The Penguins of Madagascar
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Based on | Characters by Tom McGrath Eric Darnell |
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Composer | Adam Berry |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 149 (list of episodes) |
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Network | Nickelodeon (2008–12) Nicktoons (2013–15) |
Release | November 28, 2008[3] – December 19, 2015 |
The Penguins of Madagascar is an American computer-animated television series. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon.[4] It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated movie Madagascar. The characters include the penguins Skipper (voiced by Tom McGrath), Rico (John DiMaggio), Kowalski (Jeff Bennett) and Private (James Patrick Stuart), the lemurs King Julien (Danny Jacobs), Maurice (Kevin Michael Richardson) and Mort (Andy Richter) as well as Mason (Conrad Vernon) and Phil the chimpanzees. Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter (Nicole Sullivan) and a zookeeper named Alice (Mary Scheer).
This is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation. The series was executive-produced by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle. They were the creators of the animated series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and Disney Channel's Kim Possible.
Characters
[change | change source]- Skipper
- Rico
- Kowalski
- Private
- King Julien
- Maurice
- Mort
- Mason
- Phil
- Marlene
- Alice
- Amy - The bully of the Central Park Zoo. She watches "Nothing Can Stop the Smooze" from "My Little Pony: The Movie" on her phone in the bus. She wears a red shirt, a blue skirt, and red and white sneakers.
- Pablo - One of Amy's henchmen. He, along with Anderson, first appeared in the Season 2 premiere episode "The Red Squirrel". He wears a sea green jacket, blue pants, and black shoes.
- Anderson - One of Amy's henchmen. He, along with Pablo, first appeared in the Season 2 premiere episode "The Red Squirrel". He wears a black shirt with a skull, red pants, and brown shoes.
Episodes
[change | change source]Season 1
- Popcorn Panic
- Gone in a Flash
- Tangled in the Web
- Crown Fools
- Launchtime
- Haunted Habitat
- Operation: Plush & Cover
- Happy King Julien Day!
- Paternal Egg-Stinct
- Assault & Batteries
- Penguiner Takes All
- Two Feet High and Rising
- The Hidden
- Kingdom Come
- Little Zoo Coupe
- All Choked Up
- Go Fish
- Miracle on Ice
- Needle Point
- Eclipsed
- Mort Unbound
- Roomies
- Roger Dodger
- Lemur See, Lemur Do
- Otter Gone Wild
- Cat's Cradle
- Misfortune Cookie
- Monkey Love
- Skorca!
- Tagged
- What Goes Around
- Mask of the Raccoon
- Dr. Blowhole's Revenge
- Out of the Groove
- Jungle Law
- I Was a Penguin Zombie
- Sting Operation
- Command Crisis
- Truth Ache
- All King, No Kingdom
- Untouchable
- An Elephant Never Forgets
- Otter Things Have Happened
- Miss Understanding
- Over Phil
- Jiggles
- Zoo Tube
- Snakehead!
- The Falcon and the Snow Job
- The Penguin Stays in the Picture
- Huffin and Puffin
Season 2
- The Red Squirrel
- It's About Time
- Kaboom and Kabust
- The Helmet
- Stop Bugging Me
- Field Tripped
- Gator Watch
- In the Line of Doody
- The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel
- Night and Dazed
- The Big Squeeze
- Can't Touch This
- Hard Boiled Eggy
- Wishful Thinking
- April Fools
- Hello, Dollface
- Fit to Print
- Operation: Cooties
- Driven to the Brink
- Mr. Tux
- Concrete Jungle Survival
- Friend-in-a-Box
- Badger Pride
- Invention Intervention
- Cradle and All
- The All Nighter Before Christmas
- Work Order
- Hot Ice
- Whispers and Coups
- Brush with Danger!
- Alienated
- The Otter Woman
- The Officer X Factor
- Love Hurts
- Operation: Good Deed
- When the Chips are Down
- Kanga Management
- Rat Fink
- Right Hand Man
- Brain Drain
- Cute-astrophe
- King Julien for a Day
- A Visit from Uncle Nigel
- Maurice at Peace
- Danger Wears a Cape
- Operation: Break-speare
- Operation: Neighbor Swap
- Herring Impaired
- Rock-a-Bye Birdie
- All Tied Up With a Boa
- Loathe at First Sight
- The Trouble With Jiggles
- Hair Apparent
- Love Takes Flightless
- The Hoboken Surprise
- Pets Peeved
- Byte-Sized
- Arch-Enemy
- The Big S.T.A.N.K.
- The Most Dangerous Game Night
- Street Smarts
- Time Out
- Our Man in Grrfurjiclestan
- The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole
- Gut Instinct
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Goes Insane
- Operation: Antarctica
- Nighty Night Ninja
- Siege the Day
- The Big Move
- Endangerous Species
Season 3
- Littlefoot
- Smotherly Love
- A Kipper for Skipper
- High Moltage
- Operation: Big Blue Marble
- Feline Fervor
- Action Reaction
- Mental Hen
- Thumb Drive
- Antics on Ice
- Showdown on Fairway 18
- King Me
- Private and the Winky Factory
- Best Foes
- Night of the Vesuviuses
- Operation: Lunacorn Apocalypse
- Nuts to You
- The Terror of Madagascar
- Best Laid Plantains
- P.E.L.T.
- Operation: Swap-panzee
- Snowmageddon
- Tunnel of Love
- Skipper Makes Perfect
- The Penguin Who Loved Me
- Marble Jarhead
- Goodnight and Good Chuck
Voice cast
[change | change source]Some of the original movie actors were not available to play their roles again. Chris Miller, who had voiced Kowalski, is replaced by Jeff Bennett, Christopher Knights is replaced by James Patrick Stuart as the voice of Private, Danny Jacobs takes over from Sacha Baron Cohen as the voice of King Julien, and Cedric the Entertainer's character, Maurice, is replaced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
- Tom McGrath (Returning) as Skipper / Zombie Skipper
- Jeff Bennett (New) as Kowalski / Rat 1 / Pidgeon / Spell
- John DiMaggio (Returning) as Rico / 3 / Bada / Burt / Rattlesnake / Bitsy Wildcat
- James Patrick Stuart (New) as Private / Joey / Delivery Man
- Danny Jacobs (New) as King Julien XIII / Roy / Rat 4
- Kevin Michael Richardson (New) as Maurice / Rat 2 / Bing
- Andy Richter (Returning) as Mort
- Nicole Sullivan (New) as Marlene
- Neil Patrick Harris (Guest Star) as Dr. Blowhole
- Kath Soucie as Rat 5
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Tom McGrath, John DiMaggio, Jeff Bennett, James Patrick Stuart, Danny Jacobs, Kevin Michael Richardson, Andy Richter, Conrad Vernon, Tara Strong (November 28, 2008). "Gone in a Flash". The Penguins of Madagascar. Season 1. Episode 1. 11:28 minutes in. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ "The Penguins of Madagascar are Coming!". ComingSoon.net. Los Angeles, CA: CraveOnline. December 10, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon's Thanksgiving Menu Offers Non-Stop Animation".
- ↑ "'Penguins of Madagascar' Move It, Move It to Nickelodeon". Chicago Tribune. January 9, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2022.