Babar (1989) s01e11 Episode Script
To Duet or Not to Duet
HI, POPPA.
(♪♪♪)
UNCE ARTHÉ
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
NO SIGN OF A TEMPERATURE.
YOU'RE NOT FEELING ANY PAIN,
POM?
NO.
I'M JUST FEELING SORT OF SICK.
I'M SURE I'LL FEEL BETTER IN
A FEW DAYS.
IT'S A SHAME YOU'RE GOING
TO MISS THE SCIENCE COMPETITION.
YOUR WORKING MODEL OF AN AIR
SHIP SOUNDED LIKE A SURE-FIRE
WINNER.
AND SO AMBITIOUS.
I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.
IT'S TOO BAD I CAN'T FINISH
IT NOW
BEING SICK AND ALL.
THAT IS A SHAME, SON.
WELL, LET'S SEE HOW YOU'RE
FEELING IN THE MORNING.
GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST CALL.
I THINK I'LL STAY WITH POM
AWHILE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A BOY
JUST ABOUT YOUR AGE, I WANTED
TO BE A CONCERT PIANIST.
YOU DID?
HMM-HMM.
I DECIDED ON THIS MUSICAL
CAREER THE DAY CORNELIUS BROUGH
THE NEWS THAT THE GREAT LEOPOLD
WAS COMING TO PERFORM IN
CELESTEVILLE.
(piano ♪♪)
I WISH I COULD PLAY THE
PIANO.
BUT YOUR MAJESTY, WHENEVER
YOU WANT MUSIC, WE WILL HIRE
SOMEONE TO PLAY IT FOR YOU.
(clapping)
A TRULY ACCOMPLISHED
PERFORMANCE, MADAM.
COMPARABLE TO ONE BY THE GREA
LEOPOLD HIMSELF.
YOU FLATTER ME, POMPADOUR.
ACCOMPLISHED, YES, BUT HARDLY
COMPARABLE TO A PERFORMANCE
BY THE GREATEST PIANO VIRTUOSO
OR OUR TIME.
PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS THAT WITH MR. LEOPOLD
HIMSELF, MADAM.
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEWS THA
HE IS COMING TO CELESTEVILLE!
THE GREAT LEOPOLD, COMING
HERE?
THAT IS CERTAINLY WONDERFUL
NEWS, CORNELIUS.
WELL, THEN, I SUGGEST WE
GET BUSY AT ONCE PREPARING
A WELCOMING SPEECH.
I'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA.
I'LL GIVE HIM A MUSICAL WELCOME
INSTEAD.
("Bah Bah Black Sheep" ♪♪)
SEE.
IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOUR
MAJESTY POSSESS AN ELEMENTARY
KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC, BUT TO
WELCOME A PIANO VIRTUOSO SUCH
AS THE GREAT LEOPOLD,
"BAH BAH BLACK SHEEP" MAY BE
A TRIFLE UNSOPHISTICATED.
CAN YOU TEACH ME TO PLAY WHA
YOU WERE PLAYING?
WELL, I COULD, BUT
DON'T YOU THINK I CAN DO IT?
OH, I'M SURE YOU CAN, DEAR.
IT'S JUST THAT LEANING TO PLAY
PIANO IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN
DO OVERNIGHT.
HOW LONG BEFORE THE CONCERT,
CORNELIUS?
ONLY FOUR WEEKS, I'M AFRAID.
THAT'S LOADS OF TIME.
BUT THERE'S THE CELESTEVILLE
SENIOR CITIZENS' SOCIAL TO
SUPERVISE.
I'LL GIVE UP TENNIS.
AND THE FIVE MILE MAMMOTH
MARATHON TO MEDIATE.
I'LL GIVE UP LISTENING TO
THE RADIO.
AND THE NEW PALACE PROTOCOL
PROPOSAL TO PERUSE.
I'LL GIVE UP ALL MY SPARE
TIME.
PLEASE, JUST TEACH ME THAT SONG.
WELL, IF YOU'RE THA
DETERMINED, BABAR, I WILL.
BUT ONLY IF YOU PROMISE ME
YOU'LL DO THREE THINGS.
I'LL DO FOUR THINGS.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
AND PRACTICE.
THERE YOU HAVE IT.
I'VE MODIFIED THE ARRANGEMEN
SLIGHTLY SO YOU CAN MANAGE I
WITH YOUR TRUNK.
THE REST IS UP TO YOU.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
AND PRACTICE.
IF YOU NEED ANY HELP
I'LL BE FINE, THANKS.
(piano ♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
MY TUSKS!
JUST LISTEN TO HIM, AND AFTER
ONLY ONE WEEK OF PRACTISING.
POMPADOUR!
JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE
DOOR WAS LOCKED.
(music skipping)
(sigh)
TIME FOR SOME REAL PRACTICE.
(sigh)
I'LL PLAY ZEPHIR, THEN ARTHUR
CAN PLAY THE WINNER.
I'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA,
CELESTE.
I'LL PLAY ZEPHIR AND THEN YOU
CAN PLAY THE WINNER.
HEY, BABAR, HOW'S YOUR
PRACTISING GOING?
OH, IT'S COMING ALONG.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS
THINKING OF TAKING A LITTLE
BREAK.
ME AND BABAR AGAINST YOU TWO!
ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN SPARE
THE TIME?
SURE.
I'LL JUST PRACTICE TWICE AS
HARD TOMORROW.
WARM UP A RACKET, I'LL BE RIGH
THERE.
MAYBE I'LL GIVE UP EVERYTHING
EXCEPT TENNIS.
(radio) HIS PRIVATE EYE
SENSE TOLD HIM THEY WERE LYING
IN WAIT INSIDE THE WHARF SIDE
WAREHOUSE.
BUT EVEN SO, LANCE TRUNKADE WAS
TOO CLOSE TO LET THE CRIMINALS
SLIP THROUGH HIS TRUNK.
BUT AS LANCE SLIPPED INTO THE
ROOM, THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY WEN
OUT. (crash)
THERE WAS A SCREAM. (scream)
BABAR.
SORRY IF I STARTLED YOU.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRACTISING.
I AM.
(turns radio off)
(nervous laugh) JUST TAKING
A LITTLE BREAK.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY DESERVE
ONE.
YOU'VE BEEN PRACTISING HARD
THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
HOW IS IT COMING?
TO BE HONEST, IT'S A LO
HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.
WELL, IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR
PART YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH?
YEAH, THE INTRODUCTION.
OH, IS THAT ALL.
HERE, IT'S REALLY VERY EASY.
(plays introduction ♪♪)
THERE.
I'LL LEAVE YOU TO IT.
BUT IT'S THE ONLY PART I--
I'M PLEASED IT'S GOING SO
WELL.
THE ONLY PART I SORT OF KNOW.
OKAY, I'LL LICK THIS THING YET.
LICK THIS THING RIGHT AFTER
(turns radio on)
AND SO, CORNELIUS, I HAVE
A CONFESSION TO MAKE.
YOU KNOW THAT PIANO PIECE I WAS
LEARNING FOR THE GREAT LEOPOLD?
I CAN'T PLAY IT.
NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
"MY TUSKS!
WITH IT, BABAR."
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE
FIRST THREE OR FOUR NOTES SOUND
GREAT.
I PRACTISED THEM A LOT.
MAYBE TOO MUCH.
BECAUSE THE BAD NEWS IS I
REALLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND
TO THE OTHERS.
OH BROTHER .
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS AND I'M STILL
NO FURTHER AHEAD.
I'LL NEVER LEAR THS PIECE.
T GONNA HAVE TO TELL
HM STRAIGHT.
YOU SEE, THE PIECE IS REALLY
HARD.
AND I KNOW I WANTED TO PLAY
SOMETHING HARD.
BUT WHAT'S EVEN HARDER IS
GIVING UP SOME OF THE THINGS
I SAID I'D GIVE UP.
AND THE HARDEST THING OF ALL
IS TELLING YOU.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS,
CORNELIUS, I HAVE A CONFESSION
TO MAKE.
AND SO DO I.
CORNELIUS?
CORNELIUS.
YES.
WE JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW
PLEASED WE ARE, WE ALL ARE,
WITH WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
BUT I REALLY HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING.
MASTERED A COMPLEX PIECE OF
MUSIC LIKE THAT IN THREE SHOR
WEEKS.
COME, MY BOY, SUCH MODESTY.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU,
BABAR.
BUT BUT
YES, INDEED, TOP HONOURS,
TOP HONOURS INDEED.
AND NOW, WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED
TO TELL US?
I I
(sigh) THANKS.
IT'S TOO LATE.
I LET IT GO TOO FAR.
I CAN'T TELL THEM NOW.
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD THEM BEFORE.
DUMB MOVE, BABAR.
MAYBE IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
(King Babar) I DECIDED TO
TELL POMPADOUR TO CANCEL THE
WHOLE THING BECAUSE IT WAS
INTERFERING WITH MY DUTIES
AS KING.
I'M FINISHED PRACTISING.
CONGRATULATIONS, SIRE,
ON ACHIEVING A MONUMENTAL
UNDERTAKING.
NO, POMPADOUR, IT'S NOT LIKE
THAT.
I'VE DECIDED TO WELCOME THE
GREAT LEOPOLD WITH A SPEECH
INSTEAD.
BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR PIANO?
THEN I CAN DEVOTE MY SPARE
TIME TO CATCHING UP ON MY
KINGLY DUTIES.
THERE'S THE CELESTEVILLE SENIOR
CITIZENS' SOCIAL TO SUPERVISE.
SURELY OF SECONDARY
SIGNIFICANCE.
AND THE FIVE MILE MAMMOTH
MARATHON TO MEDIATE.
A MARGINALLY MINUSCULE
MATTER.
AND YOUR NEW PALACE PROTOCOL
TO PERUSE.
PREFERABLY POST PIANO
PERFORMANCE.
BUT--
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IN VIEW
OF YOUR AMAZING PROGRESS, I'VE
TAKEN IT UPON MYSELF TO
RE-SCHEDULE ALL YOUR DUTIES
UNTIL AFTER YOUR DUET.
DUET?!
(brakes squeal)
DID YOU SAY DUET?!
YES.
WHEN MR. LEOPOLD CALLED TO
CONFIRM, I MENTIONED YOUR PIANO
WAS GOING EXTREMELY WELL,
AND HE SUGGESTED A DUET,
SAYING HE'D BE HONOURED TO PLAY
WITH THE KING--
POMPADOUR, YOU HAVE TO CALL
HIM BACK AND CANCEL.
NOW, SIRE, IF I MAY BE SO
CANDID, A LITTLE STAGE FRIGH
IS NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.
BESIDES, WHAT WOULD WE TELL THE
CITIZENS OF CELESTEVILLE?
(King Babar) A DUET.
NOW THERE WAS NO WAY OUT.
I WAS REALLY IN OVER MY HEAD
THIS TIME.
(piano ♪♪)
(screaming)
MY TUSKS!
WHAT'S WRONG?
IT WAS AWFUL, IT WAS
NOTHING.
JUST A DREAM.
WHEN I HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING,
I FIND WARM MILK HELPS.
(King Babar) I COULDN'T TELL
CORNELIUS, BUT THAT NIGHTMARE
FRIGHTENED ME SO MUCH THAT I
DREADED THE THOUGHT OF GOING
BACK TO SLEEP.
MY TUSKS!
WITH THIS MUCH WARM MILK,
WE'LL BE LUCKY IF WE'RE UP IN
TIME FOR THE NEXT ICE AGE.
(belch)
EXCUSE ME.
I STILL DON'T FEEL SLEEPY.
THANK GOODNESS.
I PROMISE YOU, MY BOY,
YOU'LL DROP OFF AS SOON AS YOUR
HEAD HITS THE PILLOW.
MAYBE I WILL.
IF YOU TELL ME A STORY.
HOW ABOUT THE TIME YOU AND THE
OLD KING FENDED OFF THAT GANG
OF GATORS SINGLE-HANDED.
(laughs)
THAT IS A GOOD STORY.
IT IMPROVES WITH THE TELLING,
I'D SAY.
AH, LET'S SEE NOW
(yawning) AND THAT WAS THE LAS
THAT ANYONE SAW OF THAT
(snoring)
BABAR.
HAVE YOU TWO BEEN UP ALL NIGHT?
I'M HAVING PROBLEMS SLEEPING.
NOT SO FOR CORNELIUS.
(snoring)
I'M FINE, THOUGH, REALLY.
(King Babar) BUT I WASN'
FINE.
I WAS STILL VERY MUCH AFRAID
TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.
SAY, THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOME
KIND OF PYJAMA PARTY YOU'RE
PLANNING, BABAR.
YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE AN
ALL-NIGHT AFFAIR.
THAT'S THE IDEA, ZEPHIR.
WELL, COUNT ME IN.
ME TOO.
THE FIRST ONE TO FALL ASLEEP
TONIGHT IS A ROTTEN RHINO.
DEAL?
DEAL.
(snoring)
ROTTEN RHINO!
THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH THE
YOUTH OF TODAY.
(yawns)
NO STAYING POWER.
AHH!
GOTCHA!
YOU YAWNED.
DID NOT.
DID SO.
DID NOT.
OH, NO!
IF I FALL ASLEEP, THE NIGHTMARE
WILL COME BACK.
I KNOW.
LANCE TRUNKADE.
(radio static)
NOTHING.
EVEN LANCE TRUNKADE AND THE
EVIL MASTERMIND HAVE GONE
TO BED.
GOODNESS!
WHAT IS GOING ON?
POMPADOUR!
AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.
AS I AM TO SEE YOU.
I ALMOST MISTOOK YOUR MAJESTY
FOR A BURGLAR.
WELL THEN, GOOD NIGHT, SIRE.
DO YOU HAVE TO GO?
HOW ABOUT A GAME OF CHESS?
PERHAPS SOME OTHER TIME.
IT IS QUITE LATE.
UH UH
WHAT DOCUMENT IS THAT,
POMPADOUR?
MY NEW PALACE PROTOCOL
PROPOSAL.
I'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
Ñ NOW?
WHY NOT?
SO YOU SEE, SIRE, (yawns)
THE SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
DIRECTLY TO THE INNER OFFICE.
(yawns) INNER TO THE OUTER
SO!
AHH!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS IT MORNING YET?
NOT QUITE, SIRE.
THEN PERHAPS YOU COULD GO
OVER IT ONCE AGAIN.
POMPADOUR?
(snoring)
(sigh)
(audience applause)
(duck quack)
(audience laughing)
(car horn, whistle)
(audience laughing)
AHHH!
PERSONALLY I DIDN'T THINK
MY PROPOSAL WAS THAT BAD.
PLEASE OPEN UP!
PLEASE!
BABAR?
WHAT IS IT?
IT WAS HORRIBLE!
EVERYONE WAS LAUGHING, LAUGHING,
AND I COULDN'T DO IT.
WHAT COULDN'T YOU DO?
I CAN'T PLAY IT!
I DON'T KNOW ANY OF IT EXCEP
FOR 3 OR 4 NOTES, BUT THE LAS
ONE IS ALWAYS WRONG, AND MAYBE
I COULD HAVE LEARNED IT, BUT I
DIDN'T PRACTICE, PRACTICE,
PRACTICE.
BABAR, PLEASE SLOW DOWN.
AND THEN IT WAS TOO LATE AND
I GOT SCARED, THEN I GO
NIGHTMARES.
NIGHTMARES.
OH, DEAR.
AND THEN I WAS TOO AFRAID TO
SLEEP, AND THEN I WAS TOO TIRED
TO PRACTICE AND IT'S ALL
BECAUSE ALL BECAUSE
I MADE EVERYONE BELIEVE I COULD
DO SOMETHING I REALLY KNEW I
COULDN'T.
IT'S YOUR PIANO PIECE,
ISN'T IT?
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
ME ABOUT THIS SOONER, BABAR.
I TRIED TO TELL YOU AND
CORNELIUS, BUT I DIDN'T DO
A VERY GOOD JOB OF THAT EITHER.
BESIDES, I THOUGHT YOU'D BE
DISAPPOINTED.
PERHAPS.
BUT WE STILL WOULD HAVE TRIED
TO HELP.
I KNOW.
THANKS.
I DON'T THINK I'LL HAVE ANY MORE
NIGHTMARES.
WELL, MAYBE JUST ONE.
THE CONCERT TOMORROW.
AH, YES, THE CONCERT.
HMM.
(sigh)
I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO TELL
EVERYONE THAT I TRIED TO DO
TOO MUCH.
THAT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH
YOU TRY TO DO.
YOU CAN STILL PLAY.
NO, I CAN'T.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE.
STAY HERE TONIGHT AND WE'LL GO
TO THE CONCERT HALL FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING.
BUT
TRUST ME, BABAR.
EVERYTHING WILL WORK OU
JUST FINE.
(King Babar) I DID JUST AS
MADAM ASKED.
AND FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS
MORNING OF PRACTISING,
MY PIANO DUET WITH THE GREA
LEOPOLD WAS AT HAND.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I AM PLEASED AS PUNCH TO
WELCOME TO CELESTEVILLE THE
WORLD'S GREATEST LIVING PIANIST,
THE GREAT LEOPOLD.
(audience applause)
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO
THIS.
WE'VE HAD AN EXTREMELY
PRODUCTIVE MORNING, BABAR.
YOU'RE READY.
GOOD LUCK.
AND TO ACCOMPANY MR. LEOPOLD
IN A DUET, OUR VERY OWN KING
BABAR.
(audience applause)
("Bah Bah Black Sheep" ♪♪)
(audience silent)
(gulp)
(elaborate
"Bah Bah Black Sheep")
(audience cheers)
WOW!
OH, BABAR.
(King Babar) ALTHOUGH I HAD
GOTTEN IN OVER MY HEAD,
I FINALLY SUCCEEDED ON WHA
I SET OUT TO DO, BY CHOOSING
A GOAL THAT WAS WITHIN MY
GRASP.
LUCKILY FOR ME, "BAH BAH
BLACK SHEP" WAS SIMILAR TO
THE OPENING OF THE SYMPHONY.
NOT ONLY A WELL RESPECTED PIECE
OF MUSIC, BUT ONE OF THE GREA
LEOPOLD'S FAVOURITES.
WELL, TIME FOR BED.
DAD, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
I ONLY JUST STARTED ON MY MODEL
AIR SHIP.
I TRIED BUT
IN OVER YOUR HEAD PERHAPS?
YEAH.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST STUCK TO MY
ROCK COLLECTION.
DID YOU COLLECT ANY ROCKS?
YES.
WELL, THEN, LET'S SEE WHA
WE CAN PUT TOGETHER.
IF YOU FEEL UP TO IT.
YOU BET!
(♪♪♪)
UNCE ARTHÉ
MOMMA, MOMMA.
(giggling)
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
NO SIGN OF A TEMPERATURE.
YOU'RE NOT FEELING ANY PAIN,
POM?
NO.
I'M JUST FEELING SORT OF SICK.
I'M SURE I'LL FEEL BETTER IN
A FEW DAYS.
IT'S A SHAME YOU'RE GOING
TO MISS THE SCIENCE COMPETITION.
YOUR WORKING MODEL OF AN AIR
SHIP SOUNDED LIKE A SURE-FIRE
WINNER.
AND SO AMBITIOUS.
I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.
IT'S TOO BAD I CAN'T FINISH
IT NOW
BEING SICK AND ALL.
THAT IS A SHAME, SON.
WELL, LET'S SEE HOW YOU'RE
FEELING IN THE MORNING.
GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST CALL.
I THINK I'LL STAY WITH POM
AWHILE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A BOY
JUST ABOUT YOUR AGE, I WANTED
TO BE A CONCERT PIANIST.
YOU DID?
HMM-HMM.
I DECIDED ON THIS MUSICAL
CAREER THE DAY CORNELIUS BROUGH
THE NEWS THAT THE GREAT LEOPOLD
WAS COMING TO PERFORM IN
CELESTEVILLE.
(piano ♪♪)
I WISH I COULD PLAY THE
PIANO.
BUT YOUR MAJESTY, WHENEVER
YOU WANT MUSIC, WE WILL HIRE
SOMEONE TO PLAY IT FOR YOU.
(clapping)
A TRULY ACCOMPLISHED
PERFORMANCE, MADAM.
COMPARABLE TO ONE BY THE GREA
LEOPOLD HIMSELF.
YOU FLATTER ME, POMPADOUR.
ACCOMPLISHED, YES, BUT HARDLY
COMPARABLE TO A PERFORMANCE
BY THE GREATEST PIANO VIRTUOSO
OR OUR TIME.
PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS THAT WITH MR. LEOPOLD
HIMSELF, MADAM.
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEWS THA
HE IS COMING TO CELESTEVILLE!
THE GREAT LEOPOLD, COMING
HERE?
THAT IS CERTAINLY WONDERFUL
NEWS, CORNELIUS.
WELL, THEN, I SUGGEST WE
GET BUSY AT ONCE PREPARING
A WELCOMING SPEECH.
I'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA.
I'LL GIVE HIM A MUSICAL WELCOME
INSTEAD.
("Bah Bah Black Sheep" ♪♪)
SEE.
IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOUR
MAJESTY POSSESS AN ELEMENTARY
KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC, BUT TO
WELCOME A PIANO VIRTUOSO SUCH
AS THE GREAT LEOPOLD,
"BAH BAH BLACK SHEEP" MAY BE
A TRIFLE UNSOPHISTICATED.
CAN YOU TEACH ME TO PLAY WHA
YOU WERE PLAYING?
WELL, I COULD, BUT
DON'T YOU THINK I CAN DO IT?
OH, I'M SURE YOU CAN, DEAR.
IT'S JUST THAT LEANING TO PLAY
PIANO IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN
DO OVERNIGHT.
HOW LONG BEFORE THE CONCERT,
CORNELIUS?
ONLY FOUR WEEKS, I'M AFRAID.
THAT'S LOADS OF TIME.
BUT THERE'S THE CELESTEVILLE
SENIOR CITIZENS' SOCIAL TO
SUPERVISE.
I'LL GIVE UP TENNIS.
AND THE FIVE MILE MAMMOTH
MARATHON TO MEDIATE.
I'LL GIVE UP LISTENING TO
THE RADIO.
AND THE NEW PALACE PROTOCOL
PROPOSAL TO PERUSE.
I'LL GIVE UP ALL MY SPARE
TIME.
PLEASE, JUST TEACH ME THAT SONG.
WELL, IF YOU'RE THA
DETERMINED, BABAR, I WILL.
BUT ONLY IF YOU PROMISE ME
YOU'LL DO THREE THINGS.
I'LL DO FOUR THINGS.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
AND PRACTICE.
THERE YOU HAVE IT.
I'VE MODIFIED THE ARRANGEMEN
SLIGHTLY SO YOU CAN MANAGE I
WITH YOUR TRUNK.
THE REST IS UP TO YOU.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
AND PRACTICE.
IF YOU NEED ANY HELP
I'LL BE FINE, THANKS.
(piano ♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
MY TUSKS!
JUST LISTEN TO HIM, AND AFTER
ONLY ONE WEEK OF PRACTISING.
POMPADOUR!
JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE
DOOR WAS LOCKED.
(music skipping)
(sigh)
TIME FOR SOME REAL PRACTICE.
(sigh)
I'LL PLAY ZEPHIR, THEN ARTHUR
CAN PLAY THE WINNER.
I'VE GOT A BETTER IDEA,
CELESTE.
I'LL PLAY ZEPHIR AND THEN YOU
CAN PLAY THE WINNER.
HEY, BABAR, HOW'S YOUR
PRACTISING GOING?
OH, IT'S COMING ALONG.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS
THINKING OF TAKING A LITTLE
BREAK.
ME AND BABAR AGAINST YOU TWO!
ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN SPARE
THE TIME?
SURE.
I'LL JUST PRACTICE TWICE AS
HARD TOMORROW.
WARM UP A RACKET, I'LL BE RIGH
THERE.
MAYBE I'LL GIVE UP EVERYTHING
EXCEPT TENNIS.
(radio) HIS PRIVATE EYE
SENSE TOLD HIM THEY WERE LYING
IN WAIT INSIDE THE WHARF SIDE
WAREHOUSE.
BUT EVEN SO, LANCE TRUNKADE WAS
TOO CLOSE TO LET THE CRIMINALS
SLIP THROUGH HIS TRUNK.
BUT AS LANCE SLIPPED INTO THE
ROOM, THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY WEN
OUT. (crash)
THERE WAS A SCREAM. (scream)
BABAR.
SORRY IF I STARTLED YOU.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRACTISING.
I AM.
(turns radio off)
(nervous laugh) JUST TAKING
A LITTLE BREAK.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY DESERVE
ONE.
YOU'VE BEEN PRACTISING HARD
THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
HOW IS IT COMING?
TO BE HONEST, IT'S A LO
HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.
WELL, IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR
PART YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH?
YEAH, THE INTRODUCTION.
OH, IS THAT ALL.
HERE, IT'S REALLY VERY EASY.
(plays introduction ♪♪)
THERE.
I'LL LEAVE YOU TO IT.
BUT IT'S THE ONLY PART I--
I'M PLEASED IT'S GOING SO
WELL.
THE ONLY PART I SORT OF KNOW.
OKAY, I'LL LICK THIS THING YET.
LICK THIS THING RIGHT AFTER
(turns radio on)
AND SO, CORNELIUS, I HAVE
A CONFESSION TO MAKE.
YOU KNOW THAT PIANO PIECE I WAS
LEARNING FOR THE GREAT LEOPOLD?
I CAN'T PLAY IT.
NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
"MY TUSKS!
WITH IT, BABAR."
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE
FIRST THREE OR FOUR NOTES SOUND
GREAT.
I PRACTISED THEM A LOT.
MAYBE TOO MUCH.
BECAUSE THE BAD NEWS IS I
REALLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND
TO THE OTHERS.
OH BROTHER .
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS AND I'M STILL
NO FURTHER AHEAD.
I'LL NEVER LEAR THS PIECE.
T GONNA HAVE TO TELL
HM STRAIGHT.
YOU SEE, THE PIECE IS REALLY
HARD.
AND I KNOW I WANTED TO PLAY
SOMETHING HARD.
BUT WHAT'S EVEN HARDER IS
GIVING UP SOME OF THE THINGS
I SAID I'D GIVE UP.
AND THE HARDEST THING OF ALL
IS TELLING YOU.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS,
CORNELIUS, I HAVE A CONFESSION
TO MAKE.
AND SO DO I.
CORNELIUS?
CORNELIUS.
YES.
WE JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW
PLEASED WE ARE, WE ALL ARE,
WITH WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
BUT I REALLY HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING.
MASTERED A COMPLEX PIECE OF
MUSIC LIKE THAT IN THREE SHOR
WEEKS.
COME, MY BOY, SUCH MODESTY.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU,
BABAR.
BUT BUT
YES, INDEED, TOP HONOURS,
TOP HONOURS INDEED.
AND NOW, WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED
TO TELL US?
I I
(sigh) THANKS.
IT'S TOO LATE.
I LET IT GO TOO FAR.
I CAN'T TELL THEM NOW.
I SHOULD HAVE TOLD THEM BEFORE.
DUMB MOVE, BABAR.
MAYBE IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
(King Babar) I DECIDED TO
TELL POMPADOUR TO CANCEL THE
WHOLE THING BECAUSE IT WAS
INTERFERING WITH MY DUTIES
AS KING.
I'M FINISHED PRACTISING.
CONGRATULATIONS, SIRE,
ON ACHIEVING A MONUMENTAL
UNDERTAKING.
NO, POMPADOUR, IT'S NOT LIKE
THAT.
I'VE DECIDED TO WELCOME THE
GREAT LEOPOLD WITH A SPEECH
INSTEAD.
BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR PIANO?
THEN I CAN DEVOTE MY SPARE
TIME TO CATCHING UP ON MY
KINGLY DUTIES.
THERE'S THE CELESTEVILLE SENIOR
CITIZENS' SOCIAL TO SUPERVISE.
SURELY OF SECONDARY
SIGNIFICANCE.
AND THE FIVE MILE MAMMOTH
MARATHON TO MEDIATE.
A MARGINALLY MINUSCULE
MATTER.
AND YOUR NEW PALACE PROTOCOL
TO PERUSE.
PREFERABLY POST PIANO
PERFORMANCE.
BUT--
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IN VIEW
OF YOUR AMAZING PROGRESS, I'VE
TAKEN IT UPON MYSELF TO
RE-SCHEDULE ALL YOUR DUTIES
UNTIL AFTER YOUR DUET.
DUET?!
(brakes squeal)
DID YOU SAY DUET?!
YES.
WHEN MR. LEOPOLD CALLED TO
CONFIRM, I MENTIONED YOUR PIANO
WAS GOING EXTREMELY WELL,
AND HE SUGGESTED A DUET,
SAYING HE'D BE HONOURED TO PLAY
WITH THE KING--
POMPADOUR, YOU HAVE TO CALL
HIM BACK AND CANCEL.
NOW, SIRE, IF I MAY BE SO
CANDID, A LITTLE STAGE FRIGH
IS NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.
BESIDES, WHAT WOULD WE TELL THE
CITIZENS OF CELESTEVILLE?
(King Babar) A DUET.
NOW THERE WAS NO WAY OUT.
I WAS REALLY IN OVER MY HEAD
THIS TIME.
(piano ♪♪)
(screaming)
MY TUSKS!
WHAT'S WRONG?
IT WAS AWFUL, IT WAS
NOTHING.
JUST A DREAM.
WHEN I HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING,
I FIND WARM MILK HELPS.
(King Babar) I COULDN'T TELL
CORNELIUS, BUT THAT NIGHTMARE
FRIGHTENED ME SO MUCH THAT I
DREADED THE THOUGHT OF GOING
BACK TO SLEEP.
MY TUSKS!
WITH THIS MUCH WARM MILK,
WE'LL BE LUCKY IF WE'RE UP IN
TIME FOR THE NEXT ICE AGE.
(belch)
EXCUSE ME.
I STILL DON'T FEEL SLEEPY.
THANK GOODNESS.
I PROMISE YOU, MY BOY,
YOU'LL DROP OFF AS SOON AS YOUR
HEAD HITS THE PILLOW.
MAYBE I WILL.
IF YOU TELL ME A STORY.
HOW ABOUT THE TIME YOU AND THE
OLD KING FENDED OFF THAT GANG
OF GATORS SINGLE-HANDED.
(laughs)
THAT IS A GOOD STORY.
IT IMPROVES WITH THE TELLING,
I'D SAY.
AH, LET'S SEE NOW
(yawning) AND THAT WAS THE LAS
THAT ANYONE SAW OF THAT
(snoring)
BABAR.
HAVE YOU TWO BEEN UP ALL NIGHT?
I'M HAVING PROBLEMS SLEEPING.
NOT SO FOR CORNELIUS.
(snoring)
I'M FINE, THOUGH, REALLY.
(King Babar) BUT I WASN'
FINE.
I WAS STILL VERY MUCH AFRAID
TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.
SAY, THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOME
KIND OF PYJAMA PARTY YOU'RE
PLANNING, BABAR.
YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE AN
ALL-NIGHT AFFAIR.
THAT'S THE IDEA, ZEPHIR.
WELL, COUNT ME IN.
ME TOO.
THE FIRST ONE TO FALL ASLEEP
TONIGHT IS A ROTTEN RHINO.
DEAL?
DEAL.
(snoring)
ROTTEN RHINO!
THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH THE
YOUTH OF TODAY.
(yawns)
NO STAYING POWER.
AHH!
GOTCHA!
YOU YAWNED.
DID NOT.
DID SO.
DID NOT.
OH, NO!
IF I FALL ASLEEP, THE NIGHTMARE
WILL COME BACK.
I KNOW.
LANCE TRUNKADE.
(radio static)
NOTHING.
EVEN LANCE TRUNKADE AND THE
EVIL MASTERMIND HAVE GONE
TO BED.
GOODNESS!
WHAT IS GOING ON?
POMPADOUR!
AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.
AS I AM TO SEE YOU.
I ALMOST MISTOOK YOUR MAJESTY
FOR A BURGLAR.
WELL THEN, GOOD NIGHT, SIRE.
DO YOU HAVE TO GO?
HOW ABOUT A GAME OF CHESS?
PERHAPS SOME OTHER TIME.
IT IS QUITE LATE.
UH UH
WHAT DOCUMENT IS THAT,
POMPADOUR?
MY NEW PALACE PROTOCOL
PROPOSAL.
I'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
Ñ NOW?
WHY NOT?
SO YOU SEE, SIRE, (yawns)
THE SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
DIRECTLY TO THE INNER OFFICE.
(yawns) INNER TO THE OUTER
SO!
AHH!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS IT MORNING YET?
NOT QUITE, SIRE.
THEN PERHAPS YOU COULD GO
OVER IT ONCE AGAIN.
POMPADOUR?
(snoring)
(sigh)
(audience applause)
(duck quack)
(audience laughing)
(car horn, whistle)
(audience laughing)
AHHH!
PERSONALLY I DIDN'T THINK
MY PROPOSAL WAS THAT BAD.
PLEASE OPEN UP!
PLEASE!
BABAR?
WHAT IS IT?
IT WAS HORRIBLE!
EVERYONE WAS LAUGHING, LAUGHING,
AND I COULDN'T DO IT.
WHAT COULDN'T YOU DO?
I CAN'T PLAY IT!
I DON'T KNOW ANY OF IT EXCEP
FOR 3 OR 4 NOTES, BUT THE LAS
ONE IS ALWAYS WRONG, AND MAYBE
I COULD HAVE LEARNED IT, BUT I
DIDN'T PRACTICE, PRACTICE,
PRACTICE.
BABAR, PLEASE SLOW DOWN.
AND THEN IT WAS TOO LATE AND
I GOT SCARED, THEN I GO
NIGHTMARES.
NIGHTMARES.
OH, DEAR.
AND THEN I WAS TOO AFRAID TO
SLEEP, AND THEN I WAS TOO TIRED
TO PRACTICE AND IT'S ALL
BECAUSE ALL BECAUSE
I MADE EVERYONE BELIEVE I COULD
DO SOMETHING I REALLY KNEW I
COULDN'T.
IT'S YOUR PIANO PIECE,
ISN'T IT?
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
ME ABOUT THIS SOONER, BABAR.
I TRIED TO TELL YOU AND
CORNELIUS, BUT I DIDN'T DO
A VERY GOOD JOB OF THAT EITHER.
BESIDES, I THOUGHT YOU'D BE
DISAPPOINTED.
PERHAPS.
BUT WE STILL WOULD HAVE TRIED
TO HELP.
I KNOW.
THANKS.
I DON'T THINK I'LL HAVE ANY MORE
NIGHTMARES.
WELL, MAYBE JUST ONE.
THE CONCERT TOMORROW.
AH, YES, THE CONCERT.
HMM.
(sigh)
I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO TELL
EVERYONE THAT I TRIED TO DO
TOO MUCH.
THAT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH
YOU TRY TO DO.
YOU CAN STILL PLAY.
NO, I CAN'T.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE.
STAY HERE TONIGHT AND WE'LL GO
TO THE CONCERT HALL FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING.
BUT
TRUST ME, BABAR.
EVERYTHING WILL WORK OU
JUST FINE.
(King Babar) I DID JUST AS
MADAM ASKED.
AND FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS
MORNING OF PRACTISING,
MY PIANO DUET WITH THE GREA
LEOPOLD WAS AT HAND.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I AM PLEASED AS PUNCH TO
WELCOME TO CELESTEVILLE THE
WORLD'S GREATEST LIVING PIANIST,
THE GREAT LEOPOLD.
(audience applause)
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO
THIS.
WE'VE HAD AN EXTREMELY
PRODUCTIVE MORNING, BABAR.
YOU'RE READY.
GOOD LUCK.
AND TO ACCOMPANY MR. LEOPOLD
IN A DUET, OUR VERY OWN KING
BABAR.
(audience applause)
("Bah Bah Black Sheep" ♪♪)
(audience silent)
(gulp)
(elaborate
"Bah Bah Black Sheep")
(audience cheers)
WOW!
OH, BABAR.
(King Babar) ALTHOUGH I HAD
GOTTEN IN OVER MY HEAD,
I FINALLY SUCCEEDED ON WHA
I SET OUT TO DO, BY CHOOSING
A GOAL THAT WAS WITHIN MY
GRASP.
LUCKILY FOR ME, "BAH BAH
BLACK SHEP" WAS SIMILAR TO
THE OPENING OF THE SYMPHONY.
NOT ONLY A WELL RESPECTED PIECE
OF MUSIC, BUT ONE OF THE GREA
LEOPOLD'S FAVOURITES.
WELL, TIME FOR BED.
DAD, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
I ONLY JUST STARTED ON MY MODEL
AIR SHIP.
I TRIED BUT
IN OVER YOUR HEAD PERHAPS?
YEAH.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST STUCK TO MY
ROCK COLLECTION.
DID YOU COLLECT ANY ROCKS?
YES.
WELL, THEN, LET'S SEE WHA
WE CAN PUT TOGETHER.
IF YOU FEEL UP TO IT.
YOU BET!