Babar ( TV Series 1989 - 2002 )
Plot
After Babar's mother is shot by a hunter, he flees the jungle and finds his way to an unspecified big city with no particular characteristics where he is befriended by an old lady, who buys him clothes and enrolls him in school. Babar's cousins Celeste and Arthur find him in the big city and help him return to the Elephant realm following the death of the King of the Elephants, who had eaten a poisonous mushroom. A council of elephants approach Babar, saying that as he has "lived among men and learned much", he would be suitable to become the new King. Babar is crowned King of the Elephants, marries his cousin Celeste, and founds the city of Celesteville. Babar, who likes to wear a bright green suit, introduces a very French form of Western civilization to the elephants, and they soon dress in Western attire.
Among Babar's other associates are the monkey Zephir, the old elephant counsellors Cornelius and Pompadour (Pompadour was created for the Babar TV series), his cousin Arthur, and his children, Pom, Flora, and Alexander. Later, a second daughter, Isabelle, was introduced. The Old Lady comes to live in the Kingdom as an honoured guest. Despite the presence of these counsellors, Babar's rule seems to be totally independent of any elected body, and completely autocratic; however his leadership style seems to be one that works for the overall benefit of his elephant subjects; a form of benevolent dictator.
Besides his Westernizing policies, Babar engages in warfare with the warlike rhinoceroses of a hostile bordering nation, who are led by Lord Rataxes.
Season 1 (1989)
Babars First Step (28th March 1989)
City Ways (4 April 1989)
Babar Returns (11 April 1989)
The City of Elephants (18 April 1989)
Babar's Triumph (25 April 1989)
Babar's Choice (2 May 1989)
Race to the Moon (9 May 1989)
No Place Like Home (16 May 1989)
An Elephant's Best Friend (23 May 1989)
The Show Must Go On (30 May 1989)
To Duet Or Not to Duet (6 June 1989)
The Missing Crown Affair (13 June 1989)
The Phantom (20 June 1989)
Babar: The Movie (28 July 1989)
Season 2 (1989)
Between Friends (6 October 1989)
School Days (13 October 1989)
Peer Pressure (20 October 1989)
La Tour De Celesteville (27 October 1989)
Monkey Business (3 November 1989)
The Gift (10 November 1989)
Rhino War (17 November 1989)
Elephant Express (24 November 1989)
Conga the Terrible (1 December 1989)
King Tuttle's Vote (8 December 1989)
The Intruder (15 December 1989)
Double the Guards (22 December 1989)
Remember When...? (29 December 1989)
Season 3 (1990)
The Celesteville Enquirer (3 May 1990)
Special Delivery (10 May 1990)
To Tell Or Not to Tell (17 May 1990)
The Coin (24 May 1990)
My Dinner with Rataxes (31 May 1990)
Fathers and Sons (7 June 1990)
Witch's Potion (14 June 1990)
Tale of Two Siblings (21 June 1990)
A Charmed Life (28 June 1990)
Uncle Arthur and the Pirates (5 July 1990)
The Unsalted Sea Serpent (12 July 1990)
Ghost for a Day (19 July 1990)
Boys Will Be Boys (26 July 1990)
Season 5 (1991)
The Lead Blimp (10 September 1991)
Helping Hands (17 September 1991)
Victor, Victorious (24 September 1991)
The Unsung Hero (1 October 1991)
Every Basket Has a Silver Lining (8 October 1991)
The One That Got Away (15 October 1991)
Never Cry Alien! (22 October 1991)
Friendly Agreement (29 October 1991)
A Child in the Snow (5 November 1991)
The Old Lady Vanishes (12 November 1991)
Oh, to Be an Adult (19 November 1991)
Robot Rampage (26 November 1991)
Mango Madness (3 December 1991)
Season 6 (2000)
The Departure
Adventure on Big Island
Land of Games
Land of Toys
Land of Ice
Land of Pirates
Land of Witches
Land of Mysterious Water
Land of the Underground
The Seabed Land
Land of Treats
Land of the Treasure Hunt
Land of Happiness (Series Finale)
Season 4 (1991)
Alexander the Great (13 March 1991)
Cruel to Be Kind (20 March 1991)
A Pair of Queens (27 March 1991)
Rowing Pains (3 April 1991)
Object D'Arthur (10 April 1991)
The Diaperman Cometh (17 April 1991)
Time Flies (24 April 1991)
Insecurity System (1 May 1991)
Kings of the Castle (8 May 1991)
What's Mine Is Mine (15 May 1991)
The Scarlet Pachyderm (22 May 1991)
All Played Out (29 May 1991)
Radio Riot (5 June 1991)
