Original title
The Penguins of Madagascar
Released
11/28/2008
Origin country
US
Genre
Animation, Comedy
Production companies
DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
149
The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico; the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort; and Mason and Phil the chimpanzees. Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter and a zookeeper named Alice. It is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation. A pilot episode, "Gone in a Flash", aired as part of "Superstuffed Nicktoons Weekend" on November 29, 2008, and The Penguins of Madagascar became a regular series on March 28, 2009. The series premiere drew 6.1 million viewers, setting a new record as the most-watched premiere. Although the series occasionally alludes to the rest of the franchise, The Penguins of Madagascar does not take place at a precise time within it. McGrath, who is also the co-creator of the film characters, has said that the series takes place "not specifically before or after the movie, I just wanted them all back at the zoo. I think of it as taking place in a parallel universe."
The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.
When Santa and his reindeer crash onto the island of Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and those wacky penguins to deliver the presents and save Christmas.
Bent on an agenda to take over the world, the penguins' mad dolphin nemesis, Dr. Blowhole, kidnaps King Julien in an effort to lure the flightless force into a trap so that he can annihilate them once and for all. It’s up to the penguins to spring the trap before Blowhole’s plan to flood the Earth comes to fruition.
When the zoo is closed for Christmas, the animals prepare for "Kidsmas" -- their annual celebration complete with decorations, food, gifts and a visit from Santa.
Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.
Frustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon.
The penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene.
The popularity of stuffed Mort dolls causes Julien to sabotage the toys, prompting a recall.
Maurice bribes the animals with candy so they'll celebrate "King Julien Day."
Marlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.
When Skipper steals Julien's radio batteries, a wild chase gets them stuck in a kangaroo pen.
Julien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.
Julien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.
When the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.
Skipper accidentally causes King Julien to lose his beloved crown. Now the penguins go on a dangerous mission to retrieve the crown from the sewer.
Marlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.
Maurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.
After Rico ingests a strange liquid, he discovers he can no longer regurgitate items from his belly.
The penguins and lemurs face off in a winner-take-all race around the zoo.
When the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.
The penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.
The sewer rats challenge the penguins to a game of ice hockey.
When the vet rounds up the penguins to give them a shot, Skipper's fear of needles takes over.
When a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.
Mort quadruples in size after being exposed to Kowalski's super-ray.
Marlene's can't stand her new roommate, so she asks the penguins to help get rid of her.
Rico ignores a freaky fortune from his cookie, but Julien thinks Rico needs to believe in the superstition.
When a robot is sent to the zoo to learn from Julien, the penguins set out to retrain it.
The rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.
A giant balloon float of a killer whale haunts Private.
When Marlene sets foot outside of captivity, she snaps and becomes a feral beast.
Officer X of New York City's animal control is after Max, the penguins' stray cat friend.
Phil tries to win the heart of a visiting chimpanzee named Lulu.
The penguins must ditch the watchful eye of a nosey scientist before he stumbles upon all their secrets.
A girl loses her doll at the zoo, and Rico is convinced to give up his own doll to replace it.
A mysterious bandit is robbing the zoo animals of their beloved possessions.
Julien is horrified when the baboons' dance routine is getting more attention than his own.
A zoo blackout elevates King Julien's delusional rulership ideas to a whole new level.
The other penguins fear that Skipper has become a zombie after a visit to the vet.
Some unfriendly hornets make plans to sting anyone who enters the zoo.
After a mishap with Julien, Maurice and Mort are banished from his kingdom.
A tiny frog with a nasty attitude moves to the zoo and starts terrorizing the other animals.
After a fight, the penguins show Mason and Phil how much they need each other.
Skipper has an identity crisis when Alice mentions that one of the penguins is actually female.
Burt the elephant asks the penguins to help him break out of the zoo.
Marlene catches a glimpse of Fred the squirrel and falls in love at first sight.
The animals make a commercial to promote the zoo after a new TV channel renders them obsolete.
When a giant fish terrorizes the duck pond, Skipper leads a mission to eliminate the menace.
Kowalski accidentally creates a living blob of jelly... with a big appetite.
When a beautiful falcon crash-lands in the zoo, Skipper insists that she stays.
Private is upset when Mort is chosen to be the cover animal for the zoo's brochure.
When arch-nemesis, Dr Blowhole kidnaps King Julien and threatens to melt the Arctic Circle, the Penguins have to stop him, but they walk into a clever trap.
The penguins are recruited by Buck Rockgut to help him capture the Red Squirrel.
Kowalski travels back in time to prevent himself from building a time machine.
When Roger's sewer home becomes unbearable, the penguins try to find him a new home in the city.
The penguins must protect the zoo commissioner from Frankie the pigeon's wrath.
The penguins try to help Randy overcomes the problems he's having at the petting zoo.
Eggy the duckling is convinced that he can handle dangerous missions like the penguins.
It's a race against time when the whole gang competes with the Rat King to find the Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel, which may have a dangerous curse on it!
When the penguins realize their operation is at risk of being exposed, they attempt to destroy the evidence.
The penguins and Julien believe Marlene has cooties after overhearing a group of schoolchildren.
The Amarillo Kid arrives and declares that he has a score to settle with "Mr. Tux."
Private is ready to move up in rank within the penguin commando unit... or is he?
A group of cockroaches ask the penguins for help with their exterminator problem.
The penguins become convinced that a kid on a field trip to the zoo is spying on them.
Private wants to be friends with a group of badgers... until they threaten to hurt Marlene.
When the Penguins send Rico off to help King Julien, an unlikely friendship develops between them.
Julien causes chaos at the zoo when he steals Kowalski's new invention.
The penguins accidentally launch Leonard the koala out of the zoo and into midtown Manhattan.
When animals begin disappearing, the penguins suspect Savio, the new boa constrictor.
Private tells Mort that if he throws a penny in the fountain, his wish will come true... and it works!
Julien goes on a pranking spree when he learns about April Fool's Day.
Rico desperately wants to a voice chip upgrade for his doll-girlfriend.
A puffin from Skipper's past returns and tries to take over the penguins' habitat.
After a series of gadget malfunctions, Skipper orders Kowalski to stop inventing.
When a baby stroller rolls outside the zoo, the penguins redefine the term "daycare."
The penguins' car seems to have a mind of its own after Rico rebuilds it.
Kowalski steals the computer chip from Mort's new video game to finish an invention.
The penguins must stop a contractor from completing repairs on their habitat before he destroys the world!
Two thieves stash a very expensive diamond necklace at the zoo.
When Skipper is knocked on the head, he's unable to lead the penguins on an important mission.
Private accidentally drinks Kowalski's truth serum and starts spilling the penguin's secrets to the rest of the zoo.
When the zoo is closed for Christmas, the animals prepare for "Kidsmas" -- their annual celebration complete with decorations, food, gifts and a visit from Santa.
Julien believes Maurice is plotting an overthrow and the penguins send him through basic training.
Burt the elephant discovers a love for painting, and he's remarkably talented.
Private is smitten with the zoo nurse, but the only way he can see her is to get injured.
The penguins have a plan to beat the heat, but they'll need Alice out of the way.
Kowalski's attempt to super-charge his brain backfires and now he's dumber than mud.
The lemur habitat gets a new resident, Clemson, and Julien loves to order him around.
Private finds a stack of comic books and ignores Skipper's request to destroy them.
Shakespeare in the park has inspired Private as he struts around quoting from the Bard's works.
A simple plan to have Mort spy on the rats ends up with Julien and Skipper captured.
The penguins accidentally blow up the koala habitat wall, so Leonard has to bunk up with Joey.
King Julien and Skipper switch places for a day, troubling everyone involved.
The penguins intercept a fax with catastrophic news -- Maurice has only 24 hours to live!
When Private's cuteness factor tests off the charts, the penguins use it to their advantage.
Annoyed by the lemurs' constant music, the penguins plan to get them moved to another part of the zoo.
The animals panic when a boa constrictor escapes from the zoo.
Kowalski's invention turns Skipper into a baby, so the penguins must find a way to change him back.
The penguins journey to the bottom of the Atlantic for preserved herring.
Private's quirky Uncle Nigel pops in for a quick visit from across the pond.
After a sailing trip to the Massachusetts coast goes wrong, the penguins wind up at the Hoboken Zoo, which turns out to be a perfectly pristine paradise... or is it?
Dr. Blowhole, the penguins' evil dolphin nemesis, returns to New York with a diabolical plan to turn them into creatures of destruction.
The Vesuvius twins adopt Skipper and Julien, then force them to fight each other.
Kowalski invents a group of tiny robots, which he says will protect the penguins from harm.
The penguins are inspired seeing a good deed and decide to perform their own.
Mort and Private are sucked into a vending machine after trying to retrieve a snack.
Kowalski's time-stop invention falls into the wrong hands -- Julien's!
Special Agent Rockgut contacts the penguins with a warning that Red Squirrel has brainwashed one of them.
The animals think Julien caused old lady Gladys to slip and hurt herself.
Kowalski is laid up in the hospital, so he can't attend the invention expo, and it's driving him crazy.
Private accidentally steps on Dale the snail, so Dale wants some payback.
Julien becomes enamored with the gigantic toilet that the penguins built, but it's all a trap!
Private's heart overcomes his instinct to flee as he helps a stranded seal get back to Antarctica, and the rest of the team follow in the submarine to make sure they make it.
Julien is supposed to keep quiet about the penguins' secret tunnel, be he blabs anyway.
Kowalski tries to bring a penguin species back from extinction, but clones a Dodo instead.
Skipper orders Kowalski's love ray to be put in reverse.
When the penguins discover that Jiggles is still alive, the others start squishing it, which makes it multiply.
Lemmy the robot returns from Mars with a space squid.
Marlene plans a game night to help the zoo animals bond but it takes a terrible turn when the snacks run out.
When King Julien is accidentally bounced out of his kingdom, he is mistaken for a cat and adopted by old lady Gladys.
Kowalski uses an invention to switch King Julian's mind with all the penguins in order to win a contest.
Marlene's fur is bleached when Alice over-chlorinates the otter habitat.
Skipper is accidentally doused with a substance called Inflatium, so whenever he is stressed he swells up like a balloon.
After realizing that Maurice's thumbs could prove to be very useful, the penguins recruit him into their team.
The Penguins are faced with a global battle when their specialty food-making machine belches out a toxic cloud that threatens not just the zoo, not just the city, but the earth itself!
The Commissioner's toupee blows off and soon gets stuck on Maurice's head.
After Rico saves Shelly, she falls for him but things turn a little crazy when she kidnaps his doll in a fit of jealousy.
Ma takes up residence in the Penguins Lair. She smothers the penguins with love and they devolve into a bunch of softies, opening the door for Hans to take advantage.
Marlene wants see a concert but every time she leaves the zoo she becomes a monster!
The other penguins agree to take Private to see "Lunacorns on Ice" to cheer him up.
A putter is at the center of controversy when the Amarillo Kid returns to the zoo.
A stray dog refuses to give up Mort after believing he is a squeaky toy, so the penguins set out to rescue him with the help of Max the cat.
Watching too many ninja movies has brainwashed Leonard the koala. During the day, as he sleeps, he terrorizes everyone by sleepfighting.
Skipper agrees gives a day off from training to the first penguin brings him a kipper.
The penguins need Private's hypercute to escape Alice in order to see their favorite action star at the cinema, but Private's molting renders him unable to engage the talent.
Fred seeks financial advice from King Julien when he stumbles upon an oak tree loaded with acorns, but the Red Squirrel has his own plans for the loot.
A special delivery has come from Madagascar. A baby Fossa!
A hen who seems to have psychic abilities moves into the zoo, and a skeptical Kowalski tries to prove she's a fraud.
Private is tasked with babysitting Eggy and his siblings for Momma Duck while the rest of the team is away, and has to protect the ducklings from the combined forces of the hornets and the sewer rats.
Skipper must prove he can still be a leader when his strength starts to decline.
When Private learns that the Peanut Butter Winkies are going out of production, he urges a raid on the factory and Skipper is so impressed he lets him command the mission.
It's a special day when Bada and Bing get a shipment of delicious plantains to eat. Although they jealously guard the African bananas, King Julien's determined to taste them too.
Skipper's having one of those perfect days, and he decides to use the opportunity to settle an old score.
How in the world is Rico supposed to behave well when King Julien has kidnapped his doll, Miss Perky, with the intention of marrying her?
A former news anchor grows suspicious of the penguins when he begins working at the zoo.
Kowalski invents an enemy detector but it doesn't work. Old enemies are now friends and old friends are now enemies.
The annual Zoo Snooze is here! This year the Vesuvius Twins buy up all the tickets. The zoosters plan to exact sweet revenge on the twins.
The Penguins are faced with a World Domination battle when Private accidentally unleashes KuchiKukhan the Destroyer of Worlds. Can they stop him in time to save the World?
The Space Agency sends Private to the moon. The other birds can't monkey around if they hope to get him home again.
Snowmageddon hits and traps Skipper and Marlene in the convenience store, while Kowalski and Private get snowed into a tree.
When a massive sneeze from Rico causes the underground tunnel system beneath the zoo to rupture, Skipper calls in 4 beavers to fix the situation.
Doris the dolphin's quest to rescue her brother Francis from Seaville brings her to the lovestruck Kowalski.
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