Babar (1989) s01e10 Episode Script
The Show Must Go On
HI, POPPA.
(♪♪♪)
UNCLE ARTHUR!
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
RAPUNZEL, RAPUNDEL
(laughter)
RAPUNDEL, LET DOWN YOUR
(Flora)
OKAY, OKAY, TAKE IT EASY,
EVERYONE.
FROM THE TOP.
JULIAN, PLEASE.
RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL
ARGH!
NO, IT'S NOT WORKING.
IT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
I DON'T LIKE THE NAME.
JULIAN, BE REASONABLE.
WE CAN'T CHANGE RAPUNZEL'S NAME
TO JANE.
THE PLAY IS CALLED "RAPUNZEL".
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR
TO YOU, DEAR?
OH, YES.
EITHER THE NAME GOES OR I GO.
TAKE ANOTHER BREAK,
EVERYBODY.
HAVING PROBLEMS, FLORA?
OH, FATHER, JULIAN IS
IMPOSSIBLE.
HE WANTS THE WHOLE SHOW TO
CHANGE TO SUIT HIM.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S THE
DIRECTOR'S JOB TO BE IN CHARGE
OF THE PLAY.
BUT JULIAN IS THE BEST ACTOR
WE'VE GOT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE HIM,
AND HE KNOWS IT.
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF THE
GREAT MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA?
WELL, SHE WAS THE GREATES
BALLERINA ANYONE HAD EVER
SEEN
AND WHEN SHE GRACIOUSLY AGREED
TO COME TO CELESTEVILLE TO
PERFORM WITH OUR COMPANY,
WE WERE VERY HONOURED
AND VERY EXCITED.
I AM SO NERVOUS, I CAN'
STAND IT.
SHE'S ALMOST HERE!
YES, BABAR.
YOU MUST BE CONGRATULATED.
I KNOW WHAT AN UPHILL BATTLE
IT WAS FOR YOU TO CONVINCE
THE WORLD'S PRIMA BALLERINA
TO COME ALL THE WAY TO
CELESTEVILLE TO PERFORM.
YES, IT WAS TOUGH, BUT,
JUDGING FROM THE RESPONSE,
IT WAS WORTH IT.
(fanfare ♪♪♪)
ANNOUNCING MADEMOISELLE ROSA
ANASTASIA SORETOZA.
YOU DO US A GREAT HONOUR
WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
I SHOULD THINK SO.
AHEM.
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO PRESEN
MISS CELESTE, A MEMBER OF THE
CELESTEVILLE BALLET COMPANY.
SHE'LL BE YOUR UNDERSTUDY.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT AN
INSPIRATION YOU ARE TO ME.
I PROMISE I'LL WORK HARD
AND BE THE BEST UNDER#TUDY
YOU'VE EVER HAD.
OH, TRY YOUR BEST IF YOU
WISH, BUT I DOUBT I'LL NEED ONE.
(sniffing)
I NEVER MISS A PERFORMANCE.
WELL, I HOPE YOU'LL ENJOY
THE LITTLE RECEPTION WE'VE
PUT TOGETHER.
(yawning)
CHARMING.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE HAD QUITE
ENOUGH ADMIRATION THIS EVENING.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I MUS
REST.
REHEARSAL'S IN THE MORNING.
(blowing kisses)
ISN'T SHE WONDERFUL, BABAR?
I'LL SAY.
A TRUE PROFESSIONAL.
(adult Babar)
MADAME SORETOZA DIDN'T SLEEP
WELL THAT NIGHT.
SHE COMPLAINED THAT THE
MATTRESS WAS TOO HARD, CHEF
TRUFFLE'S COOKING WAS TOO RICH,
AND THAT THE CELESTEVILLE
SPRING WATER WAS TOO WET.
WE REALIZED THAT MADAME
SORETOZA WAS NOT AN EASY PERSON
TO PLEASE.
BUT SHE WAS THE STAR.
EVERY PERFORMANCE IS COMPLETELY
SOLD OUT, THANKS TO MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
(scream)
GRACIOUS, THAT SOUNDED LIKE
THE MADEMOISELLE!
(knocking)
MAY I COME IN, MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA?
I'M NOT COMING OUT UNTIL
YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
WHO?
ME!
THE DIRECTOR?
HE DOESN'T SHARE MY VISION
OF THIS BALLET.
I KNOW HOW I SHOULD DO IT.
I CAN'T, I WON'T, AND I DON'
WORK WITH AMATEURS.
BUT, MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA!
I DON'T HAVE TO STAND
FOR THIS ABUSE.
AND NEITHER DO I.
EITHER HE GOES OR I GO.
THAT'S IT, I'VE HAD IT.
GOODBYE.
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO FIND
ANOTHER DIRECTOR?
OH, I'M SURE YOU WILL BE
PERFECT.
ME?
JUST REMEMBER THAT THE BES
DIRECTION IS THE DIRECTION
I GIVE YOU, AND WE'LL GET ALONG
FAMOUSLY.
MAKEUP!
I TAKE IT YOU HANDLED I
WELL, BABAR?
REAL WELL, CORNELIUS.
MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR.
(adult Babar)
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WERE VERY
DIFFICULT, AND AS A RESULT OF
MADAME SORETOZA'S CONSTAN
COMPLAINTS, MANY OF OUR CAS
AND CREW HAD QUIT.
I COULDN'T BLAME THEM FOR
LEAVING, AND AS THE DIRECTOR,
I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
OF IT ALL.
(scream)
(Pompadour)
I DO BELIEVE THAT'S YOUR CUE,
SIRE.
(coughing)
WHAT KIND OF MAKEUP PERSON
ARE YOU?
A PROFESSIONAL WOULD HAVE
ANTICIPATED MY SNEEZE.
I'M SURE IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE
MISTAKE.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR SIMPLE
MISTAKES IN THE BALLET.
I'M AFRAID EITHER SHE GOES
(door slams)
SHE'S GONE.
THANK YOU, BABAR.
YOU HANDLED THAT MARVELLOUSLY
WELL.
SHALL WE BEGIN?
(adult Babar)
NEWS OF THE GREAT SORETOZA'S
PERFORMANCE SPREAD TO
RHINOLAND.
LADY RATAXES ADMIRED HER
AND WANTED VERY MUCH TO ATTEND.
UNFORTUNATELY, BALLET WAS NO
ONE OF RATAXES' FAVOURITE
PASTIMES.
THE GREATEST BALLERINA
IN THE WORLD IS DANCING IN
CELESTEVILLE, AND ALL YOU CAN
SAY IS "THAT'S NICE, DEAR"?
THAT'S VERY NICE, DEAR?
BASIL, GET TWO TICKETS
TO THE BALLET.
AND, BASIL, YOU MIGHT WAN
TO GET YOURSELF A TUXEDO TO WEAR
WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
ABSITIVELY, YOUR RHINESS.
OH, NO, BASIL.
LORD RATAXES AND I WILL BE
ATTENDING.
ABSITIVELY, YOUR RHINESSES.
NOW, DEAREST, WHAT WOULD MY
HARD-NOSED RHINO TROOPS THINK
IF THEY FOUND OUT THAT I WAS
GOING TO AN EVENING OF LEAPING
LEOTARDS, TASSELLED TUTUS, AND
CLASSICAL MUSIC IN CELESTEVILLE?
PERHAPS THEY WOULD SUSPEC
THAT YOU POSSESSED A TINY
FRAGMENT OF CULTURE.
EXACTLY.
SO THEN IT'S TRUE
EN GARDE!
I AM A BARBARIAN'S WIFE!
(sigh)
NO, YOU'RE NOT, MY DEAR.
I'VE GOT LOTS OF CULTURE.
RHINO CULTURE, THE BEST KIND.
YOU MEAN BARBARIAN CULTURE.
(wailing)
SO BE IT.
I'LL NEVER CALM MY ARTISTIC
HEART!
OH, ALL RIGHT, I'LL GE
TICKETS.
FRONT ROW CENTRE?
YES.
AND PROMISE YOU'LL LEAVE
YOUR SWORD AT HOME?
YES.
OH, DARLING, I MAY NOT BE
A BARBARIAN'S WIFE AFTER ALL.
SHALL I GET YOU A TUXEDO,
YOUR RHINESS?
EN GARDE!
AAAH!
BASIL!
(adult Babar)
ALTHOUGH TIME WAS RUNNING OUT,
REHEARSALS PROCEEDED DESPITE
THE FACT THAT WE HAD LOS
HALF THE COMPANY, AND AS IF WE
DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS
MADAME SORETOZA!
IT IS I, LADY RATAXES,
YOUR BIGGEST ADMIRER.
I'VE COME TO SIT AT YOUR FEE
AND WONDER AT YOUR ARTISTRY.
I'M SORRY, LADY RATAXES,
BUT THESE ARE CLOSED REHEARSALS.
BUT FOR SUCH A PATRON OF
THE ARTS, WE SHALL MAKE AN
EXCEPTION.
BUT, MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA!
I FEEL A HEADACHE COMING ON.
OKAY, OKAY.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
CAN WE CONTINUE?
ISN'T THIS EXCITING?
(♪♪♪)
(yawning)
(screaming)
WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?
THERE'S A BLUE SPOTLIGH
ON ME.
BLUE LIGHT MAKES ME LOOK
SPLOTCHY.
WE'LL HAVE THE LIGHTING MAN
CHANGE IT.
BETTER YET, HAVE THE LIGHTING
MAN CHANGED.
BUT
OBVIOUSLY, HE HAS NO COLOUR
SENSE.
GOING
GOING
GONE!
(adult Babar)
THE DAYS WORE ON, AND OUR
PATIENCE WORE THIN.
THE SLIGHTEST OFFENCE CAUSED
MADAME TO SUFFER HER USUAL
HEADACHE AND RETIRE TO HER
DRESSING ROOM, GRINDING OUR
REHEARSALS TO A HALT, TO WHICH
MADAME WOULD CONSTANTLY REPLY:
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?
YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR!
OKAY, CELESTE, FILL IN FOR
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA.
WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA.
CELESTE THE UNDERSTUDY.
ARE YOU WORKING HARD TO LEARN
ALL MY STEPS, DEAR?
OH, YES, VERY HARD.
WONDERFUL, DARLING.
LET'S SEE YOUR PIROUETTE.
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
IF I CAN'T MAKE THE PERFORMANCE,
THEN YOU SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE
A SHOW.
(crying)
CELESTE, WAIT!
THIS TIME SHE'S GONE TOO FAR.
SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO TREAT PEOPLE
LIKE THIS.
BUT NO MATTER WHAT, THE SHOW
MUST GO ON.
IF SHE KEEPS UP LIKE THIS,
WE WON'T HAVE A SHOW.
(adult Babar)
WITH MADAME'S HEAD TUCKED INTO
HER SANDBOX, WHICH HAD BECOME
HER FAVOURITE POSITION,
I RAN OFF IN SEARCH OF CELESTE,
WHO HAD LEFT THE REHEARSALS
BROKEN-HEARTED.
(crying)
CELESTE?
TRY NOT TO BE UPSET.
WE'VE SEEN YOU.
YOU'RE A VERY GOOD DANCER.
BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA.
(sigh)
I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, WELL, I'M JUST ABOU
READY TO CALL THE WHOLE THING
OFF.
BUT YOU CAN'T!
THIS SHOW MEANS A LOT TO THE
PEOPLE OF CELESTEVILLE, AND
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT,
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA IS
THE SHOW.
LET'S MAKE A DEAL, JUST BETWEEN
YOU AND ME.
I PROMISE TO WORK HARD AND
IMPROVE MY DANCING, AND YOU
PROMISE TO MAKE SURE THE SHOW
GOES ON.
DEAL?
(sigh)
OKAY, CELESTE.
DEAL.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE
CAN GET THIS BETTER THAN
YESTERDAY.
MAESTRO?
(snoring)
BRILLIANT!
BRAVO, BRAVO!
AHEM
THEY HAVEN'T STARTED YET.
(embarrassed laughter)
(adult Babar)
WITH THREE DAYS TO GO, THOSE
OF US LEFT BUCKLED DOWN AND
REHEARSED WHEN WE COULD.
THEN, OF COURSE, THE INEVITABLE
OCCURRED.
(scream)
OH, MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA--
DON'T TOUCH ME!
WHAT HAPPENED?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
THE CONDUCTOR MIS-CUED ME.
A CONDUCTOR LIKE THAT IS BETTER
SUITED TO TAKING FARES ON
A TROLLEY.
BUT
AND WHERE WERE YOU?
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
THE BALLERINA-CATCHER.
YOU'LL BE LUCKY TO CATCH A COLD.
HMPH!
BUT, MADEMOISELLE, I DON'
THINK--
BUT, PHILIPPE, COME BACK!
WE NEED YOU!
THAT'S GREAT!
NOW THE CONDUCTOR'S GONE, AND--
GET RID OF HIM!
WHAT, WHO?
HUH?
RATAXES!
I'LL BE IN MY DRESSING ROOM
UNTIL YOU FIND SUITABLE
REPLACEMENTS.
NEVER BEFORE HAVE I BEEN
SO EMBARRASSED!
EMBARRASSED FOR BEING MARRIED
TO A BARBARIAN.
I'M GOING HOME TO MOMMA.
BASIL!
WE HAVE NO CONDUCTOR,
NO STAGE CREW, NO LEADING MAN
WHAT DO WE HAVE?
WELL, WE HAVE YOU, ME,
ZEPHYR, ARTHUR
YEAH, RIGHT.
(knocking)
A MESSAGE FROM LORD RATAXES.
(imitating Rataxes)
LADY RATAXES IS REALLY SORE A
ME, AND LIFE'S NOT GOING TO BE
WORTH LIVING IF THIS BALLE
DOESN'T HAPPEN.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
ANY REPLY?
YES.
TELL RATAXES IT WILL GO ON.
(adult Babar)
EARLY THE NEXT MORNING,
ONE DAY BEFORE THE PREMIERE,
I CALLED AN EMERGENCY MEETING.
THE SHOW HAD TO GO ON.
SO WE ARE GOING TO PUT ON THE
SHOW, ONE THAT CELESTEVILLE
WILL NEVER FORGET.
YOUR ENTHUSIASM IS
APPRECIATED, BABAR, BUT ARE YOU
SUGGESTING THE ROYAL "WE"?
WHY NOT?
WE ALL HAVE TALENTS.
LET'S USE THEM.
WELL, IF YOU INSIST.
ACTUALLY, I'M RATHER HANDY WITH
LIGHTING.
AFTER ALL, I DID SELECT ALL
THE CHANDELIERS FOR THE ENTIRE
PALACE.
AND I CAN HELP WITH THE
CURTAIN AND BACKDROPS.
MY TUSKS!
I ONCE FILLED IN AS CONDUCTOR
FOR THE ROYAL MILITARY BAND.
WELL, I'LL HANDLE THE
COSTUMES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, ARTHUR?
YEAH, I BET I COULD BE
A WIZARD MOVING PROPS.
I CAN DANCE FOR MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA IN THE REHEARSALS,
AND FILL IN AS MAKEUP PERSON.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR LEADING MAN?
I MIGHT KNOW SOMEBODY.
THANKS ANYWAY, RATAXES,
BUT I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
LET'S GO!
OKAY, PLACES, EVERYONE.
LET'S GET THIS REHEARSAL
ON THE ROAD.
(adult Babar)
CORNELIUS HAD A HARD TIME
HANGING ON TO HIS BATON THA
NIGHT, AND THE SAME TROUBLES
PLAGUED ARTHUR AND ZEPHYR
AS THEY STRUGGLED TO HOIS
THE SCENERY INTO PLACE.
EVEN CELESTE HAD TROUBLE
GETTING INTO CHARACTER,
AND FOR THE LONGEST TIME,
IT FELT LIKE WE WERE ALL JUS
STUMBLING AROUND IN THE DARK.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS!
HAS ANYONE SEEN MY BATON?
IT TOOK ALL NIGHT, BU
FINALLY WE MADE IT THROUGH
A COMPLETE REHEARSAL WITHOU
A LEADING MAN, OF COURSE.
BUT I WOULD WORRY ABOUT THA
LATER.
(♪♪♪)
(clapping)
BRAVO!
ABSOLUTELY SPLENDID!
WONDERFUL!
MY TUSKS, THIS IS
EXHILARATING.
MUCH BETTER.
WITH A LITTLE LUCK,
WE'LL PULL THIS OFF.
THERE IS STILL ONE MATTER
UNATTENDED TO, SIRE:
OUR LEADING MAN?
I'M WORKING ON IT, POMPADOUR.
YOU'LL SEE.
(adult Babar)
IT WAS OPENING NIGHT,
AND THE PLAYHOUSE WAS PACKED.
WE WERE READY, BUT WHERE
WAS OUR LEADING LADY?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
MINUTES TILL CURTAIN TIME,
AND NO SIGN OF MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
I THINK THE ONLY SIGN WE'LL
SEE IS "EXIT".
OH, THIS HAS GOT TO BE
THE FINAL HUMILIATION.
FIRST HE EMBARRASSES ME AT THE
REHEARSAL, THEN HE STAYS UP
SULKING ALL NIGHT, AND NOW THIS.
THE SHAME OF ATTENDING THE
BALLET WITHOUT AN ESCORT!
PERHAPS HE'S OUT TAKING
A CRASH COURSE IN CULTURE,
YOUR LADYSHIP.
OH, THE BARBARIAN!
I'M GONNA GO HOME TO MOMMA.
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA,
EVERYTHING'S SET.
EVERYONE'S READY!
IT JUST WON'T DO.
WHAT WON'T DO?
ANY OF IT!
ANY OF THEM.
AT LEAST THE LAST LOT WERE
PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS.
PLEASE, MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
THEY'VE WORKED HARD.
THEY ALL KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WITHOUT THEM, YOU DON'T HAVE
A SHOW.
I AM THE SHOW.
YOU MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT,
BUT THE AUDIENCE HASN'T.
SO I SHALL PERFORM SOLO.
OH, NO YOU WON'T.
WHAT?
YOU MAY BE THE WORLD'S
GREATEST DANCER, BUT YOU'VE ALSO
BEEN THE WORLD'S GREATEST PAIN!
(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.
MY TUSKS, GOOD SHOW, BABAR!
SHE CERTAINLY HAD IT COMING.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD I
IN YOU, BABAR.
NEITHER DID I.
WELL, I'M IMPRESSED.
SHALL I INFORM THE AUDIENCE
THAT THE SHOW'S BEEN CANCELLED?
NO, WE WILL PERFORM THE
BALLET WITHOUT MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
BUT, SIRE, EVERYONE'S HERE
TO SEE THE LEADING LADY.
WE HAVE A LEADING LADY.
BABAR, YOU DON'T MEAN
OH, BABAR.
(Pompadour)
THERE'S STILL THAT SMALL MATTER
OF A LEADING MAN.
OF COURSE.
MAY I INTRODUCE
(Rataxes)
TA-DA!
(all gasping)
THIS IS MY ONLY CHANCE
OF WINNING LADY RATAXES BACK.
B-B-BUT
YOU'RE DESPERATE,
AND SO AM I.
YOU DON'T THINK I'D BE DRESSED
LIKE THIS IF I WASN'T?
B-B-BUT RATAXES?
TRUST ME, AFTER GETTING HIM
INTO THOSE TIGHTS, THE RES
WILL BE A SNAP.
I HOPE.
DOOMED.
IT'S ALMOST OVER AND THEY
HAVEN'T MADE A PEEP.
COMPLETELY DOOMED!
I CAN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER.
I HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK.
(♪♪♪)
BRAVO, BRAVO!
BELLISSIMO!
(crowd cheering)
(whistling)
(adult Babar)
AS WE TOOK OUR BOWS BEFORE THE
AUDIENCE, WE WERE DELIGHTED.
THANKS TO CELESTE, RATAXES,
AND THE ENTIRE COMPANY, THE
SHOW HAD GONE ON WITH NOT JUS
ONE STAR, BUT MANY.
RATAXES ALWAYS PRIDED HIMSELF
ON HIS FENCING ABILITIES.
MOST OF HIS STEPS CAME FROM
THAT.
HE WAS VERY LIGHT ON HIS
FEET.
YOU KNOW
THRUST, RIPOSTE, PARRY!
FLORA?
I WAS JUST LISTENING
I MEAN, THINKING, AND YOU KNOW
ALL THAT CHANGING-RAPUNZEL-
TO-JANE STUFF?
WHY DON'T WE JUST FORGE
ABOUT IT?
I MEAN, WE DO HAVE A SHOW
TO PUT ON.
A WONDERFUL SUGGESTION,
JULIAN!
PLACES, EVERYONE.
I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE
AN EXCELLENT SHOW.
EVEN WITHOUT RATAXES.
(Julian)
RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL, LET DOWN
YOUR GOLDEN HAIR.
(♪♪♪)
UNCLE ARTHUR!
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
RAPUNZEL, RAPUNDEL
(laughter)
RAPUNDEL, LET DOWN YOUR
(Flora)
OKAY, OKAY, TAKE IT EASY,
EVERYONE.
FROM THE TOP.
JULIAN, PLEASE.
RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL
ARGH!
NO, IT'S NOT WORKING.
IT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
I DON'T LIKE THE NAME.
JULIAN, BE REASONABLE.
WE CAN'T CHANGE RAPUNZEL'S NAME
TO JANE.
THE PLAY IS CALLED "RAPUNZEL".
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR
TO YOU, DEAR?
OH, YES.
EITHER THE NAME GOES OR I GO.
TAKE ANOTHER BREAK,
EVERYBODY.
HAVING PROBLEMS, FLORA?
OH, FATHER, JULIAN IS
IMPOSSIBLE.
HE WANTS THE WHOLE SHOW TO
CHANGE TO SUIT HIM.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S THE
DIRECTOR'S JOB TO BE IN CHARGE
OF THE PLAY.
BUT JULIAN IS THE BEST ACTOR
WE'VE GOT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE HIM,
AND HE KNOWS IT.
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF THE
GREAT MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA?
WELL, SHE WAS THE GREATES
BALLERINA ANYONE HAD EVER
SEEN
AND WHEN SHE GRACIOUSLY AGREED
TO COME TO CELESTEVILLE TO
PERFORM WITH OUR COMPANY,
WE WERE VERY HONOURED
AND VERY EXCITED.
I AM SO NERVOUS, I CAN'
STAND IT.
SHE'S ALMOST HERE!
YES, BABAR.
YOU MUST BE CONGRATULATED.
I KNOW WHAT AN UPHILL BATTLE
IT WAS FOR YOU TO CONVINCE
THE WORLD'S PRIMA BALLERINA
TO COME ALL THE WAY TO
CELESTEVILLE TO PERFORM.
YES, IT WAS TOUGH, BUT,
JUDGING FROM THE RESPONSE,
IT WAS WORTH IT.
(fanfare ♪♪♪)
ANNOUNCING MADEMOISELLE ROSA
ANASTASIA SORETOZA.
YOU DO US A GREAT HONOUR
WITH YOUR PRESENCE.
I SHOULD THINK SO.
AHEM.
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO PRESEN
MISS CELESTE, A MEMBER OF THE
CELESTEVILLE BALLET COMPANY.
SHE'LL BE YOUR UNDERSTUDY.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT AN
INSPIRATION YOU ARE TO ME.
I PROMISE I'LL WORK HARD
AND BE THE BEST UNDER#TUDY
YOU'VE EVER HAD.
OH, TRY YOUR BEST IF YOU
WISH, BUT I DOUBT I'LL NEED ONE.
(sniffing)
I NEVER MISS A PERFORMANCE.
WELL, I HOPE YOU'LL ENJOY
THE LITTLE RECEPTION WE'VE
PUT TOGETHER.
(yawning)
CHARMING.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE HAD QUITE
ENOUGH ADMIRATION THIS EVENING.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I MUS
REST.
REHEARSAL'S IN THE MORNING.
(blowing kisses)
ISN'T SHE WONDERFUL, BABAR?
I'LL SAY.
A TRUE PROFESSIONAL.
(adult Babar)
MADAME SORETOZA DIDN'T SLEEP
WELL THAT NIGHT.
SHE COMPLAINED THAT THE
MATTRESS WAS TOO HARD, CHEF
TRUFFLE'S COOKING WAS TOO RICH,
AND THAT THE CELESTEVILLE
SPRING WATER WAS TOO WET.
WE REALIZED THAT MADAME
SORETOZA WAS NOT AN EASY PERSON
TO PLEASE.
BUT SHE WAS THE STAR.
EVERY PERFORMANCE IS COMPLETELY
SOLD OUT, THANKS TO MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
(scream)
GRACIOUS, THAT SOUNDED LIKE
THE MADEMOISELLE!
(knocking)
MAY I COME IN, MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA?
I'M NOT COMING OUT UNTIL
YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
WHO?
ME!
THE DIRECTOR?
HE DOESN'T SHARE MY VISION
OF THIS BALLET.
I KNOW HOW I SHOULD DO IT.
I CAN'T, I WON'T, AND I DON'
WORK WITH AMATEURS.
BUT, MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA!
I DON'T HAVE TO STAND
FOR THIS ABUSE.
AND NEITHER DO I.
EITHER HE GOES OR I GO.
THAT'S IT, I'VE HAD IT.
GOODBYE.
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO FIND
ANOTHER DIRECTOR?
OH, I'M SURE YOU WILL BE
PERFECT.
ME?
JUST REMEMBER THAT THE BES
DIRECTION IS THE DIRECTION
I GIVE YOU, AND WE'LL GET ALONG
FAMOUSLY.
MAKEUP!
I TAKE IT YOU HANDLED I
WELL, BABAR?
REAL WELL, CORNELIUS.
MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR.
(adult Babar)
THE NEXT FEW DAYS WERE VERY
DIFFICULT, AND AS A RESULT OF
MADAME SORETOZA'S CONSTAN
COMPLAINTS, MANY OF OUR CAS
AND CREW HAD QUIT.
I COULDN'T BLAME THEM FOR
LEAVING, AND AS THE DIRECTOR,
I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
OF IT ALL.
(scream)
(Pompadour)
I DO BELIEVE THAT'S YOUR CUE,
SIRE.
(coughing)
WHAT KIND OF MAKEUP PERSON
ARE YOU?
A PROFESSIONAL WOULD HAVE
ANTICIPATED MY SNEEZE.
I'M SURE IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE
MISTAKE.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR SIMPLE
MISTAKES IN THE BALLET.
I'M AFRAID EITHER SHE GOES
(door slams)
SHE'S GONE.
THANK YOU, BABAR.
YOU HANDLED THAT MARVELLOUSLY
WELL.
SHALL WE BEGIN?
(adult Babar)
NEWS OF THE GREAT SORETOZA'S
PERFORMANCE SPREAD TO
RHINOLAND.
LADY RATAXES ADMIRED HER
AND WANTED VERY MUCH TO ATTEND.
UNFORTUNATELY, BALLET WAS NO
ONE OF RATAXES' FAVOURITE
PASTIMES.
THE GREATEST BALLERINA
IN THE WORLD IS DANCING IN
CELESTEVILLE, AND ALL YOU CAN
SAY IS "THAT'S NICE, DEAR"?
THAT'S VERY NICE, DEAR?
BASIL, GET TWO TICKETS
TO THE BALLET.
AND, BASIL, YOU MIGHT WAN
TO GET YOURSELF A TUXEDO TO WEAR
WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
ABSITIVELY, YOUR RHINESS.
OH, NO, BASIL.
LORD RATAXES AND I WILL BE
ATTENDING.
ABSITIVELY, YOUR RHINESSES.
NOW, DEAREST, WHAT WOULD MY
HARD-NOSED RHINO TROOPS THINK
IF THEY FOUND OUT THAT I WAS
GOING TO AN EVENING OF LEAPING
LEOTARDS, TASSELLED TUTUS, AND
CLASSICAL MUSIC IN CELESTEVILLE?
PERHAPS THEY WOULD SUSPEC
THAT YOU POSSESSED A TINY
FRAGMENT OF CULTURE.
EXACTLY.
SO THEN IT'S TRUE
EN GARDE!
I AM A BARBARIAN'S WIFE!
(sigh)
NO, YOU'RE NOT, MY DEAR.
I'VE GOT LOTS OF CULTURE.
RHINO CULTURE, THE BEST KIND.
YOU MEAN BARBARIAN CULTURE.
(wailing)
SO BE IT.
I'LL NEVER CALM MY ARTISTIC
HEART!
OH, ALL RIGHT, I'LL GE
TICKETS.
FRONT ROW CENTRE?
YES.
AND PROMISE YOU'LL LEAVE
YOUR SWORD AT HOME?
YES.
OH, DARLING, I MAY NOT BE
A BARBARIAN'S WIFE AFTER ALL.
SHALL I GET YOU A TUXEDO,
YOUR RHINESS?
EN GARDE!
AAAH!
BASIL!
(adult Babar)
ALTHOUGH TIME WAS RUNNING OUT,
REHEARSALS PROCEEDED DESPITE
THE FACT THAT WE HAD LOS
HALF THE COMPANY, AND AS IF WE
DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS
MADAME SORETOZA!
IT IS I, LADY RATAXES,
YOUR BIGGEST ADMIRER.
I'VE COME TO SIT AT YOUR FEE
AND WONDER AT YOUR ARTISTRY.
I'M SORRY, LADY RATAXES,
BUT THESE ARE CLOSED REHEARSALS.
BUT FOR SUCH A PATRON OF
THE ARTS, WE SHALL MAKE AN
EXCEPTION.
BUT, MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA!
I FEEL A HEADACHE COMING ON.
OKAY, OKAY.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
CAN WE CONTINUE?
ISN'T THIS EXCITING?
(♪♪♪)
(yawning)
(screaming)
WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?
THERE'S A BLUE SPOTLIGH
ON ME.
BLUE LIGHT MAKES ME LOOK
SPLOTCHY.
WE'LL HAVE THE LIGHTING MAN
CHANGE IT.
BETTER YET, HAVE THE LIGHTING
MAN CHANGED.
BUT
OBVIOUSLY, HE HAS NO COLOUR
SENSE.
GOING
GOING
GONE!
(adult Babar)
THE DAYS WORE ON, AND OUR
PATIENCE WORE THIN.
THE SLIGHTEST OFFENCE CAUSED
MADAME TO SUFFER HER USUAL
HEADACHE AND RETIRE TO HER
DRESSING ROOM, GRINDING OUR
REHEARSALS TO A HALT, TO WHICH
MADAME WOULD CONSTANTLY REPLY:
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?
YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR!
OKAY, CELESTE, FILL IN FOR
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA.
WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA.
CELESTE THE UNDERSTUDY.
ARE YOU WORKING HARD TO LEARN
ALL MY STEPS, DEAR?
OH, YES, VERY HARD.
WONDERFUL, DARLING.
LET'S SEE YOUR PIROUETTE.
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
IF I CAN'T MAKE THE PERFORMANCE,
THEN YOU SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE
A SHOW.
(crying)
CELESTE, WAIT!
THIS TIME SHE'S GONE TOO FAR.
SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO TREAT PEOPLE
LIKE THIS.
BUT NO MATTER WHAT, THE SHOW
MUST GO ON.
IF SHE KEEPS UP LIKE THIS,
WE WON'T HAVE A SHOW.
(adult Babar)
WITH MADAME'S HEAD TUCKED INTO
HER SANDBOX, WHICH HAD BECOME
HER FAVOURITE POSITION,
I RAN OFF IN SEARCH OF CELESTE,
WHO HAD LEFT THE REHEARSALS
BROKEN-HEARTED.
(crying)
CELESTE?
TRY NOT TO BE UPSET.
WE'VE SEEN YOU.
YOU'RE A VERY GOOD DANCER.
BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA.
(sigh)
I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, WELL, I'M JUST ABOU
READY TO CALL THE WHOLE THING
OFF.
BUT YOU CAN'T!
THIS SHOW MEANS A LOT TO THE
PEOPLE OF CELESTEVILLE, AND
WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT,
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA IS
THE SHOW.
LET'S MAKE A DEAL, JUST BETWEEN
YOU AND ME.
I PROMISE TO WORK HARD AND
IMPROVE MY DANCING, AND YOU
PROMISE TO MAKE SURE THE SHOW
GOES ON.
DEAL?
(sigh)
OKAY, CELESTE.
DEAL.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF WE
CAN GET THIS BETTER THAN
YESTERDAY.
MAESTRO?
(snoring)
BRILLIANT!
BRAVO, BRAVO!
AHEM
THEY HAVEN'T STARTED YET.
(embarrassed laughter)
(adult Babar)
WITH THREE DAYS TO GO, THOSE
OF US LEFT BUCKLED DOWN AND
REHEARSED WHEN WE COULD.
THEN, OF COURSE, THE INEVITABLE
OCCURRED.
(scream)
OH, MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA--
DON'T TOUCH ME!
WHAT HAPPENED?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
THE CONDUCTOR MIS-CUED ME.
A CONDUCTOR LIKE THAT IS BETTER
SUITED TO TAKING FARES ON
A TROLLEY.
BUT
AND WHERE WERE YOU?
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
THE BALLERINA-CATCHER.
YOU'LL BE LUCKY TO CATCH A COLD.
HMPH!
BUT, MADEMOISELLE, I DON'
THINK--
BUT, PHILIPPE, COME BACK!
WE NEED YOU!
THAT'S GREAT!
NOW THE CONDUCTOR'S GONE, AND--
GET RID OF HIM!
WHAT, WHO?
HUH?
RATAXES!
I'LL BE IN MY DRESSING ROOM
UNTIL YOU FIND SUITABLE
REPLACEMENTS.
NEVER BEFORE HAVE I BEEN
SO EMBARRASSED!
EMBARRASSED FOR BEING MARRIED
TO A BARBARIAN.
I'M GOING HOME TO MOMMA.
BASIL!
WE HAVE NO CONDUCTOR,
NO STAGE CREW, NO LEADING MAN
WHAT DO WE HAVE?
WELL, WE HAVE YOU, ME,
ZEPHYR, ARTHUR
YEAH, RIGHT.
(knocking)
A MESSAGE FROM LORD RATAXES.
(imitating Rataxes)
LADY RATAXES IS REALLY SORE A
ME, AND LIFE'S NOT GOING TO BE
WORTH LIVING IF THIS BALLE
DOESN'T HAPPEN.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
ANY REPLY?
YES.
TELL RATAXES IT WILL GO ON.
(adult Babar)
EARLY THE NEXT MORNING,
ONE DAY BEFORE THE PREMIERE,
I CALLED AN EMERGENCY MEETING.
THE SHOW HAD TO GO ON.
SO WE ARE GOING TO PUT ON THE
SHOW, ONE THAT CELESTEVILLE
WILL NEVER FORGET.
YOUR ENTHUSIASM IS
APPRECIATED, BABAR, BUT ARE YOU
SUGGESTING THE ROYAL "WE"?
WHY NOT?
WE ALL HAVE TALENTS.
LET'S USE THEM.
WELL, IF YOU INSIST.
ACTUALLY, I'M RATHER HANDY WITH
LIGHTING.
AFTER ALL, I DID SELECT ALL
THE CHANDELIERS FOR THE ENTIRE
PALACE.
AND I CAN HELP WITH THE
CURTAIN AND BACKDROPS.
MY TUSKS!
I ONCE FILLED IN AS CONDUCTOR
FOR THE ROYAL MILITARY BAND.
WELL, I'LL HANDLE THE
COSTUMES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, ARTHUR?
YEAH, I BET I COULD BE
A WIZARD MOVING PROPS.
I CAN DANCE FOR MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA IN THE REHEARSALS,
AND FILL IN AS MAKEUP PERSON.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR LEADING MAN?
I MIGHT KNOW SOMEBODY.
THANKS ANYWAY, RATAXES,
BUT I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
LET'S GO!
OKAY, PLACES, EVERYONE.
LET'S GET THIS REHEARSAL
ON THE ROAD.
(adult Babar)
CORNELIUS HAD A HARD TIME
HANGING ON TO HIS BATON THA
NIGHT, AND THE SAME TROUBLES
PLAGUED ARTHUR AND ZEPHYR
AS THEY STRUGGLED TO HOIS
THE SCENERY INTO PLACE.
EVEN CELESTE HAD TROUBLE
GETTING INTO CHARACTER,
AND FOR THE LONGEST TIME,
IT FELT LIKE WE WERE ALL JUS
STUMBLING AROUND IN THE DARK.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS!
HAS ANYONE SEEN MY BATON?
IT TOOK ALL NIGHT, BU
FINALLY WE MADE IT THROUGH
A COMPLETE REHEARSAL WITHOU
A LEADING MAN, OF COURSE.
BUT I WOULD WORRY ABOUT THA
LATER.
(♪♪♪)
(clapping)
BRAVO!
ABSOLUTELY SPLENDID!
WONDERFUL!
MY TUSKS, THIS IS
EXHILARATING.
MUCH BETTER.
WITH A LITTLE LUCK,
WE'LL PULL THIS OFF.
THERE IS STILL ONE MATTER
UNATTENDED TO, SIRE:
OUR LEADING MAN?
I'M WORKING ON IT, POMPADOUR.
YOU'LL SEE.
(adult Babar)
IT WAS OPENING NIGHT,
AND THE PLAYHOUSE WAS PACKED.
WE WERE READY, BUT WHERE
WAS OUR LEADING LADY?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
MINUTES TILL CURTAIN TIME,
AND NO SIGN OF MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
I THINK THE ONLY SIGN WE'LL
SEE IS "EXIT".
OH, THIS HAS GOT TO BE
THE FINAL HUMILIATION.
FIRST HE EMBARRASSES ME AT THE
REHEARSAL, THEN HE STAYS UP
SULKING ALL NIGHT, AND NOW THIS.
THE SHAME OF ATTENDING THE
BALLET WITHOUT AN ESCORT!
PERHAPS HE'S OUT TAKING
A CRASH COURSE IN CULTURE,
YOUR LADYSHIP.
OH, THE BARBARIAN!
I'M GONNA GO HOME TO MOMMA.
MADEMOISELLE SORETOZA,
EVERYTHING'S SET.
EVERYONE'S READY!
IT JUST WON'T DO.
WHAT WON'T DO?
ANY OF IT!
ANY OF THEM.
AT LEAST THE LAST LOT WERE
PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS.
PLEASE, MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
THEY'VE WORKED HARD.
THEY ALL KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WITHOUT THEM, YOU DON'T HAVE
A SHOW.
I AM THE SHOW.
YOU MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT,
BUT THE AUDIENCE HASN'T.
SO I SHALL PERFORM SOLO.
OH, NO YOU WON'T.
WHAT?
YOU MAY BE THE WORLD'S
GREATEST DANCER, BUT YOU'VE ALSO
BEEN THE WORLD'S GREATEST PAIN!
(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.
MY TUSKS, GOOD SHOW, BABAR!
SHE CERTAINLY HAD IT COMING.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD I
IN YOU, BABAR.
NEITHER DID I.
WELL, I'M IMPRESSED.
SHALL I INFORM THE AUDIENCE
THAT THE SHOW'S BEEN CANCELLED?
NO, WE WILL PERFORM THE
BALLET WITHOUT MADEMOISELLE
SORETOZA.
BUT, SIRE, EVERYONE'S HERE
TO SEE THE LEADING LADY.
WE HAVE A LEADING LADY.
BABAR, YOU DON'T MEAN
OH, BABAR.
(Pompadour)
THERE'S STILL THAT SMALL MATTER
OF A LEADING MAN.
OF COURSE.
MAY I INTRODUCE
(Rataxes)
TA-DA!
(all gasping)
THIS IS MY ONLY CHANCE
OF WINNING LADY RATAXES BACK.
B-B-BUT
YOU'RE DESPERATE,
AND SO AM I.
YOU DON'T THINK I'D BE DRESSED
LIKE THIS IF I WASN'T?
B-B-BUT RATAXES?
TRUST ME, AFTER GETTING HIM
INTO THOSE TIGHTS, THE RES
WILL BE A SNAP.
I HOPE.
DOOMED.
IT'S ALMOST OVER AND THEY
HAVEN'T MADE A PEEP.
COMPLETELY DOOMED!
I CAN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER.
I HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK.
(♪♪♪)
BRAVO, BRAVO!
BELLISSIMO!
(crowd cheering)
(whistling)
(adult Babar)
AS WE TOOK OUR BOWS BEFORE THE
AUDIENCE, WE WERE DELIGHTED.
THANKS TO CELESTE, RATAXES,
AND THE ENTIRE COMPANY, THE
SHOW HAD GONE ON WITH NOT JUS
ONE STAR, BUT MANY.
RATAXES ALWAYS PRIDED HIMSELF
ON HIS FENCING ABILITIES.
MOST OF HIS STEPS CAME FROM
THAT.
HE WAS VERY LIGHT ON HIS
FEET.
YOU KNOW
THRUST, RIPOSTE, PARRY!
FLORA?
I WAS JUST LISTENING
I MEAN, THINKING, AND YOU KNOW
ALL THAT CHANGING-RAPUNZEL-
TO-JANE STUFF?
WHY DON'T WE JUST FORGE
ABOUT IT?
I MEAN, WE DO HAVE A SHOW
TO PUT ON.
A WONDERFUL SUGGESTION,
JULIAN!
PLACES, EVERYONE.
I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE
AN EXCELLENT SHOW.
EVEN WITHOUT RATAXES.
(Julian)
RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL, LET DOWN
YOUR GOLDEN HAIR.