Basil is Rataxes' personal valet and assistant. He is very short compared to most others, but is packed in a punch. He served as Rataxes' travel agent as well as his spy on seldom occasions. More often than not, Basil is shown to be more...

Babar is the King of Celesteville. As a young elephant, he is forced leave as his mother is killed by the Hunter during a jungle poaching expedition. He subsequently flees, ending up in Paris, where he is adopted by Madame and learns city ways, such as formal education and clothing.

Lord Rataxes is the King of Rhinoland. He has a son, Victor, with his wife Lady Rataxes, Basil is his servant, advisor, and occassional accomplice. Lord Rataxes seems being rude, power-hungry, cold-hearted, and unpredictable. In Babar's younger years, …

Rataxes, or Lord Rataxes, is a fictional rhinoceros who is a character in the Babar franchise. Although he is the monarch de jure of his kingdom, called Rhinoland, his more intelligent wife, Lady Rataxes, is the de facto ruler. He is often surrounded by his rhinoceros guards.

Basil is Rataxes ' personal valet and assistant. He is very short compared to most others, but is packed in a punch. He served as Rataxes' travel agent as well as his spy on seldom occasions.

Basil is unable to tell Babar where his kids are because whether it has something to do with it or not, it's still all top secret, but he tells it to Zephir only if he promises never to tell anyone about it since it's embarrassing. Zephir uses Basil 's secret password to turn off, his password is like a nursery rhyme song.

Babar and the Adventures of Badou is an animated children's television series that premiered in 2010 based on Babar the Elephant, a character created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff.

My Dinner with Rataxes is the 33rd episode of the series Babar that aired on May 13, 1990. Babar, Celeste, and the children are driving to Rhinoland for dinner with Rataxes, much to the dismay of Babar. Celeste says she and Lady Rataxes have got along, and wants Babar and Lord Rataxes to do the same.

See image of John Stocker, the voice of Basil in Babar (TV Show).

Babar is a series of popular French children's books first published in 1931, by Jean De Brunhoff, based on bedtime stories that his wife told their two children.