Merry Madagascar

TV Movie
2009
U
28m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

6.7K

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Computer Animation Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

When Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.When Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.When Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

6.7K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Ben Stiller

Alex
(voice)

Chris Rock

Marty
(voice)

David Schwimmer

Melman
(voice)

Jada Pinkett Smith

Gloria
(voice)

Cedric The Entertainer

Maurice
(voice)
(as Cedric the Entertainer)

Andy Richter

Mort
(voice)

Carl Reiner

Santa
(voice)

Danny Jacobs

King Julien
(voice)

Tom McGrath

Skipper
(voice)

Chris Miller

Kowalski
(voice)

Christopher Knights

Private
(voice)

Willow Smith

Abby
(voice)

Nina Dobrev

Cupid
(voice)

Jim Cummings

Lead Reindeer
(voice)

David Soren

Lookout Lemur
(voice)
…

James Ryan

Additional Lemurs
(voice)

Director
- David Soren
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User reviews14

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Festive and fun

This animated short is about the Madagascar creatures wanting to go back to New York for Christmas, but things get complicated when they meet the amnesic Santa Claus.

I find the story quite festive, given the fact that the setting is mostly in Madagascar. I enjoyed watching "Merry Madagascar" more than the regular "Madagascar", because I find the animals less annoying and more fun. The story is squeaky clean, and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. There are even a few one liners for adults, and it did make me laugh. "Julianuary" is a great invention, I hope they will capitalise on this in future "Madagascar"!

Gordon-11
Dec 3, 2009
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Trivia
(at around 15 mins) When King Julien is in the crashed airplane with all his "Julianuary" gifts, he refers to the skeleton of the pilot as "Amelia". This is a reference to legendary female pilot Amelia Earhart who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while circumnavigating the world in 1937 in a Lockheed plane. And, appropriately, he gives Amelia a toy airplane.

Quotes
Gloria: [after the sleigh crashes] What kind of landing was that?
Skipper: Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

Connections
Edited into DreamWorks Holiday Classics (2011)

Soundtracks
Every Woman in the World
Written by Frank Musker and Dominic Bugatti (as Dominic King)
Performed by Air Supply
Courtesy of Arista Records and The RCA/Jive Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing