<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nick.com/shows/penguins-of-madagascar </Td> </Tr> <P> The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series that had aired on Nickelodeon . It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Rico (John DiMaggio), Kowalski (Jeff Bennett), and Private (James Patrick Stuart); the lemurs King Julien (Danny Jacobs), Maurice (Kevin Michael Richardson), and Mort (Andy Richter); and Mason (Conrad Vernon) and Phil the chimpanzees . Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter (Nicole Sullivan) and a zookeeper named Alice (Mary Scheer). It is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation . The series was executive produced by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle, who were the creators of Disney Channel's Kim Possible . </P> <P> The 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 . </P> <P> 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 ." </P>

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