Les pingouins de Madagascar: Mission Noël

Original title: The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

2005
G
11m

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John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Les pingouins de Madagascar: Mission Noël (2005)

Computer Animation Animation Comedy Family Short

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

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7.3/10

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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
(voice)
…

Mitch Carter

Additional Voices
(voice)

Holly Dorff

Additional Voices
(voice)

Rif Hutton

Additional Voices
(voice)

Hope Levy

Additional Voices
(voice)

Richard Miro

Additional Voices
(voice)

Lynnanne Zager

Additional Voices
(voice)

Director
- Gary Trousdale
Writer
- Michael Lachance
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Featured review

10/10

Incredible Amount Of Gags In A Dozen Minutes

There are so many sight gags and jokes in this 12-minute animated short it would make your head swim. The artwork is fantastic and the humor is equally fabulous. It's all a story about four penguins ready to celebrate Christmas when one of them goes out to cheer up a lonely polar bear. The others, with the "Black Hawk Down" credo of never leaving anyone behind, go after him and rescue the little guy from a brutal old woman and her vicious poodle.

The story really is secondary to all the clever gags and visuals, too many to mention in here. Suffice to say that if you own the "Madagascar" DVD, do yourself a favor and check out this bonus feature. It is about as entertaining a dozen minutes as you ever hope to find. This is something you will want to watch over and over.....guaranteed!

Goofs
(at around 8 mins) When the penguins leave the elderly woman's house, the umbrellas in the umbrella stand, by the door, change positions between shots.

Quotes
Skipper: Hold on a second! Something's missing!
Kowalski: Cranberries: check! Eggnog: check!
Skipper: Give me a headcount.
Kowalski: [grabs abacus] We have three heads, sir!
Skipper: Where's the private?
Kowalski: Unknown sir! It would appear that he's
[grabs milk carton]
Kowalski: missing!
[shows milk carton with a big 'missing' advert for the private]
Skipper: Missing? Hoover Dam! Wait, there he is. He just went to bed.
[pulls off sheets, revealing a bowling pin underneath]
Skipper: What the...
[slapping the pin]
Skipper: What have you do with Private? Talk, Mister!
Kowalski: Skipper, over here.
Skipper: [to pin] I'll deal with you later.

Crazy credits
The end credits include small photo frames showing various pictures of Mr. Chew the dog, and his elderly owner, in different locations.

Connections
Edited into Dreamworks Happy Holidays from Madagascar (2005)

Soundtracks
Jingle Bells
Written by James Pierpont (uncredited)
[Incorrectly credited as written by Brian Setzer]
Performed by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Courtesy of Surfdog Records