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."
The Penguins of Madagascar (Season 1)
Gone in a Flash (Episode 1) 5.6
Writer: Todd Garfield
Air date: 2008-11-28
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.
Launchtime (Episode 2) 10.0
Writer: Ron Anderson
Air date: 2009-03-28
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Frustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon.
Haunted Habitat (Episode 3) 8.0
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Air date: 2009-03-28
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: The penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene.
Operation: Plush and Cover (Episode 4) 8.0
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Air date: 2009-03-30
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: The popularity of stuffed Mort dolls causes Julien to sabotage the toys, prompting a recall.
Happy King Julien Day (Episode 5) 8.0
Writer: Laura Gutin
Air date: 2009-03-31
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Maurice bribes the animals with candy so they'll celebrate "King Julien Day."
Paternal Egg-Stinct (Episode 6) 8.3
Writer: Todd Garfield
Air date: 2009-04-01
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Marlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.
Assault and Batteries (Episode 7) 8.0
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-04-02
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: When Skipper steals Julien's radio batteries, a wild chase gets them stuck in a kangaroo pen.
Penguiner Takes All (Episode 8) 7.5
Writer: John Behnke
Air date: 2009-04-06
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Julien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.
Two Feet High and Rising (Episode 9) 7.5
Writer: Matthew Negrete
Air date: 2009-04-07
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Julien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.
Tangled in the Web (Episode 10) 7.0
Writer: Nathan Knetchel
Air date: 2009-04-08
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: When the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.
Crown Fools (Episode 11) 7.0
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Air date: 2009-04-09
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 12) 7.5
Writer: Scott Kreamer
Air date: 2009-04-18
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Marlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.
Kingdom Come (Episode 13)
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Air date: 2009-04-18
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Maurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.
All Choked Up (Episode 14) 8.0
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-04-25
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: After Rico ingests a strange liquid, he discovers he can no longer regurgitate items from his belly.
Little Zoo Coupe (Episode 15) 8.0
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-04-25
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: The penguins and lemurs face off in a winner-take-all race around the zoo.
Popcorn Panic (Episode 16) 7.3
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Air date: 2009-05-09
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: When the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.
Go Fish (Episode 17) 8.0
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Air date: 2009-05-30
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.
Miracle on Ice (Episode 18)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-05-30
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The sewer rats challenge the penguins to a game of ice hockey.
Needle Point (Episode 19)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-06-06
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: When the vet rounds up the penguins to give them a shot, Skipper's fear of needles takes over.
Eclipsed (Episode 20) 7.5
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Air date: 2009-06-06
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: When a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.
Mort Unbound (Episode 21) 7.5
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-06-26
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Mort quadruples in size after being exposed to Kowalski's super-ray.
Roomies (Episode 22)
Writer: Madellaine Paxson
Air date: 2009-06-26
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Marlene's can't stand her new roommate, so she asks the penguins to help get rid of her.
Misfortune Cookie (Episode 23) 7.0
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-08-01
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Rico ignores a freaky fortune from his cookie, but Julien thinks Rico needs to believe in the superstition.
Lemur See, Lemur Do (Episode 24)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-08-01
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: When a robot is sent to the zoo to learn from Julien, the penguins set out to retrain it.
Roger Dodger (Episode 25)
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Air date: 2009-08-10
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: The rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.
Skorca! (Episode 26) 10.0
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-08-12
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: A giant balloon float of a killer whale haunts Private.
Otter Gone Wild (Episode 27) 7.0
Writer: John Behnke
Air date: 2009-08-12
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: When Marlene sets foot outside of captivity, she snaps and becomes a feral beast.
Cat's Cradle (Episode 28)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-08-20
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Officer X of New York City's animal control is after Max, the penguins' stray cat friend.
Monkey Love (Episode 29)
Writer: Devin Bunje
Air date: 2009-08-20
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Phil tries to win the heart of a visiting chimpanzee named Lulu.
Tagged (Episode 30)
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Air date: 2009-08-21
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The penguins must ditch the watchful eye of a nosey scientist before he stumbles upon all their secrets.
What Goes Around (Episode 31)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-09-19
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 32)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-09-19
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: A mysterious bandit is robbing the zoo animals of their beloved possessions.
Out of the Groove (Episode 33)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-10-12
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Julien is horrified when the baboons' dance routine is getting more attention than his own.
Jungle Law (Episode 34)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-10-12
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: A zoo blackout elevates King Julien's delusional rulership ideas to a whole new level.
I Was a Penguin Zombie (Episode 35)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-10-24
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The other penguins fear that Skipper has become a zombie after a visit to the vet.
Sting Operation (Episode 36)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-10-24
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Some unfriendly hornets make plans to sting anyone who enters the zoo.
All King, No Kingdom (Episode 37)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-11-14
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: After a mishap with Julien, Maurice and Mort are banished from his kingdom.
Untouchable (Episode 38)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-11-14
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: A tiny frog with a nasty attitude moves to the zoo and starts terrorizing the other animals.
Over Phil (Episode 39)
Writer: Doug Molitor
Air date: 2009-11-27
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: After a fight, the penguins show Mason and Phil how much they need each other.
Miss Understanding (Episode 40)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-11-27
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Skipper has an identity crisis when Alice mentions that one of the penguins is actually female.
An Elephant Never Forgets (Episode 41)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2009-12-05
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Burt the elephant asks the penguins to help him break out of the zoo.
Otter Things Have Happened (Episode 42)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2009-12-05
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Marlene catches a glimpse of Fred the squirrel and falls in love at first sight.
Zoo Tube (Episode 43)
Writer: Justin Charlebois
Air date: 2010-01-02
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: The animals make a commercial to promote the zoo after a new TV channel renders them obsolete.
Snakehead! (Episode 44)
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2010-01-02
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: When a giant fish terrorizes the duck pond, Skipper leads a mission to eliminate the menace.
Jiggles (Episode 45)
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Air date: 2010-01-16
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Kowalski accidentally creates a living blob of jelly... with a big appetite.
The Falcon and the Snow Job (Episode 46)
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
Air date: 2010-02-06
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: When a beautiful falcon crash-lands in the zoo, Skipper insists that she stays.
The Penguin Stays in the Picture (Episode 47) 10.0
Writer: Bob Roth
Air date: 2010-02-06
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Private is upset when Mort is chosen to be the cover animal for the zoo's brochure.
Dr. Blowhole's Revenge (Episode 48)
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Air date: 2010-02-15
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: 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.

Seasons

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