Babar (1989) s01e06 Episode Script
Babar's Choice
HI, POPPA.
(♪♪♪)
UNCLE ARTHUR!
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(noisemakers tooting)
A BIRTHDAY SALUTE TO MY
DEAR SISTER FLORA, AND MY
BROTHER POM.
YOU'RE THE GREATEST.
(noisemakers tooting)
(kids laughing)
AH, THANKS, ALEXANDER.
ALEXANDER?
(kids yelping)
OW!
AH!
HEY!
GREAT PARTY, ISN'T IT,
FELLAS?
IT CERTAINLY IS, ALEXANDER.
BUT WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
OH, I JUST HAD TO GET MY
PARTY HAT.
SAVE MY SEAT, OKAY?
THERE HE GOES AGAIN.
HUH?
EEK.
OW.
WHAT?
OH!
HEY!
I'M BACK.
ALEXANDER, WHAT'S GOING ON?
I THINK IT'S CALLED A PARTY,
FLORA.
WHY CAN'T YOU SIT STILL?
BECAUSE, UH
BECAUSE, UH
I'VE GOTTA GO CHECK ON THE CAKE.
ALEXANDER!
BACK IN A JIFFY.
OOF!
POPPA.
WELL, NOW, BIRTHDAY BOY,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING IN SUCH
A HURRY?
PLEASE, POPPA, NOT SO LOUD.
POM AND FLORA MIGHT HEAR US.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND,
ALEXANDER.
WHAT'S THE BIG SECRET?
OH, CAN WE TALK?
I PROMISED TO SIT NEXT TO MY
FRIENDS, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE
I FOUND OUT THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO
SIT WITH POM AND FLORA.
IT IS OUR BIRTHDAY, AFTER ALL.
WELL, WHY NOT TELL YOUR
FRIENDS THAT?
AND HURT THEIR FEELINGS?
AW, THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOU
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO ME
WHEN I WAS A BOY.
IT WAS THE DAY OF THE ANNUAL
PALACE BALL.
ALL OF CELESTEVILLE WAS ABUZZ
WITH EXCITEMENT.
THIS IS GONNA BE SOME PARTY.
BABAR'S SURE BLOWN THE BUDGE
ON THIS BALL.
(Babar humming)
HEY, BABAR.
HI, ZEPHIR.
ALL SET TO TRIP THE LIGH
FANTASTIC?
I CERTAINLY AM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S YOU.
(laughing)
IT'S NOT FOR ME, IT'S FOR
CELESTE.
DO YOU THINK SHE'LL LIKE IT?
IF YOU GAVE HER A COLD,
SHE'D LOVE IT.
OH, THIS IS DISASTROUS,
NOT TO MENTION TERRIBLE,
AND CATASTROPHOUS.
WHAT IS IT, CORNELIUS?
ARE THE RHINOS ATTACKING?
I'M INNOCENT.
WORSE THAN THAT.
IT'S THE SEATING ARRANGEMENTS.
THEY'RE ALL WRONG.
SEATING ARRANGEMENTS?
WHO DECIDED TO SEAT THE
GORILLA KING NEXT TO BARON
VON BOAR?
WE ALL KNOW THEY'VE BEEN FEUDING
FOR YEARS.
I DID.
I THOUGHT, MAYBE, IF THEY SA
TOGETHER, THEY'D LEARN TO GE
ALONG.
WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA, SIRE.
BUT AS ROYAL MINISTER OF
PROTOCOL, I MUST ADVISE THA
SUCH A MOVE COULD PROVE
DISASTROUS.
HERE COMES THE ROYAL
RUNAROUND.
THEN SIT THE GORILLA KING
NEXT TO THE KOALA QUEEN.
AN EXCELLENT IDEA, BU
FLAWED, JUST THE SAME.
YOU SEE, THE KOALA QUEEN IS
ANGRY AT THE CHAIRMAN CHIMPANZEE
WHO, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS THE
GORILLA KING'S LAWN BOWLING
PARTNER.
YES, QUITE SO, QUITE SO.
BUT YOU ARE THE KING.
I'M SURE WHATEVER YOU DECIDE
WILL BE FINE, SIRE.
OKAY, THEN I DECIDE YOU
SHOULD DECIDE.
FINE, YOU CAN DECIDE ON MY
DECISION LATER.
NOW, ONTO THIS EVENING'S
SCHEDULE.
LATER, OKAY?
I'VE GOT TO SEE CELESTE.
THEN, WE'LL BE BRIEF.
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK YOU WILL
ARRIVE DRESSED AND READY TO
BOARD THE ROYAL CARRIAGE.
IN WHICH YOU WILL MAKE THE
TRADITIONAL "ONCE AROUND THE
PARK" AND RETURN TO THE GARDEN
TERRACE.
WHERE YOU WILL BE ANNOUNCED
TO YOUR ROYAL BALL GUESTS
PROMPTLY AT 8:00.
YOU WILL THEN BE INTRODUCED
TO YOUR ESCORT FOR THE EVENING,
THE GORILLA KING'S DAUGHTER.
WHAT?!
BUT I'VE INVITED CELESTE TO
THE BALL.
HOW NICE.
I CERTAINLY HOPE SHE ENJOYS
HERSELF.
NOW, ABOUT YOUR DATE,
THE PRINCESS MIDGE.
BUT I'VE ASKED CELESTE
TO GO.
MY TUSKS, BABAR, THE GORILLA
KING IS OUR GUEST OF HONOUR.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE THA
HE ENJOY HIMSELF TONIGHT, AND
THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT
IS TO MAKE SURE HIS DAUGHTER,
THE PRINCESS MIDGE
HAS A GOOD TIME.
WITH YOU!
BUT--
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO
CANCEL YOUR ARRANGEMENTS WITH
MISS CELESTE.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
AND, SO, MADAM, DO YOU SEE THE
SPOT I'M IN?
AS KING, IT IS MY DUTY TO TAKE
PRINCESS MIDGE TO THE BALL.
BUT I'VE ALREADY PROMISED TO
TAKE CELESTE.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE QUITE
A DILEMMA.
I DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE'S
FEELINGS.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO
DECIDE BETWEEN THE TWO, BABAR.
JUST REMEMBER THAT TRUE FRIENDS
WILL ALWAYS UNDERSTAND.
THANKS, MADAM.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT I HAVE
TO DO.
(adult Babar)
AND, SO, WITH A HEAVY HEART,
I WENT TO SEE CELESTE.
ZEPHIR CAME ALONG TO KEEP MY
SPIRITS UP.
DON'T GET YOUR TRUNK IN
A KNOT.
CELESTE WILL UNDERSTAND.
JUST TELL HER STRAIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT, ZEPHIR.
(knocks on door)
(gasps)
BABAR.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHOULDN'T YOU BE GETTING READY
FOR THE BALL?
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT, CELESTE.
OH, IT'S GONNA BE FUN,
ISN'T IT?
I'LL BET THERE'LL BE LOTS OF
GUESTS.
A FEW HUNDRED, THAT'S ALL.
AHEM.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A GREAT TIME, AREN'T WE, BABAR?
AHEM.
MAYBE NOT, CELESTE.
WHY?
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
I'M AFRAID SO.
IT'S
IT'S
IT'S WHAT?
TELL ME, BABAR.
IT'S
YOUR CORSAGE.
I KIND OF SAT ON IT.
IS THAT ALL?
FOR A MINUTE THERE, I THOUGH
YOU WERE GOING TO CANCEL
OUR DATE.
WELL, ACTUALLY
HEY, SIS, ARE WE GONNA FINISH
THIS DRESS, OR WHAT?
I AM FINISHED, ARTHUR.
LISTEN, BABAR, I'VE GO
A MILLION THINGS TO DO, SO I'LL
SEE YOU TONIGHT, OKAY?
BYE.
OH, AND BY THE WAY, THANKS FOR
ASKING ME.
YOU'RE THE BEST.
(sighs)
BOY, YOU SURE TOLD HER,
BABAR.
(adult Babar)
AT THAT POINT, I FIGURED THE
ONLY THING LEFT FOR ME TO DO
WAS TO GO BACK TO CORNELIUS AND
TELL HIM STRAIGHT.
AH, LET'S SEE NOW.
DECORATIONS IN ORDER?
CHECK.
REFRESHMENTS READY?
CHECK.
CORNELIUS, I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SAY.
GOOD, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
IT SEEMS THERE'S A SLIGH
PROBLEM WITH THE ROYAL
BANDSHELL.
CAN'T IT WAIT?
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I I I
I FEEL THIS IS IMPORTANT,
SIRE.
IT APPEARS THE ROYAL HANDYMAN
HERE
AHEM.
FOLLOWED THE PLANS TOO
LITERALLY AND CONSTRUCTED
THIS.
I BUILD 'EM LIKE I SEE 'EM.
YES, WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU
SUGGEST WE DO, SIRE?
HIRE SMALLER MUSICIANS?
HA, HA.
HUMOUR.
VERY GOOD, SIRE.
BUT SERIOUSLY.
CAN'T IT WAIT, POMPADOUR?
I HAVE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTAN
TO TELL CORNELIUS.
HMPH!
I'M SORRY.
BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, I JUS
CAN'T TAKE THE PRINCESS MIDGE
TO THE BALL--
PERHAPS IF WE MADE THE PLANS
LARGER.
LOOK, CAN'T YOU JUST BUILD
IT BIGGER?
I COULD DO THAT, BUT IT'LL
COST EXTRA.
FINE, DO IT.
AS YOU WISH, SIRE.
I THINK YOU HANDLED THA
RATHER WELL, BABAR.
YOU'RE A FINE KING.
THANK YOU.
NOW, ABOUT THE BALL--
MAY I SPEAK FREELY, BABAR?
YES, OF COURSE, BUT--
I KNOW HOW HARD IT MUST HAVE
BEEN TO CALL OFF YOUR EVENING
WITH MISS CELESTE.
BUT, CORNELIUS, I DIDN'T--
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK
YOU PERSONALLY--
CORNELIUS--
FOR PUTTING YOUR DUTY TO THE
CROWN AHEAD OF ANY PERSONAL
PREFERENCES YOU MIGHT HAVE.
DON'T MENTION IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU COULDN'
DO IT?
I COULDN'T DO IT.
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
CORNELIUS WOULD BE CRUSHED.
OH, BOY, THEN YOU'VE STILL
GOT TWO DATES.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
THE BALL STARTS IN AN HOUR.
YOU COULD JOIN THE FOREIGN
LEGION.
YOU'LL HAVE TO, IF CELESTE
EVER FINDS OUT.
HEY, WHO SAYS SHE HAS TO
FIND OUT?
WAIT A MINUTE.
IF YOU'RE THINKING WHAT I THINK
YOU'RE THINKING--
I'LL TAKE BOTH GIRLS.
I THINK YOU'RE SUNK.
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T FIND
OUT ABOUT EACH OTHER, EVERYONE
WILL BE HAPPY.
WOW, SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE.
I'VE GOTTA GET READY.
SEE YOU AT THE BALL.
SOMETHING TELLS ME IT'S GONNA
BE A LONG NIGHT.
(adult Babar)
SO, WITH THE EVENING OF THE
BALL AT HAND, ZEPHIR, ARTHUR,
AND I PUT OPERATION DOUBLE DATE
INTO EFFECT.
GEE, POPPA, DID YOU REALLY
THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY
WITH IT?
WELL, ALEXANDER, I HAD HIGH
HOPES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
EVENING.
ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME,
YOUR GORILLASHIP?
(speaking "gorilla")
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL
PROTOCOL TRANSLATION BOOK,
UH, HIS EMINENCE SAYS THAT HE IS
MOST PLEASED TO BE INVITED TO
SUCH A GRAND EVENT, OR
HE'S BORED.
JUST AS I SUSPECTED,
CELESTE IS LATE.
YOU'RE ALL CLEAR TO MEE
PRINCESS MIDGE.
HOW'D YOU KNOW SHE'D
BE LATE?
ARTHUR TOOK HER SHOES.
WHAT ARE LITTLE BROTHERS FOR?
(giggling)
(band playing fanfare)
KING BABAR, IT IS OUR EXTREME
PLEASURE
NOT TO MENTION OUR HONOUR AND
DELIGHT
TO INTRODUCE TO YOU HIS ROYAL
MAJESTY AND GUEST OF HONOUR
THE GORILLA KING.
HELLO.
AND HIS DAUGHTER,
THE PRINCESS MIDGE.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
I DO HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURSELVES
TONIGHT.
(speaking "gorilla")
HIS MAJESTY SAYS THAT HE IS
ABSOLUTELY THRILLED, OR HE HAS
INDIGESTION.
(gasps)
AHEM!
EXCUSE ME.
COMIN' THROUGH.
SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
MUCH OBLIGED.
PARDON ME.
SO, YOU'RE KING BABAR.
(gulps)
I SURE HOPE YOU'RE READY
FOR SOME SERIOUS DANCING.
(nervous laughter)
OH, BABAR--
HUH?
HERE I AM.
CELESTE.
OH, NO.
UH, AFTER YOU, PRINCESS.
CELESTE, YOU'RE HERE.
LET'S TANGO.
(giggling)
(waltz ♪♪♪)
WHOA!
UH-OH, I'D BETTER DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
HEY!
AND A-ONE, AND A-TWO,
AND A
(jazzy ♪♪♪)
HMPH.
AH!
(Midge giggling)
WHOA!
(Midge giggling)
WHOA!
(Midge giggling)
(water splashes)
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THE FOXTROT?
BABAR.
HUH?
WHOA!
(jazzy ♪♪♪)
HMPH.
HMPH.
(drum solo)
WHOA!
(glass breaking)
(nervous laugh)
PUNCH?
DON'T TEMPT ME.
DON'T WORRY, BABAR, IT'S ALL
DOWNHILL FROM HERE.
(trumpet fanfare)
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE.
KING BABAR WILL NOW SELECT THE
BELLE OF THE BALL.
WHAT?
WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA.
CONFIDENTIALLY, YOUR DAUGHTER
IS GOING TO BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.
ISN'T THAT SPLENDID?
BA BA MM HM BA BA
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I HAVE TO PICK ONE OF THEM.
IF YOU DON'T PICK CELESTE,
IT'LL BREAK HER HECáT.
AND IF YOU DON'T PICK MIDGE,
THE GORILLA KING WILL BREAK
YOUR ARMS.
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
WHAT WAS OUR ESCAPE PLAN,
AGAIN?
(drum roll)
(gasps)
OH.
(all gasping)
GOOD CHOICE.
IN MY EYES, SHE'LL ALWAYS BE
BELLE OF THE BALL.
(cheering & applauding)
(Cornelius laughs)
COME ON, STRING BEAN.
UH-OH.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO.
(sighs)
(sighs)
MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?
WHAT'S WRONG, BABAR?
EVERYTHING.
IT ISN'T EASY TRYING TO KEEP
TWO DATES, IS IT?
IT SHOWS, HUH?
JUST A LITTLE.
I GUESS I'M NOT BEING FAIR
TO CELESTE, OR MIDGE, OR EVEN
CORNELIUS OVER THERE.
SO WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO?
I THINK IT'S TIME TO TELL
CELESTE THE TRUTH.
(kisses)
YOU'RE A GOOD BOY, KING BABAR.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, BABAR?
WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE
A LONG TIME AGO, ARTHUR.
CELESTE?
HMPH.
CELESTE, I HAVE SOMETHING
TO SAY.
WHAT?
"GOTTA GO, CELESTE."
"BACK IN A SECOND, CELESTE."
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
I DID WANT TO PICK YOU AS THE
BELLE OF THE BALL.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT.
YOU'VE HURT ME, BABAR, RUNNING
AROUND ALL NIGHT, DANCING WITH
THAT OTHER GIRL.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU INVITED
BOTH OF US TO THE BALL.
I DID.
WHAT?
BABAR, HOW COULD YOU?
CELESTE, PLEASE LISTEN.
THAT OTHER GIRL IS THE GORILLA
KING'S DAUGHTER, AND BECAUSE I'M
THE KING, I HAD TO TAKE HER TO
THE BALL.
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
I TRIED, BUT I COULDN'T DO
IT, AND WHEN I WENT TO TELL
CORNELIUS, I FOUND I COULDN'
LET HIM DOWN, EITHER.
SO I KINDA GOT THIS IDEA TO
TAKE US BOTH?
YEAH, TAKE YOU BOTH.
I'M SORRY.
THAT IS ONE OF THE DUMBES
IDEAS I'VE EVER HEARD.
BUT ALSO THE SWEETEST.
WHAT?
YOU COMPROMISED YOUR DUTY AS
KING JUST TO MAKE ME HAPPY.
(Babar sighs)
WELL, I GUESS I'D BETTER GE
BACK TO MY KINGLY DUTY.
I SURE HOPE THE GORILLA KING
DOESN'T DANCE.
(both laughing)
(elephants snoring)
OH, MY, WHERE IS BABAR?
THE GORILLA KING IS HAVING
A HORRIBLE TIME.
ALL RIGHT!
HEY!
(gasps)
HE SMILED.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
FORGET THE BOOK.
(laughing)
THAT KID CAN REALLY DANCE.
WELL, WELL, SO HE CAN.
WOW, ZEPHIR, YOU'RE MY KIND
OF MONKEY.
AW, MIDGE.
I BET YOU SAY THAT TO ALL
THE GUYS.
(both laughing)
LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN STOOD
UP, BABAR.
OH, I THINK I'LL GET OVER IT.
(both laughing)
WOW.
SO YOU WENT THROUGH ALL THA
FOR NOTHING?
EXACTLY.
HM, MAYBE I SHOULD TELL MY
FRIENDS THE TRUTH.
IT JUST MIGHT WORK, YOU KNOW?
THANKS, POPPA.
(chuckles)
ANY TIME.
HEY, THERE, YOU TWO.
DOES ALEXANDER WANT TO HELP
CUT THE CAKE?
ARE YOU COMING, ALEXANDER?
YEAH!
SHALL WE JOIN THE PARTY?
CERTAINLY.
(♪♪♪)
UNCLE ARTHUR!
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(noisemakers tooting)
A BIRTHDAY SALUTE TO MY
DEAR SISTER FLORA, AND MY
BROTHER POM.
YOU'RE THE GREATEST.
(noisemakers tooting)
(kids laughing)
AH, THANKS, ALEXANDER.
ALEXANDER?
(kids yelping)
OW!
AH!
HEY!
GREAT PARTY, ISN'T IT,
FELLAS?
IT CERTAINLY IS, ALEXANDER.
BUT WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
OH, I JUST HAD TO GET MY
PARTY HAT.
SAVE MY SEAT, OKAY?
THERE HE GOES AGAIN.
HUH?
EEK.
OW.
WHAT?
OH!
HEY!
I'M BACK.
ALEXANDER, WHAT'S GOING ON?
I THINK IT'S CALLED A PARTY,
FLORA.
WHY CAN'T YOU SIT STILL?
BECAUSE, UH
BECAUSE, UH
I'VE GOTTA GO CHECK ON THE CAKE.
ALEXANDER!
BACK IN A JIFFY.
OOF!
POPPA.
WELL, NOW, BIRTHDAY BOY,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING IN SUCH
A HURRY?
PLEASE, POPPA, NOT SO LOUD.
POM AND FLORA MIGHT HEAR US.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND,
ALEXANDER.
WHAT'S THE BIG SECRET?
OH, CAN WE TALK?
I PROMISED TO SIT NEXT TO MY
FRIENDS, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE
I FOUND OUT THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO
SIT WITH POM AND FLORA.
IT IS OUR BIRTHDAY, AFTER ALL.
WELL, WHY NOT TELL YOUR
FRIENDS THAT?
AND HURT THEIR FEELINGS?
AW, THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOU
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO ME
WHEN I WAS A BOY.
IT WAS THE DAY OF THE ANNUAL
PALACE BALL.
ALL OF CELESTEVILLE WAS ABUZZ
WITH EXCITEMENT.
THIS IS GONNA BE SOME PARTY.
BABAR'S SURE BLOWN THE BUDGE
ON THIS BALL.
(Babar humming)
HEY, BABAR.
HI, ZEPHIR.
ALL SET TO TRIP THE LIGH
FANTASTIC?
I CERTAINLY AM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S YOU.
(laughing)
IT'S NOT FOR ME, IT'S FOR
CELESTE.
DO YOU THINK SHE'LL LIKE IT?
IF YOU GAVE HER A COLD,
SHE'D LOVE IT.
OH, THIS IS DISASTROUS,
NOT TO MENTION TERRIBLE,
AND CATASTROPHOUS.
WHAT IS IT, CORNELIUS?
ARE THE RHINOS ATTACKING?
I'M INNOCENT.
WORSE THAN THAT.
IT'S THE SEATING ARRANGEMENTS.
THEY'RE ALL WRONG.
SEATING ARRANGEMENTS?
WHO DECIDED TO SEAT THE
GORILLA KING NEXT TO BARON
VON BOAR?
WE ALL KNOW THEY'VE BEEN FEUDING
FOR YEARS.
I DID.
I THOUGHT, MAYBE, IF THEY SA
TOGETHER, THEY'D LEARN TO GE
ALONG.
WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA, SIRE.
BUT AS ROYAL MINISTER OF
PROTOCOL, I MUST ADVISE THA
SUCH A MOVE COULD PROVE
DISASTROUS.
HERE COMES THE ROYAL
RUNAROUND.
THEN SIT THE GORILLA KING
NEXT TO THE KOALA QUEEN.
AN EXCELLENT IDEA, BU
FLAWED, JUST THE SAME.
YOU SEE, THE KOALA QUEEN IS
ANGRY AT THE CHAIRMAN CHIMPANZEE
WHO, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS THE
GORILLA KING'S LAWN BOWLING
PARTNER.
YES, QUITE SO, QUITE SO.
BUT YOU ARE THE KING.
I'M SURE WHATEVER YOU DECIDE
WILL BE FINE, SIRE.
OKAY, THEN I DECIDE YOU
SHOULD DECIDE.
FINE, YOU CAN DECIDE ON MY
DECISION LATER.
NOW, ONTO THIS EVENING'S
SCHEDULE.
LATER, OKAY?
I'VE GOT TO SEE CELESTE.
THEN, WE'LL BE BRIEF.
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK YOU WILL
ARRIVE DRESSED AND READY TO
BOARD THE ROYAL CARRIAGE.
IN WHICH YOU WILL MAKE THE
TRADITIONAL "ONCE AROUND THE
PARK" AND RETURN TO THE GARDEN
TERRACE.
WHERE YOU WILL BE ANNOUNCED
TO YOUR ROYAL BALL GUESTS
PROMPTLY AT 8:00.
YOU WILL THEN BE INTRODUCED
TO YOUR ESCORT FOR THE EVENING,
THE GORILLA KING'S DAUGHTER.
WHAT?!
BUT I'VE INVITED CELESTE TO
THE BALL.
HOW NICE.
I CERTAINLY HOPE SHE ENJOYS
HERSELF.
NOW, ABOUT YOUR DATE,
THE PRINCESS MIDGE.
BUT I'VE ASKED CELESTE
TO GO.
MY TUSKS, BABAR, THE GORILLA
KING IS OUR GUEST OF HONOUR.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE THA
HE ENJOY HIMSELF TONIGHT, AND
THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT
IS TO MAKE SURE HIS DAUGHTER,
THE PRINCESS MIDGE
HAS A GOOD TIME.
WITH YOU!
BUT--
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO
CANCEL YOUR ARRANGEMENTS WITH
MISS CELESTE.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
AND, SO, MADAM, DO YOU SEE THE
SPOT I'M IN?
AS KING, IT IS MY DUTY TO TAKE
PRINCESS MIDGE TO THE BALL.
BUT I'VE ALREADY PROMISED TO
TAKE CELESTE.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE QUITE
A DILEMMA.
I DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE'S
FEELINGS.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO
DECIDE BETWEEN THE TWO, BABAR.
JUST REMEMBER THAT TRUE FRIENDS
WILL ALWAYS UNDERSTAND.
THANKS, MADAM.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT I HAVE
TO DO.
(adult Babar)
AND, SO, WITH A HEAVY HEART,
I WENT TO SEE CELESTE.
ZEPHIR CAME ALONG TO KEEP MY
SPIRITS UP.
DON'T GET YOUR TRUNK IN
A KNOT.
CELESTE WILL UNDERSTAND.
JUST TELL HER STRAIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT, ZEPHIR.
(knocks on door)
(gasps)
BABAR.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHOULDN'T YOU BE GETTING READY
FOR THE BALL?
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT, CELESTE.
OH, IT'S GONNA BE FUN,
ISN'T IT?
I'LL BET THERE'LL BE LOTS OF
GUESTS.
A FEW HUNDRED, THAT'S ALL.
AHEM.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A GREAT TIME, AREN'T WE, BABAR?
AHEM.
MAYBE NOT, CELESTE.
WHY?
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
I'M AFRAID SO.
IT'S
IT'S
IT'S WHAT?
TELL ME, BABAR.
IT'S
YOUR CORSAGE.
I KIND OF SAT ON IT.
IS THAT ALL?
FOR A MINUTE THERE, I THOUGH
YOU WERE GOING TO CANCEL
OUR DATE.
WELL, ACTUALLY
HEY, SIS, ARE WE GONNA FINISH
THIS DRESS, OR WHAT?
I AM FINISHED, ARTHUR.
LISTEN, BABAR, I'VE GO
A MILLION THINGS TO DO, SO I'LL
SEE YOU TONIGHT, OKAY?
BYE.
OH, AND BY THE WAY, THANKS FOR
ASKING ME.
YOU'RE THE BEST.
(sighs)
BOY, YOU SURE TOLD HER,
BABAR.
(adult Babar)
AT THAT POINT, I FIGURED THE
ONLY THING LEFT FOR ME TO DO
WAS TO GO BACK TO CORNELIUS AND
TELL HIM STRAIGHT.
AH, LET'S SEE NOW.
DECORATIONS IN ORDER?
CHECK.
REFRESHMENTS READY?
CHECK.
CORNELIUS, I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SAY.
GOOD, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
IT SEEMS THERE'S A SLIGH
PROBLEM WITH THE ROYAL
BANDSHELL.
CAN'T IT WAIT?
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I I I
I FEEL THIS IS IMPORTANT,
SIRE.
IT APPEARS THE ROYAL HANDYMAN
HERE
AHEM.
FOLLOWED THE PLANS TOO
LITERALLY AND CONSTRUCTED
THIS.
I BUILD 'EM LIKE I SEE 'EM.
YES, WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU
SUGGEST WE DO, SIRE?
HIRE SMALLER MUSICIANS?
HA, HA.
HUMOUR.
VERY GOOD, SIRE.
BUT SERIOUSLY.
CAN'T IT WAIT, POMPADOUR?
I HAVE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTAN
TO TELL CORNELIUS.
HMPH!
I'M SORRY.
BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, I JUS
CAN'T TAKE THE PRINCESS MIDGE
TO THE BALL--
PERHAPS IF WE MADE THE PLANS
LARGER.
LOOK, CAN'T YOU JUST BUILD
IT BIGGER?
I COULD DO THAT, BUT IT'LL
COST EXTRA.
FINE, DO IT.
AS YOU WISH, SIRE.
I THINK YOU HANDLED THA
RATHER WELL, BABAR.
YOU'RE A FINE KING.
THANK YOU.
NOW, ABOUT THE BALL--
MAY I SPEAK FREELY, BABAR?
YES, OF COURSE, BUT--
I KNOW HOW HARD IT MUST HAVE
BEEN TO CALL OFF YOUR EVENING
WITH MISS CELESTE.
BUT, CORNELIUS, I DIDN'T--
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK
YOU PERSONALLY--
CORNELIUS--
FOR PUTTING YOUR DUTY TO THE
CROWN AHEAD OF ANY PERSONAL
PREFERENCES YOU MIGHT HAVE.
DON'T MENTION IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU COULDN'
DO IT?
I COULDN'T DO IT.
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
CORNELIUS WOULD BE CRUSHED.
OH, BOY, THEN YOU'VE STILL
GOT TWO DATES.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
THE BALL STARTS IN AN HOUR.
YOU COULD JOIN THE FOREIGN
LEGION.
YOU'LL HAVE TO, IF CELESTE
EVER FINDS OUT.
HEY, WHO SAYS SHE HAS TO
FIND OUT?
WAIT A MINUTE.
IF YOU'RE THINKING WHAT I THINK
YOU'RE THINKING--
I'LL TAKE BOTH GIRLS.
I THINK YOU'RE SUNK.
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T FIND
OUT ABOUT EACH OTHER, EVERYONE
WILL BE HAPPY.
WOW, SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE.
I'VE GOTTA GET READY.
SEE YOU AT THE BALL.
SOMETHING TELLS ME IT'S GONNA
BE A LONG NIGHT.
(adult Babar)
SO, WITH THE EVENING OF THE
BALL AT HAND, ZEPHIR, ARTHUR,
AND I PUT OPERATION DOUBLE DATE
INTO EFFECT.
GEE, POPPA, DID YOU REALLY
THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY
WITH IT?
WELL, ALEXANDER, I HAD HIGH
HOPES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
EVENING.
ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME,
YOUR GORILLASHIP?
(speaking "gorilla")
ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL
PROTOCOL TRANSLATION BOOK,
UH, HIS EMINENCE SAYS THAT HE IS
MOST PLEASED TO BE INVITED TO
SUCH A GRAND EVENT, OR
HE'S BORED.
JUST AS I SUSPECTED,
CELESTE IS LATE.
YOU'RE ALL CLEAR TO MEE
PRINCESS MIDGE.
HOW'D YOU KNOW SHE'D
BE LATE?
ARTHUR TOOK HER SHOES.
WHAT ARE LITTLE BROTHERS FOR?
(giggling)
(band playing fanfare)
KING BABAR, IT IS OUR EXTREME
PLEASURE
NOT TO MENTION OUR HONOUR AND
DELIGHT
TO INTRODUCE TO YOU HIS ROYAL
MAJESTY AND GUEST OF HONOUR
THE GORILLA KING.
HELLO.
AND HIS DAUGHTER,
THE PRINCESS MIDGE.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
I DO HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURSELVES
TONIGHT.
(speaking "gorilla")
HIS MAJESTY SAYS THAT HE IS
ABSOLUTELY THRILLED, OR HE HAS
INDIGESTION.
(gasps)
AHEM!
EXCUSE ME.
COMIN' THROUGH.
SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
MUCH OBLIGED.
PARDON ME.
SO, YOU'RE KING BABAR.
(gulps)
I SURE HOPE YOU'RE READY
FOR SOME SERIOUS DANCING.
(nervous laughter)
OH, BABAR--
HUH?
HERE I AM.
CELESTE.
OH, NO.
UH, AFTER YOU, PRINCESS.
CELESTE, YOU'RE HERE.
LET'S TANGO.
(giggling)
(waltz ♪♪♪)
WHOA!
UH-OH, I'D BETTER DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
HEY!
AND A-ONE, AND A-TWO,
AND A
(jazzy ♪♪♪)
HMPH.
AH!
(Midge giggling)
WHOA!
(Midge giggling)
WHOA!
(Midge giggling)
(water splashes)
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THE FOXTROT?
BABAR.
HUH?
WHOA!
(jazzy ♪♪♪)
HMPH.
HMPH.
(drum solo)
WHOA!
(glass breaking)
(nervous laugh)
PUNCH?
DON'T TEMPT ME.
DON'T WORRY, BABAR, IT'S ALL
DOWNHILL FROM HERE.
(trumpet fanfare)
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE.
KING BABAR WILL NOW SELECT THE
BELLE OF THE BALL.
WHAT?
WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA.
CONFIDENTIALLY, YOUR DAUGHTER
IS GOING TO BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.
ISN'T THAT SPLENDID?
BA BA MM HM BA BA
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I HAVE TO PICK ONE OF THEM.
IF YOU DON'T PICK CELESTE,
IT'LL BREAK HER HECáT.
AND IF YOU DON'T PICK MIDGE,
THE GORILLA KING WILL BREAK
YOUR ARMS.
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
WHAT WAS OUR ESCAPE PLAN,
AGAIN?
(drum roll)
(gasps)
OH.
(all gasping)
GOOD CHOICE.
IN MY EYES, SHE'LL ALWAYS BE
BELLE OF THE BALL.
(cheering & applauding)
(Cornelius laughs)
COME ON, STRING BEAN.
UH-OH.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO.
(sighs)
(sighs)
MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?
WHAT'S WRONG, BABAR?
EVERYTHING.
IT ISN'T EASY TRYING TO KEEP
TWO DATES, IS IT?
IT SHOWS, HUH?
JUST A LITTLE.
I GUESS I'M NOT BEING FAIR
TO CELESTE, OR MIDGE, OR EVEN
CORNELIUS OVER THERE.
SO WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO?
I THINK IT'S TIME TO TELL
CELESTE THE TRUTH.
(kisses)
YOU'RE A GOOD BOY, KING BABAR.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, BABAR?
WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE
A LONG TIME AGO, ARTHUR.
CELESTE?
HMPH.
CELESTE, I HAVE SOMETHING
TO SAY.
WHAT?
"GOTTA GO, CELESTE."
"BACK IN A SECOND, CELESTE."
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
I DID WANT TO PICK YOU AS THE
BELLE OF THE BALL.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT.
YOU'VE HURT ME, BABAR, RUNNING
AROUND ALL NIGHT, DANCING WITH
THAT OTHER GIRL.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU INVITED
BOTH OF US TO THE BALL.
I DID.
WHAT?
BABAR, HOW COULD YOU?
CELESTE, PLEASE LISTEN.
THAT OTHER GIRL IS THE GORILLA
KING'S DAUGHTER, AND BECAUSE I'M
THE KING, I HAD TO TAKE HER TO
THE BALL.
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
I TRIED, BUT I COULDN'T DO
IT, AND WHEN I WENT TO TELL
CORNELIUS, I FOUND I COULDN'
LET HIM DOWN, EITHER.
SO I KINDA GOT THIS IDEA TO
TAKE US BOTH?
YEAH, TAKE YOU BOTH.
I'M SORRY.
THAT IS ONE OF THE DUMBES
IDEAS I'VE EVER HEARD.
BUT ALSO THE SWEETEST.
WHAT?
YOU COMPROMISED YOUR DUTY AS
KING JUST TO MAKE ME HAPPY.
(Babar sighs)
WELL, I GUESS I'D BETTER GE
BACK TO MY KINGLY DUTY.
I SURE HOPE THE GORILLA KING
DOESN'T DANCE.
(both laughing)
(elephants snoring)
OH, MY, WHERE IS BABAR?
THE GORILLA KING IS HAVING
A HORRIBLE TIME.
ALL RIGHT!
HEY!
(gasps)
HE SMILED.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
FORGET THE BOOK.
(laughing)
THAT KID CAN REALLY DANCE.
WELL, WELL, SO HE CAN.
WOW, ZEPHIR, YOU'RE MY KIND
OF MONKEY.
AW, MIDGE.
I BET YOU SAY THAT TO ALL
THE GUYS.
(both laughing)
LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN STOOD
UP, BABAR.
OH, I THINK I'LL GET OVER IT.
(both laughing)
WOW.
SO YOU WENT THROUGH ALL THA
FOR NOTHING?
EXACTLY.
HM, MAYBE I SHOULD TELL MY
FRIENDS THE TRUTH.
IT JUST MIGHT WORK, YOU KNOW?
THANKS, POPPA.
(chuckles)
ANY TIME.
HEY, THERE, YOU TWO.
DOES ALEXANDER WANT TO HELP
CUT THE CAKE?
ARE YOU COMING, ALEXANDER?
YEAH!
SHALL WE JOIN THE PARTY?
CERTAINLY.