1991

    Flora's pen pal arrives, believing Flora is queen of Celesteville. Afraid to tell the truth, Flora convinces Pom and Alexander to help her keep up the illusion.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Land of the Underground
    6.0/10(16)
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    #9 - Land of the Underground

    Season 6 Episode 9

    Aired 11/18/1995

    The family find themselves stuck in an underground city where they are faced with a serious problem.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Show Must Go On
    6.1/10(23)
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    #10 - 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

  • The Gift
    6.1/10(25)
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    #11 - The Gift

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 9/25/1989

    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".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Elephant Express
    6.1/10(24)
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    #12 - Elephant Express

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 10/9/1989

    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'.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Intruder
    6.1/10(23)
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    #13 - The Intruder

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 10/30/1989

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Charmed Life
    6.1/10(23)
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    #14 - A Charmed Life

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 4/30/1990

    Burdened by the insurmountable demands of running his kingdom and family, Babar wishes he was never King. To his surprise and dismay, he gets his wish. Celesteville has become, Rataxesville!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Never Cry Alien
    6.1/10(20)
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    #15 - Never Cry Alien

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 6/3/1991

    Arthur pulls a prank, which has everyone believing aliens are landing. But the joke backfires on Arthur when he spots a real UFO and nobody believes him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Oh, To Be An Adult
    6.1/10(20)
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    #16 - Oh, To Be An Adult

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 5/27/1991

    When the kids turn eleven they decide they are now adults. Babar and Celeste are shocked when they announce their "adult" plans for their lives.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Land of Toys
    6.1/10(17)
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    #17 - Land of Toys

    Season 6 Episode 4

    Aired 10/14/1995

    The children are jovial when they learn that their balloon landed in a town filled with toys.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Land of the Treats
    6.1/10(16)
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    #18 - Land of the Treats

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 12/2/1995

    Babar and his family land in a treat-filled town with a problem.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Race to the Moon
    6.2/10(26)
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    #19 - 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

  • Tour De Celesteville
    6.2/10(25)
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    #20 - Tour De Celesteville

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 9/11/1989

    An annual bike race is about to take place and Babar has selected Arthur to be his teammate for the event. However, when Babar learns that too very fast athletes are also competing in the race, he decides to use unorthodox tactics in order to win, despite the fact that he could be disqualified if he were caught.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double the Guards
    6.2/10(22)
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    #21 - Double the Guards

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 11/6/1989

    The Royal Guard must do everything they can to protect the King and Queen, though when rumors are spread that an assassin is going to try to take Babar’s life, Pompadour and Cornelius decide to stay by their sire at every moment, though their actions only seem to get on Babar’s nerves.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Tale of Two Siblings
    6.2/10(26)
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    #22 - A Tale of Two Siblings

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 5/7/1990

    Stuck baby-sitting his little sister Isabelle, Alexander spends the afternoon making up a fairytale which ultimately draws them closer together.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Insecurity System
    6.2/10(21)
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    #23 - Insecurity System

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 2/25/1991

    A fault in the Rhino Security system traps Cornelius and the children inside the Rhino Place, and it's up to Cornelius to devise an escape before its too late.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Helping Hands
    6.2/10(21)
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    #24 - Helping Hands

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 4/15/1991

    The kids decide to hold a yard sale believing the palace to be in financial trouble. But while looking for goods to sell, they mistakenly pick up Rataxes' "favorite" lamp.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Unsung Hero
    6.2/10(20)
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    #25 - The Unsung Hero

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 5/13/1991

    Rataxes takes the credit when Basil saves Isabelle's life. Rataxes is hailed as a hero but finds his guilty conscience troubling him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A