The WORST episodes of The Penguins of Madagascar

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

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
The Trouble With Jiggles
star
6.80
144 votes

#1 - The Trouble With Jiggles

Season 2 - Episode 66 - Aired 2/11/2012

When the penguins discover that Jiggles is still alive, the others start squishing it, which makes it multiply.

Kanga Management
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6.96
150 votes

#2 - Kanga Management

Season 2 - Episode 41 - Aired 3/19/2011

The penguins accidentally blow up the koala habitat wall, so Leonard has to bunk up with Joey.

Operation: Break-Speare
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6.96
180 votes

#3 - Operation: Break-Speare

Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 3/19/2011

Shakespeare in the park has inspired Private as he struts around quoting from the Bard's works.

Right Hand Man
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7.03
151 votes

#4 - Right Hand Man

Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 2/26/2011

The lemur habitat gets a new resident, Clemson, and Julien loves to order him around.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Goes Insane
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7.04
172 votes

#5 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Goes Insane

Season 2 - Episode 59 - Aired 10/10/2011

Kowalski is laid up in the hospital, so he can't attend the invention expo, and it's driving him crazy.

Antics on Ice
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7.11
153 votes

#6 - Antics on Ice

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/20/2012

The other penguins agree to take Private to see "Lunacorns on Ice" to cheer him up.

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The Officer X Factor
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7.12
233 votes

#7 - The Officer X Factor

Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 2/12/2011

The penguins have a plan to beat the heat, but they'll need Alice out of the way.

Hoboken Surprise
star
7.13
182 votes

#8 - Hoboken Surprise

Season 2 - Episode 50 - Aired 8/20/2011

After a sailing trip to the Massachusetts coast goes wrong, the penguins wind up at the Hoboken Zoo, which turns out to be a perfectly pristine paradise...or is it?

Brush With Danger!
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7.13
295 votes

#9 - Brush With Danger!

Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 1/15/2011

Burt the elephant discovers a love for painting, and he's remarkably talented.

Pets Peeved
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7.13
151 votes

#10 - Pets Peeved

Season 2 - Episode 52 - Aired 9/24/2011

The Vesuvius twins adopt Skipper and Julien, then force them to fight each other.

Maurice at Peace
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7.14
179 votes

#11 - Maurice at Peace

Season 2 - Episode 43 - Aired 3/26/2011

The boys intercept a fax with catastrophic news -- Maurice has only 24 hours to live!

Endangerous Species
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7.15
113 votes

#12 - Endangerous Species

Season 2 - Episode 64 - Aired 1/16/2012

Kowalski tries to bring a penguin species back from extinction, but clones a Dodo instead.

The Big Move
star
7.16
117 votes

#13 - The Big Move

Season 2 - Episode 63 - Aired 1/16/2012

Julien is supposed to keep quiet about the penguins' secret tunnel, be he blabs anyway.

Brain Drain
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7.16
184 votes

#14 - Brain Drain

Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 2/26/2011

Kowalski's attempt to super-charge his brain backfires and now he's dumber than mud.

Hard Boiled Eggy
star
7.16
423 votes

#15 - Hard Boiled Eggy

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/2010

Eggy the duckling is convinced that he can handle dangerous missions like the penguins.

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The Arch-Enemy
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7.17
143 votes

#16 - The Arch-Enemy

Season 2 - Episode 60 - Aired 11/26/2011

Private accidentally steps on Dale the snail, so Dale wants some payback.

Gut Instinct
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7.17
147 votes

#17 - Gut Instinct

Season 2 - Episode 58 - Aired 10/10/2011

The animals think Julien caused old lady Gladys to slip and hurt herself.

Street Smarts
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7.19
150 votes

#18 - Street Smarts

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/27/2012

A stray dog refuses to give up Mort after believing he is a squeaky toy, so the penguins set out to rescue him with the help of Max the cat.

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Our Man in Grrfurjiclestan
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7.20
148 votes

#19 - Our Man in Grrfurjiclestan

Season 2 - Episode 57 - Aired 10/10/2011

Special Agent Rockgut contacts the penguins with a warning that Red Squirrel has brainwashed one of them.

Alienated
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7.20
111 votes

#20 - Alienated

Season 2 - Episode 67 - Aired 3/31/2012

Lemmy the robot returns from Mars with a space squid.

Mental Hen
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7.20
93 votes

#21 - Mental Hen

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/17/2012

A hen who seems to have psychic abilities moves into the zoo, and a skeptical Kowalski tries to prove she's a fraud.

Feline Fervor
star
7.21
148 votes

#22 - Feline Fervor

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2012

When King Julien is accidentally bounced out of his kingdom, he is mistaken for a cat and adopted by old lady Gladys.

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Time Out
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7.22
175 votes

#23 - Time Out

Season 2 - Episode 56 - Aired 10/10/2011

Kowalski's time-stop invention falls into the wrong hands -- Julien's!

Rat Fink
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7.22
234 votes

#24 - Rat Fink

Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 3/19/2011

A simple plan to have Mort spy on the rats ends up with Julien and Skipper captured.

Siege the Day
star
7.23
87 votes

#25 - Siege the Day

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/17/2012

Private is tasked with babysitting Eggy and his siblings for Momma Duck while the rest of the team is away, and has to protect the ducklings from the combined forces of the hornets and the sewer rats.