The BEST episodes of Babar

#1 - The Lead Blimp

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1991

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.

#2 - Witches Potion

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/10/1990

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

#3 - A Tale of Two Siblings

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/1990

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

#4 - A Charmed Life

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/4/1990

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!

#5 - Uncle Arthur and the Pirates

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/5/1990

When Uncle Arthur, the world traveller and adventurer, shows up at the palace, his tall stories propel Babars children into getting themselves mixed up in a dangerous dock side escapade.

#6 - The Unsalted Sea Serpent

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1990

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.

#7 - Ghost for a Day

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1989

Babars health is in question when he accredits his strange behavior to mysterious visits from the Old Elephant Kings ghost.

#8 - Boys Will Be Boys

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/1990

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.

#9 - Alexander the Great

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/1991

#10 - Cruel to Be Kind

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/1991

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

#11 - A Pair of Queens

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/1991

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 lie.

#12 - Rowing Pains

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/1991

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

#13 - Object D'Arthur

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/1991

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

#14 - Kings of the Castle

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1991

For a school project, the royal children convince Babar and Rataxes to switch places for the day. Rataxes is lazy and abusive to Pompadour and Cornelius, and Babar finds that his soft nature doesn't work for Rataxes's subjects.

#15 - All Played Out

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1991

Babar and the children have no idea just how much they've been taking Celeste for granted, until she wins the lead role in Basil's new theater production.

#16 - Radio Riot

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1991

A successful radio show shoots Zephir to superstar status with the children of the Kingdom. Unfortunately his questionable advice on "dealing with your parents" triggers a confrontation between generations.

#17 - Fathers and Sons

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/3/1990

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 admiration of his son.

#18 - A Child in the Snow

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/1991

Babar takes his family up into the mountains ostensibly for a winter holiday. But Babar is really searching for the mythical creature he saw as a child.

#19 - Mango Madness

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/1991

Babar talks with Flora about the importance of always telling the truth. Yet Babar starts to regret those words when Flora does exactly that.

#20 - The Departure

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2000

While being punished for their rowdy behavior, Alexander, Flora and Pom find their father's old magic map in a dusty corner of the attic.

#21 - Adventures on Big Island

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2000

Babar, Celeste, Zephir and the children arrive at their first destination only to find that everything on the island is bigger than usual. The plants are bigger, the fruit is bigger and even the people are bigger!

#22 - Land of Games

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2000

After landing their balloon on a giant chessboard, the gang realizes that they have come across a land filled with games!

#23 - Land of Toys

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2000

Alexander, Flora and Pom are overjoyed when they learn that their balloon has landed in a town inhabited by toys. Everyone appears to be happy until they follow their new friend Dora to a terrible factory for broken toys.

#24 - Land of Ice

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2000

A large wooden door in the middle of the jungle leads the family to the beautiful Land of Ice. Inside however, things aren't as playful as they had hoped.

#25 - Land of Pirates

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/2000

While on a fishing adventure, Babar and his family get shipwrecked in a terrible storm. A pirate ship led by the Pirate Captain comes to their rescue and brings the family to the Pirate Mansion where a big feast is prepared.