Babar (1989) s01e08 Episode Script
No Place Like Home
HI, POPPA.
(♪♪♪)
UNCLE ARTHUR!
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
(humming)
BABAR?
HELLO, MY DEAR.
BE RIGHT THERE.
(Flora)
MARIE!
MARIE?
HM.
OH, HELLO, FATHER.
HELLO, LITTLE ONE.
WAS THAT MARIE I JUST SAW?
YES, SHE LEFT.
SHE SEEMED RATHER UPSET.
AREN'T YOU TWO GETTING ALONG?
WELL
I WANTED TO KEEP PLAYING
HOPSCOTCH, AND SHE WANTED TO
PLAY SKIPPING.
AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
PLAYING HOPSCOTCH?
ALL MORNING.
I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN.
I DON'T KNOW WHY MARIE DIDN'
LIKE IT.
WELL, YOU CAN'T EXPECT HER
TO LIKE HOPSCOTCH JUST BECAUSE
YOU DO.
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY
ONCE, WHEN I WAS A BOY,
A WONDERFUL TRAVELLING CIRCUS
CAME TO CELESTEVILLE.
(calliope ♪♪♪)
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOS
SPECTACULAR SHOWS I HAD EVER
SEEN, AND I ENJOYED THE ANTICS
OF ONE CIRCUS PERFORMER
IN PARTICULAR.
(crowd laughing)
(laughter & cheering)
(cheering)
BRAVO, BRAVO!
HA-HA-HA!
OH, MY STOMACH.
THOSE CLOWNS ARE TERRIFIC!
I JUST GOTTA MEET THEM.
SEE YOU AT HOME, OKAY?
(whistling)
HEY!
OOPS.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE.
(laughing)
(kettle whistling)
WHAT A LIFE.
THE LIGHTS, THE LAUGHTER,
THE FUN
I REALLY ENVY YOU, ANDRE.
THANKS, BUT CIRCUS LIFE
ISN'T ALL GLAMOUR, BABAR.
ALL HANDS TO THE BIG TOP!
TAKE 'ER DOWN!
SEE WHAT I MEAN?
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
DO YOU STILL THINK IT'S FUN?
SURE, IT'S FUN.
EVERY WEEK, A NEW TOWN,
A NEW ADVENTURE, NEW FRIENDS.
BUT I NEVER STAY LONG ENOUGH
IN ONE PLACE TO HAVE ANY
OLD FRIENDS.
BUT THE CIRCUS IS JUST LIKE
A LITTLE MOVABLE TOWN.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR GOOD
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS WITH YOU
ALL THE TIME.
EVER TRY TO MOVE A WHOLE TOWN
EVERY WEEK?
OH, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
YOU LIVE IN A HOME WITHOU
WHEELS?
MUST BE NICE.
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME
FOR A VISIT?
WE'D HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
SEE THE AMAZING HOUSE THA
DOESN'T MOVE!
MARVEL AT THE UNCHANGING VIEW!
WONDER AT THE COMPLETE LACK
OF TENT PEGS!
(laughing)
IF YOU EVER GET TIRED OF BEING
A KING, BABAR, YOU CAN ALWAYS
BE A RINGMASTER.
LEAD THE WAY!
(adult Babar)
IT SEEMED TO ME THAT ANDRE WAS
UNHAPPY LIVING WITH THE CIRCUS,
SO I DECIDED TO SHOW HIM
WHERE I LIVED.
AND THIS IS THE DRAWING ROOM.
YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE ROOM
JUST FOR DRAWING?
WELL, IT'S CALLED THE DRAWING
ROOM, BUT IT'S REALLY A PLACE
TO SIT AROUND AND TALK IN.
OH, I GET IT.
A TALKING ROOM.
NO, IT DOESN'T TALK,
JUST THE PEOPLE IN IT.
I HAD TO ASK.
(laughing)
WOW, THIS IS YOUR ROOM?
WE COULD PITCH A CIRCUS TEN
IN HERE.
WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR GUESTS.
(clock chiming)
6:00?
OH, BOY, I'VE STILL GOT TO
PACK UP MY STUFF.
CAN'T YOU EVEN STAY
FOR DINNER?
THANKS FOR ASKING, BABAR,
BUT I CAN'T.
THAT'S OKAY.
BYE.
BYE, ANDRE.
COME BACK SOON.
THE PALACE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE.
(adult Babar)
THE CIRCUS LEFT TOWN THE NEX
MORNING, AND I WAS A LITTLE SAD
TO SEE THEM GO
BUT THAT WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
AH, IT'S A GRAND SIGHT,
ISN'T IT, BABAR?
ANDRE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WAVING GOODBYE TO THE CIRCUS.
YOU'RE WHAT?
YOU SAID THE PALACE HAS
A LOT OF ROOM FOR GUESTS,
SO HERE I AM.
TO STAY?
YOU BET!
I MUST ADMIT, IN ALL MY
YEARS, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF
ANYONE WHO RAN AWAY FROM
THE CIRCUS.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS, ANDRE?
MM-HMM.
OF COURSE HE'S SURE.
HE'LL LOVE IT, WON'T YOU, ANDRE?
BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY,
ANDRE?
WON'T THEY WORRY?
ACTUALLY, THE CIRCUS IS THE
ONLY FAMILY I'VE EVER KNOWN,
MADAM.
YOU SEE, I'M AN ORPHAN.
OH, I'M VERY SORRY TO HEAR
THAT.
WELL, IF YOUR MIND IS MADE UP,
THEN I'M SURE EVERYONE HERE WILL
WELCOME YOU INTO OUR FAMILY.
AND MAY YOU BE AS HAPPY HERE
AS I AM.
THANK YOU.
YOU'LL BE HAPPIER HERE
THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.
THE PALACE IS A GREAT PLACE
TO LIVE.
(gagging)
BABAR, I THINK I'M CHOKING
TO DEATH.
THEN DON'T EAT SO FAST.
IT'S NOT THE FOOD.
IT'S THIS SUIT.
ONE MUST GET USED TO FORMAL
DRESS.
(laughing)
HEY, NOT BAD!
HMPH!
I COULD USE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS IN MY CLOWN ACT.
YES, I'M SURE YOU COULD, BU
YOUR CIRCUS DAYS ARE OVER, NO?
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
I SAY THERE, ANDRE, COULD
YOU PASS THE ROLLS, PLEASE?
YOU BET!
(laughing)
WHY, THANK YOU.
A LITTLE DECORUM, IF YOU
PLEASE.
WE ARE EATING, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE ONLY HAVING A LITTLE
FUN, POMPADOUR.
QUITE SO.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH
A LITTLE FUN, I ALWAYS SAY.
YOU DO?
ALLOW ME!
NO, THANK YOU, ANDRE.
I CAN MANAGE.
OH, BUT I INSIST.
STOP!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THIS MEAL DOES NOT TRAVEL WELL.
MY TUSKS!
TA-DA!
MY FOOD!
HE TREATS MY FOOD WITH CONTEMPT,
FLINGING MY PATE DE FOIE GRAS
WHOA!
(crash)
(laughing)
THIS IS THE BEST LUNCH
I'VE EVER HAD.
BUT, SIRE, THIS IS A DINING
ROOM, NOT A SIDESHOW.
DON'T WORRY, POMPADOUR.
ANDRE WILL BECOME ACCUSTOMED
TO PALACE LIFE SOON ENOUGH.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
CORNELIUS, I'LL BELIEVE I
WHEN I SEE IT.
OR MAYBE PALACE LIFE WILL
BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO ANDRE.
(adult Babar)
THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED
WERE A LOT OF FUN.
ANDRE CONTINUED TO DAZZLE US
ALL WITH HIS CIRCUS STUNTS,
AND I FOUND HIS PRESENCE A
THE PALACE TO BE MOST AMUSING.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE SOME
PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT AMUSED
BY ANDRE'S NON-STOP
PERFORMANCES, AND RIGHTLY SO.
HIS CIRCUS BEHAVIOUR JUS
DIDN'T FIT IN WITH PALACE LIFE,
NO MATTER HOW HARD I WISHED
IT WOULD.
WHEE, WHEE!
MY TUSKS!
EARTHQUAKE!
RUN FOR THE HILLS!
(crash)
HEH-HEH, SOLID BED.
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, ANDRE.
IF YOU'RE TO CONTINUE ON HERE
AS A GUEST, YOU MUST GIVE UP
YOUR CIRCUS WAYS.
NO MORE STUNTS, AGREED?
NO MORE STUNTS.
I PROMISE.
THANK YOU, MY BOY.
CHEER UP, ANDRE.
PALACE LIFE JUST TAKES A LITTLE
GETTING USED TO, THAT'S ALL.
I KNOW.
IT'S JUST THAT, WELL, I WAS
WONDERING WHAT MY CIRCUS FRIENDS
WERE DOING RIGHT NOW.
SLEEPING, I EXPECT.
AND I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY
WHERE YOUR FRIENDS ARE.
WHERE?
WHERE ARE THEY?
IN RHINOLAND.
RATAXES HAS THROWN THEM
IN HIS DUNGEON!
(violent smashing)
I'M IN A BAD MOOD, BASIL.
I CAN SEE THAT, SIR.
REPLACE HALL TABLE, REPAIR
DRAPERIES
I'M COMPLETELY SWAMPED WITH
WORK, AND AS IF I DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH WORRIES, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT LADY RATAXES.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HER SO
DEPRESSED.
I MEAN, SHE'S NOT SICK.
SHE'S NOT HURT.
I DIDN'T FORGET HER BIRTHDAY.
WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH HER,
BASIL?
I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
COMMISSION NEW STATUE
SAY, DID YOU GIVE LADY
RATAXES THAT JEWEL-ENCRUSTED BOX
OF CHOCOLATES I CONFISCATED
FOR HER?
OH, ABSITIVELY, YOUR RHINESS.
AND?
UH, SORRY, SIR.
FEELING ANY BETTER TODAY,
DEAREST?
NO.
(sigh)
WON'T YOU COME OUT OF YOUR
ROOM?
YOU HAVEN'T SCREAMED AT ANY
OF THE STAFF FOR DAYS.
THEY'RE GETTING VERY LAZY.
NO.
(sigh)
OH, I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU!
YOU'LL LOVE THIS.
I'VE IMPRISONED AN ENTIRE
CIRCUS.
THEY DIDN'T PAY THEIR TRANSI
TOLL.
ISN'T THAT FUN, HM?
(sigh)
WELL, I'LL JUST GO NOW.
I'LL COME BY LATER.
PERHAPS YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.
MAYBE WE COULD RAISE THE TAXES
OR SOMETHING.
WHAT CAN IT BE?
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING I CAN DO
TO BRING HER OUT OF THIS
THIS STATE SHE'S IN, BASIL.
YOUR MAJESTY, IT OCCURS TO ME
THAT PERHAPS THE CIRCUS MIGH
BE OF SOME HELP IN CHEERING UP
LADY RATAXES.
I TRIED THAT, BASIL.
THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE DEEPES
DUNGEON IN THE PALACE, AND I
HASN'T AMUSED LADY RATAXES
ONE BIT.
YOU MISUNDERSTAND, SIR.
I MEANT PERHAPS YOU SHOULD HAVE
THEM PERFORM FOR LADY RATAXES.
SOME PEOPLE FIND CIRCUSES
AMUSING.
YOU KNOW, BASIL, THAT'S JUS
CRAZY ENOUGH TO WORK.
IT HAD BETTER.
RATAXES, THIS TIME YOU'VE
GONE TOO FAR.
I DEMAND YOU RELEASE THE CIRCUS
IMMEDIATELY.
BASIL, THERE'S AN ELEPHAN
IN MY OFFICE!
GET RID OF IT.
MY DEAR POMPADOUR,
THE PRESENCE OF KING BABAR,
UNINVITED, IS AN AFFRONT TO
DIPLOMATIC PROTOCOL AND
A SHOCKING BREACH OF ETIQUETTE.
KING BABAR EXTENDS FORMAL
DIPLOMATIC GREETINGS TO LORD
RATAXES, KING OF THE RHINOS, AND
DEMANDS NEGOTIATIONS ON VITAL
MATTERS OF STATE AND CIRCUS.
JUST TELL THEM TO LE
THE CIRCUS GO.
WHAT IS ALL THIS?
IT'S CALLED DIPLOMACY.
IT'S EXTREMELY BORING,
AND ALMOST NEVER WORKS.
(Basil)
WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE
FOREWARNING AND NECESSARY
DOCUMENTATION, LORD RATAXES
CANNOT SPEAK WITH KING BABAR
MUCH TO HIS REGRET.
COME ON, RATAXES.
WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS,
AND I WOULD BE PLEASED TO BEGIN
A DIALOGUE LEADING TO FURTHER
TALKS WHICH WILL NO DOUBT END
IN TALKS BETWEEN KING BABAR
AND LORD RATAXES.
HI, EVERYONE!
ARE YOU OKAY?
ANDRE!
(happy chatter)
COME ON, RATAXES.
WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH A CIRCUS?
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU DON'
LIKE FUN.
IT'S NOT FOR ME.
IT'S FOR LADY RATAXES.
SHE'S WELL, SHE'S DEPRESSED.
SO?
I DON'T GET IT.
WELL, I CAN'T SEEM TO CHEER
HER UP, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE
THE CIRCUS DO IT FOR ME.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?
MY FRIEND HERE IS THE FUNNIES
CLOWN IN THE WORLD.
IF HE CAN'T CHEER UP
LADY RATAXES, NO ONE CAN.
OH, REALLY?
OKAY, LET HIM TRY, BUT IF HE
CAN'T, HE'LL JOIN HIS FRIENDS
IN THE DUNGEON, AND THEY'LL
NEVER LEAVE RHINOLAND.
LORD RATAXES HAS SPOKEN!
MY DEAR AND HONOURED
COLLEAGUE, I MUST PROTEST YOUR
INTERMINABLE VOLUBILITY.
AND I RESPOND IN KIND,
WHILE REITERATING THE
UNLIKELIHOOD OF NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN KINGDOMS PROCEEDING
APACE.
NOW REMEMBER, ANDRE,
LADY RATAXES IS, WELL,
A DIFFICULT SORT OF PERSON
AT THE BEST OF TIMES.
STOP WORRYING, BABAR.
I'M A CLOWN.
MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH IS MY LIFE.
DARN, I CAN'T FIND MY MAGIC
CARDS.
MAYBE THEY'VE DISAPPEARED.
ANDRE, PLEASE.
THIS IS NO TIME FOR JOKES.
WHAT AM I SAYING?
CALM DOWN, BABAR.
I'VE GOT TO GET MY OTHER DECK
OF CARDS.
WAIT HERE.
COME ON, LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD!
WHERE IS THIS COMIC GENIUS,
ANYWAY?
AHA!
AHA!
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT OU
OF THAT CELL, BUT YOU'RE GOING
RIGHT BACK IN.
NO, WAIT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.
I'M NOT--
YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG.
YOU'VE GOT TO LET ME OUT.
GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW,
CLOWN, OR THERE'S GOING TO BE
A ROCKPILE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!
I CAN'T WAIT.
(coughing)
BREAK A LEG, BABAR.
WE'RE WAITING!
(organ ♪♪♪)
TA-DA!
UM
MY, UH, FIRST TRICK WILL BE
UH
THE TRAMPOLINE!
THIS HAD BETTER WORK,
OR WE'LL BE IN HERE FOREVER!
(♪♪♪)
S-S-SNAKE!
(screaming)
YOUR TURN, MAX.
I'LL BE BACK!
THIS WAY!
BIGGEST SNAKE I EVER SAW!
MAY I SUGGEST THAT MY
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE HAS A MINIMAL
GRASP OF THE MONSTROUS BREACH
OF RHINOLAND LAW COMMITTED
IN THIS CASE?
YOU MAY NOT.
AS YOU WISH!
(♪♪♪)
IS THIS CHEERING YOU UP
ANY, DEAR?
HMM?
(sigh)
IS WHAT?
TOUGH CROWD.
PSST!
PSST!
AND NEXT
THE UNICYCLE!
TA-DA!
WHOA
(crash)
THANKS.
(adult Babar)
SEEING ANDRE PERFORM MADE ME
REALIZE SOMETHING:
MAKING OTHERS LAUGH WAS
SO MUCH A PART OF ANDRE
THAT HE COULDN'T GIVE IT UP.
IT'S LIKE THE OLD SAYING:
YOU CAN TAKE THE BOY OUT OF
THE CIRCUS, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE
THE CIRCUS OUT OF THE BOY.
(laughing)
(laughing hysterically)
TA-DA!
(sniff)
YOU'RE SMILING!
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I NEED
YOU TO BE HAPPY.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
OH, LOUISE, COME BACK TO ME.
OH, RATAXES, YOU'VE BEEN SO
BUSY I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T CARE
ANY MORE.
OH, LADY RATAXES, HOW COULD
I CARE ANY LESS?
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.
THE CIRCUS IS MY FAMILY AND
MY HOME AFTER ALL.
I KNOW.
AT LEAST YOU'RE LEAVING A GOOD
FRIEND BEHIND THIS TIME.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, ANDRE.
I'LL MISS YOU TOO.
AND DON'T FORGET TO VISIT.
SAY GOODBYE TO EVERYONE
FOR ME!
I WILL.
YOUR MAJESTY, THERE'S BEEN
A BREAKTHROUGH!
WE'VE AGREED ON A PRELIMINARY
TIMETABLE FOR THE SERIES OF
MEETINGS.
YES, WE SHOULD HAVE THIS
CIRCUS MATTER CLEARED UP IN,
OH TWO OR THREE YEARS.
GOOD WORK, GENTLEMEN.
LET'S GO HOME, SHALL WE?
(Pompadour)
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF
DIPLOMACY.
SO YOU SEE, FLORA,
ONE PERSON'S HAPPINESS IS NO
NECESSARILY ANOTHER'S.
I GUESS I WAS A LITTLE
THOUGHTLESS.
WELL, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE.
DO YOU THINK MARIE WOULD PLAY
SKIPPING IF I ASKED HER?
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.
WILL YOU BE ALL RIGHT HERE
BY YOURSELF, FATHER?
THANK YOU, FLORA.
I'LL BE JUST FINE.
(♪♪♪)
UNCLE ARTHUR!
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
(humming)
BABAR?
HELLO, MY DEAR.
BE RIGHT THERE.
(Flora)
MARIE!
MARIE?
HM.
OH, HELLO, FATHER.
HELLO, LITTLE ONE.
WAS THAT MARIE I JUST SAW?
YES, SHE LEFT.
SHE SEEMED RATHER UPSET.
AREN'T YOU TWO GETTING ALONG?
WELL
I WANTED TO KEEP PLAYING
HOPSCOTCH, AND SHE WANTED TO
PLAY SKIPPING.
AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
PLAYING HOPSCOTCH?
ALL MORNING.
I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN.
I DON'T KNOW WHY MARIE DIDN'
LIKE IT.
WELL, YOU CAN'T EXPECT HER
TO LIKE HOPSCOTCH JUST BECAUSE
YOU DO.
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY
ONCE, WHEN I WAS A BOY,
A WONDERFUL TRAVELLING CIRCUS
CAME TO CELESTEVILLE.
(calliope ♪♪♪)
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOS
SPECTACULAR SHOWS I HAD EVER
SEEN, AND I ENJOYED THE ANTICS
OF ONE CIRCUS PERFORMER
IN PARTICULAR.
(crowd laughing)
(laughter & cheering)
(cheering)
BRAVO, BRAVO!
HA-HA-HA!
OH, MY STOMACH.
THOSE CLOWNS ARE TERRIFIC!
I JUST GOTTA MEET THEM.
SEE YOU AT HOME, OKAY?
(whistling)
HEY!
OOPS.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE.
(laughing)
(kettle whistling)
WHAT A LIFE.
THE LIGHTS, THE LAUGHTER,
THE FUN
I REALLY ENVY YOU, ANDRE.
THANKS, BUT CIRCUS LIFE
ISN'T ALL GLAMOUR, BABAR.
ALL HANDS TO THE BIG TOP!
TAKE 'ER DOWN!
SEE WHAT I MEAN?
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
DO YOU STILL THINK IT'S FUN?
SURE, IT'S FUN.
EVERY WEEK, A NEW TOWN,
A NEW ADVENTURE, NEW FRIENDS.
BUT I NEVER STAY LONG ENOUGH
IN ONE PLACE TO HAVE ANY
OLD FRIENDS.
BUT THE CIRCUS IS JUST LIKE
A LITTLE MOVABLE TOWN.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR GOOD
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS WITH YOU
ALL THE TIME.
EVER TRY TO MOVE A WHOLE TOWN
EVERY WEEK?
OH, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
YOU LIVE IN A HOME WITHOU
WHEELS?
MUST BE NICE.
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME
FOR A VISIT?
WE'D HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
SEE THE AMAZING HOUSE THA
DOESN'T MOVE!
MARVEL AT THE UNCHANGING VIEW!
WONDER AT THE COMPLETE LACK
OF TENT PEGS!
(laughing)
IF YOU EVER GET TIRED OF BEING
A KING, BABAR, YOU CAN ALWAYS
BE A RINGMASTER.
LEAD THE WAY!
(adult Babar)
IT SEEMED TO ME THAT ANDRE WAS
UNHAPPY LIVING WITH THE CIRCUS,
SO I DECIDED TO SHOW HIM
WHERE I LIVED.
AND THIS IS THE DRAWING ROOM.
YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE ROOM
JUST FOR DRAWING?
WELL, IT'S CALLED THE DRAWING
ROOM, BUT IT'S REALLY A PLACE
TO SIT AROUND AND TALK IN.
OH, I GET IT.
A TALKING ROOM.
NO, IT DOESN'T TALK,
JUST THE PEOPLE IN IT.
I HAD TO ASK.
(laughing)
WOW, THIS IS YOUR ROOM?
WE COULD PITCH A CIRCUS TEN
IN HERE.
WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR GUESTS.
(clock chiming)
6:00?
OH, BOY, I'VE STILL GOT TO
PACK UP MY STUFF.
CAN'T YOU EVEN STAY
FOR DINNER?
THANKS FOR ASKING, BABAR,
BUT I CAN'T.
THAT'S OKAY.
BYE.
BYE, ANDRE.
COME BACK SOON.
THE PALACE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE.
(adult Babar)
THE CIRCUS LEFT TOWN THE NEX
MORNING, AND I WAS A LITTLE SAD
TO SEE THEM GO
BUT THAT WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE.
AH, IT'S A GRAND SIGHT,
ISN'T IT, BABAR?
ANDRE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WAVING GOODBYE TO THE CIRCUS.
YOU'RE WHAT?
YOU SAID THE PALACE HAS
A LOT OF ROOM FOR GUESTS,
SO HERE I AM.
TO STAY?
YOU BET!
I MUST ADMIT, IN ALL MY
YEARS, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF
ANYONE WHO RAN AWAY FROM
THE CIRCUS.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS, ANDRE?
MM-HMM.
OF COURSE HE'S SURE.
HE'LL LOVE IT, WON'T YOU, ANDRE?
BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY,
ANDRE?
WON'T THEY WORRY?
ACTUALLY, THE CIRCUS IS THE
ONLY FAMILY I'VE EVER KNOWN,
MADAM.
YOU SEE, I'M AN ORPHAN.
OH, I'M VERY SORRY TO HEAR
THAT.
WELL, IF YOUR MIND IS MADE UP,
THEN I'M SURE EVERYONE HERE WILL
WELCOME YOU INTO OUR FAMILY.
AND MAY YOU BE AS HAPPY HERE
AS I AM.
THANK YOU.
YOU'LL BE HAPPIER HERE
THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.
THE PALACE IS A GREAT PLACE
TO LIVE.
(gagging)
BABAR, I THINK I'M CHOKING
TO DEATH.
THEN DON'T EAT SO FAST.
IT'S NOT THE FOOD.
IT'S THIS SUIT.
ONE MUST GET USED TO FORMAL
DRESS.
(laughing)
HEY, NOT BAD!
HMPH!
I COULD USE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS IN MY CLOWN ACT.
YES, I'M SURE YOU COULD, BU
YOUR CIRCUS DAYS ARE OVER, NO?
YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
I SAY THERE, ANDRE, COULD
YOU PASS THE ROLLS, PLEASE?
YOU BET!
(laughing)
WHY, THANK YOU.
A LITTLE DECORUM, IF YOU
PLEASE.
WE ARE EATING, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE ONLY HAVING A LITTLE
FUN, POMPADOUR.
QUITE SO.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH
A LITTLE FUN, I ALWAYS SAY.
YOU DO?
ALLOW ME!
NO, THANK YOU, ANDRE.
I CAN MANAGE.
OH, BUT I INSIST.
STOP!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THIS MEAL DOES NOT TRAVEL WELL.
MY TUSKS!
TA-DA!
MY FOOD!
HE TREATS MY FOOD WITH CONTEMPT,
FLINGING MY PATE DE FOIE GRAS
WHOA!
(crash)
(laughing)
THIS IS THE BEST LUNCH
I'VE EVER HAD.
BUT, SIRE, THIS IS A DINING
ROOM, NOT A SIDESHOW.
DON'T WORRY, POMPADOUR.
ANDRE WILL BECOME ACCUSTOMED
TO PALACE LIFE SOON ENOUGH.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
CORNELIUS, I'LL BELIEVE I
WHEN I SEE IT.
OR MAYBE PALACE LIFE WILL
BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO ANDRE.
(adult Babar)
THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED
WERE A LOT OF FUN.
ANDRE CONTINUED TO DAZZLE US
ALL WITH HIS CIRCUS STUNTS,
AND I FOUND HIS PRESENCE A
THE PALACE TO BE MOST AMUSING.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE SOME
PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT AMUSED
BY ANDRE'S NON-STOP
PERFORMANCES, AND RIGHTLY SO.
HIS CIRCUS BEHAVIOUR JUS
DIDN'T FIT IN WITH PALACE LIFE,
NO MATTER HOW HARD I WISHED
IT WOULD.
WHEE, WHEE!
MY TUSKS!
EARTHQUAKE!
RUN FOR THE HILLS!
(crash)
HEH-HEH, SOLID BED.
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, ANDRE.
IF YOU'RE TO CONTINUE ON HERE
AS A GUEST, YOU MUST GIVE UP
YOUR CIRCUS WAYS.
NO MORE STUNTS, AGREED?
NO MORE STUNTS.
I PROMISE.
THANK YOU, MY BOY.
CHEER UP, ANDRE.
PALACE LIFE JUST TAKES A LITTLE
GETTING USED TO, THAT'S ALL.
I KNOW.
IT'S JUST THAT, WELL, I WAS
WONDERING WHAT MY CIRCUS FRIENDS
WERE DOING RIGHT NOW.
SLEEPING, I EXPECT.
AND I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY
WHERE YOUR FRIENDS ARE.
WHERE?
WHERE ARE THEY?
IN RHINOLAND.
RATAXES HAS THROWN THEM
IN HIS DUNGEON!
(violent smashing)
I'M IN A BAD MOOD, BASIL.
I CAN SEE THAT, SIR.
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I'M COMPLETELY SWAMPED WITH
WORK, AND AS IF I DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH WORRIES, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT LADY RATAXES.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HER SO
DEPRESSED.
I MEAN, SHE'S NOT SICK.
SHE'S NOT HURT.
I DIDN'T FORGET HER BIRTHDAY.
WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH HER,
BASIL?
I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
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SAY, DID YOU GIVE LADY
RATAXES THAT JEWEL-ENCRUSTED BOX
OF CHOCOLATES I CONFISCATED
FOR HER?
OH, ABSITIVELY, YOUR RHINESS.
AND?
UH, SORRY, SIR.
FEELING ANY BETTER TODAY,
DEAREST?
NO.
(sigh)
WON'T YOU COME OUT OF YOUR
ROOM?
YOU HAVEN'T SCREAMED AT ANY
OF THE STAFF FOR DAYS.
THEY'RE GETTING VERY LAZY.
NO.
(sigh)
OH, I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU!
YOU'LL LOVE THIS.
I'VE IMPRISONED AN ENTIRE
CIRCUS.
THEY DIDN'T PAY THEIR TRANSI
TOLL.
ISN'T THAT FUN, HM?
(sigh)
WELL, I'LL JUST GO NOW.
I'LL COME BY LATER.
PERHAPS YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.
MAYBE WE COULD RAISE THE TAXES
OR SOMETHING.
WHAT CAN IT BE?
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING I CAN DO
TO BRING HER OUT OF THIS
THIS STATE SHE'S IN, BASIL.
YOUR MAJESTY, IT OCCURS TO ME
THAT PERHAPS THE CIRCUS MIGH
BE OF SOME HELP IN CHEERING UP
LADY RATAXES.
I TRIED THAT, BASIL.
THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE DEEPES
DUNGEON IN THE PALACE, AND I
HASN'T AMUSED LADY RATAXES
ONE BIT.
YOU MISUNDERSTAND, SIR.
I MEANT PERHAPS YOU SHOULD HAVE
THEM PERFORM FOR LADY RATAXES.
SOME PEOPLE FIND CIRCUSES
AMUSING.
YOU KNOW, BASIL, THAT'S JUS
CRAZY ENOUGH TO WORK.
IT HAD BETTER.
RATAXES, THIS TIME YOU'VE
GONE TOO FAR.
I DEMAND YOU RELEASE THE CIRCUS
IMMEDIATELY.
BASIL, THERE'S AN ELEPHAN
IN MY OFFICE!
GET RID OF IT.
MY DEAR POMPADOUR,
THE PRESENCE OF KING BABAR,
UNINVITED, IS AN AFFRONT TO
DIPLOMATIC PROTOCOL AND
A SHOCKING BREACH OF ETIQUETTE.
KING BABAR EXTENDS FORMAL
DIPLOMATIC GREETINGS TO LORD
RATAXES, KING OF THE RHINOS, AND
DEMANDS NEGOTIATIONS ON VITAL
MATTERS OF STATE AND CIRCUS.
JUST TELL THEM TO LE
THE CIRCUS GO.
WHAT IS ALL THIS?
IT'S CALLED DIPLOMACY.
IT'S EXTREMELY BORING,
AND ALMOST NEVER WORKS.
(Basil)
WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE
FOREWARNING AND NECESSARY
DOCUMENTATION, LORD RATAXES
CANNOT SPEAK WITH KING BABAR
MUCH TO HIS REGRET.
COME ON, RATAXES.
WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS,
AND I WOULD BE PLEASED TO BEGIN
A DIALOGUE LEADING TO FURTHER
TALKS WHICH WILL NO DOUBT END
IN TALKS BETWEEN KING BABAR
AND LORD RATAXES.
HI, EVERYONE!
ARE YOU OKAY?
ANDRE!
(happy chatter)
COME ON, RATAXES.
WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH A CIRCUS?
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU DON'
LIKE FUN.
IT'S NOT FOR ME.
IT'S FOR LADY RATAXES.
SHE'S WELL, SHE'S DEPRESSED.
SO?
I DON'T GET IT.
WELL, I CAN'T SEEM TO CHEER
HER UP, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE
THE CIRCUS DO IT FOR ME.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO?
MY FRIEND HERE IS THE FUNNIES
CLOWN IN THE WORLD.
IF HE CAN'T CHEER UP
LADY RATAXES, NO ONE CAN.
OH, REALLY?
OKAY, LET HIM TRY, BUT IF HE
CAN'T, HE'LL JOIN HIS FRIENDS
IN THE DUNGEON, AND THEY'LL
NEVER LEAVE RHINOLAND.
LORD RATAXES HAS SPOKEN!
MY DEAR AND HONOURED
COLLEAGUE, I MUST PROTEST YOUR
INTERMINABLE VOLUBILITY.
AND I RESPOND IN KIND,
WHILE REITERATING THE
UNLIKELIHOOD OF NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN KINGDOMS PROCEEDING
APACE.
NOW REMEMBER, ANDRE,
LADY RATAXES IS, WELL,
A DIFFICULT SORT OF PERSON
AT THE BEST OF TIMES.
STOP WORRYING, BABAR.
I'M A CLOWN.
MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH IS MY LIFE.
DARN, I CAN'T FIND MY MAGIC
CARDS.
MAYBE THEY'VE DISAPPEARED.
ANDRE, PLEASE.
THIS IS NO TIME FOR JOKES.
WHAT AM I SAYING?
CALM DOWN, BABAR.
I'VE GOT TO GET MY OTHER DECK
OF CARDS.
WAIT HERE.
COME ON, LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD!
WHERE IS THIS COMIC GENIUS,
ANYWAY?
AHA!
AHA!
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT OU
OF THAT CELL, BUT YOU'RE GOING
RIGHT BACK IN.
NO, WAIT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.
I'M NOT--
YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG.
YOU'VE GOT TO LET ME OUT.
GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW,
CLOWN, OR THERE'S GOING TO BE
A ROCKPILE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!
I CAN'T WAIT.
(coughing)
BREAK A LEG, BABAR.
WE'RE WAITING!
(organ ♪♪♪)
TA-DA!
UM
MY, UH, FIRST TRICK WILL BE
UH
THE TRAMPOLINE!
THIS HAD BETTER WORK,
OR WE'LL BE IN HERE FOREVER!
(♪♪♪)
S-S-SNAKE!
(screaming)
YOUR TURN, MAX.
I'LL BE BACK!
THIS WAY!
BIGGEST SNAKE I EVER SAW!
MAY I SUGGEST THAT MY
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE HAS A MINIMAL
GRASP OF THE MONSTROUS BREACH
OF RHINOLAND LAW COMMITTED
IN THIS CASE?
YOU MAY NOT.
AS YOU WISH!
(♪♪♪)
IS THIS CHEERING YOU UP
ANY, DEAR?
HMM?
(sigh)
IS WHAT?
TOUGH CROWD.
PSST!
PSST!
AND NEXT
THE UNICYCLE!
TA-DA!
WHOA
(crash)
THANKS.
(adult Babar)
SEEING ANDRE PERFORM MADE ME
REALIZE SOMETHING:
MAKING OTHERS LAUGH WAS
SO MUCH A PART OF ANDRE
THAT HE COULDN'T GIVE IT UP.
IT'S LIKE THE OLD SAYING:
YOU CAN TAKE THE BOY OUT OF
THE CIRCUS, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE
THE CIRCUS OUT OF THE BOY.
(laughing)
(laughing hysterically)
TA-DA!
(sniff)
YOU'RE SMILING!
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I NEED
YOU TO BE HAPPY.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
OH, LOUISE, COME BACK TO ME.
OH, RATAXES, YOU'VE BEEN SO
BUSY I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T CARE
ANY MORE.
OH, LADY RATAXES, HOW COULD
I CARE ANY LESS?
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.
THE CIRCUS IS MY FAMILY AND
MY HOME AFTER ALL.
I KNOW.
AT LEAST YOU'RE LEAVING A GOOD
FRIEND BEHIND THIS TIME.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, ANDRE.
I'LL MISS YOU TOO.
AND DON'T FORGET TO VISIT.
SAY GOODBYE TO EVERYONE
FOR ME!
I WILL.
YOUR MAJESTY, THERE'S BEEN
A BREAKTHROUGH!
WE'VE AGREED ON A PRELIMINARY
TIMETABLE FOR THE SERIES OF
MEETINGS.
YES, WE SHOULD HAVE THIS
CIRCUS MATTER CLEARED UP IN,
OH TWO OR THREE YEARS.
GOOD WORK, GENTLEMEN.
LET'S GO HOME, SHALL WE?
(Pompadour)
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF
DIPLOMACY.
SO YOU SEE, FLORA,
ONE PERSON'S HAPPINESS IS NO
NECESSARILY ANOTHER'S.
I GUESS I WAS A LITTLE
THOUGHTLESS.
WELL, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE.
DO YOU THINK MARIE WOULD PLAY
SKIPPING IF I ASKED HER?
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.
WILL YOU BE ALL RIGHT HERE
BY YOURSELF, FATHER?
THANK YOU, FLORA.
I'LL BE JUST FINE.