The Penguins of Madagascar: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Penguins of Madagascar Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Red Squirrel
Mar 13, 2010 · 22 min
The penguins are recruited by Buck Rockgut to help him capture the Red Squirrel.
It's About Time
Mar 13, 2010 · 12 min
Kowalski travels back in time to prevent himself from building a time machine.
Gator Watch
May 15, 2010 · 12 min
When Roger's sewer home becomes unbearable, the penguins try to find him a new home in the city.
In The Line of Doody
May 15, 2010 · 12 min
The penguins must protect the zoo commissioner from Frankie the pigeon's wrath.
Can't Touch This
Jun 19, 2010 · 12 min
The penguins try to help Randy overcomes the problems he's having at the petting zoo.
Hard Boiled Eggy
Jun 19, 2010 · 12 min
Eggy the duckling is convinced that he can handle dangerous missions like the penguins.
The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel
Apr 25, 2010 · 24 min
It's a race against time when the whole gang competes with the Rat King to find the Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel, which may have a dangerous curse on it!
Fit To Print
Jul 19, 2010 · 12 min
When the penguins realize their operation is at risk of being exposed, they attempt to destroy the evidence.
Operation: Cooties
Jul 19, 2010 · 12 min
The penguins and Julien believe Marlene has cooties after overhearing a group of schoolchildren.
Mr. Tux
Jul 19, 2010 · 12 min
The Amarillo Kid arrives and declares that he has a score to settle with "Mr. Tux."
Concrete Jungle Survival
Jul 19, 2010 · 12 min
Private is ready to move up in rank within the penguin commando unit... or is he?
Stop Bugging Me
Sep 4, 2010 · 12 min
A group of cockroaches ask the penguins for help with their exterminator problem.
Field Tripped
Sep 4, 2010 · 12 min
The penguins become convinced that a kid on a field trip to the zoo is spying on them.
Badger Pride
Sep 4, 2010 · 12 min
Private wants to be friends with a group of badgers... until they threaten to hurt Marlene.
Kaboom and Kabust
Sep 11, 2010 · 12 min
When the Penguins send Rico off to help King Julien, an unlikely friendship develops between them.
The Helmet
Sep 11, 2010 · 12 min
Julien causes chaos at the zoo when he steals Kowalski's new invention.
Night and Dazed
Sep 18, 2010 · 12 min
The penguins accidentally launch Leonard the koala out of the zoo and into midtown Manhattan.
The Big Squeeze
Sep 18, 2010 · 12 min
When animals begin disappearing, the penguins suspect Savio, the new boa constrictor.
Wishful Thinking
Oct 2, 2010 · 12 min
Private tells Mort that if he throws a penny in the fountain, his wish will come true... and it works!
April Fools
Oct 2, 2010 · 12 min
Julien goes on a pranking spree when he learns about April Fool's Day.
Hello, Dollface
Oct 9, 2010 · 12 min
Rico desperately wants to a voice chip upgrade for his doll-girlfriend.
Huffin and Puffin
Oct 9, 2010 · 12 min
A puffin from Skipper's past returns and tries to take over the penguins' habitat.
Invention Intervention
Oct 16, 2010 · 12 min
After a series of gadget malfunctions, Skipper orders Kowalski to stop inventing.
Cradle and All
Oct 16, 2010 · 12 min
When a baby stroller rolls outside the zoo, the penguins redefine the term "daycare."
Driven to the Brink
Oct 23, 2010 · 12 min
The penguins' car seems to have a mind of its own after Rico rebuilds it.
Friend-in-a-Box
Oct 23, 2010 · 12 min
Kowalski steals the computer chip from Mort's new video game to finish an invention.
Work Order
Nov 6, 2010 · 12 min
The penguins must stop a contractor from completing repairs on their habitat before he destroys the world!
Hot Ice
Nov 6, 2010 · 12 min
Two thieves stash a very expensive diamond necklace at the zoo.
Command Crisis
Nov 7, 2010 · 12 min
When Skipper is knocked on the head, he's unable to lead the penguins on an important mission.
Truth Ache
Nov 7, 2010 · 12 min
Private accidentally drinks Kowalski's truth serum and starts spilling the penguin's secrets to the rest of the zoo.
The All Nighter Before Christmas
Dec 12, 2010 · 24 min
When the zoo is closed for Christmas, the animals prepare for "Kidsmas" -- their annual celebration complete with decorations, food, gifts and a visit from Santa.
Whispers and Coups
Jan 15, 2011 · 12 min
Julien believes Maurice is plotting an overthrow and the penguins send him through basic training.
Brush With Danger
Jan 15, 2011 · 12 min
Burt the elephant discovers a love for painting, and he's remarkably talented.
Love Hurts
Feb 12, 2011 · 12 min
Private is smitten with the zoo nurse, but the only way he can see her is to get injured.
The Officer X Factor
Feb 12, 2011 · 12 min
The penguins have a plan to beat the heat, but they'll need Alice out of the way.
Brain Drain
Feb 26, 2011 · 12 min
Kowalski's attempt to super-charge his brain backfires and now he's dumber than mud.
Right Hand Man
Feb 26, 2011 · 12 min
The lemur habitat gets a new resident, Clemson, and Julien loves to order him around.
Danger Wears a Cape
Mar 19, 2011 · 12 min
Private finds a stack of comic books and ignores Skipper's request to destroy them.
Operation: Break-Speare
Mar 19, 2011 · 12 min
Shakespeare in the park has inspired Private as he struts around quoting from the Bard's works.
Rat Fink
Mar 19, 2011 · 12 min
A simple plan to have Mort spy on the rats ends up with Julien and Skipper captured.
Kanga Management
Mar 19, 2011 · 12 min
The penguins accidentally blow up the koala habitat wall, so Leonard has to bunk up with Joey.
King Julien For a Day
Mar 26, 2011 · 12 min
King Julien and Skipper switch places for a day, troubling everyone involved.
Maurice At Peace
Mar 26, 2011 · 12 min
The penguins intercept a fax with catastrophic news -- Maurice has only 24 hours to live!
Cute-Astrophe
Apr 2, 2011 · 12 min
When Private's cuteness factor tests off the charts, the penguins use it to their advantage.
Operation: Neighbor Swap
Jun 13, 2011 · 12 min
Annoyed by the lemurs' constant music, the penguins plan to get them moved to another part of the zoo.
All Tied Up With a Boa
Jun 14, 2011 · 12 min
The animals panic when a boa constrictor escapes from the zoo.
Rock-a-Bye Birdie
Jun 15, 2011 · 12 min
Kowalski's invention turns Skipper into a baby, so the penguins must find a way to change him back.
Herring Impaired
Jun 16, 2011 · 12 min
The penguins journey to the bottom of the Atlantic for preserved herring.
A Visit From Uncle Nigel
Jun 17, 2011 · 12 min
Private's quirky Uncle Nigel pops in for a quick visit from across the pond.
The Hoboken Surprise
Aug 20, 2011 · 24 min
After a sailing trip to the Massachusetts coast goes wrong, the penguins wind up at the Hoboken Zoo, which turns out to be a perfectly pristine paradise... or is it?
The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole
Sep 9, 2011 · 46 min
Dr. Blowhole, the penguins' evil dolphin nemesis, returns to New York with a diabolical plan to turn them into creatures of destruction.
Pets Peeved
Sep 24, 2011 · 12 min
The Vesuvius twins adopt Skipper and Julien, then force them to fight each other.
Byte-Sized
Sep 24, 2011 · 12 min
Kowalski invents a group of tiny robots, which he says will protect the penguins from harm.
Operation: Good Deed
Oct 8, 2011 · 12 min
The penguins are inspired seeing a good deed and decide to perform their own.
When the Chips are Down
Oct 8, 2011 · 12 min
Mort and Private are sucked into a vending machine after trying to retrieve a snack.
Time Out
Oct 10, 2011 · 12 min
Kowalski's time-stop invention falls into the wrong hands -- Julien's!
Our Man in Grrfurjiclestan
Oct 10, 2011 · 12 min
Special Agent Rockgut contacts the penguins with a warning that Red Squirrel has brainwashed one of them.
Gut Instinct
Oct 10, 2011 · 12 min
The animals think Julien caused old lady Gladys to slip and hurt herself.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Goes Insane
Oct 10, 2011 · 12 min
Kowalski is laid up in the hospital, so he can't attend the invention expo, and it's driving him crazy.
Arch-Enemy
Nov 26, 2011 · 12 min
Private accidentally steps on Dale the snail, so Dale wants some payback.
The Big S.T.A.N.K.
Nov 26, 2011 · 12 min
Julien becomes enamored with the gigantic toilet that the penguins built, but it's all a trap!
Operation: Antarctica
Jan 16, 2012 · 24 min
Private's heart overcomes his instinct to flee as he helps a stranded seal get back to Antarctica, and the rest of the team follow in the submarine to make sure they make it.
The Big Move
Jan 16, 2012 · 12 min
Julien is supposed to keep quiet about the penguins' secret tunnel, be he blabs anyway.
Endangerous Species
Jan 16, 2012 · 12 min
Kowalski tries to bring a penguin species back from extinction, but clones a Dodo instead.
Loathe at First Sight
Feb 11, 2012 · 12 min
Skipper orders Kowalski's love ray to be put in reverse.
The Trouble With Jiggles
Feb 11, 2012 · 12 min
When the penguins discover that Jiggles is still alive, the others start squishing it, which makes it multiply.
Alienated
Mar 31, 2012 · 12 min
Lemmy the robot returns from Mars with a space squid.
The Most Dangerous Game Night
Mar 31, 2012 · 12 min
Marlene plans a game night to help the zoo animals bond but it takes a terrible turn when the snacks run out.