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=== Tropes featured in the original books include: ===
* [[Anthropomorphic Shift]]
* [[Christmas Episode]]: The book ''Babar et le Père Noël'' (''Babar and Santa Claus''), later made into an animated episode.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: In the books, Babar and Celeste were cousins. This aspect was ignored/changed for the TV series' and film, which made them unrelated to one another.
* [[No Name Given]]: The Old Lady.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: At least [[Once an Episode|once a book.]]
* [[Token Human]]: The Old Lady is the only human in many of the books. No one remarks on this, ever.


=== Tropes featured in the ''Babar'' animated series include: ===
=== Tropes featured in the ''Babar'' animated series include: ===

* [[0% Approval Rating]]: Rataxes, in various Rhinoland polls. Despite his tendencies, this often worries Rataxes.
* [[0% Approval Rating]]: Rataxes, in various Rhinoland polls. Despite his tendencies, this often worries Rataxes.
* [[Action Mom]]: Celeste (and, to a lesser extent, Babar's mother) when the situation calls for it.
* [[Action Mom]]: Celeste (and, to a lesser extent, Babar's mother) when the situation calls for it.
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* [[You Killed My Father|You Killed My Mother]]: What the hunter did to Babar's mother.
* [[You Killed My Father|You Killed My Mother]]: What the hunter did to Babar's mother.
* [[Your Size May Vary]]: Correlates with the [[Anthropomorphic Shift]]. While walking on all fours, the elephants are as big as real elephants should be compared to humans, but after starting to walk on two legs and wear clothes, they become not much bigger than large humans.
* [[Your Size May Vary]]: Correlates with the [[Anthropomorphic Shift]]. While walking on all fours, the elephants are as big as real elephants should be compared to humans, but after starting to walk on two legs and wear clothes, they become not much bigger than large humans.

=== Tropes featured in the original books include: ===
* [[Anthropomorphic Shift]]
* [[Christmas Episode]]: The book ''Babar et le Père Noël'' (''Babar and Santa Claus''), later made into an animated episode.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: In the books, Babar and Celeste were cousins. This aspect was ignored/changed for the TV series' and film, which made them unrelated to one another.
* [[No Name Given]]: The Old Lady.
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: At least [[Once an Episode|once a book.]]
* [[Token Human]]: The Old Lady is the only human in many of the books. No one remarks on this, ever.




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* [[Character Title]]
* [[Character Title]]
* [[Continuity Snarl]]: Celesteville seems to already be built (and named such) on Babar's first day as king here, unlike the books and original TV series.
* [[Continuity Snarl]]: Celesteville seems to already be built (and named such) on Babar's first day as king here, unlike the books and original TV series.



=== Tropes featured in ''Babar and the Adventures of Badou'' include: ===
=== Tropes featured in ''Babar and the Adventures of Badou'' include: ===


* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
* [[Five-Man Band]]: