Babar (1989) s01e04 Episode Script

HI, POPPA.
(♪♪♪)
UNCLE ARTHUR!
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
QGhildren playing)
THERE'S NOTHING MORE RELAXING
THAN SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE
FAMILY.
WOULDN'T YOU AGREE, CORNELIUS?
YES, WITHOUT QUESTION, BABAR.
WITHOUT QUESTION.
FATHER?
YES, FLORA?
THE GLUE WON'T GLUE.
IT WILL IN A MINUTE, DEAR.
FATHER?
YES, FLORA?
THE STICKS ARE TOO LONG.
THEN TRY SHORTENING THEM.
FATHER?
YES, FLORA?
NOW THE STICKS ARE TOO SHORT.
CAN YOU FIX THEM, POPPA?
IT'S ALL YOURS, CORNELIUS.
YES, QUITE SO, BABAR,
QUITE SO.
NOW, NOW, FLORA,
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
TODAY IS KITE-FLIGHT SUNDAY,
AND I WANT MY KITE TO BE THE
FIRST IN THE AIR.
THAT'S IMPORTANT, IS IT?
TO ME IT IS.
WELL, FOR STARTERS, NOTHING
IS WORTH DOING UNLESS YOU DO I
RIGHT, AND AT THE RATE YOU'RE
GOING, THIS KITE WON'T EVEN GE
OFF THE GROUND.
BUT
ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE
CARE, FLORA.
I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.
I WAS JUST A BOY, ABOUT TO
TAKE ON MY FIRST BIG CHALLENGE
AS KING.
CAN'T YOU SEE IT, CORNELIUS?
OUR VERY OWN CITY.
MAGNIFICENT, BABAR,
NOT TO MENTION SPECTACULAR
AND SPLENDIFEROUS.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE PICKED A MORE
PERFECT LOCATION.
I'VE MADE SO MANY PLANS.
NOT ONLY WILL IT PROTECT US FROM
THE LIKES OF THE HUNTER, BUT I
WILL BE JUST LIKE THE BIG CITY
I VISITED, WITH LOTS OF
MONUMENTS AND BUILDINGS,
HOSPITALS, HOMES, AND LIBRARIES,
AND OUR VERY OWN PALACE.
IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE, BABAR,
BUT ARE YOU CERTAIN THIS
TYPE OF CITY IS SUITABLE FOR
ELEPHANTS?
SURE!
I WANT OUR SUBJECTS TO HAVE
THE VERY BEST.
EVERYONE DESERVES A DECENT HOME
WITH A SOLID ROOF OVER THEIR
HEADS.
PRECISELY WHY I'VE COME TO
SEE YOU, SIRE.
ANNOUNCING THE VERY FIRST IN MY
SERIES OF PACHYDERM PUBLIC
OPINION POLLS.
FOLLOWING AN EXHAUSTIVE SERIES
OF EVALUATIONS, I HAVE FOUND
THAT 99.9% OF THE POLLING PUBLIC
ARE 100% BEHIND THE BUILDING
OF THE CITY.
VERY ENCOURAGING.
YES, THANK YOU, POMPA--
PROVIDING THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO MOVE IN BEFORE THE MONSOONS
BEGIN.
THE MONSOONS?
THEY'RE ONLY THREE MONTHS
AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW, POMPADOUR.
MIGHT I OFFER A SUGGESTION,
SIRE?
THREE WORDS: ALL POSSIBLE SPEED.
FINISH THE CITY AS FAST AS YOU
CAN, AND THE PUBLIC WILL SING
YOUR PRAISES.
GOOD POINT.
BUT BABAR, I'M NOT CERTAIN
WE CAN BUILD SUCH A CITY IN
JUST THREE SHORT MONTHS.
ANOTHER GOOD POINT.
FORGIVE ME FOR POINTING THIS
OUT, SIRE, BUT AT THIS POIN
YOU'LL HAVE TO POINT OUT WHICH
POINT YOU'D LIKE TO ACT ON.
AFTER ALL, YOU ARE THE KING.
WELL, THEN, AS KING, I MUS
GIVE MY PUBLIC WHAT THEY WANT,
SO I'LL DO MY BEST TO FINISH THE
CITY BEFORE THE RAINS COME.
WE CAN START AS SOON AS WE GE
THE BUILDING SUPPLIES WE
ORDERED.
WHERE COULD THEY BE?
(horn honking)
RIGHT HERE, BABAR.
MADAM!
OH, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
AND I YOU.
I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO TELL YOU.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I LEF
THE CITY.
I CAN SEE THAT, KING BABAR.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
MADAM, MADAM!
ARTHUR, CELESTE.
HOW WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
AHEM
OH, ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MY
FRIENDS: CORNELIUS, MY ROYAL
ADVISOR, AND POMPADOUR,
THE ROYAL MINISTER OF PROTOCOL.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
THE PLEASURE IS ALL OURS,
MADAM.
ALL YOUR SUPPLIES ARE THERE,
BABAR: EVERYTHING YOU'LL NEED TO
BUILD A GRAND AND PROPER CITY.
THANK YOU.
CAN YOU STAY FOR A WHILE?
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO HELP.
IT'S SETTLED, THEN.
NOW I'M SURE WE CAN FINISH
THE CITY ON TIME.
WE'LL BE DONE BEFORE THE FIRS
RAINDROP FALLS.
(cheering)
(adult Babar)
I THEN SET ABOUT THE TASK OF
ASSIGNING TITLES AND POSITIONS
TO EVERYONE, EACH TO REFLEC
WHAT THEY DID BEST.
OKAY, DOES EVERYONE HAVE AN
OCCUPATION?
YES, SIRE!
THEN LET'S BUILD OUR CITY!
(cheering)
(snickering)
(adult Babar)
BUT NOT ALL WERE HAPPY ABOU
OUR PLANS FOR THE CITY.
FAR OFF IN RHINOLAND,
LORD RATAXES WAS FUMING.
KING BABAR!
HAH, WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?
I'LL SHOW HIM WHO'S KING
AROUND HERE.
I AM THE STRONGEST!
I AM THE BEST!
I AM--
LORD RATAXES!
IT'S BASIL BEARING BIG NEWS.
HMM.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT.
BUT MAKE IT FAST.
IF YOU INSIST, YOUR RHINESS.
I HAVE IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY THA
BABAR AND HIS CONGENIAL COUR
ARE TRASHING THE TRADITION OF
HAVING HOMES IN HUTS BY PUTTING
UP A PALATIAL PALACE SURROUNDED
BY BRAND-NEW BUILDINGS ARRANGED
IN A PLEASING PATTERN, THEREBY
CREATING A NEW AND NICER
NEIGHBOURHOOD IN WHICH THEIR
SUBJECTS CAN LIVE.
HE'S CALLING IT A CITY.
A CITY?
HE CAN'T DO THAT.
IF BABAR'S SUBJECTS GET TO HAVE
A CITY, THEN MINE WILL WANT ONE
TOO.
YOU GIVE THAT KIND OF LUXURY
TO THE PEOPLE, AND PRETTY SOON
THEY'LL START TO EXPECT IT.
AND WELL THEY SHOULD.
LADY RATAXES!
I THINK WHAT BABAR IS DOING
IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S HIGH TIME WE REWARDED OUR
LOYAL SUBJECTS' LOYALTY, AND
WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO BUILD
THEM THEIR VERY OWN CITY?
WOULDN'T A NICE CARD SUFFICE?
NONSENSE.
IT'LL BE FUN.
BUT, MY LADY, I DON'T KNOW
THE FIRST THING ABOUT BUILDING
BUILDINGS.
OH, I'M SURE YOU'LL GE
THE HANG OF IT.
TA-TA!
TA-TA.
QUICK, BASIL, ADVISE ME!
IT'S VERY SIMPLE, SIR.
ANYONE THAT CAN BUILD A CITY
FIRST WILL GO DOWN IN JUNGLE
HISTORY AS THE RHINO THAT RAISED
THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE
ENTIRE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
LORD RATAXES, THE FATHER
OF CIVILIZATION.
VERY STIRRING.
I'LL DO IT!
(adult Babar)
THE WEEKS TURNED QUICKLY INTO
MONTHS, AND SLOWLY THE CITY
BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE
UNFORTUNATELY, NOT AS QUICKLY
AS I HAD PROMISED.
AND AS THE MONSOON RAINS DREW
EVER CLOSER, I BEGAN TO FEAR
THAT I HAD BITTEN OFF MORE
THAN I COULD CHEW.
KING BABAR!
THE ROADS ARE FALLING BEHIND
SCHEDULE.
KING BABAR, SOMEONE'S BEEN
PILFERING THE SUPPLIES.
UM
KING BABAR, DEOK THE
TRIUMPHANT JUST FELL DOWN.
KING BABAR, WHAT SHALL
WE DO?
I REALLY DIDN'T FIGURE
ON ALL THESE DELAYS.
WE'LL NEVER FINISH THE CITY
AT THIS RATE.
MIGHT I MAKE A SUGGESTION,
SIRE?
THREE WORDS: QUANTITY OVER
QUALITY.
BUT, BABAR, COMPROMISING OUR
CITY ISN'T THE ANSWER.
NOTHING IS WORTH DOING UNLESS
YOU DO IT RIGHT, YOU KNOW.
I'M SORRY, CORNELIUS,
BUT I HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING.
(sigh)
WE CAN SAVE A LOT OF TIME
BY CUTTING BACK ON ALL THESE
HAND-CARVED ROOF COLUMNS, THESE
EXTRA WINDOWS, AND BY ASKING OUR
WORKERS TO SPEED UP.
AN EXCELLENT IDEA, SIRE.
(adult Babar)
AND SO THE RACE WAS ON.
WE DID EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER
TO SPEED UP THE BUILDING OF
OUR CITY.
AND FOR A TIME, WE WERE DOING
QUITE WELL.
THAT IS, UNTIL RATAXES CAME
ALONG.
DUE TO HIS INCESSANT PILFERING
OF OUR BUILDING SUPPLIES,
IT SEEMED THAT FOR EVERY STEP
WE TOOK FORWARD, WE TOOK TWO
STEPS BACK.
AND WITH THE MONSOON RAINS
LOOMING EVER CLOSER
(thunderclap)
I FOUND MYSELF CUTTING MORE
CORNERS THAN EVER.
HURRY, WORK FASTER!
I'M FALLING BEHIND SCHEDULE.
QUICK, QUICK, HURRY, HURRY!
(adult Babar)
THERE WAS A POINT WHERE I
SEEMED WE COULD DO NOTHING
RIGHT.
THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION
WEIGHED GREATLY ON ME.
(thunderclaps)
THERE WAS NO TIME FOR GAMES.
A LITTLE MORE
OKAY, DROP IT!
CLOSE ENOUGH.
HOW ARE THINGS GOING, BABAR?
TOO SLOW, I'M AFRAID.
ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY,
YOU KNOW.
YEAH, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE
THE MONSOONS TO WORRY ABOUT.
ALL I'M ASKING IS THA
YOU SLOW DOWN, TAKE A BREAK,
AND PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
IT WILL DO YOU A WORLD OF GOOD.
I'M SORRY, MADAM, BUT I'VE
GOT NO TIME TO PLAY.
IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
WELL, I'LL PLAY A ROUND OF
"MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE" WITH YOU.
I'M AFRAID BABAR IS MUCH TOO
BUSY WITH HIS CITY.
AND I'M AFRAID, AT THIS PACE,
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE MUCH OF
A CITY AFTER ALL.
NOT WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN,
ANYWAY.
(laughing)
I'LL GET IT!
(hissing)
ARTHUR, LOOK OUT--
OH!
CELESTE, CELESTE!
IS SHE ALL RIGHT, CELESTE?
THAT WAS A POISONOUS SNAKE,
ARTHUR.
RUN AND GET HELP RIGHT AWAY!
(young Babar)
HOW IS SHE, DOCTOR CAPOULOSSE?
PLEASE SAY SHE'LL GET BETTER.
I WISH I COULD, BABAR.
THE ONLY KNOWN ANTIDOTE
FOR SNAKEBITES IS THE JUICE
FROM THE JUJU PLANT.
VERY RARE IN THESE PARTS,
I'M AFRAID.
BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING
POSSIBLE.
ANIMALS EVERYWHERE ARE COMBING
THE JUNGLE FOR A JUJU PLAN
RIGHT NOW.
AND IF THEY DON'T FIND ONE?
(Babar, crying)
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?
THERE, THERE, BABAR.
IF ONLY I
COME ALONG, NOW.
NO, LET ME STAY WITH HER.
PLEASE?
FORGIVE ME FOR SOUNDING
CALLOUS, SIRE, BUT WHAT ABOU
THE CITY?
YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE
WITHOUT MY HELP.
MY PLACE IS HERE.
AS YOU WISH.
OH, WHAT WILL I DO
WITHOUT YOU, MADAM?
WHAT WILL I DO?
(adult Babar)
THE THOUGHT OF LOSING MADAM
WORRIED ME SO, AND I DRIFTED
OFF INTO AN UNEASY SLEEP.
HELP, SOMEONE HELP ME!
I DREAMT OF A WORLD WHERE ALL
MY MISTAKES HAD GATHERED
TO HAUNT ME.
I FOUND MYSELF FACE TO FACE
WITH A BEAST OF MY OWN
CREATION
THE BEAST OF MISFORTUNE.
HELP, HELP!
HELP ME!
AND SOON TO FOLLOW WAS THE
BEAST OF HASTE.
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO
TO ESCAPE THE BEASTS,
AND I FOUND MYSELF TRAPPED
BY THEM AT EVERY TURN.
(laughing evilly)
WHAT WILL I DO?
I CAN'T RUN, I CAN'T HIDE.
TRULY, LIFE IS NOT EASY,
BABAR.
ONE MUST FACE IT WITH COURAGE
AND WISDOM, HOPE, PATIENCE,
LOVE, HAPPINESS
ALL RIGHT, MISFORTUNE
I'M NOT RUNNING FROM YOU
ANY MORE.
MADAM'S WORDS GAVE ME THE
STRENGTH TO STAND AND FACE MY
PROBLEMS, AND AS A REWARD FOR
MY BRAVERY, I WAS VISITED BY
THE WINGED ELEPHANTS OF
INTELLIGENCE, PATIENCE, WISDOM,
COURAGE, AND HOPE.
WITH THEM AT MY SIDE, I FEL
I COULD DO ANYTHING, AND WITH
THEIR SUPPORT, I CHASED THE
BEASTS AWAY.
(howling)
BEGONE!
(screaming)
COURAGE HOPE
PATIENCE
KING BABAR!
WAKE UP, WAKE UP!
WE FOUND A JUJU PLANT!
YOU HAVE?
BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.
IT'S RIGHT SMACK-DAB IN THE
MIDDLE OF RHINOLAND.
CORNELIUS!
WE'VE FOUND THE ANTIDOTE!
WE HAVE?
YES, AND I'M LEAVING YOU
IN CHARGE OF THE CITY PROJEC
WHILE I'M GONE.
GONE?
GONE WHERE?
TRY TO GET AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
DONE BEFORE I GET BACK.
I WANT MADAM TO SEE SOMETHING
BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE WAKES UP.
BUT, BABAR, WHERE ARE YOU
GOING?
TO RHINOLAND!
(adult Babar)
FINALLY, THERE WAS HOPE,
AND I SET OFF INTO THE JUNGLE
IN SEARCH OF RATAXES.
BASIL!
THIS WHATCHAMACALIT YOU STOLE
IS DEFECTIVE.
IT'S A TACKY TYRAN
WHO BLAMES HIS TOOLS.
KEEP TRYING, SIR!
WHAT FOR?
I'LL NEVER BEAT BABAR AT THIS
RATE.
THEY'VE GOT PLANS AND
EVERYTHING.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT?
HIGH HOPES, YOUR RHINESS.
HIGH HOPES!
BASIL!
SO THIS IS WHERE OUR SUPPLIES
GOT TO?
THESE SUPPLIES ARE OURS,
ELEPHANT.
BASIL FOUND THEM, FAIR AND
SQUARE.
I'M NOT HERE FOR THE
SUPPLIES, RATAXES.
THE WORD IN THE JUNGLE IS THA
YOU HAVE A JUJU PLANT, THE
ANTIDOTE FOR SPECKLED SNAKEBITE.
I NEED IT RIGHT AWAY.
THE SNAKE BIT A DEAR FRIEND
OF MINE.
SHE'S VERY SICK.
HEY, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT,
BABAR, BUT THAT ANTIDOTE DOESN'
COME CHEAP, YOU KNOW.
I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING.
JUST NAME IT.
THE CITY PLANS.
ASK FOR HIS PLANS.
ALL RIGHT, ELEPHANT.
IN EXCHANGE FOR MY PLANT,
I WANT YOUR PLANS.
AND ALL THE SUPPLIES WE CAN
CARRY.
OKAY, RATAXES, YOU'VE GO
YOURSELF A DEAL.
HISTORY BOOKS, HERE I COME!
I NEED THAT PLANT NOW,
RATAXES.
I'VE GOT NO TIME TO LOSE!
DOCTOR CAPOULOSSE, HOW LONG
BEFORE THE ANTIDOTE TAKES
EFFECT?
VERY SOON, BABAR.
SHE'LL BE UP AND AROUND
IN NO TIME.
THAT WAS A WONDERFUL THING
YOU DID, BABAR.
BELIEVE ME, THAT TRADE WITH
RATAXES WAS A BARGAIN.
I'D GIVE UP A THOUSAND CITIES
FOR HER.
EVERYONE OUT NOW.
SHE NEEDS HER REST.
IT TOOK A WHILE, BUT WE
DID IT.
NOW REMEMBER, WE STILL HAVE
A FEW MINOR DETAILS--
YES, YES, I UNDERSTAND.
NOW, LET ME SEE OUR PALACE!
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I BEAT BABAR, AND SECURED MY
PLACE IN HISTORY, ALL IN ONE
WEEK.
IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER
THAN THIS.
BASIL!
OH, WELL.
BACK TO THE OLD DRAWING BOARD.
(adult Babar)
I ALSO WENT BACK TO THE
DRAWING BOARD AND DESIGNED
A BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE FOR MADAM.
(young Babar)
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
I DESIGNED IT MYSELF,
JUST FOR YOU.
FOR ME?
WELL, I WAS KIND OF THINKING
THAT, IF YOU WANTED, I WOULD
REALLY LIKE YOU TO STAY.
OH, BABAR, I WOULD LOVE
TO STAY.
WELL, THEN, LET ME SHOW YOU
YOUR HOUSE.
IT'S WONDERFUL.
IT WAS THE ONLY BUILDING
WE COULD FINISH ON TIME.
AH, SHADES OF A GRAND CITY
TO COME, EH, BABAR?
IN DUE TIME, CORNELIUS.
RATAXES CAN HAVE THAT BIG OLD
CITY.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A CITY
THAT'S FOR THE ELEPHANTS,
BY THE ELEPHANTS.
I KNOW NOW THAT ANYTHING ELSE
JUST WOULDN'T BE RIGHT.
GOOD FOR YOU, BABAR.
(sigh)
IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME.
OH, THAT REMINDS ME, SIRE:
I HAVE HERE THE FINAL FINDINGS
ON MY PACHYDERM PUBLIC OPINION
POLL.
MUST YOU, POMPADOUR?
OH, YES, SIRE, I MUST.
IN A UNANIMOUS OPINION,
100% OF THE POLLING PUBLIC WOULD
PREFER TO TAKE THE EXTRA TIME
TO BUILD A PROPER CITY, SUITABLE
FOR ELEPHANTS OF ALL SIZES.
(thunder)
WELL, I GUESS A LITTLE RAIN
NEVER HURT ANYONE.
(adult Babar)
AND SO, ALL WAS RIGH
IN OUR WORLD AGAIN.
THE PROBLEMS OF THE PAST FEW
WEEKS SEEMED TO WASH AWAY WITH
THE RAINS, AND MY ONLY CONCERN
WAS CHOOSING THE PROPER NAME
FOR OUR CITY.
YOU NAMED IT CELESTEVILLE,
DIDN'T YOU, POPPA?
AFTER MOMMA.
I CERTAINLY DID, BUT I HAD
TO FINISH THE CITY FIRST,
AND THAT TIME I TOOK THE CARE
TO DO IT RIGHT.
DOES THAT STORY WORK FOR
EVERYTHING?
EVEN KITES.
THANKS, POPPA.
COME ON, FLORA, LET'S FLY IT.
HAVE FUN!
I SAY, BABAR, THAT WAS AN
EXHILARATING STORY.
YOU SHOULD REALLY COMMIT I
TO PAPER SOME DAY.
IT COULD MAKE EXCELLENT READING.