00:23Peabody here.
00:25The dictionary defines the word Louis as a gold coin or an officer in the army.
00:29However, today Sherman and I are going to come in contact with another Louis, the 16th, King of France.
00:35The wayback's all set, Mr. Peabody.
00:37For France, Sherman?
00:38Yes, sir.
00:38For the year 1788?
00:40Yes, sir.
00:40Then we're off.
00:42In its usual flawless manner, the wayback machine teleported us to the palace at Versailles.
00:46It was a scene of wild disorder.
00:49Search everywhere. He must be found.
00:52I don't like the looks of this.
00:54Gee, you don't suppose someone tried to assassinate King Louis?
00:56The answer to that question lay in the royal kitchen.
00:59It was there we came across the King's lovely wife, Marie Antoinette, who was mixing up a batch of French
01:04dressing.
01:05Why are you crying, Mrs. Antoinette?
01:07It is Louis. He has been gone since last week, and I fear he has met with foul play.
01:14We joined in the search for the King.
01:16You are wasting your time, monsieur. There is not so much as a clue in this palace.
01:21Well, the guard was mistaken, for Sherman uncovered one.
01:24Look at this, Mr. Peabody. The word steel is scratched into the top of the grand piano. Shouldn't it be
01:29wood?
01:30I moved a tall decanter off the lid and further uncovered the word bass.
01:34That don't mean nothing. There is a steel company in Paris named Bass.
01:38There is also a prison in Paris with the name of Bass Steel. Come, Sherman. We are off.
01:44I tell you, you are wasting your time.
01:45Within an hour, we reached France's most notorious prison.
01:49I am most sorry, monsieur, but the prisoners in the Bass Steel are not allowed visitors.
01:53But I am certain the King is somewhere in here.
01:56Ridiculous. How could the King be in here?
01:59Let us in and we will find out.
02:01No. The only way you can enter is with a pass signed by the Minister of Prison.
02:05Where does he live?
02:06Cell 433 is a prisoner too, and is not allowed visitors either.
02:12Bonsoir.
02:13But just around the corner from the Bass Steel, a balloon salesman had set up shop.
02:17Balloons for sale. Get your balloons here.
02:20Fifteen balloons, please, and one pin.
02:23What are you going to do with fifteen balloons, Mr. Peabody?
02:25I would like to know what he's going to do with the one pin.
02:30I instructed the balloon salesman to tie the balloons together and then hand them to Sherman and me.
02:34We grabbed hold and immediately soared up into the sky.
02:37At a point directly over the Bastille, I brought the pin into play.
02:42We're dropping, Mr. Peabody.
02:44Indeed we were. Right into the Bastille.
02:46And once inside, we examined every cell, searching for Louis XVI.
02:50It was on the third floor that we found him.
02:53Louis?
02:54Oui. Who are you?
02:55That doesn't matter. What does matter is that we get you out of here.
02:59Your Majesty, why did you scrawl the word Bastille on your piano?
03:02I did not scrawl it. The piano was made here in the Bastille.
03:06Then why did you come here?
03:08To get a stool. What good is a piano without a stool?
03:12Unfortunately, a guard thought I was a prisoner trying to escape and put me in the cell.
03:17Did you tell him you're the king?
03:18Oui. And he told me he is the queen.
03:21Suddenly, a guard appeared with a tray of food and slid it under the cell door.
03:25Hmm. That gives me an idea.
03:27Come, Sherman. By breakfast, King Louis will be free.
03:30Hey. Sherman and I applied for a job as prison cooks.
03:33But how will peeling potatoes get the king free?
03:36You'll see, my boy. You'll see.
03:38Good morning, Monsieur Cook.
03:39What are you feeding the prisoners for breakfast? Slop?
03:43Ugh. No, of course. Pancakes.
03:46Very well. I take the prisoner who thinks he is king is hotcakes.
03:51Put them on this plate.
03:52One, two, three, four, 110, 111.
03:57Hey, Monsieur Cook. It is piled so high with food I cannot sleep it under the cell door.
04:02Well, I can't help that. Cut down the size of the door.
04:07As I had it figured, the door would have to be greatly widened to allow this plate to go through.
04:11Quick, Your Majesty, sir. Follow us.
04:13With King Louis bringing up the rear, we ran through the Bastille and made our exit through a side door.
04:17We'd better not stop, Mr. Peabody. Those guards are sure to try to catch up with us.
04:21And there's no hurry. You see, instead of using baking powder and those hotcakes, I used...
04:27Blasting powder.
04:28Oh, how can I thank you, Monsieur Peabody? You have saved me.
04:31Oh, thank nothing other, Your Majesty.
04:33Well, there goes the King of France.
04:34Yes, and look who's coming.
04:36It's an executioner, and he's entering the Bastille.
04:38He came all the way from Ireland, Sherman, and he'll turn out to be France's most awesome executioner.
04:44An Irishman, Mr. Peabody?
04:45That's right. His name is Oteen, Gilbert Oteen.
04:48I never heard of him.
04:49You never heard of Gil Oteen?
04:52I never heard of Gil Oteen.
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