Merry Madagascar
| Merry Madagascar | |
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| Based on | Characters by Tom McGrath Eric Darnell |
| Written by | Eric Darnell Tom McGrath David Soren |
| Directed by | David Soren |
| Starring |
Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer Jada Pinkett Smith Danny Jacobs Cedric the Entertainer Andy Richter Tom McGrath Chris Miller Jim Cummings Nina Dobrev Christopher Knights Carl Reiner |
| Theme music composer | Heitor Pereira |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Joe M. Aguilar Mireille Soria |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
DreamWorks Animation Pacific Data Images |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution (current) |
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| Original network | NBC |
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Merry Madagascar is a Christmas special first broadcast on the NBC network on November 17, 2009, which starred the characters from the Madagascar film series. The story appears to take place sometime between the first and second film. It features many of the same voices from the film (except Sacha Baron Cohen, who was replaced by Danny Jacobs, who voices Julien in The Penguins of Madagascar TV series), including Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Carl Reiner provided the voice of Santa Claus.
As the story begins, Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer), and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) attempt to escape Madagascar and return to New York City using a hot air balloon they built, only to be thwarted by the lemur population, led by King Julien (Danny Jacobs), who mistake them for the "red night goblin" that visits every year at this time, the 24th of "Julianuary". Immediately after that, the "red night goblin" appears and begins showering the island with coals. Evading the barrage, Alex manages to shoot it down, but the four friends discover that the "red night goblin" was, in fact, Santa Claus, it becomes clear that Santa was merely throwing coal at Julien for obviously being naughty. Unfortunately, upon meeting Santa, the group realizes the crash has left Jolly St. Nick with amnesia, unaware of his responsibilities. Julien comments around this time that he has "another hat on," indicating the large bump on his head.
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