The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico; the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort; and Mason and Phil the chimpanzees. Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter and a zookeeper named Alice. It is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation. A pilot episode, "Gone in a Flash", aired as part of "Superstuffed Nicktoons Weekend" on November 29, 2008, and The Penguins of Madagascar became a regular series on March 28, 2009. The series premiere drew 6.1 million viewers, setting a new record as the most-watched premiere. Although the series occasionally alludes to the rest of the franchise, The Penguins of Madagascar does not take place at a precise time within it. McGrath, who is also the co-creator of the film characters, has said that the series takes place "not specifically before or after the movie, I just wanted them all back at the zoo. I think of it as taking place in a parallel universe."

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Private's big heart overcomes his instinct to flee as he helps a stranded young leopard seal get from New York back to her home in Antarctica. The rest of the team (plus stowaway King Julien) follow in their submarine to make sure the young seal and Private make it in one piece. Problem is, they should have been looking out for themselves - they end up on the menu at the leopard seal village! Episodes include: Operation: Antarctica, The Falcon And The Snowjob, The Big Squeeze, Driven To The Brink, Snakehead, Concrete Jungle Survival and Work Order.

During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking

You're invited to help the Penguins and the whole zoo gang celebrate the biggest holiday of the year - King Julien Day. He's the leader of lemurs, lord of the ringtails, et cetera, et cetera and et cetera! Packed with eight Julien-filled episodes to keep the party going. Episodes included: Happy King Julien Day, Assault And Batteries, Kingdome Come, Operation: Plush And Cover, Crown Fools, Little Zoo Coupé, Eclipsed and Lemur See-Lemur Do.

The New York Zoo is closed one day out of the year for Christmas. To rejoice the season (and the human-free environment) the animals take over the zoo for Kidsmas; their annual animal celebration complete with decorations, food, gifts and a visit from Santa. But tradition is neglected now that King Julien and company live at the zoo. Struggling to make things right, the zoosters discover the truth behind Santa’s magic. Episodes include: The All-Nighter Before Christmas, The Lost Treasure Of The Golden Squirrel, The Hoboken Surprise, Miracle On Ice, Wishful Thinking and Operation:Good Deed.