Series synopsis
The Penguins of Madagascar is an American animation comedy family kids television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on November 28, 2008. It ended on February 28, 2013. It was created by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath. It stars Tom McGrath, Jeff Bennett, John DiMaggio and Danny Jacobs.
The adventures of four penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico, who perform various commando-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by their zoo neighbors, King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).
Premise
The adventures of four penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico, who perform various commando-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by their zoo neighbors, King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tom McGrath as Skipper (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as Kowalski (voice)
- John DiMaggio as Rico (voice)
- Danny Jacobs as King Julien XIII (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Maurice (voice)
- Andy Richter as Mort (voice)
- Nicole Sullivan as Marlene (voice)
Guest cast
- James Patrick Stuart as Private (voice)
- Conrad Vernon as Mason (voice)
- Wayne Knight as Max
- Clancy Brown as Buck Rockgut (voice)
- Richard Kind as Roger (voice)
- Kathy Kinney as Rhonda (voice)
- Fred Stoller as Fred (voice)
- Cedric Yarbrough as Officer X (voice)
- Jane Leeves as Lulu (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Archie (voice)
- Kevin McDonald as Barry (voice)
- Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Blowhole (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 153 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | October 7, 2005 | December 12, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 48 | November 28, 2008 | February 15, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 68 | March 13, 2010 | March 31, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 33 | April 16, 2012 | February 28, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Christmas Caper The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve. |
October 7, 2005 |
| 2 |
Merry Madagascar 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. |
November 17, 2009 |
| 3 |
Dr. Blowhole's Revenge 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. |
February 15, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gone in a Flash Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky. |
November 28, 2008 |
| 2 |
Launchtime Frustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon. |
March 28, 2009 |
| 3 |
Haunted Habitat The penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene. |
March 28, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Red Squirrel The penguins are recruited by Buck Rockgut to help him capture the Red Squirrel. |
March 13, 2010 |
| 2 |
It's About Time Kowalski travels back in time to prevent himself from building a time machine. |
March 13, 2010 |
| 3 |
Gator Watch When Roger's sewer home becomes unbearable, the penguins try to find him a new home in the city. |
May 15, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Feline Fervor When King Julien is accidentally bounced out of his kingdom, he is mistaken for a cat and adopted by old lady Gladys. |
April 16, 2012 |
| 2 |
King Me Kowalski uses an invention to switch King Julian's mind with all the penguins in order to win a contest. |
April 17, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Otter Woman Marlene's fur is bleached when Alice over-chlorinates the otter habitat. |
April 18, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 28, 2008 |
| Last aired | February 28, 2013 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |