The BEST episodes of Madagascar season 1

Every episode of Madagascar season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Madagascar season 1!

Over 80% of Madagascar's animals and plants are found nowhere else on Earth. Discover what made Madagascar so different from the rest of the world, and how evolution ran wild there.

Last Updated: 1/30/2026Network: BBC TwoStatus: Ended
Land of Heat and Dust
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8.62
202 votes

#1 - Land of Heat and Dust

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2011

This episode focuses on the desert-like west and south of Madagascar. It might not rain there for nine months of the year and some years not at all. To live here, you have to be a specialist.

Directors: Mary Summerill
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Island of Marvels
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8.57
382 votes

#2 - Island of Marvels

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2011

The cameras observe lemurs in their natural habitat, male red giraffe-necked weevils fighting one other and the courting rituals of chameleons.

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Lost Worlds
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8.20
289 votes

#3 - Lost Worlds

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2011

The wildlife featured this week includes cyanide-eating lemurs, cannibalistic frogs, carnivorous plants, tadpole-eating wasps, tunnel-digging chameleons and house-proud flycatchers.

Directors: Ian Gray
Watch Now:Apple TV