Babar

1989 – 1991 78 episodes

When Babar grows up, he's crowned king of the elephants, marries Celeste and has kids. One of the greatest lessons he learns is that despite life's challenges, great things are always possible. Beloved series filled with learning lessons, based on Jean de Brunhoff's book series.

Episode guide

  1. Babar's First Step

    March 28, 1989 Season 1, no. 101 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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…

  2. City Ways

    April 4, 1989 Season 1, no. 102 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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…

  3. Babar Returns

    April 11, 1989 Season 1, no. 103 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Babar leaves the Old Lady and city to return to the jungle so that he can bring the other elephants his new-found knowledge. However, he discovers that despite the fact that his old friends…

  4. The City Of Elephants

    April 18, 1989 Season 1, no. 104 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 bui…

  5. Babar's Triumph

    April 25, 1989 Season 1, no. 105 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 Hunt…

  6. Babar's Choice

    May 2, 1989 Season 1, no. 106 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 in…

  7. Race To The Moon

    May 9, 1989 Season 1, no. 107 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 rocket ship in a silly attempt to beat Lord Rataxes…

  8. No Place Like Home

    May 16, 1989 Season 1, no. 108 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 that it might be too late, since the c…

  9. An Elephant's Best Friend

    May 23, 1989 Season 1, no. 109 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 that he's…

  10. The Show Must Go On

    May 30, 1989 Season 1, no. 110 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 tu…

  11. To Duet Or Not To Duet

    June 6, 1989 Season 1, no. 111 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 practising until he fe…

  12. The Missing Crown Affair

    June 13, 1989 Season 1, no. 112 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 stol…

  13. The Phantom

    June 20, 1989 Season 1, no. 113 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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…

  14. The Gift

    October 6, 1989 Season 2, no. 201 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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."

  15. School Days

    October 13, 1989 Season 2, no. 202 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 "diff…

  16. Between Friends

    October 20, 1989 Season 2, no. 203 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When Zephir and Celeste have an accident, they soon find themselves battling out their trial in court. Babar is caught in the middle, forced to be the judge of who is guilty of causing the…

  17. King Tuttle's Vote

    October 27, 1989 Season 2, no. 204 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Rataxes "kingnaps" King Tuttle, the Tortoise King, so that he cannot sign Babar's treaty which would force Rataxes to stop dumping garbage into the river.

  18. Elephant Express

    November 3, 1989 Season 2, no. 205 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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."

  19. Peer Pressure

    November 10, 1989 Season 2, no. 206 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    King Babar recalls having to make a tough decision between loyalty to friendship and loyalty to the law when a group of boys he knew were about to cause trouble at a local junkyard.

  20. La Tour De Celesteville

    November 17, 1989 Season 2, no. 207 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Babar has chosen Arthur to be his partner in the annual bike race. However, he soon wonders if he should have chosen somebody better when he learns there are also two cheetahs in the race,…

  21. The Intruder

    November 24, 1989 Season 2, no. 208 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    King Babar's children decide to help their father overcome one of his problems by telling him about the time when they thought that there was a monster in the palace.

  22. Double The Guards

    December 1, 1989 Season 2, no. 209 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Thinking that an assassin is after Babar, Pompadour and Cornelius refuse to leave his side... much to the regret of Babar, who is trying to have a quiet dinner with Celeste.

  23. Monkey Business

    December 8, 1989 Season 2, no. 210 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When Babar finds out that Zephir would rather play practical jokes than keep guard of the Royal Peanut Patch, Babar decides to teach him a lesson. However, the plan backfires when Babar lea…

  24. Rhino War

    December 15, 1989 Season 2, no. 211 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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.

  25. Conga The Terrible

    December 22, 1989 Season 2, no. 212 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Cornelius believes that he's becoming quite useless when his age causes Babar and his friend to get shipwrecked on an island which is home to a monstrous gorilla.

  26. Remember When...?

    December 29, 1989 Season 2, no. 213 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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…

  27. The Celesteville Enquirer

    May 3, 1990 Season 3, no. 301 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 p…

  28. Special Delivery

    May 10, 1990 Season 3, no. 302 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    With Babar and Celeste spending all their time tending to the needs of her new baby sister Isabelle, Flora's feelings of being unwanted ultimately lead her to run away from home.

  29. To Tell Or Not To Tell

    May 17, 1990 Season 3, no. 303 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When Pom and Alexander are left to babysit their little sister Isabelle, their preoccupation with covering up some palace mischief allows Isabelle to go missing.

  30. Witch's Potion

    May 24, 1990 Season 3, no. 304 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Believing that magic is the only hope of Flora surviving a deadly snakebite, Alexander ventures into the dark forest to find an old lady whom he thinks is a witch.

  31. Fathers And Sons

    May 31, 1990 Season 3, no. 305 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 admirat…

  32. Uncle Arthur And The Pirates

    June 7, 1990 Season 3, no. 306 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When Uncle Arthur, the world traveler and adventurer, shows up at the palace, his tall stories propel Babar's children into getting themselves mixed up in a dangerous dockside escapade.

  33. My Dinner with Rataxes

    June 14, 1990 Season 3, no. 307 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 th…

  34. The Coin

    June 21, 1990 Season 3, no. 308 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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 dema…

  35. A Charmed Life

    June 28, 1990 Season 3, no. 309 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Burdened by the insurmountable demands of running his kingdom and family, Babar wishes that he was never king. To his surprise and dismay, he gets his wish. Celesteville has become Rataxesv…

  36. A Tale Of Two Siblings

    July 5, 1990 Season 3, no. 310 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Stuck babysitting his little sister Isabelle, Alexander spends the afternoon making up a fairy tale which ultimately draws them closer together.

  37. The Unsalted Sea Serpent

    July 12, 1990 Season 3, no. 311 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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.

  38. Ghost For A Day

    July 19, 1990 Season 3, no. 312 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

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

  39. Boys Will Be Boys

    July 26, 1990 Season 3, no. 313 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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.

  40. Alexander The Great

    March 13, 1991 Season 4, no. 401 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Alexander's flying skills get him into hot water when he crash-lands his plane in the jungle and makes friends with a tribe who invite him for dinner.

  41. Cruel To Be Kind

    March 20, 1991 Season 4, no. 402 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Babar learns that honesty is the best policy when Zephir takes up the palace duties of Pompadour and Cornelius with disastrous results.

  42. A Pair Of Queens

    March 27, 1991 Season 4, no. 403 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

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

  43. Rowing Pains

    April 3, 1991 Season 4, no. 404 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    Alexander learns a hard lesson about responsibility when he lets his rowing team and Zephir down.

  44. Object D'Arthur

    April 10, 1991 Season 4, no. 405 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When two inept thieves make off with Arthur's treasured statue, Babar is called in to solve the mystery.

  45. The Diaperman Cometh

    April 17, 1991 Season 4, no. 406 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    When a baby elephant is abandoned on the doorstep of the Rhino palace, Rataxes finds himself acting as an unwilling father.

  46. Time Flies

    April 24, 1991 Season 4, no. 407 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    After witnessing the arrival of a mysterious time traveler, Alexander has a hard time getting anyone to believe his story.

  47. Insecurity System

    May 1, 1991 Season 4, no. 408 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

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

  48. Kings Of The Castle

    May 8, 1991 Season 4, no. 409 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    As part of a school project to promote understanding and cooperation, the children convince Babar and Rataxes to change places for the day. Forced to deal with the other's problems, Babar a…

  49. What's Mine Is Mine

    May 15, 1991 Season 4, no. 410 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    After a calculating con man lures Arthur into throwing away his life's savings for a worthless mine, Zephir and Arthur plan to teach the thief a lesson.

  50. The Scarlet Pachyderm

    May 22, 1991 Season 4, no. 411 TV Episode Nelvana Limited

    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.