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The Best Episodes of The Penguins of Madagascar Season 1

Every episode of The Penguins of Madagascar Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Penguins of Madagascar Season 1!

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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,

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#1 Fan Favorite
5.6/10(5 votes)
#1 - Gone in a Flash
S1:E111/28/2008
Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.
Director:Bret Haaland
Writer:Todd Garfield
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Director:Bret Haaland
Writer:Todd Garfield
10.0/10(1 votes)
#2 - Launchtime
S1:E23/28/2009
Frustrated by their obnoxious lemur neighbors, the penguins decide to take a vacation... to the moon.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Ron Anderson
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Ron Anderson
8.0/10(3 votes)
#3 - Haunted Habitat
S1:E33/28/2009
The penguins leap into action when a spooky noise frightens Marlene.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
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Director:Unknown
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
8.0/10(3 votes)
#4 - Operation: Plush and Cover
S1:E43/30/2009
The popularity of stuffed Mort dolls causes Julien to sabotage the toys, prompting a recall.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Eddie Guzelian
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Eddie Guzelian
8.0/10(3 votes)
#5 - Happy King Julien Day
S1:E53/31/2009
Maurice bribes the animals with candy so they'll celebrate "King Julien Day."
Director:Unknown
Writer:Laura Gutin
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Writer:Laura Gutin
8.3/10(3 votes)
#6 - Paternal Egg-Stinct
S1:E64/1/2009
Marlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Todd Garfield
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Writer:Todd Garfield

The 20 BEST Episodes of The Penguins of Madagascar

8.0/10(2 votes)
#7 - Assault and Batteries
S1:E74/2/2009
When Skipper steals Julien's radio batteries, a wild chase gets them stuck in a kangaroo pen.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
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Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
7.5/10(2 votes)
#8 - Penguiner Takes All
S1:E84/6/2009
Julien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.
Director:Unknown
Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
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Director:Unknown
Writers:John Behnke, Rob Humphrey
7.5/10(2 votes)
#9 - Two Feet High and Rising
S1:E94/7/2009
Julien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Matthew Negrete
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Writer:Matthew Negrete
7.0/10(2 votes)
#10 - Tangled in the Web
S1:E104/8/2009
When the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Nathan Knetchel
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Nathan Knetchel
7.0/10(2 votes)
#11 - Crown Fools
S1:E114/9/2009
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:Unknown
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
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Director:Unknown
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley
7.5/10(2 votes)
#12 - The Hidden
S1:E124/18/2009
Marlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Scott Kreamer, Chris Neuhahn
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Director:Unknown
Writers:Scott Kreamer, Chris Neuhahn
0.0/10(0 votes)
#13 - Kingdom Come
S1:E134/18/2009
Maurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Eddie Guzelian
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Writer:Eddie Guzelian
8.0/10(2 votes)
#14 - All Choked Up
S1:E144/25/2009
After Rico ingests a strange liquid, he discovers he can no longer regurgitate items from his belly.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Brandon Sawyer
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Writer:Brandon Sawyer
8.0/10(1 votes)
#15 - Little Zoo Coupe
S1:E154/25/2009
The penguins and lemurs face off in a winner-take-all race around the zoo.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
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Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
7.3/10(3 votes)
#16 - Popcorn Panic
S1:E165/9/2009
When the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Paul Rugg
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Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Paul Rugg
8.0/10(2 votes)
#17 - Go Fish
S1:E175/30/2009
The penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Eddie Guzelian
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Writer:Eddie Guzelian
0.0/10(0 votes)
#18 - Miracle on Ice
S1:E185/30/2009
The sewer rats challenge the penguins to a game of ice hockey.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
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Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
0.0/10(0 votes)
#19 - Needle Point
S1:E196/6/2009
When the vet rounds up the penguins to give them a shot, Skipper's fear of needles takes over.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
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Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
7.5/10(2 votes)
#20 - Eclipsed
S1:E206/6/2009
When a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Kim Duran
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Writers:Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley, Kim Duran
7.5/10(2 votes)
#21 - Mort Unbound
S1:E216/26/2009
Mort quadruples in size after being exposed to Kowalski's super-ray.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
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Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
0.0/10(0 votes)
#22 - Roomies
S1:E226/26/2009
Marlene's can't stand her new roommate, so she asks the penguins to help get rid of her.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Madellaine Paxson
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Madellaine Paxson
7.0/10(2 votes)
#23 - Misfortune Cookie
S1:E238/1/2009
Rico ignores a freaky fortune from his cookie, but Julien thinks Rico needs to believe in the superstition.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
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Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
0.0/10(0 votes)
#24 - Lemur See, Lemur Do
S1:E248/1/2009
When a robot is sent to the zoo to learn from Julien, the penguins set out to retrain it.
Director:Unknown
Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
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Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz
0.0/10(0 votes)
#25 - Roger Dodger
S1:E258/10/2009
The rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Eddie Guzelian
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Writer:Eddie Guzelian

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Gone in a Flash" is the best rated episode of "The Penguins of Madagascar" season 1. It scored 5.6/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Bret Haaland and written by Todd Garfield, it aired on 11/28/2008. This episode is rated 4.4 points higher than the second-best, "Launchtime".