The Penguins of Madagascar

Gone in a Flash

When a camera accidentally takes a picture of one of the lemurs at the zoo, King Julien thinks that he's trapped inside of the camera. Using their detective skills, Skipper and the gang search for the lemur before the start of the next zoo tour.

Launchtime

The penguins build a rocket to head to the moon after being annoyed by the lemurs. Once they land on the moon, they are greeted by a "moon cat".

Haunted Habitat

Marlene, the new zoo otter, meets the penguins for the first time after being startled by a loud noise. Going underground in the sewers, Skipper leads the charge to find the source of the noise.

Operation: Plush and Cover

When toy dolls are made to look like Mort at the zoo, Julien gets jealous and has them taken back. Unfortunately, this causes the actual Mort to be shipped back with the toys.

Happy King Julien Day

A festive "King Julien Day" is held in Juliens honor. Unfortunately, no one will come unless Maurice bribes them with candy. And as much as Skipper doesn't want to join in the party, he can't seem to avoid it.

Paternal Egg-Stinct

Marlene assigns the penguins egg-watching duty, prompting a jealous Julien to try to steal the egg.

Assault and Batteries

When Julien refuses to turn down his radio, Skipper sneaks into his room to steal his batteries.

Penguiner Takes All

King Julien challenges the penguins to a game of Capture the Flag, but every time they play, the lemurs win, resulting in the penguins losing their posessions in every match.

Two Feet High and Rising

King Julien decrees a new law stating that anyone who touches his feet will be banished from his kingdom. When Mort breaks this law by accident, the penguins take him in an attempt to rid him of his foot-touching obsession so he can return to the habitat.

Tangled in the Web

Web-cams are positioned around the zoo in an internet popularity contest. The penguins despise this new motion and rebel, until Private makes a misstep and becomes the star animal of the zoo.

Crown Fools

When Julien's crown falls into a sewer, Skipper sets up a mission to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Marlene tries to calm Julien down.

The Hidden

When the penguins, lemurs and Marlene go off to meet the zoo's newest exhibit, they all start disappearing one by one. When only Kowalski is left, he must save his friends by learning to act on instinct instead of intellect.

Kingdom Come

When Julien is taken to the zoo infirmary for acting even weirder than usual, Maurice is left in charge. Everything goes smoothly, until suddenly Maurice starts acting even crazier than Julien ever did.

All Choked Up

Rico the Penguin is known for being helpful for coughing up random items, but today a zoo keeper gives him de-regurgitating medicine, normally this wouldn't be a problem, except that Rico has a time bomb in his stomach.

Little Zoo Coupe

Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico are all having fun today driving around the zoo in their small pink car, but trouble starts when King Julien wants to drive a car too, he gets jealous which results in a race to see who's better.

Popcorn Panic

In this Episode, the animals get a liking for popcorn, until a kid is caught feeding them, and Alice the zookeeper hates the idea.

Go Fish

The penguins perform and display their cuteness to zoo visitors in order to prompt them to feed them with fish purchased from Alice. Julien observes this from his habitat, stating his resentment of the fish odor to the other lemurs.

Miracle on Ice

The penguins' habitat freezes, so they decide to play a hockey game against each other. They are then challenged by a group of rats (the same rats featured in the Crown Fools episode) to play against them, since the rats cannot go back into their sewer home because the pipes burst.

Eclipsed

Mason and Phil are fed up with the lemurs annoying them. They find out a solar eclipse is coming and tricked Julien by telling him the "sky spirits" are angry at him just as the moon covers the sun.

Needle Point

Skipper runs from the zoo veterinarian in order to avoid getting a shot. The penguins try to force him to do it, but Skipper seems to escape and avoid all they throw at him. Skipper even tries to distract the penguins, as in dancing, trying to attract them.

Mort Unbound

Mort quadruples in size after an accident with one of Kowalski's inventions, a super-ray designed to enhance fish. After finally realizing that Mort is super strong, Julien uses him to steal food and supplies from the other animals, like stealing an elephant's peanuts, Joey's (from Assault and Batteries) hay for Julien art work.

Roomies

Marlene gets a new roommate named Rhonda, a walrus who is sloppy and has bad manners. Before her roommate arrives, she dances with Skipper and is very excited, but Skipper is paranoid that Marlene's roommate may be a spy, possibly with the intent of stealing Kowalski's newest invention, a device whose function is not yet known.

Lemur See, Lemur Do

A space robot is sent to the zoo to learn from King Julien's behavior.

Misfortune Cookie

The zoo animals order Chinese food. All of the penguins read their fortune cookies and are happy with the results. However, Rico's fortune reads "You will meet a foul end". While Rico and the penguins do not believe in curses, Julien tries to make them believe by tricking Rico into believing that he is cursed (makes an elephant land on Rico, sends a popcorn cart in his direction) to the point where Rico hides in a pillow fort.

Roger Dodger

King Rat and his minions terrorize the penguin's alligator friend, Roger.

Skorca!

Private sees a killer whale fly over NYC, but no one believes him, more importantly, Kowalski, Rico, and Skipper think he's gone crazy because of the amount of sugar he had ingested prior to spotting it. In an attempt to prove that he's not crazy, Private heads out to find the whale he knows he saw.

Otter Gone Wild

When the penguins bring Marlene with them on a sno-cone mission in the park, she can't handle the freedom of being outside the zoo walls. Skipper and his team must capture the crazed Marlene before she goes permanently wild.

Cat's Cradle

Max the cat is on the run from evil animal control Officer X, and he comes to the penguins for help. With the zoo on lock-down, the penguins decide to give Max a makeover and hide him in plain sight.

Monkey Love

A female chimp named Lulu arrives at the zoo for a short stay, and Phil is smitten. Unfortunately, Lulu falls for Mason, and the penguins must step in to help Phil win her heart.

Tagged

When the penguins are interrupted mid-operation by a nosy scientist, they leave the zoo in danger. Unfortunately, the scientist has radio-tagged them, so they must rely on the lemurs to complete the mission and save the zoo.

What Goes Around

At closing time, the penguins hear a little girl crying that she has lost her doll, Private goofingly thinking Skipper was crying. Skipper quickly informs Private that is not him. The penguins try to throw it to her, but this backfires when the doll hits the girl and bounces into the sewer, making the girl cry.

Mask of the Raccoon

At the zoo during night, King Julien's boom box gets stolen. Everyone gathers up and starts to complain about their apparently stolen items. Soon, Rico talks to Private and Private tells Skipper that their television has been stolen. Skipper and the penguins go off to confront the masked thief.

Out of the Groove

Furious with King Julien skunk bombing them the baboons steal his groove, using so called "magic" so he can't dance anymore and put it in a jar. Desperate for help Julien seeks the help of the penguins to get his groove back. But when fighting over the jar that contains his groove it breaks and enters Skipper's body. The baboons will only help if King Julien apologizes. But given his stubbornness King Julien still refuses to apologize.

Jungle Law

When the zoo is affected by a blackout, the penguins know how to fix the situation, but Julien tries to take over.

I Was a Penguin Zombie

The penguins mistakenly believe that Skipper is a zombie after breaking his wing.

Sting Operation

The penguins use one of Kowalski's inventions to become ignorant of pain, to remove a hornet nest from the zoo.

All King, No Kingdom

Julien banishes Maurice and Mort to a tiny corner of the lemur habitat.

Untouchable

A tiny tree frog moves in and takes over the zoo.

Miss Understanding

The penguins are confused when they overhear Alice saying that the zoo has three male penguins and one female.

Over Phil

Private invites Mason the chimp to stay with the penguins when he and Phil are having trouble getting along.

An Elephant Never Forgets

Burt the elephant enlists the help of the penguins to escape the zoo.

Otter Things Have Happened

The penguins are determined to set Marlene up on a date.

Zoo Tube

The animals try to make a commercial to make the zoo popular.

Snakehead

The penguins build a submarine in order to defeat a monstrous fish living in the ducks' pond.

Jiggles

Kowalski accidentally creates a living blob of jelly.

The Falcon and the Snow Job

When a beautiful falcon crash lands in the zoo, Skipper insists that she stays to recuperate. But once she tries to eat Marlene behind their backs, Skipper and the others try to put her to a stop.

The Penguin Stays in the Picture

Private is upset when Mort is chosen to be the cover animal for the zoo brochure.

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.

The Red Squirrel

The penguins fall under the spell of Skipper's idol, Rockgut.

It's About Time

Kowalski's future self visits and orders his present self to stop working on his time machine.

Gator Watch

The penguins attempt to relocate Roger the alligator after dining with him in the sewers.

In the Line of Doody

The penguins strive to protect the zoo commissioner from Frankie the pigeon's plan of revenge.

Can't Touch This

The penguins help Randy the sheep with a problem child in the petting zoo.

Hard Boiled Eggy

The penguins try to convince Eggy the duckling that their paramilitary activities are too dangerous for him.

The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel

The penguins, the lemurs, and Marlene race against the sewer rats to find the Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel.

Fit to Print

When they realize their operation is at risk of being exposed, the penguins head to an ad agency to destroy the incriminating evidence.

Operation: Cooties

The penguins and King Julien believe Marlene has the cooties after overhearing school children.

Mr. Tux

Bent on an agenda to defeat "Mr. Tux" in a round of mini golf, an armadillo comes to the zoo believing that one of the penguins is him.

Concrete Jungle Survival

Private must pass a difficult test on the New York streets in order to move up in rank and share a classified joke. In order to move up ranks Private must face a "haunted bus" but he is forced to safe the lemurs as they have been caught by the "haunted bus".

Stop Bugging Me

Private is repulsed when Rico befriends three cockroaches.

Field Tripped

When a boy on a school trip sees the Penguins in action, the team scrambles into action to steal his notebook; meanwhile, Julien attempts to form his own team to claim his old backscratcher from the museum.

Badger Pride

Marlene tries to help Private overcome his fear of badgers.

Kaboom and Kabust

Disappointed at Skipper's refusal to allow him to use his explosive talents, Rico begins working for King Julien as a demolitions expert, but the new lack of restraint imposed by the other penguins results in Rico destroying Julien's habitat before he is contained.

The Helmet

When Kowalski invents a helmet that turns thoughts into actions- essentially granting the wearer the power of psychokinesis-, Julien steals it to use its power for himself, only for the entire zoo to be imperiled when Julien turns the helmet's power up to such an extent that he summons objects to him with mere casual thoughts.

The Big Squeeze

A boa constrictor transfers to the Central Park Zoo and animals begin disappearing.

Night and Dazed

Private attempts to convince Leonard the Koala that the penguins are harmless.

Wishful Thinking

Private discovers that the fountain grants wishes and Alice nearly exposes the penguins' operation.

April Fools

King Julien finds out about April Fool's Day and makes up for all of the lost years by pranking the zoo animals.

Hello, Dollface

Rico is determined to get an upgrade for his doll-girlfriend that will allow her to speak.

Huffin' and Puffin'

Skipper's old puffin enemy Hans comes to the zoo, claiming to be interested in friendship while really seeking to steal the penguins' lair for himself.

Invention Intervention

Kowalski, banned from inventing by Skipper, secretly invents an amazing device he cannot take credit for.

Cradle & All

The penguins try to return a baby after Private accidentaly knocks it out of the zoo.

Driven to the Brink

Rico takes their remote control car out for a spin and crashes it; After rebuilding it, it begins acting violently.

Friend-in-a-Box

Kowalski steals the computer chip from Mort's new favorite game to finish his mind-reading device.

Work Order

A devoted Russian repairman comes dangerously close to destroying the world when repairing the penguins' habitat.

Hot Ice

Two thieves stash a jewel at the Central Park Zoo, and plan to find it, no matter who gets in their way.

Command Crisis

After getting a kid's balloon back, Skipper mentions something about The Big One. He explains he has been waiting for it to come for months and he hid some plans in a remote area of the zoo for when the big one comes. But it is revealed that they are building a children's zoo on the spot he hid the plans, so now they try to get the plans before The Big One Comes. But Skipper then starts acting like a news reporter. Can Skipper stop acting like a reporter, and can they get the plans in time before the Big One comes?

Truth Ache

After spying on everyone with the others, Private accidentally drinks Kowalski's Truth drink that makes you spill the truth and now Private starts telling all the animals secrets! Can the penguins fix this before Private spills everyone's secrets?

The All Nighter Before Christmas

When the zoo closes for the Christmas holiday, the animals gather to begin work on Kidsmas, their annual holiday festivities mainly designed to delight the younger animals. Each animal is assigned a Kidsmas preparation task to perform, but Julien, desiring a different one, rearranges each animals' task.

Whispers and Coups

Julien suspects a plot to overthrow or kill him is being orchestrated by Maurice after he overhears Maurice conversing with other animals about an ill-sounding plan.

Brush with Danger

When Burt gets a hold of Alice's paintbrush, he paints a picture of an elephant with it on a nearly wall to the delight of zoo patrons.

Love Hurts

Private keeps injuring himself so he can see the new zoo nurse he has a crush on.

The Officer X Factor

Officer X fills in for a vacationing Alice and keeps a very close eye on the penguins.

Brain Drain

Kowalski's experiment on his brain goes awry, and he becomes dumber instead of smarter.

Right Hand Man

Julien has fun barking orders at new zoo occupant Clemson, whom Mort is suspicious of.

Danger Wears a Cape

Skipper warns the team about the dangers of reading flashy comic books, but they don't seem to care.

Operation: Break-speare

Julien likes to party 'till the break of dawn, and the Penguins want peace and quiet.

Rat Fink

Mort and his tail, Rodney, are chosen for a top secret spy mission. King Julien is jealous.

Kanga Management

The Penguins do their best to make their new zoo-mates comfortable, but they keep messing up.

King Julien for a Day

Skipper swaps places with King Julien for a day, and things at the zoo fall into disarray.

Maurice at Peace

A fax with horrible news arrives at the Zoo: Maurice has only 24 hours left to live. So all the animals decide to make his last day unforgettable and treat him as a king. Even King Julien ! How will this day turn out eventually?

Cute-Astrophe

Private learns how to use his cuteness to his advantage..but will it work?

Operation: Neighbor Swap

The lemurs' constant partying gets out of hand, so the penguins have them moved to the petting zoo.

All Tied Up with a Boa

The animals panic when they hear that a boa constrictor has escaped from the Hoboken Zoo.

Rock-a-Bye Birdie

An accidental zap from the Fresherizer ray turns Skipper into a baby.

Herring Impaired

When Skipper, Private and Kowalski get a food born illness, Rico must keep them from eating any more contaminated herring.

A Visit from Uncle Nigel

Private's uncle visits and reveals that he is a secret agent.

The Hoboken Surprise (Operation: Vacation)

The penguins plan a vacation on the high seas but a storm blows them off course onto the streets of Hoboken, New Jersey. After being taken to the Hoboken Zoo and meeting some old friends, Skipper is adamant the zoo holds a sinister secret.

The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole

Skipper falls into a trap set by Dr. Blowhole (voice of Neil Patrick Harris), who then extracts Skipper's memories and uses them to find the other penguins and transform them into villains.

Pet's Peeved

The Vesuvius Twins bring Skipper and Julien to their home and force them to fight one another.

The Penguins of Madagascar

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