Babar quotes from Babar

I don't know about you, Babar, but I'm in the mood for a hot fudge triple-truffle sundae.

Ah, the romantic desert! Let's see now, whipping cream, eggs, chocolate...

Don't forget the story. [the episode ends]

Madame

How were things going, Babar?

Too slow, I'm afraid.

Madame

Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.

Yeah, but they didn't have the monsoons to worry about.

Madame

All I'm asking is that you slow down, take a break and play with your friends. [After Celeste and Arthur come along] It will do you a world of good.

I'm sorry, Madame, but I've got no time to play. It's going to rain.

Madame

Well, I'll play around of Monkey in the Middle with you. I'm afraid Babar is much too busy with his city.

Cornelius

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.

Young Arthur

I'll get it! [he runs and looks for a ball and finds it behind the bush, but gasps when he hears a snake]

Madame

Arthur, look out! [the snake bites her arm off screen] Ah! Oh!

Young Arthur

Celeste! Celeste! [Celeste runs] Is she right, Celeste?

That was a poisonous snake, Arthur. Run and get help right away.

Rataxes, listen. The hunter's up to something strange. We have to work together to stop him.

Rataxes

No chance. [runs away]

I thought rhinos were afraid of nothing.

Rataxes

[off-screen, while one man tries to shoot him] Run, [on-screen] while you still can! [Babar exits out of the hunter's camp]

Ahhh! [a man points his gun at Babar] Turns out rhinos are afraid of something after all.

Cornelius

Yes. Well, I'm afraid that it's over for us. But at least we can take it like gentlemen.

Pompadour

Can we vote on that?

Good work.

Cornelius

After you dear, Pompadour.

Pompadour

Why thank you, Cornelius.

[gasps]

The hunter...

He's starting a... [The hunter throw the torch creating a jungle fire] Fire! We have to do something.

Rataxes

Don't you know it. [runs away]

[off-screen] Rataxes, come back! [on-screen] We need you! Let's go.

Babar, you're safe!

Young Arthur

[looks worried] Babar, I'm scared.

[to Arthur] Cheer up. We'll beat this thing.

Cornelius

[off-screen] Look out!

Cornelius

Believe it or not, Babar. We're holding it back. Keeping it at bay.

How long can we keep out?

Cornelius

For a while if the winds don't shift. [scratches his head] Everyone's tiring.

Somebody... [coughs] ...do something!

[running through the jungle fire] Help us! Save our water ways!

Why don't you help us save our homes?

Cornelius

Oh, no. Here come the others.

EVERYBODY, JUST HOLD IT!!

Pompadour

[off-screen] Sire, sire! [on-screen when his clothes got ruined and burned] It's no use! The wind is shifting! The fire's out of control!

Now we can't even help ourselves.

Rataxes

[off-screen] Is that so? [on-screen when he and his rhino army arrived] Well, what happened to your idea of "Working together for a better jungle"? [Everyone looked at Rataxes] What about it?

Okay, All we all in this together?

Yeah!

Are we all gonna save this jungle?

Yeah!

Then, let's get to work!

Yeah! All right!

Fire! Fire! [The hunter's men run away from the hunter's camp and hopped into their jeeps]

No! Come ba-a-ack! [The hunter watches his men drive away] [last words before his death] You can't run! I won't run! I'LL DESTROY THEM A-A-ALL!!!!!!!!!

We will leave this spot as it is. A memory of what could have happened to us all.[The scene fades to the animals including Rataxes are all gathered together after they helped Babar last night] [off-screen] We worked together to [on-screen] save the jungle, can we work together to rebuild it?

I'm with you. We should start reconstruction of our nests immediately.

I beg to differ. We should clean the waterways post haste.

What about the water hole? We should come first.

Rataxes

I'm the one that got you all together. Me! And Babar, you could at least thank me by staring on my house.

Some things never change.

Hey, Babar!

Hi, Zephir.

All set to trip the light fantastic?

I certainly am. [holds up a flower] What do you think?

It's you! [laughs]

It's not for me, it's for Celeste. Think she'll like it?

If you gave her a cold, she'd love it! Cornelius: Oh! This is disastrous! Not to mention terrible and catastrophes.

What is it, Cornelius? Are the

I'm innocent!

Cornelius

Worse than that. It's the seating

Seating arrangements?

Just as I suspected; Celeste is late. You're all clear to meet Princess Midge.

How'd you know she'd be late?

Arthur took her shoes.

Young Arthur

What are little brothers for?

I have it on good authority (mostly my own) that, at this very moment, Rataxes and his rebel rhinos are planning to conquer ze moon!

Cornelius

Conquer ze moon? That's horrible!

Pompadour

That's... deplorable!

That's Rataxes.

If I can just get this roof shored up, I'll be home free. [hears a rumbling] Oh my gosh! The roof's caving in. [grunts as he struggles to push the playhouse post back]

Young Arthur

Babar, come quick! It's really urgent!

And this isn't. This job is impossible for one person to handle. I need...

off-screen] Help! [on-screen where Rataxes and Basil capture him] Babar, help!

Oh no! Rataxes has got Zephir!

Young Arthur

That's what I came to tell you. He’s in big trouble.

I'm sorry, Mum. He's my best friend. [grunts as he tries to push, but runs as the playhouse roof collapses. And Babar sheds a tear after it collapses]

At that point, I had just about another that silly moon race. And with Arthur's help, I decided to fight silly with silly.

...And this is the drawing room.

You have an entire room just for drawing?

Well, it's called a drawing room, but it's really a place for people to sit around and talk in.

Oh, I get it: A talking room!

No, it doesn't talk; Just the people in it!

I hadda ask!

You may be the world's greatest dancer, but you've also been the world's greatest pain! [everyone gasps]

No-one talks to me like that!

Right, because you're always too busy talking like that to somebody else!

I don't have to stand for this abuse!

You mean "this truth"!

You can't insult me like this!

Actually, I can do much better, but after all, you are a lady!

Well, I never! You can go ahead and put your show on - without me!

Thank you. I'm glad you understand! [Mademoiselle Soretoza looks shocked and leaves in disgrace]

I wish I could play the piano.

Pompadour

But your majesty, whenever you want music, we will hire someone to play it for you.

I'll give up all my spare time, please just teach me that song!

Madame

Well... if you're that determined, Babar, I will. But only if you promise me you'll do three things.

I'll do four things!

Madame

Practise, practise, practise, and... practise!

You're not going back to the palace, are you?

I can't hide from them forever, Zephir.

But they'll be waiting for you!

A coward dies a thousand deaths; A brave man dies but one.

Yeah, but how does the brave man's best friend make out?

Sort of like a royal report card, huh? Gee, what happens to a king who gets an F?

Nothing compared to what happens to a king who loses his own crown.

Never fear! Zephir is here! It just so happens that I have recently graduated from the Sherlock Holmes School of Super-Sleuthing! Note the genuine diploma, and personally autographed spyglass!

Zephir, this is your signiature!

I know. I personally autographed it! Stand aside! I've got a case to crack.

My crown wasn't stolen. It was...

Exactly what the culprit wants you to think. Let's examine the clues, shall we?

What clues?

For starters, this room has obviously been ransacked.

I know. I ransacked it.