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."
Episodes
Gone in a Flash
Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.
Launchtime
Frustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon.
Haunted Habitat
The penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene.
Operation: Plush and Cover
The popularity of stuffed Mort dolls causes Julien to sabotage the toys, prompting a recall.
Happy King Julien Day
Maurice bribes the animals with candy so they'll celebrate "King Julien Day."
Paternal Egg-Stinct
Marlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.
Assault and Batteries
When Skipper steals Julien's radio batteries, a wild chase gets them stuck in a kangaroo pen.
Penguiner Takes All
Julien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.
Two Feet High and Rising
Julien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.
Tangled in the Web
When the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.
Crown Fools
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.
The Hidden
Marlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.
Kingdom Come
Maurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.
All Choked Up
After Rico ingests a strange liquid, he discovers he can no longer regurgitate items from his belly.
Little Zoo Coupe
The penguins and lemurs face off in a winner-take-all race around the zoo.
Popcorn Panic
When the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.
Go Fish
The penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.
Miracle on Ice
The sewer rats challenge the penguins to a game of ice hockey.
Needle Point
When the vet rounds up the penguins to give them a shot, Skipper's fear of needles takes over.
Eclipsed
When a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.
Mort Unbound
Mort quadruples in size after being exposed to Kowalski's super-ray.
Roomies
Marlene's can't stand her new roommate, so she asks the penguins to help get rid of her.
Misfortune Cookie
Rico ignores a freaky fortune from his cookie, but Julien thinks Rico needs to believe in the superstition.
Lemur See, Lemur Do
When a robot is sent to the zoo to learn from Julien, the penguins set out to retrain it.
Roger Dodger
The rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.
Otter Gone Wild
When Marlene sets foot outside of captivity, she snaps and becomes a feral beast.
Cat's Cradle
Officer X of New York City's animal control is after Max, the penguins' stray cat friend.
Monkey Love
Phil tries to win the heart of a visiting chimpanzee named Lulu.
Tagged
The penguins must ditch the watchful eye of a nosey scientist before he stumbles upon all their secrets.
What Goes Around
A girl loses her doll at the zoo, and Rico is convinced to give up his own doll to replace it.
Mask of the Raccoon
A mysterious bandit is robbing the zoo animals of their beloved possessions.
Out of the Groove
Julien is horrified when the baboons' dance routine is getting more attention than his own.
Jungle Law
A zoo blackout elevates King Julien's delusional rulership ideas to a whole new level.
I Was a Penguin Zombie
The other penguins fear that Skipper has become a zombie after a visit to the vet.
Sting Operation
Some unfriendly hornets make plans to sting anyone who enters the zoo.
All King, No Kingdom
After a mishap with Julien, Maurice and Mort are banished from his kingdom.
Untouchable
A tiny frog with a nasty attitude moves to the zoo and starts terrorizing the other animals.
Over Phil
After a fight, the penguins show Mason and Phil how much they need each other.
Miss Understanding
Skipper has an identity crisis when Alice mentions that one of the penguins is actually female.
An Elephant Never Forgets
Burt the elephant asks the penguins to help him break out of the zoo.
Otter Things Have Happened
Marlene catches a glimpse of Fred the squirrel and falls in love at first sight.
Zoo Tube
The animals make a commercial to promote the zoo after a new TV channel renders them obsolete.
Snakehead!
When a giant fish terrorizes the duck pond, Skipper leads a mission to eliminate the menace.
Jiggles
Kowalski accidentally creates a living blob of jelly... with a big appetite.
The Falcon and the Snow Job
When a beautiful falcon crash-lands in the zoo, Skipper insists that she stays.
The Penguin Stays in the Picture
Private is upset when Mort is chosen to be the cover animal for the zoo's brochure.
Dr. Blowhole's Revenge
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.
Top Cast
Tom McGrath
Skipper (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Kowalski (voice)
James Patrick Stuart
Private (voice)
John DiMaggio
Rico (voice)
Danny Jacobs
King Julien XIII (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
Maurice (voice)
Andy Richter
Mort (voice)
Nicole Sullivan
Marlene (voice)
