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The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.
- Director
- Writers
- Michael Lachance
- Mark Burton(uncredited)
- Eric Darnell(uncredited)
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- TriviaThis short was played in theaters with the feature film, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
- GoofsWhen the penguins leave the elderly woman's house, the umbrellas in the umbrella stand, by the door, change positions between shots.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits include small photo frames showing various pictures of Mr. Chew the dog, and his elderly owner, in different locations.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dreamworks Happy Holidays from Madagascar (2005)
- SoundtracksJingle Bells
Written by James Pierpont (uncredited)
[Incorrectly credited as written by Brian Setzer]
Performed by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Courtesy of Surfdog Records
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The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)
*** (out of 4)
Charming ten-minute short has Private sneaking out of the Zoo so that he can find a Christmas gift for a lonely polar bear. While walking around the streets he ends up getting kidnapped by a mean old lady and soon three other penguins must try and rescue him. Even if you haven't seen MADAGASCAR it's likely you'll still enjoy this short, which has plenty of fast action, a nice pace and some pretty big laughs. I thought the entire story was a fairly strong one that managed to mix in laughs with the Christmas spirit, which is obviously the main time of the year that this is going to be watched. I thought the film displayed a large amount of imagination and this includes the very funny bit where the three penguins try and get into the old woman's apartment building. The snowman gag was terrific as were the scenes inside the apartment building as the penguins must deal with an angry dog. The action in the film is very fast and furious and I think it really does show how much thought went into the production. Quite often these spin off shorts have weak stories to go with them but that certainly wasn't the case here and adults and children should have a good time.
*** (out of 4)
Charming ten-minute short has Private sneaking out of the Zoo so that he can find a Christmas gift for a lonely polar bear. While walking around the streets he ends up getting kidnapped by a mean old lady and soon three other penguins must try and rescue him. Even if you haven't seen MADAGASCAR it's likely you'll still enjoy this short, which has plenty of fast action, a nice pace and some pretty big laughs. I thought the entire story was a fairly strong one that managed to mix in laughs with the Christmas spirit, which is obviously the main time of the year that this is going to be watched. I thought the film displayed a large amount of imagination and this includes the very funny bit where the three penguins try and get into the old woman's apartment building. The snowman gag was terrific as were the scenes inside the apartment building as the penguins must deal with an angry dog. The action in the film is very fast and furious and I think it really does show how much thought went into the production. Quite often these spin off shorts have weak stories to go with them but that certainly wasn't the case here and adults and children should have a good time.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Jul 17, 2012
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- Also known as
- Madagascar: Điệp Vụ Giáng Sinh
- Filming locations
- Glendale, California, USA(DreamWorks Animation)
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- Runtime11 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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