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| Tom McGrath | ... | Skipper (voice) | |
| Chris Miller | ... | Kowalski (voice) | |
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Christopher Knights | ... | Private (voice) |
| John DiMaggio | ... | Rico (voice) | |
| Elisa Gabrielli | ... | Old Lady (voice) | |
| Bill Fagerbakke | ... | Ted the Polar Bear (voice) | |
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Sean Bishop | ... | Doorman / TV Announcer (voice) |
| Mitch Carter | ... | (voice) | |
| Rif Hutton | ... | (voice) | |
| Richard Miro | ... | (voice) | |
| Holly Dorff | ... | (voice) | |
| Hope Levy | ... | (voice) | |
| Lynnanne Zager | ... | (voice) | |
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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. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
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7 October 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Madagaszkár-pingvinek és a karácsonyi küldetés See more »Company Credits
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Private: He looks so sad.
Skipper: Rico, I want that tree up to muster.
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Written by James Pierpont (uncredited)
Performed by Brave Combo
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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Skipper exclaims "Take mushrooms!" omitting the first syllable of this type of mushroom, which would be "sh*t." See more »Goofs
The old lady wraps Private in red ribbon, and puts a sticker on his chest. However when Private flies out of the stocking, the sticker has vanished. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Private: He looks so sad.
Skipper: Rico, I want that tree up to muster.
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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. See more »Soundtracks
Jingle BellsWritten by James Pierpont (uncredited)
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By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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I'm not sure why this film was tagged onto the Halloween release of Wallace & Gromit but it was a nice addition for the most part. I could have done with sharper comedy but for the majority I was laughing and enjoying the antics of the penguins who were (I'm told) one of the few good things about Madagascar. The plot sees one penguin go out to buy a present, only to end up taken home as a present by an old woman while the others rally to rescue him. It is a simple affair but was apparently bewildering to some of the adults (yes, not kids) around me in the cinema. One woman without kids saw some kids asking their mum where W&G was, so she got up, had a very loud conversation with them about it, then got up to go and complain to UGC staff that the wrong film was on (stopping on the way to inform some other parents that she would sort it out). Back again she informed everyone around her that it was a short film on before the feature a practice she apparently had never heard and couldn't see the point of (meanwhile I struggled to just stay out of it).
This may have distracted me somewhat but more distracting was the fact that this film was seeped in festive cheer at the start and end not something I really want in October thanks all the same. This produced a typically American bit of smaltz at different points and I didn't see why they had set it at Christmas instead of just giving the penguins an adventure anyway. This was a bit annoying but for the most part the funny penguins carry it and make it good fun. Amusing regardless whether or not you've seen Madagascar, this is an enjoyable short film despite the Christmas theme basically taking the edges off it somewhat.