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* DuelingMovies: One of the most notorious example. The Disney-released ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' had been in production for a few years already, but as was usually the case with their early films, DreamWorks caught wind of it and set out to (successfully) beat them to the punch. This film's success soured ''The Wild'''s through and through which, couple with poor marketing, severely hurt it's performance at the box office before it drifted into obscurity.
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* DuelingMovies: One of the most notorious example. The Disney-released ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' had been in production for a few years already, but as was usually the case with their early films, DreamWorks caught wind of it and set out to (successfully) beat them to the punch. This film's success soured ''The Wild'''s through and through which, couple with poor marketing, severely hurt it's performance at ''TheWild'' was dead in the box office before it drifted into obscurity.womb by the time this film became hugely successful.
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* ShownTheirWork: The flashback to Alex as a cub arriving in New York City has the Twin Towers in the background, making it one of the few movies in recent years to feature them.
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* DuelingMovies: A particularly notorious example. The Disney-released ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' had been in production for a few years already, but as was usually the case with their early films, DreamWorks caught wind of it and set out to (successfully) beat them to the punch. This film's success soured ''The Wild'''s through and through which, couple with poor marketing, severely hurt it's performance at the box office before it drifted into obscurity.
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* DuelingMovies: A particularly One of the most notorious example. The Disney-released ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' had been in production for a few years already, but as was usually the case with their early films, DreamWorks caught wind of it and set out to (successfully) beat them to the punch. This film's success soured ''The Wild'''s through and through which, couple with poor marketing, severely hurt it's performance at the box office before it drifted into obscurity.
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* DuelingMovies: A particularly notorious example, less a duel than a CurbStompBattle. The Disney-released ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' had been in production for a few years already, but as was usually the case with their early films, DreamWorks caught wind of it and set out to (successfully) beat them to the punch. This film's success soured ''The Wild'''s through and through which, couple with poor marketing, severely hurt it's performance at the box office before it drifted into obscurity.
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* DuelingMovies: A particularly notorious example, less a duel than a CurbStompBattle.example. The Disney-released ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' had been in production for a few years already, but as was usually the case with their early films, DreamWorks caught wind of it and set out to (successfully) beat them to the punch. This film's success soured ''The Wild'''s through and through which, couple with poor marketing, severely hurt it's performance at the box office before it drifted into obscurity.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' which actually started production before ''Madagascar''.
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* DuelingMovies: With A particularly notorious example, less a duel than a CurbStompBattle. The Disney-released ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'' which actually started had been in production for a few years already, but as was usually the case with their early films, DreamWorks caught wind of it and set out to (successfully) beat them to the punch. This film's success soured ''The Wild'''s through and through which, couple with poor marketing, severely hurt it's performance at the box office before ''Madagascar''.it drifted into obscurity.
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* DoingItForTheArt: One joke in the first movie required a million leaves to be created for it. ''One'' joke.
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* ActorAllusion: In the beginning of the first movie, Alex's face while posing for a camera is the Blue Steel, the signature pose of Derek {{Zoolander}}.
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* FakeNationality: Various characters, especially in the third movie, are played by Americans putting on accents.
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** In 2, AlecBaldwin was originally going to play a satirical version of himself who was tricking young actors into building a home/resort for him in Africa (claiming he was running an actor's studio). When this was dropped, they wrote the character of Makunga for him so he could still be in the movie.
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** In 2, AlecBaldwin Alec Baldwin was originally going to play a satirical version of himself who was tricking young actors into building a home/resort for him in Africa (claiming he was running an actor's studio). When this was dropped, they wrote the character of Makunga for him so he could still be in the movie.
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** At first, Gia was going to be a caged albino jaguar in the Monaco casino, and would have been freed by Alex.
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** At first, Gia was going to be a caged albino jaguar in the Monaco casino, and would have been freed by Alex.Alex.
**In 2, AlecBaldwin was originally going to play a satirical version of himself who was tricking young actors into building a home/resort for him in Africa (claiming he was running an actor's studio). When this was dropped, they wrote the character of Makunga for him so he could still be in the movie.
**In 2, AlecBaldwin was originally going to play a satirical version of himself who was tricking young actors into building a home/resort for him in Africa (claiming he was running an actor's studio). When this was dropped, they wrote the character of Makunga for him so he could still be in the movie.
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** Bill Fagerbakke, the voice of Patrick Star from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' voices Ted the polar bear from the Penguins' Christmas Caper.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: King Julien is voiced by ''Film/{{Borat}}'', for starters.
** And then there's [[MeetTheParents Gaylord Focker]], [[{{Film/Dogma}} Rufus the Thirteenth Apostle]], [[Series/{{Friends}} Ross]] and [[Film/TheMatrix Niobe]].
** And then there's [[MeetTheParents Gaylord Focker]], [[{{Film/Dogma}} Rufus the Thirteenth Apostle]], [[Series/{{Friends}} Ross]] and [[Film/TheMatrix Niobe]].
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** King Julien is voiced by ''Film/{{Borat}}'', for starters.
** And then there's[[MeetTheParents [[Film/MeetTheParents Gaylord Focker]], [[{{Film/Dogma}} Rufus the Thirteenth Apostle]], [[Series/{{Friends}} Ross]] and [[Film/TheMatrix Niobe]].
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** In the second movie, [[Series/ThirtyRock Jack Donoghy]] as Makunga and [[TheBernieMacShow Bernie Mac]] as Zuba.
** Speaking of [[TheOriginalKingsofComedy the Kings of Comedy]], [[TheSteveHarveyShow Cedric the Entertainer]] voices Maurice.
** Listen closely for [[{{FullHouse}} Bob Saget]] in the first movie.
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** Listen closely for [[{{FullHouse}} Bob Saget]] in the first movie.
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** In the second movie, [[Series/ThirtyRock Jack Donoghy]] as Makunga and [[TheBernieMacShow [[Series/TheBernieMacShow Bernie Mac]] as Zuba.
** Speaking of [[TheOriginalKingsofComedy the Kings of Comedy]],[[TheSteveHarveyShow [[Series/TheSteveHarveyShow Cedric the Entertainer]] voices Maurice.
** Listen closely for[[{{FullHouse}} [[Series/FullHouse Bob Saget]] in the first movie.
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** [[Series/BreakingBad Walter White]] is Vitaly in the third movie.
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* [[AuthorExistenceFailure Actor Existence Failure]]: Bernie Mac, who voiced Zuba in ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'', passed away from complications of pneumonia on August 2008, a couple of months before the movie was released into theaters.
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** Melman was originally an [[SeldomSeenSpecies okapi]], but this was dropped in favor of a more familiar animal, the giraffe.
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** Melman was originally an [[SeldomSeenSpecies okapi]], but this was dropped in favor of a more familiar animal, the giraffe.giraffe.
** The Melman/Gloria pairing was originally going to be in the first film. Eventually, it was decided to leave it until the sequel, after the audience had gotten to know their characters.
** At first, Gia was going to be a caged albino jaguar in the Monaco casino, and would have been freed by Alex.
** The Melman/Gloria pairing was originally going to be in the first film. Eventually, it was decided to leave it until the sequel, after the audience had gotten to know their characters.
** At first, Gia was going to be a caged albino jaguar in the Monaco casino, and would have been freed by Alex.
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** Speaking of Kings of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer voices Maurice.
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** Speaking of [[TheOriginalKingsofComedy the Kings of Comedy, Comedy]], [[TheSteveHarveyShow Cedric the Entertainer Entertainer]] voices Maurice.
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** Speaking of Kings of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer is Maurice.
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** Speaking of Kings of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer is Maurice.
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* DuelingMovies: With ''TheWild'' which actually started production before ''Madagascar''.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: King Julien is voiced by {{Borat}}, for starters.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: King Julien is voiced by {{Borat}}, ''Film/{{Borat}}'', for starters.
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** And then there's [[MeetTheParents Gaylord Focker]], Chris Rock, [[Series/{{Friends}} Ross]] and [[Film/TheMatrix Niobe]].
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** In no other respects are the movies alike, but considering ''Europe's Most Wanted'' came out a short time before WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}, the scene where Julien, Maurice and Mort first meet Sonya and see her eyes glowing in the dark has a remarkable resemblance to Mor'du...
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** And then there's [[MeetTheParents Gaylord Focker]], Chris Rock, [[{{Friends}} Ross]] and [[TheMatrix Niobe]].
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** In the second movie, [[ThirtyRock Jack Donoghy]] as Makunga and [[TheBernieMacShow Bernie Mac]] as Zuba.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Madonna were originally considered to voice Gloria.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Madonna were originally considered to voice Gloria.Gloria.
** Melman was originally an [[SeldomSeenSpecies okapi]], but this was dropped in favor of a more familiar animal, the giraffe.
** Melman was originally an [[SeldomSeenSpecies okapi]], but this was dropped in favor of a more familiar animal, the giraffe.
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** Animator Tom [=McGrath=] did what was supposed to be a temporary voice track for Skipper. Robert Stack was originally cast in the role, but after his death, Eric Darnell decided to keep Tom's voice in because he liked it.
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** Animator Tom [=McGrath=] did what was supposed to be a temporary voice track for Skipper. Robert Stack was originally cast in the role, but after his death, Eric Darnell decided to keep Tom's voice in because he liked it.it.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Madonna were originally considered to voice Gloria.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Madonna were originally considered to voice Gloria.
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** ''Will I Am'' (showing off surprisingly good acting) is the voice of Moto Moto.
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** ''Will I Am'' [[BlackEyedPeas will.i.am]] (showing off surprisingly good acting) is the voice of Moto Moto.
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*** Just get any of the video games. RainbowBrite (Bettina Bush) is Gloria; PhilLaMarr is Marty.
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** Listen closely for {{BobSaget}} in the first movie.
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** In the second movie, [[{{ThirtyRock}} Jack Donoghy]] as Makunga and [[{{TheBernieMacShow}} Bernie Mac]] as Zuba.
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** In the second movie, [[{{ThirtyRock}} Jack Donoghy]] as Makunga and [[{{TheBernieMacShow}} Bernie Mac]] as Zuba.
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* ThrowItIn:
** Originally only an instrumental version of "I Like to Move It" was to be used at the lemurs' party; Cohen then made up his own lyrics to the Reel 2 Reel song. The rest is history.
** Animator Tom [=McGrath=] did what was supposed to be a temporary voice track for Skipper. Robert Stack was originally cast in the role, but after his death, Eric Darnell decided to keep Tom's voice in because he liked it.
* ThrowItIn:
** Originally only an instrumental version of "I Like to Move It" was to be used at the lemurs' party; Cohen then made up his own lyrics to the Reel 2 Reel song. The rest is history.
** Animator Tom [=McGrath=] did what was supposed to be a temporary voice track for Skipper. Robert Stack was originally cast in the role, but after his death, Eric Darnell decided to keep Tom's voice in because he liked it.
