Mr. Peabody and Sherman Land in the Middle of the French Revolution | Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]But, what I most proud of is my son, Sherman. Hi, Mr. Peabody.

[00:00:06]Oh.

[00:00:07]Have you told them about the Wayback? I was just getting to that.

[00:00:12]When I adopted Sherman, I vowed to be the best father I could be, to prepare him for all the wonders of the world, present and past. And so, Sherman inspired the greatest invention of my life, a time machine.

[00:00:33]Of course, time travel can be a bit unpredictable. There are bound to be a few mishaps along the way. Let's just say the Leaning Tower of Pisa wasn't always leaning.

[00:00:43]>> But, there's nothing like learning the lessons of history firsthand, right, Sherman? Where are we going today, Mr. Peabody? Not where, Sherman, when.

[00:01:05]Woah. This is the biggest palace I've ever seen.

[00:01:09]>> It's the Palace of Versailles, home of Marie Antoinette. You know, she was mostly famous for one thing. Cake!

[00:01:16]I love cake so much.

[00:01:23]Marie Antoinette sure likes cake, Mr. Peabody. Indeed, she does. Marie was a woman with a prodigious appetite for all things covered with frosting, but her expensive tastes made her the target of much criticism. Why? Because, Sherman, during Marie's reign, the common people of France were exceedingly poor.

[00:01:41]You got any bread? No. I'm exceedingly poor.

[00:01:46]Now, can we have some cake? May we? Oh, yeah. Sorry.

[00:01:51]May we have some cake? May we?

[00:01:54]Maybe she can't hear me through the hair.

[00:01:56]>> Sherman, what the queen means is Let I'm Penelope.

[00:02:00]them eat cake.

[00:02:04]And when the queen heard the poor of Paris could not even buy bread, she said, "Let them eat cake."

[00:02:11]Wait, I HEARD IT MYSELF.

[00:02:14]DOWN WITH THE QUEEN. DOWN WITH THE MONARCHY. WAIT.

[00:02:17]What kind of cake?

[00:02:27]Smashing party, your majesty, but now I'm afraid Sherman and I must be Sherman?

[00:02:33]Sherman?

[00:02:34]Sherman!

[00:02:38]Sherman?

[00:02:42]Sherman! Dear Sherman.

[00:02:45]Hey, Mr. Peabody. What are you doing in here? Trying these other cakes. There's one in here with whipped cream and strawberries that's pretty fantastic.

[00:02:57]>> Sherman, don't you remember why I told you to stay close to me during the French Revolution? Because after the French Revolution, it was going to rain?

[00:03:04]>> Close. I said after the French Revolution comes the REIGN OF TERROR.

[00:03:15]ROUND UP THE ARISTOCRATS.

[00:03:32]The queen AND HER ARISTOCRATIC CRONIES MUST PAY THE PRICE FOR THEIR GLUTTONY.

[00:03:38]WE WILL SLAUGHTER THEM LIKE THE DOGS THEY ARE. STARTING WITH THIS ONE.

[00:03:44]MR. PEABODY.

[00:03:46]WHAT SHOULD I DO? NOTHING, SHERMAN. Just stay right there.

[00:03:50]>> But Mr. Peabody Everything's going to fine, Sherman. Just stay right there.

[00:04:03]Off with his head!

[00:04:07]Mr. Peabody!

[00:04:15]A cantaloupe?

[00:04:17]The lowest of THE FRUITS. WHO DARES TO INSULT me with this man?

[00:04:26]GET THAT DOG!

[00:04:29]MR. PEABODY, HOW DID YOU ESCAPE? It's simple, Sherman. I noticed the distance between the sewer lids, reasoned that there must be one directly under the guillotine platform, noted the loose board under the basket, computed the angle at which the setting sun would bounce off your glasses, momentarily blinding the executioner, and chose that moment to swipe the executioner's melon, giving me the added weight to tip the board, facilitating my exit. That's amazing.

[00:04:50]>> amazing. It was just a matter of keeping my head. Huh.

[00:04:54]Keeping your head, huh?

[00:04:56]I don't get it. REMY, AFTER THEM!

[00:05:00]COME, SHERMAN, QUICK!

[00:05:05]ALL THIS water tastes terrible.

[00:05:08]>> Interestingly, that's not water.

[00:05:15]I've got you now.

[00:05:18]Indeed, you have, Monsieur Robespierre.

[00:05:21]And what a master of the chase you are.

[00:05:24]Oh, you noticed?

[00:05:25]>> Of course. Doubling back on me like that, that was genius. Thank you. I just hope you don't take my little confederate here. I depend on him so completely. Get over here, you. Drats, you're devilishly clever.

[00:05:37]>> I know, and much quicker as than you as well.

[00:05:39]>> But, are you quick enough for this?

[00:05:41]See? Quick. Quick, yes, BUT NOT TOO SMART.

[00:05:45]>> OH, ANOTHER CANTALOUPE. YOU'RE SO ALL RIGHT, SHERMAN. LOOKS like it's time for a little pop quiz in the art of fencing. Go.

[00:05:54]Attack.

[00:05:55]Parry. Thrust. Repeat. No. Remise.

[00:05:59]Parry.

[00:06:15]Ha-ha, you missed. I never miss.

[00:06:23]En garde.

[00:06:35]Do you smell that, Sherman? It wasn't ME, MR. PEABODY. I KNOW IT WASN'T YOU.

[00:06:39]It's the methane gas in the sewer system. And given the fact that it ignites at 306° F, we're about to use it TO BLAST OUT OF HERE.

[00:06:47]HANG ON.

[00:06:59]WOW.

[00:07:09]NICE LANDING, EH, SHERMAN?

[00:07:13]SO, what did you learn today, Sherman?

[00:07:15]That French Revolution was crazy. How so? All those guys getting their heads chopped off and nobody's standing up and saying it wasn't right. And think, Marie Antoinette could have avoided the whole revolution if she'd simply issued an edict to distribute bread amongst the poor. But then, she couldn't have had her dessert. Why not, Mr. Peabody?

[00:07:33]Because, Sherman, you can't have your cake and edict, too.

[00:07:39]I don't get it.

[00:07:51]Where are we going to go tomorrow, Mr. Peabody? Ancient Rome? The Wild West?

[00:07:55]1492? No, Sherman. Tomorrow we won't be going to any of those places. Oh, why not?

[00:08:01]Because tomorrow's adventure is one that you're going to be taking all on your own. What do you mean, Mr. Peabody?

[00:08:07]Don't you remember? It's your first day of school. Oh.

[00:08:10]Can I drive?

[00:08:11]>> Of course not.