7.5
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The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
Overview
The adventures of four penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico, who perform various commando-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by their zoo neighbors, King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
The adventures of four penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico, who perform various commando-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by their zoo neighbors, King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict, stopping a vengeful villain, is a largely apolitical theme common in children's animation. Its narrative champions universal values such as teamwork, self-worth, and overcoming adversity, without explicitly promoting any specific political ideology.
This animated film features anthropomorphic animal protagonists, which inherently sidesteps direct human racial or gender representation in its core casting. The narrative focuses on a comedic adventure and does not engage in explicit critiques or portrayals of traditional human identities, nor does it center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The Penguins of Madagascar is an animated series that does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of four penguins and other zoo animals, with no explicit or implicit representation of queer identities or relationships.
The film "The Penguins of Madagascar" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the adventures of four penguin secret agents, and there are no elements within the story that depict or address transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series features established characters from the Madagascar film franchise, such as the penguins and King Julien, who retain their original male genders. New characters introduced in the show do not have prior canonical genders to be swapped. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
The characters in "The Penguins of Madagascar" are anthropomorphic animals. As such, they do not possess human racial characteristics, and the concept of a "race swap" does not apply to them.
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