Also he is matched power with Skipper. In "The Really Really Big Lie," King Julien asks Timo to build a giant mechanical gecko to make it believable to cover his lie. Marty sets up a "bar" on the island, known as "Casa del Wild" (English: Home of the Wild). She wears a blue woven floral necklace, has gold eyes and has heart-shaped palms. Koto (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) is a mountain lemur, and Sage's brother. Frances Alberta (voiced by Megan Hilty) is the presumptive head zookeeper at the Hoboken Zoo who appeared in the episode "The Hoboken Surprise." Uncle King Julien returns to participate in the Jungle Olympics, enlisting Crimson and Sage on his team, trying to win the games - and the crown. When King Julien was sliding down the water slide, his uncle turns off the water, leaving his rear end on fire. Despite his desire for everyone to listen and do what he wants, he dislikes and ignores Mort, his most loyal follower, who treats him like a god. In the episode "The Jungle Rooster", King Julien managed to convince Chauncey to join his side. Marty is a zebra and the deuteragonist of the Madagascar franchise. According to the box, they are all bound for a wildlife preserve in Africa, despite the cold climate penguins need. Ben Stiller's lion character realizes that everyone looks like a steak and wants to eat everyone. In the episode 'Eye of Clover", he enters the tournament and defeats every player. Madagascar is one of DreamWorks’ most successful animated franchises and to date has produced three movies, one spin-off film, three TV shows, a handful of shorts and a series of video games. Ted is accused, and a big fight breaks out. While she loves her son, she tends to pressure him. Pervis McSlade first appeared in "In The Line of Doody." Overall, she is not as evil as someone like Koto, but she is still not a very nice person due to her penchant for thievery and manipulation. and "I'm not crazy!". Burt is shown to be obsessed with peanuts, and when he does not eat them, he goes insane as shown in "Jungle Law". Esperanza, Esmeralda, and Ernestina (voiced by Paz Vega) are three of the new characters in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. At first Marlene is excited to have another girl to hang out with, but gets annoyed by Rhonda very quickly due to her disgusting and obnoxious behavior. 1 Personality 2 Biography 2.1 Madly Madagascar 2.2 Madagascar 4: Asia Getaway 3 Trivia She is Funny, dreamer, graceful and also kind. There are so few movies that you can enjoy as a family, so perhaps I've given this more stars than it deserves. Some of the locals think maybe the New Yorkers are obnoxious tourists, even though Alex stages his zoo act, much in the same sense captured prisoners of war entertain the commandant. She is also the sister of Uncle King Julien. Whilst escaping the hotel with the other animals, they are pursued by DuBois. Later on, she and the other circus animals save Alex and the gang from Dubois. [13] Though this is true, the two still share a very strong friendship with one another and still have the ability to keep that certain bond exceedingly strong, making it rather difficult to break. Alex ended up defeated by Teetsi. They tend to fight and argue with each other and they hate being called cute and cuddly. In "Crown Fools," he states that he had taken down an angry walrus with "a wing and a prayer and another wing". Baron Cohen has stated he based the voice of King Julien from his Sri Lankan attorney.[4]. When Melman and his friends are pursued by DuBois, the circus discover their true identities. [sighs, grunts] Now, son, if you're gonna grow up and be like your daddy someday, you gotta learn how to fight. Zuba soon grows unaccepting of Alex after realizing he is not a fierce warrior. Was this review helpful to you? His catchphrase is declaring "Bunch of ding-dongs" whenever people do something stupid. He has no lines. Children are constantly coming to pet him. He then sends a giant mutated lobster he devised earlier in the episode called Chrome Claw after Skipper and the penguins (which he'd mentioned he was planning to create during their previous encounter) but they manage to defeat it. Max (voiced by Wayne Knight) is the penguins' stray tabby cat friend who lives in an alley near Central Park. In the end Clover successfully breaks her indoctrination and makes the cult disband, but Pam and Fred quickly start another quick money-making scheme again. The scene where the female hippos tell Gloria that Moto Moto likes her has become an internet meme. Officer X attempted to regain his position in "Littlefoot" by capturing the monster currently attacking New York (the feral version of Marlene that had been separated from her normal self), but the penguins sabotaged this effort by recombining the two Marlenes, leaving Rico behind to give the impression that X's penguin-related "insanity" had prompted him to steal a penguin from the zoo. He first appeared in "The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper" where he was depressed due to being alone on Christmas. Skipper saved him from being hit by a pigeon named Frankie. He seems to like penguins and he freaks out when other penguins are taken. Private is emotionally sensitive, and is often portrayed as more observant or down to earth than the others (noticing when Skipper's ankle tag had not been taken off, indicating that he did not get a shot or suggesting that Maurice had stumbled back because of being blinded by a camera flash, which Skipper quickly labeled as preposterous though he nevertheless told Kowalski to run a scenario) as well as having fighting skills on a par with or only slightly below those of Rico and Skipper (in one episode he is able to block rapid strikes from Skipper and disarm him with his feet while spinning on his head, all while blindfolded). [23] Axmaker also commended the voice of Zuba, played by Bernie Mac, saying "his vocal makeover is so complete that you may not recognize his voice, but you will appreciate the warmth and vivid personality of his creation. Pancho (voiced by Danny Jacobs) is a crowned lemur. Rico is the greediest and fattest of the penguins - he will eat almost anything, and thinks constantly of food. The episode ends with Uncle Julien in the Foosa suit that is being cuddled by a Fossa girl much to his dismay. He was mentioned again in "Operation: Big Blue Marble" when Skipper suggested Blowhole as a suspect for the recent environmental chaos and random weather conditions that they were experiencing, but Kowalski confirmed that Blowhole was still at Coney Island as Flippy. Aye-ayes can be found only on the island of Madagascar. When Julien became captain and asked pirates questions about what they did, Magee and the other pirates sang him a song. Officer X drops to his knees and cries out in despair when still no one believes him. Julien is, at one point, able to tame a Fossa girl named Mary Anne who later becomes a partial leader of the Fossa. Like his wife, he does not care much about his son, or the fate of the kingdom, and they are content to live on a remote island as long as the kingdom sends them their regular mango supply. All their names start with "E" and end with "A". Rob now calls himself Nurse Phantom and serves as the assistant to Dr S. - his now deformed face and mannerisms a homage to the Phantom of the Opera. Maggie seems not to care about other people's opinion or about anything in general. She first appeared in the episode "The King and Mrs. Mort". Animal adventure movie Madagascar proved a hit in 2005, but who gave the creatures their voices? She first appears in "Monkey Love", in which she was staying at the Central Park Zoo while her habitat in the Hoboken Zoo was being repaired. When Alex was defeated, Zuba reluctantly had to give up his alpha lion status and go into exile with his family. Knowing that she has been caught, Pam uses her super speed to run away. They are prone to getting hurt, unlike their boss. Unlike most cartoon villains, instead of simply leaving his enemies to die in a deathtrap, he typically stays to oversee their destruction personally, well aware they will likely escape somehow (telling Julien as much when asked), unless he'd be killed as well if he stays (such as locking them in his base as it self-destructs). When Mort visits, he is also captured and forced to stay, but they eventually manage to disable Mom-Bot and Timo reprograms her to be less manic - though she still tends to be doting. This unnamed doctor (voiced by Brian George in an Asian-Indian accent) works as a veterinarian at the Central Park Zoo. Subway Car Announcer voiced by Eric Darnell . Timo says that the off switch is on the bunny ears because Todd loves bunnies. When Alex and his friends were ready to go back to New York, Julien gave them his crown; he had already made himself a bigger, better one using a leaf-tailed gecko named Stevie. Cecil and Brick (voiced by French Stewart and John DiMaggio) are two criminals that have occasionally run afoul of the Penguins. Mason speaks with a stereotypical British accent; Phil, by contrast, doesn't speak at all and communicates entirely through American Sign Language, though whether he is actually deaf is unknown. She meets Mort in his tree stump and insisted to stay with him. In the first and second film, what little speech Rico used suggested that his native language is Japanese, and his sushi-preparation skills added to this idea. She finally captured Alex and the other animals at New York City, and the zoo staff thank her incorrectly believing that she tried to return Alex. ", The Red Squirrel (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is an evil red squirrel who appears in the episodes "The Red Squirrel," "A Visit From Uncle Nigel," "Our Man in Grrfurjiclestan," and "Nuts to You. Apparently he and Pancho met at a summer camp for grown-ups that lasted for 3–5 years. On the other hand he seems to be the second most emotional penguin next to Private and is deeply in love with a plastic doll called Ms. Perky. However, while watching the events unfold on the cameras, he is smitten by Zora, and starts sending love letters to her. [1] Afterward, the crew returned to the scene where Mason notes Tom Wolfe's lecture, and she signed "Can we throw our poo at his stupid white suit? He was arrested on vandalism charges creating the mess resulting from his and the penguins' encounter. Although Alex then turned back to normal and the foossa were scared away with only the actions of the four main characters and the penguins, Julien took the credits for its success. Looking for something new to add to your Watchlist? This is a list of characters from the DreamWorks Animation franchise of Madagascar films, and the TV shows. [citation needed] They later go on strike, asking for maternity leaves and breaks (Skipper argues that they are all males); eventually, they blackmail Skipper into agreeing. Masikura denined, but King Julien grabbed her and starts shooting her tongue at Xixi. When Mason tries to set the two up, she thinks Mason is asking her out. This caused Private to want to give him a present. In Exiled, he is revealed to be running gladiatorial games and training foosa with Mary Ann. Clemson is then chased back to Hoboken by Bada and Bing after Julien insulted them while still in Clemson's body. Horton's name is revealed when Clover tells King Julien and Maurice that someone stole his diaper. in "Revenge of the Prom", Karl reveals that he was in all of Julien's old high school classes, but Julien never noticed him. He often comes up with theories without basis on new arrivals, usually flying piranha or being a spy for Doctor Blowhole. Todd is often nervous and has a tic, and when he snaps he can be a terrifying force which can even frighten Mountain lemurs. They say, they’re used to it and not afraid of this animal. Blowhole apparently had a plan to extinguish the Sun, as when Private told him that the sun went dark, Skipper believed that Dr. Blowhole had succeeded in his plan, but actually the sun went dark because of a solar eclipse. He tried to get his old job back by exposing the Penguins' operation to the world and he got past Rico, Private and Kowalski. Phil and Mason may also sometimes lose things in the translation of what they are made to read. They attempt to rid him of his ways by tricking Julien into thinking a solar eclipse was a sign that the "sky spirits" disapproved of his behavior. "Halle, bury them." As a zookeeper, he knew about every inch of the zoo to prevent the penguins' escape into cooler water. Joey (voiced by James Patrick Stuart) is a bad tempered and hostile red kangaroo with an Australian accent that always refers to himself in the third person who loves beating up anyone who steps foot in his habitat, especially Skipper and Julien. Though it takes work to get a doctor's license, Dr. S' claim is that he can't get busted if he practices medicine in his own cave. McGrath explained that originally their "first scene was just deciphering the code on the shipping label". Captured in a cage, he is fed milk and forced to transform himself. Later, he builds a pump to funnel the sewage underground, with disastrous results. He was the only son of the alpha lion, Zuba (Bernie Mac), and was constantly given lessons on hunting, though he displayed no interest in the activity. Hunter (voiced by Ciara Bravo) is a young female leopard seal who doesn't eat penguins. Unfortunately, everyone else who watches it believes it to be a news hoax due to the sheer impossibility of the scenario and the amusing antics of the penguins in the video. Private reminded her that they would "Always have Madagascar!" Clovers forgives her and the sisters reconcile, with Crimson leading Clover to the altar at the wedding. To keep from banishing Alex, Zuba transfers his control to Makunga, and in turn, he, Florrie, and Alex are banished. It is located around 400 km off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean with the nearest mainland African country being Mozambique. Mort returned in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. 99. It is later revealed that Frances never had the respect of her animals, whom she had simply sealed away under the ground and replaced with android look-alikes, all in an effort to meet her demanding standard for cleanliness and to get the attention of Parks Commissioner Pervis McSlade. According to him, there are actually 8 continents, since he counts Atlantis (and appears to believe it is off the coast of Brazil). In the special, the evil dolphin also proved able to hold his own with the combat-trained Skipper in a short physical fight. Nana's assault on Alex at Grand Central Station is mentioned by a taxi driver in The Penguins of Madagascar episode "Zoo Tube". However, at King Julien's signal, the lemurs use mirrors to make the Karl-Star blow itself up. In "Karlmaggedon", Karl decides to retire and announces to leave his role as King Julien's arch-nemesis to whoever wins the contest - with Fairfax and Pancho, Tammy and Butterfish, Mort and his Grandpa, and King Julien and Clover contesting for the role (the latter figuring he can be his own nemesis). Kowalski met Fred briefly in the "Otter Gone Wild" episode, while the full penguin group met him in "Mask of the Raccoon" where he is friends with Archie despite the fact that Archie is no good. He is a child prodigy according to his mother, but being forced to perform in every competition seems to have taken a toll on him. He screamed "Galileo Galilei" when he got his injection during "Needle Point". His crew was sparring while King Julien, who had just gotten captured, watched. [7] In the television series, whenever an animal or object is falling it almost always lands on Mort. The villainous dolphin himself is never seen the episode. An unnamed female Okapi (voiced by Taraji P. Henson) appears in Madly Madagascar, whom Marty finds himself in love with. His Italian pronunciation is not perfect. It is later revealed that the incident in question was caused by Hans the Puffin, revolving around a fish fight and top secret documents that made them both public enemy number one. Jarsh-Jarsh then body-swapped Sage and Clover, which lead to Sage experiencing anger and rage, he beat up his mentor when Jarsh-Jarsh mocked him - until Clover, in Sage's body, intervened. Uncle Julien takes a seriously hatred of Mort. He made up a story and tricked his nephew that he heard the Fossa were planning an attack and Julien volunteers to go to their territory and find out with Maurice in a Fossa disguise. It began with the 2005 film Madagascar, the 2008 sequel Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and the third film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted in 2012. Efficient Charlie was not seen again, but he was mentioned in the episode 'The Jungle Games' when Xixi said that Charlie should have been in during spear throwing instead of Clumsy Pete. Todd (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a common brown lemur who is the son of Tammy and Butterfish. When Alex's group improved the Circus Zaragoza, the Andalusian Triplets bounced on the trampolines during their act while wearing butterfly wings on their outfits. "[11] The fossa are fearful of Alex, and run away when they suspect an attack from him, as well as allow him to take their prey. Daily Dosage Subscribe Unsubscribe 982. She covered King Julien's coronation party but fled when the party was raided by the Foosa in the first episode. Two boys ended up giving Roger away. She seems to dislike aspects of her job, and is happy to have a voice-automated robot guide give directions so she can avoid "annoying tour group questions". Since King Joey was not bright, he thought that Maurice wanted Julien killed. Shortly after, Maurice witnessed Gloria, Melman, and Marty working with a group of penguins to fight off the fossa that were attacking the lemur tribe. Mort goes up to the throne room and sees Julien's uncle. Gloria returns in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted with Melman, the couple finds their way as they contribute to the circus' success with a spectacular tightrope act. In "Snowmageddon", X is now stacking shelves. Of course, he realizes that he's "wrong" (HUH??) During one of the sessions, Alex was captured by poachers, but the crate he was contained in fell into a river and eventually floated to New York. In the episode "Launchtime," when he asks Kowalski to search for a place where nearly no lemurs can be found, he states that he cannot set foot in Denmark; when Private questions him on this, he replies by saying "Well, that's private, Private, between me and the Danes." However, in Penguins of Madagascar, he appeared to have been abandoned as an egg, leading to the possibility that he is an orphan. Florrie (voiced by Sherri Shepherd) is Alex's mother, Zuba's wife, and the alpha lioness of the pride in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. The Madagascar animals fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African nature reserve, where they meet others of their own kind, and Alex especially discovers his royal heritage as prince of a lion pride. Ted (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) is a polar bear who lives in the Central Park Zoo. He had parties for his people on Madagascar with much frequency. At the coronation, the Foosa interrupted and take some lemurs with them. He is the commissioner for the Central Park Zoo. Though quite timid, Mort can also be shrill and vocal in confrontations. In Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, it opens on Alex's birthday and after a present from his friends of a mud New York he is determined to get the penguins from Monte Carlo. In the end, only he ends up being the only not imprisoned lemur in the kingdom after Clover arrests herself. When given more of a role, he often appears to have little-to-no patience for any animal that provokes him, usually responding with threats, such as when a truth-telling Private nearly revealed a secret about him in the "Truth Ache" episode involving a "vacation" in Tijuana. When captured by The Red Squirrel, Nigel was forced to tell Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico that he actually was a spy. He is often called inexperienced by the others. Horton is laughing at them, but a few seconds later, his diaper has been stolen. A true entertainer at heart, he is up for any challenge to save the circus, even convincing Alex that the show must go on. Melman had a residence at the Central Park Zoo, where he received constant medical treatment for problems that were all psychosomatic. The two show up again in the last episode, attending Clover and Sage's wedding. A woman recognized him. After the penguins and Parker follow Doris to Seaville, they get to Francis' exhibit where it is revealed he is none other than Dr. Blowhole, who has forgotten who he really is and thinks he's Flippy because of his memories being wiped out and is now happily performing tricks for people. Madagascar (2005) Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice. He is never seen or mentioned again. All the characters who appear in the movies, the specials, or the series. Tom McGrath explained in an interview that the intention of Madagascar was not to take a political stance on whether "zoos are bad and the wild is better, or that the wild is bad," but to show "the most extreme 'fish out of water' story that (they) could do". Alex the Lion: Shut up Spalding! Maggie (voiced by Andy Richter) is a poor replacement of Masikura. After the water was restored, he still refused to allow Zuba and Alex to return from banishment. His name is revealed when King Julien says hi to him while he, along with the whole kingdom, was being magnetized by a gigantic magnet. However, in the TV series, he communicated with excitable garbled grunts, but could still manage short sentences in English, and his language further improved by the second season. Her only main role, so far, has been in her debut episode "Go Fish." Though it is possible that he is either an honorary uncle or perhaps one of Private's parents was the same species of penguin Nigel is and he is their brother whilst the other parent was the same species as Private. Karl escapes in a hot balloon with Chauncey driving it. Mort (still followed by the shark) finds Julien at a volcano where Melman had just decided that he would not sacrifice himself to return the preserve's water. It is revealed at the end of the contest that he only wants to make Mort turn to evil, as is in his blood, and help him fulfill his destiny of destroying King Julien. Listen to all the actors who have voiced the following Madagascar characters. His name is classified (as in "top secret") because he is the leader of the team. But Alex saves the day (with Gia's help) by saving Stefano (Martin Short), a sea lion, and defeating DuBois. Phil may be the most temperamental or "potty mouthed" of the two, as after being told there is no checkmate in checkers, he makes several signs which Mason responds with "You groom your mother with those hands?!" He is skittish most of the time, but often has moments of profound clarity. Above the skies of France, the plane's engine fails and it crash lands into a suburban rail yard. Throughout the first movie and the two TV series, there have been male Fossa. Dr. S (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a cobra who works as a self-taught underworld doctor. Desde então, Os Pinguins de Madagascar foi adiado pelo menos duas vezes em 2008, e teve sua estreia em março de 2009, provavelmente devido a Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ser adiado para 7 de novembro de 2008. In the episode, King Julien also reveals that the only reason he allows Mort to stay with them is so he can express his dislike for Mort in front of him, and keep himself entertained. King Julien desperately wants their parents approval and love at first, even going as far as to hire Karl to kidnap them - however this turns into a real life-or-death situation due to Karl's betrayal. He has black and white stripes, a furry coat, a mane, and a tufted tail. This causes doubt about his role as alpha lion, and almost every animal on the reserve wants Zuba back. Julien was relieved that Masikura was wrong about the Foosa eating him. When Alex and his friends plead with the circus to let them escape on their train, Vitaly is the most resistant, only to be overruled by Gia. After many events in the movie including Alex failing the rite of passage and shaming his family, Zuba finally accepts Alex. and tries to change. He would undergo MRIs, CAT scans, injections, flu shots, and be put into braces and crutches for no particular purpose at all. The stress of being alone and hunted causes a split personality to take over Ted, who rescues Maurice and King Julien from the Tentacle. He appears once more in "Street Smarts" where Max helps the Penguins retrieve Mort from Elmer by teaching them how to be a dog. As the series The Penguins of Madagascar continues, Skipper starts to realize that Private is following in his footsteps in "Private and the Winky-Factory." She is voiced by Jessica Chastain, who also played Beverly Marsh. Archie (voiced by Rob Paulsen) is a raccoon with a Robin Hood-like motive and a friend of Fred. Mort makes appearances through The Penguins of Madagascar, along with Julien and Maurice. Gloria comically serves as the height of the gang, both intentionally and in situations she accidentally falls into. She asks the penguins to ship her out overnight, but stops the shipment after hearing she is getting taken to a polar bear reserve. Despite this, Mort does not show any lasting unhappiness, and his expression changes within the same scene. Maurice hates King julian and he is sick of pretending that he likes King Julian. King Joey (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) is a jumping rat who is the ruler of Madagascar's jumping rats. The Madagascar animals join a struggling European circus to get back to New York, but find themselves being pursued by a psychotic animal control officer. Marty likes seaweed on a stick. Chew is owned by Nana, and lives in her apartment on the top floor in an apartment complex. [9] They also frequently mention throwing poo and are used to read the English language. In the first episode, he gives the crown to his nephew and leaves when he learns from Masikura that the king of the lemurs will be eaten by the Foosa. Bulletin Institut Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 16: 1-32, pls 1-3.