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."
Director: Bret Haaland
Skipper (voice)
Kowalski (voice)
Private (voice)
Rico (voice)
King Julien XIII (voice)
Maurice (voice)
Mort (voice)
Marlene (voice)
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4 episodes
The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.
Runtime: 12 minWhen 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.
Runtime: N/A minBent 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.
Runtime: 24 minWhen the zoo is closed for Christmas, the animals prepare for "Kidsmas" -- their annual celebration complete with decorations, food, gifts and a visit from Santa.
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48 episodes
Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.
Runtime: 11 minFrustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene.
Runtime: 11 minThe popularity of stuffed Mort dolls causes Julien to sabotage the toys, prompting a recall.
Runtime: 11 minMaurice bribes the animals with candy so they'll celebrate "King Julien Day."
Runtime: 12 minMarlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.
Runtime: 11 minWhen Skipper steals Julien's radio batteries, a wild chase gets them stuck in a kangaroo pen.
Runtime: 12 minJulien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.
Runtime: 11 minJulien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.
Runtime: 12 minWhen the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.
Runtime: 11 minSkipper accidentally causes King Julien to lose his beloved crown. Now the penguins go on a dangerous mission to retrieve the crown from the sewer.
Runtime: 12 minMarlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.
Runtime: 11 minMaurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.
Runtime: 12 minAfter Rico ingests a strange liquid, he discovers he can no longer regurgitate items from his belly.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins and lemurs face off in a winner-take-all race around the zoo.
Runtime: 11 minWhen the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.
Runtime: 12 minThe sewer rats challenge the penguins to a game of ice hockey.
Runtime: 12 minWhen the vet rounds up the penguins to give them a shot, Skipper's fear of needles takes over.
Runtime: 11 minWhen a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.
Runtime: 12 minMort quadruples in size after being exposed to Kowalski's super-ray.
Runtime: 12 minMarlene's can't stand her new roommate, so she asks the penguins to help get rid of her.
Runtime: 12 minRico ignores a freaky fortune from his cookie, but Julien thinks Rico needs to believe in the superstition.
Runtime: 11 minWhen a robot is sent to the zoo to learn from Julien, the penguins set out to retrain it.
Runtime: 12 minThe rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.
Runtime: 11 minA giant balloon float of a killer whale haunts Private.
Runtime: 11 minWhen Marlene sets foot outside of captivity, she snaps and becomes a feral beast.
Runtime: 11 minOfficer X of New York City's animal control is after Max, the penguins' stray cat friend.
Runtime: 12 minPhil tries to win the heart of a visiting chimpanzee named Lulu.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins must ditch the watchful eye of a nosey scientist before he stumbles upon all their secrets.
Runtime: 12 minA girl loses her doll at the zoo, and Rico is convinced to give up his own doll to replace it.
Runtime: 11 minA mysterious bandit is robbing the zoo animals of their beloved possessions.
Runtime: 12 minJulien is horrified when the baboons' dance routine is getting more attention than his own.
Runtime: 22 minA zoo blackout elevates King Julien's delusional rulership ideas to a whole new level.
Runtime: 12 minThe other penguins fear that Skipper has become a zombie after a visit to the vet.
Runtime: 12 minSome unfriendly hornets make plans to sting anyone who enters the zoo.
Runtime: 12 minAfter a mishap with Julien, Maurice and Mort are banished from his kingdom.
Runtime: 11 minA tiny frog with a nasty attitude moves to the zoo and starts terrorizing the other animals.
Runtime: 12 minAfter a fight, the penguins show Mason and Phil how much they need each other.
Runtime: 12 minSkipper has an identity crisis when Alice mentions that one of the penguins is actually female.
Runtime: 12 minBurt the elephant asks the penguins to help him break out of the zoo.
Runtime: 11 minMarlene catches a glimpse of Fred the squirrel and falls in love at first sight.
Runtime: 12 minThe animals make a commercial to promote the zoo after a new TV channel renders them obsolete.
Runtime: 12 minWhen a giant fish terrorizes the duck pond, Skipper leads a mission to eliminate the menace.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski accidentally creates a living blob of jelly... with a big appetite.
Runtime: 12 minWhen a beautiful falcon crash-lands in the zoo, Skipper insists that she stays.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate is upset when Mort is chosen to be the cover animal for the zoo's brochure.
Runtime: 11 minWhen 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.
Runtime: 24 minNo overview available.
68 episodes
The penguins are recruited by Buck Rockgut to help him capture the Red Squirrel.
Runtime: 22 minKowalski travels back in time to prevent himself from building a time machine.
Runtime: 12 minWhen Roger's sewer home becomes unbearable, the penguins try to find him a new home in the city.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins must protect the zoo commissioner from Frankie the pigeon's wrath.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins try to help Randy overcomes the problems he's having at the petting zoo.
Runtime: 12 minEggy the duckling is convinced that he can handle dangerous missions like the penguins.
Runtime: 12 minIt'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!
Runtime: 24 minWhen the penguins realize their operation is at risk of being exposed, they attempt to destroy the evidence.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins and Julien believe Marlene has cooties after overhearing a group of schoolchildren.
Runtime: 12 minThe Amarillo Kid arrives and declares that he has a score to settle with "Mr. Tux."
Runtime: 12 minPrivate is ready to move up in rank within the penguin commando unit... or is he?
Runtime: 12 minA group of cockroaches ask the penguins for help with their exterminator problem.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins become convinced that a kid on a field trip to the zoo is spying on them.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate wants to be friends with a group of badgers... until they threaten to hurt Marlene.
Runtime: 12 minWhen the Penguins send Rico off to help King Julien, an unlikely friendship develops between them.
Runtime: 12 minJulien causes chaos at the zoo when he steals Kowalski's new invention.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins accidentally launch Leonard the koala out of the zoo and into midtown Manhattan.
Runtime: 12 minWhen animals begin disappearing, the penguins suspect Savio, the new boa constrictor.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate tells Mort that if he throws a penny in the fountain, his wish will come true... and it works!
Runtime: 12 minJulien goes on a pranking spree when he learns about April Fool's Day.
Runtime: 12 minRico desperately wants to a voice chip upgrade for his doll-girlfriend.
Runtime: 12 minA puffin from Skipper's past returns and tries to take over the penguins' habitat.
Runtime: 12 minAfter a series of gadget malfunctions, Skipper orders Kowalski to stop inventing.
Runtime: 12 minWhen a baby stroller rolls outside the zoo, the penguins redefine the term "daycare."
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins' car seems to have a mind of its own after Rico rebuilds it.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski steals the computer chip from Mort's new video game to finish an invention.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins must stop a contractor from completing repairs on their habitat before he destroys the world!
Runtime: 12 minTwo thieves stash a very expensive diamond necklace at the zoo.
Runtime: 12 minWhen Skipper is knocked on the head, he's unable to lead the penguins on an important mission.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate accidentally drinks Kowalski's truth serum and starts spilling the penguin's secrets to the rest of the zoo.
Runtime: 12 minWhen the zoo is closed for Christmas, the animals prepare for "Kidsmas" -- their annual celebration complete with decorations, food, gifts and a visit from Santa.
Runtime: 24 minJulien believes Maurice is plotting an overthrow and the penguins send him through basic training.
Runtime: 12 minBurt the elephant discovers a love for painting, and he's remarkably talented.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate is smitten with the zoo nurse, but the only way he can see her is to get injured.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins have a plan to beat the heat, but they'll need Alice out of the way.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski's attempt to super-charge his brain backfires and now he's dumber than mud.
Runtime: 12 minThe lemur habitat gets a new resident, Clemson, and Julien loves to order him around.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate finds a stack of comic books and ignores Skipper's request to destroy them.
Runtime: 12 minShakespeare in the park has inspired Private as he struts around quoting from the Bard's works.
Runtime: 12 minA simple plan to have Mort spy on the rats ends up with Julien and Skipper captured.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins accidentally blow up the koala habitat wall, so Leonard has to bunk up with Joey.
Runtime: 12 minKing Julien and Skipper switch places for a day, troubling everyone involved.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins intercept a fax with catastrophic news -- Maurice has only 24 hours to live!
Runtime: 12 minWhen Private's cuteness factor tests off the charts, the penguins use it to their advantage.
Runtime: 12 minAnnoyed by the lemurs' constant music, the penguins plan to get them moved to another part of the zoo.
Runtime: 12 minThe animals panic when a boa constrictor escapes from the zoo.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski's invention turns Skipper into a baby, so the penguins must find a way to change him back.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins journey to the bottom of the Atlantic for preserved herring.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate's quirky Uncle Nigel pops in for a quick visit from across the pond.
Runtime: 12 minAfter 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?
Runtime: 24 minDr. Blowhole, the penguins' evil dolphin nemesis, returns to New York with a diabolical plan to turn them into creatures of destruction.
Runtime: 46 minThe Vesuvius twins adopt Skipper and Julien, then force them to fight each other.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski invents a group of tiny robots, which he says will protect the penguins from harm.
Runtime: 12 minThe penguins are inspired seeing a good deed and decide to perform their own.
Runtime: 12 minMort and Private are sucked into a vending machine after trying to retrieve a snack.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski's time-stop invention falls into the wrong hands -- Julien's!
Runtime: 12 minSpecial Agent Rockgut contacts the penguins with a warning that Red Squirrel has brainwashed one of them.
Runtime: 12 minThe animals think Julien caused old lady Gladys to slip and hurt herself.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski is laid up in the hospital, so he can't attend the invention expo, and it's driving him crazy.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate accidentally steps on Dale the snail, so Dale wants some payback.
Runtime: 12 minJulien becomes enamored with the gigantic toilet that the penguins built, but it's all a trap!
Runtime: 12 minPrivate'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.
Runtime: 24 minJulien is supposed to keep quiet about the penguins' secret tunnel, be he blabs anyway.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski tries to bring a penguin species back from extinction, but clones a Dodo instead.
Runtime: 12 minSkipper orders Kowalski's love ray to be put in reverse.
Runtime: 12 minWhen the penguins discover that Jiggles is still alive, the others start squishing it, which makes it multiply.
Runtime: 12 minLemmy the robot returns from Mars with a space squid.
Runtime: 12 minMarlene plans a game night to help the zoo animals bond but it takes a terrible turn when the snacks run out.
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33 episodes
When King Julien is accidentally bounced out of his kingdom, he is mistaken for a cat and adopted by old lady Gladys.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski uses an invention to switch King Julian's mind with all the penguins in order to win a contest.
Runtime: 12 minMarlene's fur is bleached when Alice over-chlorinates the otter habitat.
Runtime: 12 minSkipper is accidentally doused with a substance called Inflatium, so whenever he is stressed he swells up like a balloon.
Runtime: 12 minAfter realizing that Maurice's thumbs could prove to be very useful, the penguins recruit him into their team.
Runtime: 12 minThe 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!
Runtime: 24 minThe Commissioner's toupee blows off and soon gets stuck on Maurice's head.
Runtime: 12 minAfter Rico saves Shelly, she falls for him but things turn a little crazy when she kidnaps his doll in a fit of jealousy.
Runtime: 12 minMa 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.
Runtime: 12 minMarlene wants see a concert but every time she leaves the zoo she becomes a monster!
Runtime: 12 minThe other penguins agree to take Private to see "Lunacorns on Ice" to cheer him up.
Runtime: 12 minA putter is at the center of controversy when the Amarillo Kid returns to the zoo.
Runtime: 12 minA 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.
Runtime: 12 minWatching too many ninja movies has brainwashed Leonard the koala. During the day, as he sleeps, he terrorizes everyone by sleepfighting.
Runtime: 12 minSkipper agrees gives a day off from training to the first penguin brings him a kipper.
Runtime: 12 minThe 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.
Runtime: 12 minFred 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.
Runtime: 12 minA special delivery has come from Madagascar. A baby Fossa!
Runtime: 12 minA hen who seems to have psychic abilities moves into the zoo, and a skeptical Kowalski tries to prove she's a fraud.
Runtime: 12 minPrivate 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.
Runtime: 12 minSkipper must prove he can still be a leader when his strength starts to decline.
Runtime: 12 minWhen 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.
Runtime: 12 minIt'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.
Runtime: 12 minSkipper's having one of those perfect days, and he decides to use the opportunity to settle an old score.
Runtime: 12 minHow in the world is Rico supposed to behave well when King Julien has kidnapped his doll, Miss Perky, with the intention of marrying her?
Runtime: 12 minA former news anchor grows suspicious of the penguins when he begins working at the zoo.
Runtime: 12 minKowalski invents an enemy detector but it doesn't work. Old enemies are now friends and old friends are now enemies.
Runtime: 12 minThe 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.
Runtime: 12 minThe 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?
Runtime: 22 minThe Space Agency sends Private to the moon. The other birds can't monkey around if they hope to get him home again.
Runtime: 12 minSnowmageddon hits and traps Skipper and Marlene in the convenience store, while Kowalski and Private get snowed into a tree.
Runtime: 12 minWhen a massive sneeze from Rico causes the underground tunnel system beneath the zoo to rupture, Skipper calls in 4 beavers to fix the situation.
Runtime: 12 minDoris the dolphin's quest to rescue her brother Francis from Seaville brings her to the lovestruck Kowalski.
Runtime: 24 minThe Penguins of Madagascar Trailer