Double the Guards

## Stats

**Double the Guards** is the 22nd episode of the series *Babar* that aired on October 15, 1989.

## Summary

Babar and Celeste are ready to leave into their car, with Troubadour bringing the lots of luggage they need as they are going on a business trip. Babar's triplets also come down and give Alexander gives them a box of candy as it is also their anniversary, although Alexander ate some of them. Cornelius and Pompadour state that they aren't going on a holiday, but a business trip to give a speech. They don't understand why Babar and Celeste aren't able to have fun on a special day. Babar tells them that even when they were young, they aren't always able to spend much time together particularly being king and queen.

A long time ago, Babar and Celeste spend time together at a cafe, when Cornelius and Pompadour interrupt their time saying that Babar has "top secret business'' for him to attend to back at the palace. Babar wants to say goodbye to Celeste first, and they agree to meet each other at the park afterwards. When they all leave, Celeste is disappointed that she has to pay their tab and accidentally makes a fork off the table cling onto a poster of Babar. A guard sees the fork on the poster and runs over to inform Babar. At the palace, the 'top secret business" turns out to be Babar's lunch time, but it's mainly top secret as Babar likes his crusts cut off his sandwich. Babar isn't hungry to eat any more and wants to go to the park. Cornelius and Pompadour are shown the poster, and the guard believes that it is the work of an assassin. The two want to go to the park with Babar to keep an eye on him, but Babar just thinks that they want to be overprotective with him. He has no choice but to let them tag along, although he asks of them to stay undercover.

At the park, Babar and Celeste float down the river. Babar claims to Celeste that he ordered Cornelius and Pompadour to stay away from them, but Babar spots Cornelius in the water. They also pass by Pompadour and Troubadour disguised as fishermen, and Celeste gets suspicious. Babar and Celeste get off and get something to eat, but find Cornelius as the chef. After finding the three advisors in a few other disguises, Celeste exposes them and is mad at Babar for lying, so she runs home. Babar wants to go apologize but Cornelius and Pompadour want to come along too. He tricks them and runs off, taking all he can to go to Celeste's house, but, unsurprised, he sees Cornelius and Pompadour disguised as Celeste's parents. Celeste sees them and is even more upset at Babar. Before Babar knew it, he was now a prisoner in his own home, as guards are all over the palace and check on Babar when he does every little thing, to the point where he can't even leave the palace no matter the escape plans he tries. Babar also finds out that Cornelius and Pompadour have put traps around the palace, and one of them goes off because Zephir and Arthur. He explains to them his problem and Zephir gets the idea to "kingnap" Babar themselves.

Later that night, Arthur and Zephir come to the palace in masks. Zephir throws a grappling hook up Babar's window and proceeds to climb it with Arthur, but Babar closes the window on them when Cornelius and Pompadour enter the room to wish him a good night. At that moment, a real king-napper greets them. It comes up to Babar's window after Cornelius and Pompadour leave, but they catch the king-napper. Believing it is Arthur, Babar wants the king-napper to take him away, but he sees the real Arthur and Zephir tied up and realizes that Cornelius and Pompadour were right. The king-napper takes him to the basement and Babar is disappointed that he'll never see Celeste again, but the king-napper turns out to be Celeste in disguise. She states that this would've been the only way she could see Babar again. Cornelius and Pompadour see a note on the door that regards this, and they grant Babar time to see Celeste for an hour. The two happily eat French fries, alone for once as the story ends. The children enjoyed it, but are still sad that they don't get to be alone for Babar and Celeste's anniversary. They admit that the "Aardvark Assembly" trip that they are going to doesn't exist, and they will be together today.

## Trivia

* The cafe tab has two items on it, however, Babar and Celeste are only seen with one: a drink that they are sharing together. It is likely one of them ordered another item that was finished off-screen.
* Babar is asked to finish his lunch even though he ate the entire sandwich. Two pieces were shown at first, but in the following scene, one half is seen to be gone and Babar is shown to be eating the other half. Yet, when Cornelius is seen holding the tray both pieces are present on the plate.