The BEST episodes of The Penguins of Madagascar season 1

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

The penguins carry their missions in their habitat in Central Park. Julien, the king of the lemurs, and his subjects Maurice and Mort, his new neighbors, appear, who constitute the exhibition of lemurs at the zoo. Now the penguins must keep things under control, often despite the antics of the lemurs as well as helping out with unusual chores or out-of-the-ordinary adventures.

Last Updated: 11/18/2024Network: NickToonsStatus: Ended
Popcorn Panic
star
8.19
367 votes

#1 - Popcorn Panic

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/9/2009

When the penguins lose access to their favorite snack, Skipper and crew leap into action to find a new supply.

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Crown Fools
star
8.15
593 votes

#2 - Crown Fools

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/9/2009

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.

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The Hidden
star
8.14
506 votes

#3 - The Hidden

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/18/2009

Marlene goes to greet the mysterious new animals... then promptly disappears.

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Mort Unbound
star
8.08
527 votes

#4 - Mort Unbound

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/26/2009

Mort quadruples in size after being exposed to Kowalski's super-ray.

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Penguiner Takes All
star
8.07
634 votes

#5 - Penguiner Takes All

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/6/2009

Julien challenges the penguins to play Capture the Flag, but the lemurs win every time.

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Assault & Batteries
star
8.06
725 votes

#6 - Assault & Batteries

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/2009

When Skipper steals Julien's radio batteries, a wild chase gets them stuck in a kangaroo pen.

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Little Zoo Coupe
star
8.01
559 votes

#7 - Little Zoo Coupe

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2009

The penguins and lemurs face off in a winner-take-all race around the zoo.

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Miss Understanding
star
8.01
333 votes

#8 - Miss Understanding

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 11/27/2009

Skipper has an identity crisis when Alice mentions that one of the penguins is actually female.

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Misfortune Cookie
star
7.98
453 votes

#9 - Misfortune Cookie

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 8/1/2009

Rico ignores a freaky fortune from his cookie, but Julien thinks Rico needs to believe in the superstition.

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Roger Dodger
star
7.97
366 votes

#10 - Roger Dodger

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/10/2009

The rats have been terrorizing Roger the alligator, so he comes to the penguins for help.

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I Was a Penguin Zombie
star
7.94
306 votes

#11 - I Was a Penguin Zombie

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/24/2009

The other penguins fear that Skipper has become a zombie after a visit to the vet.

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Jungle Law
star
7.93
326 votes

#12 - Jungle Law

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 10/12/2009

A zoo blackout elevates King Julien's delusional rulership ideas to a whole new level.

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Go Fish
star
7.90
506 votes

#13 - Go Fish

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/30/2009

The penguins aren't happy when their fish supplies are replaced by imitation fish cakes.

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Gone in a Flash
star
7.87
1323 votes

#14 - Gone in a Flash

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/28/2008

Julien and Maurice fight over a camera that fell from the sky.

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Paternal Egg-Stinct
star
7.85
826 votes

#15 - Paternal Egg-Stinct

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2009

Marlene discovers a lost egg and thinks the Penguins would be perfect egg watchers.

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Otter Things Have Happened
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7.81
274 votes

#16 - Otter Things Have Happened

Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 12/5/2009

Marlene catches a glimpse of Fred the squirrel and falls in love at first sight.

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Kingdom Come
star
7.80
586 votes

#17 - Kingdom Come

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/18/2009

Maurice is left in charge when Julien is carted off to the zoo infirmary.

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Tangled in the Web
star
7.79
571 votes

#18 - Tangled in the Web

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2009

When the zoo installs web cams to bring in new visitors, Private accidentally becomes an Internet star.

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Two Feet High and Rising
star
7.78
629 votes

#19 - Two Feet High and Rising

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/7/2009

Julien can't take Mort's obsessive feet touching, so he exiles Mort from the lemur habitat.

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Otter Gone Wild
star
7.76
338 votes

#20 - Otter Gone Wild

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 8/12/2009

When Marlene sets foot outside of captivity, she snaps and becomes a feral beast.

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Lemur See, Lemur Do
star
7.72
464 votes

#21 - Lemur See, Lemur Do

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/1/2009

When a robot is sent to the zoo to learn from Julien, the penguins set out to retrain it.

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Zoo Tube
star
7.71
241 votes

#22 - Zoo Tube

Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 1/2/2010

The animals make a commercial to promote the zoo after a new TV channel renders them obsolete.

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Eclipsed
star
7.67
526 votes

#23 - Eclipsed

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/6/2009

When a solar eclipse occurs, Julien is tricked into thinking it's his fault.

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Mask of the Raccoon
star
7.66
251 votes

#24 - Mask of the Raccoon

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 9/19/2009

A mysterious bandit is robbing the zoo animals of their beloved possessions.

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Snakehead!
star
7.66
273 votes

#25 - Snakehead!

Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 1/2/2010

When a giant fish terrorizes the duck pond, Skipper leads a mission to eliminate the menace.

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