Babar: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The adventures of a beloved elephant king and his family come to life in this delightful animated series based on the children's books by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. Living in a huge mansion with his whole family of elephants, Babar has entertained over millions of toddlers, and even older children nation-wide.

Series details

• Title: Babar
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 1989-01-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-03-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 10585
• IMDb ID: tt0156200
• TVDB ID: 77278

Cast and credited roles

• Gordon Pinsent — King Babar
• Dawn Greenhalgh — Queen Celeste
• Jeff Pustil — Zephir
• Elizabeth Hanna — The Old Lady
• Chris Wiggins — Cornelius
• Stephen Ouimette — Pompadour
• Stuart Stone — Young Arthur

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-01-03; final listed air date 1989-03-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1989-08-21; final listed air date 1989-11-13; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1990-02-26; final listed air date 1990-05-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1991-01-07; final listed air date 1991-04-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 1991-04-08; final listed air date 1991-06-05; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 2001-01-06; final listed air date 2001-03-31; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Babar on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.