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 view, reliving his early days as a young pachyderm with important lessons to learn.
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⭐6.3/1074 votes
Quick facts
First Aired
1989
Seasons
6
Episodes
78
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.3/10
Votes
74
Genre
Animation, Family
Status
Ended
Network
CBC Television
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Babar's First Step
Jan 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 Mo…
S01E02
City Ways
Jan 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 …
S01E03
Babar Returns
Jan 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 frie…
S01E04
The City of Elephants
Jan 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 tryi…
S01E05
Babar's Triumph
Jan 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…
S01E06
Babar's Choice
Feb 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…
S01E07
Race to the Moon
Feb 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 …
S01E08
No Place Like Home
Feb 21, 198923 min
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 th…
S01E09
An Elephant's Best Friend
Feb 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 …
S01E10
The Show Must Go On
Mar 7, 198923 min
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 cre…
S01E11
To Duet Or Not to Duet
Mar 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 un…
S01E12
The Missing Crown Affair
Mar 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 frie…
S01E13
The Phantom
Mar 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. Unfortun…