Fathers and Sons

## Stats

**Fathers and Sons** is the 31st episode of the series *Babar* that aired on April 29, 1990.

## Summary

One morning, Celeste asks Babar if he has seen Alexander, as he promised to clean his room and couldn't go out into the garden until it was spotless. Babar is sure that he has done the chores and even bets breakfast on it. To their surprise, the room is all tidy, all but one little sock on the ground. When Babar picks it up and takes it to the closet, all his mess hiding in their falls out of the doors. In the garden, Alexander argues with Victor that his dad is "270 kabillion" times better than Victor's, and Victor says his dad is even more. When he leaves, Alexander explains to Babar that he has a problem regarding the upcoming Annual Family Picnic. It is his turn to race with Babar this year, but he and him never win. Babar reminds him that it's not about winning, it's about having fun. He agrees to practice with Alexander in the meantime, though.

Meanwhile, Chef Truffles is in a horrible mood. For the picnic, he states that a rhino chef challenged him to create a magnificent dessert, but Truffles has cooked every single dessert in the world and there isn't anything left to make. Flora decides to help him. After looking around in books, Flora declares that they have to just improvise and make something up. At the races, the first event is about to start: a sack race. Babar reminds Alexander that they are just here to have fun, while Rataxes reminds Victor that they are just there to win. Rataxes and Victor win the event, as Rataxes cheats to the finish line. When he trips, his roller skates are exposed. Rataxes tries saying that he was framed, but it nonetheless disqualifies him from this event, much to the disappointment of Victor. Alexander brags that his dad is the best after all, but Victor isn't let down yet. Back at the palace kitchen, Truffles and Flora are finished with their exquisite cake, although, they discover a problem: it is too big to roll out of the door.

The second event is soon to begin, a wheelbarrow race. Rataxes rolls his out of the track and swaps it with a wheelbarrow with a switch on it. The race begins and Rataxes soon enough flips the switch, causing the wheelbarrow to blast off like a rocket. It doesn't disturb the racers as much although it spins Babar around, resulting in him and Alexander to be last, but not officially last when the rhinos come back. The wheelbarrow crashes and its motor is unveiled. Rataxes tries his explaining but Victor is upset, and runs away from his father. Meanwhile, the cake is finally finished and taken out of the palace.

Alexander climbs up to a tree Victor is on, and tries talking to him but Victor just admits that Alexander's father is better than his. Alexander says that he didn't even win any races, but Victor says that at least Babar doesn't cheat. He runs down and tries to run away but Alexander tackles him. They overhear Rataxes talking to Babar. Babar says that Victor could give Rataxes another chance, and the two reunite. The final race starts, where the fathers and sons are tied together. All in all, Rataxes wins, even though it's only by a horn. Despite not winning once again this year, Alexander was even happier that he had so much fun on this race. At last, it is time for the baking competition. Chef Truffles and the rhino chef come driving in on both sides with their equally the same cakes, but they both swerve and the cakes all fly out and splatter into each other. Cornelius samples the pile and finds it really good, but he doesn't know what cake he tasted. The two chefs begin bickering at each other, with Alexander stating that adults can be so childish.