The Penguins of Madagascar

2008

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7.5| 0h30m| TV-Y7| en
Synopsis

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."

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YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.
Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
adonis98-743-186503 A rookery of penguins with attitude -- leader Skipper, brainy Kowalski, loony Rico and young Private -- in Central Park Zoo embarks on what it sees as a series of strike-force missions until confronting an unwelcome challenge to its dominance from a new zoo resident: Julien, King of the Lemurs, in a sequel to the hit animated movies. Just like the Madagascar Trilogy and the Penguins film the TV Series with our 4 famous little friends succeeds into bring more laughs and humor but also some never before seen characters like a gigantic Aligator and Mouse that has the body of a bodybuilder. And if you loved the movies you will not be disappointed with the show.
nathanelmer this spin off of the popular movies puts the penguins in a new world with new characters and awesome humor and action. All hail king Julien is terrible,but this is awesome. the best part is the lemurs. King Juliens voice actor is different here, but he does a good job because he sounds like SBG. I like this a lot. It is a great romp of action,humor,and more. this saved Nick from perishing. although SpongeBob is now better, Nick still has terrible shows that should be canceled... But the penguins made Nick a better place. I hope 2016 has some more shows like this on Nick. It is getting 10 stars for outstanding humor,action,animation,and most importantly, the penguins! Great job,Dreamworks and Nick! keep up the good work! or not............
nabor7 I grew up with Crusader Rabbit and was entering junior high school when Rocky and Bullwinkle first debuted. I honestly believe that "Penguins" is as close to Rocky as you can get as far as the humor is concerned. The humor in Penguins is classic and the I have recorded and watched every episode over and over again. The seriousness by which Kowalski comes up with his plans and "options" is hilarious when we see the final product which could have been drawn by a pre-schooler, or his inventions which are made up of sardine tins, etc. It's this type of humor that makes this so special. They think in adult terms but their actions are purely that of a child. It would eventually get boring without the other animals and the mix is just right for it to be effective. Julien's mastery of the English language is great. I really believe we have all known a Julien in our lives. The one person who knew it all and tried to command all the attention and notoriety while at the same time does not have a clue. Rico is perhaps my favorite character. The episodes with his girlfriend doll are great. My grandkids love "Penguins" and I get a kick out of watching them watch the show because it's obvious we are all getting something different from it. Great work. Keep it up.
Corneliu Dascalu I really think The Penguins and the Lemurs could be remembered in history on the same level with Tom&Jerry. So far, the show shows big promise...It has all the important ingredients: a never-ending conflict, laughable characters doing the most unlikely things and most important, a real sense of humor.Looking from this Tom&Jerry perspective, some of the action in the Penguins is similar, especially the "violent" action, but it's so different with different characters and settings.I love it, and I hope it will keep up like this.