Babar and the Adventures of Badou is an animated children's television series that premiered in 2010 based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. The series takes place several years after the original series and has created new characters to the Babar universe, including Badou, who is Babar's 8-year-old grandson and the protagonist of the series. The series is co-produced by Nelvana, TeamTO and LuxAnimation, in co-production with TF1 and with the participation of Playhouse Disney France/The Walt Disney Company France. 65 episodes were produced over three seasons. This series first premiered on September 6, 2010 in Australia on ABC2, in France on TF1's TFOU strand on November 8, and in Canada on YTV on November 22. Vice President and Managing Director of Jumbo Pictures, and Nelvana Enterprises, Colin Bohm explained that Nelvana was excited to bring Babar into the 21st century with a new 3D TV series as well as a comprehensive licensing program from TF1. The series also premiered in the U.S. on Playhouse Disney. Babar and the Adventures of Badou was renewed for a second season, which began airing on Disney Junior on March 25, 2013. The third and final season aired from 2014 to 2015.

Overview

The series follows the adventures of Babar's 8-year-old grandson Badou, who along with his friends and family, solves numerous mysteries, puzzles and situations in Celesteville. The city now features other animals besides elephants. Although the series features a majority of new characters to the Babar universe, some of the original characters remain though, such as Babar, Celeste and Lord Rataxes, with other original characters also involved.

Episodes

Characters

Pupil characters

Side characters

Villains

Original characters

Broadcast

Babar and the Adventures of Badou launched worldwidely in September 6, 2010 on ABC in Australia, and premiered on November 22 on YTV in Canada, but was later moved to Treehouse TV. The series has been sold to Disney Junior in the United States. It later aired on Qubo from December 30, 2019 to February 27, 2021, M-net in South Africa and CITV and Tiny Pop in the UK. In Russia, it premiered on Carousel. In the Middle East, it premiered on Spacetoon (along with Baraem and Jeem TV). In Italy, the series premiered on Frisbee.