The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)

The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.

Director:

Gary Trousdale

Writer:

Michael Lachance

Stars:

Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom McGrath	...	Skipper (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Private (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Rico (voice)
Elisa Gabrielli	...	Old Lady (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Ted the Polar Bear (voice)
Sean Bishop	...	Doorman / TV Announcer (voice)
Mitch Carter	...	(voice)
Rif Hutton	...	(voice)
Richard Miro	...	(voice)
Holly Dorff	...	(voice)
Hope Levy	...	(voice)
Lynnanne Zager	...	(voice)

Storyline

On Christmas Eve, Private slips out of the zoo for some last-minute shopping. In the city he's mistaken as a cute chew toy by a mean old woman named Nana, who gives Private to her vicious dog, Mr. Chew. On a mission to rescue their penguin pal, Skipper, Kowalski and Rico risk life and flipper as they take on Nana and Mr. Chew with an explosive solution that will leave you laughing out loud.

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Plot Keywords:

penguin | christmas | zoo | polar bear | dog | 

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Taglines:

Join the Madagascar Penguins in their all-new holiday adventure!

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is a France/Australia/Brazil in Flushed Away of 2006.

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Goofs

A penguin uses binoculars rotated at a 90 degree angle, but the shot of the view through them is composed as if they were being used normally (horizontally level).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Private: He looks so sad.
Skipper: Rico, I want that tree up to muster.

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Crazy Credits

Animated versions of the Sonic Eagle logo and the Mail Collection Box are used with the permission of the United Stated [sic] Postal Service. New York City Police Department name, logos and insignia are trademarks of the city of New York and are used with the City's permission.

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Connections

References Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

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Soundtracks

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle
Written by Johnny Marks
Performed by James Michael Dooley

User Reviews

Better than Madagascar

I went to see Wallace and Gromit last night and was surprised to see this little gem tagged on to the start.

The story follows a group of penguins that are trying to rescue one of their own after he leaves to buy a Christmas present for someone else, only to wind up being put in a stocking himself.

This short was just as well made as the full length features in every way.

I wasn't overly impressed with Madagascar, but this short was superb. It was far funnier than Madagascar itself, and possibly even Wallace and Gromit. As someone else has already said, it seems odd to tag a Christmas theme on the front of a Halloween one.

It's worth the admission fee for this alone.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Madagaszkár-pingvinek és a karácsonyi küldetés

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1