Full confession: "Madagascar" is hardly my favorite recent animated movie, and this half-hour series derived from it is equally headache-inducing -- loud, exuberant and colorful, but seldom clever ...

The penguins aren’t just highly trained agents hardened by their harrowing missions gone wrong. The show is rife with softer moments, such as their protection over an egg that Marlene (Nicole Sullivan ...

On Saturday, Nickelodeon will launch what seemed like a cinch to anybody who loved those movies - a show of their own for Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private, the "Penguins of Madagascar," (who ...

One of the most popular characters in ‘The Penguins of Madagascar’ is Julien, a lemur who has somehow deluded himself into believing he is a king, against much evidence to the contrary.

DreamWorks Animation made a legitimate creative move when it spun off its espionage-obsessed “Madagascar” penguins into their own TV show several years back. It was shrewd, brand-leveraging ...

It's unfair to expect any penguin to take flight, but the "Penguins of Madagascar" struggles to stay afloat when separated from its home franchise. Entertaining, but inessential, in DreamWorks ...

It's fitting that cheesy puffs play a significant role in "Penguins of Madagascar." After all, that's exactly what the movie is: a light, airy, instantly disposable but admittedly tasty synthetic ...

The main draws of 2005’s animated “Madagascar” were not the angst-ridden zoo animals voiced by recognizable stars, but the super-cool penguins that operated in the story's margins. The ...

That's the sum total of emotional investment and character building you can expect from "Penguins of Madagascar." Now a thrill-seeking tactical crew engaged in espionage and paramilitary-like ...

MANILA, Philippines - Scene-stealing penguins Skipper, Rico, Private and Kowalski are finally stars of their own self-titled movie. Dreamworks Animation reveals the latest full length trailer of ...