Babar
the Elephant
Babar is a French children's fictional character who first appeared in a book by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 and enjoyed immediate success.
An English language version, entitled The Story of Babar, appeared in 1933 in Britain and also in the United States.
The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cecile, had invented for their children.
It tells of a young elephant who leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants.
Then he comes back and becomes king of the elephant kingdom. He then has children and teaches them valuable lessons.
Jean de Brunhoff published six more stories before his death in 1937. His son Laurent de Brunhoff, also a writer and illustrator, carried on the series from 1946 onwards with Babar et Le Coquin d'Arthur.
After he witnesses the slaughter of his beloved mother by a hunter, he flees from the jungle and finds his way to Paris where he is befriended by an old lady, who buys him clothes and enrolls him in school.
His cousins Celeste and Arthur find him in the big city and then 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 him, saying that as he has 'lived among men and learned much', he would be suitable to become the new King.
He 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.
My three and half year old daughter loves elephants and loves this video. It provides a nice story line and is very well produced.
It's more interesting than other videos for this age group and not as over produced as the Disney movies. It's just right! She now wants to live in Elephant City.
Complete Episode Guide
01. Babar's First Step (pilot)
02. City Ways
03. The Return
04. The City of Elephants
05. Triumph
06. Choice
07. Race to the Moon
08. No Place Like Home
09. An Elephant's Best Friend
10. The Show Must Go On
11. To Duet Or Not to Duet
12. The Missing Crown Affair
13. The Phantom
14. Babar: The Movie
15. Between Friends
16. School Days
17. Peer Pressure
18. La Tour De Celesteville
19. Monkey Business
20. The Gift
21. Rhino War
22. Elephant Express
23. Conga the Terrible
24. King Tuttle's Vote
25. The Intruder
26. Double the Guards
27. Remember When...?
28. The Celesteville Enquirer
29. Special Delivery
30. To Tell Or Not to Tell
31. The Coin
32. My Dinner with Rataxes
33. Fathers and Sons
34. Witch's Potion
35. Tale of Two Siblings
36. A Charmed Life
37. Uncle Arthur and the Pirates
38. The Unsalted Sea Serpent
39. Ghost for a Day
40. Boys Will Be Boys
41. Alexander the Great
42. Cruel to Be Kind
43. A Pair of Queens
44. Rowing Pains
45. Object D'Arthur
46. The Diaperman Cometh
47. Time Flies
48. Insecurity System
49. Kings of the Castle
50. What's Mine Is Mine
51. The Scarlet Pachyderm
52. All Played Out
53. Radio Riot
51. The Lead Blimp
52. Helping Hands
53. Victor, Victorious
54. The Unsung Hero
55. Every Basket Has a Silver Lining
56. The One That Got Away
57. Never Cry Alien!
58. Friendly Agreement
59. A Child in the Snow
60. The Old Lady Vanishes
61. Oh, to Be an Adult
62. Robot Rampage
63. Mango Madness
61. The Departure
62. Adventure on Big Island
63. Land of Games
64. Land of Toys
65. Land of Ice
66. Land of Pirates
67. Land of Witches
68. Land of Mysterious Water
69. Land of the Underground
70. The Seabed Land
71. Land of Treats
72. Land of the Treasure Hunt
73. Land of Happiness (Series Finale)
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