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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."

3 Seasons
149 Episodes
Ended
Animation Comedy
Cast & Characters
episode image Private and the Winky Factory
8.0/10 (71 votes)

#1 Private and the Winky Factory

S3:E22

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.

episode image Misfortune Cookie
7.9/10 (131 votes)

#2 Misfortune Cookie

S1:E23

Rico ignores a freaky fortune from his cookie, but Julien thinks Rico needs to believe in the superstition.

episode image All Choked Up
7.7/10 (135 votes)

#3 All Choked Up

S1:E14

After Rico ingests a strange liquid, he discovers he can no longer regurgitate items from his belly.

episode image Popcorn Panic
7.7/10 (152 votes)

#4 Popcorn Panic

S1:E16

When the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.

episode image Go Fish
7.7/10 (141 votes)

#5 Go Fish

S1:E17

The penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.

episode image Penguiner Takes All
7.6/10 (141 votes)

#6 Penguiner Takes All

S1:E8

Julien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.

episode image Operation: Plush and Cover
7.5/10 (197 votes)

#7 Operation: Plush and Cover

S1:E4

The popularity of stuffed Mort dolls causes Julien to sabotage the toys, prompting a recall.

episode image Eclipsed
7.5/10 (137 votes)

#8 Eclipsed

S1:E20

When a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.

episode image The Otter Woman
7.5/10 (68 votes)

#9 The Otter Woman

S3:E3

Marlene's fur is bleached when Alice over-chlorinates the otter habitat.

episode image Paternal Egg-Stinct
7.4/10 (155 votes)

#10 Paternal Egg-Stinct

S1:E6

Marlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.

episode image The Hidden
7.4/10 (137 votes)

#11 The Hidden

S1:E12

Marlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.

episode image Mort Unbound
7.4/10 (138 votes)

#12 Mort Unbound

S1:E21

Mort quadruples in size after being exposed to Kowalski's super-ray.

episode image Haunted Habitat
7.3/10 (188 votes)

#13 Haunted Habitat

S1:E3

The penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene.

episode image Assault and Batteries
7.3/10 (153 votes)

#14 Assault and Batteries

S1:E7

When Skipper steals Julien's radio batteries, a wild chase gets them stuck in a kangaroo pen.

episode image Two Feet High and Rising
7.3/10 (139 votes)

#15 Two Feet High and Rising

S1:E9

Julien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.

episode image Crown Fools
7.3/10 (144 votes)

#16 Crown Fools

S1:E11

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.

episode image Gone in a Flash
7.2/10 (298 votes)

#17 Gone in a Flash

S1:E1

Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.

episode image Happy King Julien Day
7.1/10 (227 votes)

#18 Happy King Julien Day

S1:E5

Maurice bribes the animals with candy so they'll celebrate "King Julien Day."

episode image Tangled in the Web
7.1/10 (145 votes)

#19 Tangled in the Web

S1:E10

When the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.

episode image Launchtime
0.0/10

#20 Launchtime

S1:E2

Frustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon.

episode image Kingdom Come
0.0/10

#21 Kingdom Come

S1:E13

Maurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.

episode image Little Zoo Coupe
0.0/10

#22 Little Zoo Coupe

S1:E15

The penguins and lemurs face off in a winner-take-all race around the zoo.

episode image Miracle on Ice
0.0/10

#23 Miracle on Ice

S1:E18

The sewer rats challenge the penguins to a game of ice hockey.

episode image Needle Point
0.0/10

#24 Needle Point

S1:E19

When the vet rounds up the penguins to give them a shot, Skipper's fear of needles takes over.

episode image Roomies
0.0/10

#25 Roomies

S1:E22

Marlene's can't stand her new roommate, so she asks the penguins to help get rid of her.

episode image Lemur See, Lemur Do
0.0/10

#26 Lemur See, Lemur Do

S1:E24

When a robot is sent to the zoo to learn from Julien, the penguins set out to retrain it.

episode image Roger Dodger
0.0/10

#27 Roger Dodger

S1:E25

The rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.

episode image The Red Squirrel
0.0/10

#28 The Red Squirrel

S2:E1

The penguins are recruited by Buck Rockgut to help him capture the Red Squirrel.

episode image It's About Time
0.0/10

#29 It's About Time

S2:E2

Kowalski travels back in time to prevent himself from building a time machine.

episode image Gator Watch
0.0/10

#30 Gator Watch

S2:E3

When Roger's sewer home becomes unbearable, the penguins try to find him a new home in the city.

episode image In The Line of Doody
0.0/10

#31 In The Line of Doody

S2:E4

The penguins must protect the zoo commissioner from Frankie the pigeon's wrath.

episode image Can't Touch This
0.0/10

#32 Can't Touch This

S2:E5

The penguins try to help Randy overcomes the problems he's having at the petting zoo.

episode image Hard Boiled Eggy
0.0/10

#33 Hard Boiled Eggy

S2:E6

Eggy the duckling is convinced that he can handle dangerous missions like the penguins.

episode image The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel
0.0/10

#34 The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel

S2:E7

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!

episode image Fit To Print
0.0/10

#35 Fit To Print

S2:E8

When the penguins realize their operation is at risk of being exposed, they attempt to destroy the evidence.

episode image Operation: Cooties
0.0/10

#36 Operation: Cooties

S2:E9

The penguins and Julien believe Marlene has cooties after overhearing a group of schoolchildren.

episode image Mr. Tux
0.0/10

#37 Mr. Tux

S2:E10

The Amarillo Kid arrives and declares that he has a score to settle with "Mr. Tux."

episode image Concrete Jungle Survival
0.0/10

#38 Concrete Jungle Survival

S2:E11

Private is ready to move up in rank within the penguin commando unit... or is he?

episode image Stop Bugging Me
0.0/10

#39 Stop Bugging Me

S2:E12

A group of cockroaches ask the penguins for help with their exterminator problem.

episode image Field Tripped
0.0/10

#40 Field Tripped

S2:E13

The penguins become convinced that a kid on a field trip to the zoo is spying on them.

Cast & Chracters

character image Skipper (voice)

Skipper (voice)

Actor: Tom McGrath
character image Kowalski (voice)

Kowalski (voice)

Actor: Jeff Bennett
character image Private (voice)

Private (voice)

Actor: James Patrick Stuart
character image Rico (voice)

Rico (voice)

Actor: John DiMaggio
character image King Julien XIII (voice)

King Julien XIII (voice)

Actor: Danny Jacobs
character image Maurice (voice)

Maurice (voice)

Actor: Kevin Michael Richardson
character image Mort (voice)

Mort (voice)

Actor: Andy Richter
character image Marlene (voice)

Marlene (voice)

Actor: Nicole Sullivan

The highest rated episode of The Penguins of Madagascar is "Private and the Winky Factory" (S3E22) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 71 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Happy King Julien Day" (S1E5) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 227 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Misfortune Cookie" (S1E23) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 131 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Happy King Julien Day" (S1E5) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 227 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Private and the Winky Factory" (S3E22) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 71 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Otter Woman" (S3E3) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 68 votes.

Name Department Job
Bret Haaland Directing Director
Sanjee Gupta Production Development Manager
Matthew Thomas Hall Sound Sound Effects Editor
Angela Frame Visual Effects Compositing Artist
Chris Karlberg Visual Effects Compositing Artist
Doug Tiano Visual Effects Animation Manager

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