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 best episode of "The Penguins of Madagascar" season 1 is "Gone in a Flash", rated 7.2/10 from 286 user votes. It was directed by Bret Haaland and written by Todd Garfield. "Gone in a Flash" aired on 11/28/2008 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Launchtime".
Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.
Director: Bret Haaland
Writer: Todd Garfield
Frustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ron Anderson
The penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle
The popularity of stuffed Mort dolls causes Julien to sabotage the toys, prompting a recall.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Maurice bribes the animals with candy so they'll celebrate "King Julien Day."
Director: N/A
Writer: Laura Gutin
Marlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.
Director: N/A
Writer: Todd Garfield
Julien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
Julien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.
Director: N/A
Writer: Matthew Negrete
When the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.
Director: N/A
Writer: Nathan Knetchel
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle
Marlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.
Director: N/A
Writer: Chris Neuhahn, Scott Kreamer
Maurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
After Rico ingests a strange liquid, he discovers he can no longer regurgitate items from his belly.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brandon Sawyer
When the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Paul Rugg
The penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
When a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Kim Duran
Marlene's can't stand her new roommate, so she asks the penguins to help get rid of her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Madellaine Paxson
The rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.
Director: N/A
Writer: Eddie Guzelian