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* AscendedExtra: Nana (the old lady) is an antagonist of the short after being a brief gag in the first Madagascar.
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* AscendedExtra: Nana (the old lady) is an antagonist of the short after being a brief gag in the first Madagascar. ''Madagascar''.
* EdibleAmmunition: Rico swallows the contents of a bowl of mints and shoots them at Mr. Chew like a machine gun with Skipper's aid.
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* EvilOldFolks: Played for comedy, the elderly lady that takes Private, she tells her cab driver to drop dead when he asks for a tip and physically assaults the Doorman when he politely greets her.
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* EvilOldFolks: Played for comedy, comedy -- Nana, the elderly lady that takes Private, she tells her cab driver to drop dead when he asks for a tip and physically assaults the Doorman when he politely greets her. her.
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* {{Hammerspace}}: Rico apparently pulls an anvil out of thin air to deal with Nana, though Skipper stops him from actually using it.
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* OperationBlank: Two cases -- first, when Kowalski points out the mail drop, Skipper declares it "Operation: Special Delivery", and uses a vacuum set in reverse to blow he, Rico and Kowalski up to the floor with Nana's apartment to rescue Private. Later, when coming up with a plan to defeat Mr. Chew, Skipper calls it "Operation: Stocking Stuffer", which ultimately sends the PsychoPoodle flying into one of the stockings hung on the chimney, allowing the penguins to leave without further trouble.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: While Private's looking around the zoo, he sees a pair of elephants looking romantic (their trunks are even positioned together in the shape of a Valentine heart), until one of them pulls the curtain down to give themselves some privacy.
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* AnvilOnHead: As the penguins finally leave Nana's apartment, Rico sneaks up and is about to drop an anvil on her.
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* AscendedExtra: Nana (the old lady) is an antagonist of the short after being a brief gag in the first Madagascar.
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* EvilOldFolks: Played for comedy, the elderly lady that takes Private, she tells her cab driver to drop dead when he asks for a tip and physically assaults the Doorman when he politely greets her.
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While the penguins make last-minute preparations for Christmas at the Central Park Zoo, Private notices that a polar bear in the zoo is sad to spend Christmas all alone. Skipper and the others unfortunately ignore his concerns, making Private decide to run off to find the polar bear a present. Later, the penguins notice his absence and, not knowing where he is, go off and try to find him before Private is taken hostage by a familiar old lady.
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While the penguins make last-minute preparations for Christmas at the Central Park Zoo, Private notices that a Ted the polar bear in the zoo is sad to spend spending Christmas all alone. Skipper and the others unfortunately ignore his concerns, making Private decide to run off to find the polar bear a present. Later, the penguins notice his absence and, not knowing where he is, go off and try to find him before Private is taken hostage by a familiar old lady.
* EvilOldFolks: Played for comedy, the elderly lady that takes Private, she tells her cab driver to drop dead when he asks for a tip and physically assaults the Doorman when he politely greets her.
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* {{Prequel}}: This short takes place shortly before the first movie.
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* {{Prequel}}: This short takes place shortly before the first movie.movie as the penguins, Melman, Gloria, Marty and Alex are all still living at the Central Park zoo.
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* BigWhat: Skipper gives one after finding out the lonely polar bear actually did have some friends.
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* ShaggyDogStory: The short’s plot is driven when Private tries to cheer up a lonely-looking polar bear. Later, when the Penguins invite him over to their base for a party, it turns out he had a group of friends he decided to invite.
-->'''Skipper:''' [[BigWhat WHAT]]?!?
-->'''Skipper:''' [[BigWhat WHAT]]?!?
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* PilotMovie: This short is one for ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', featuring early versions of core elements from the spinoff, most prominently the Penguin base and Rico's AxCrazy redesign.
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* PilotMovie: This short is one for ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' (the TV series), featuring early versions of core elements from the spinoff, most prominently the Penguin base and Rico's AxCrazy redesign.
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The short debuted in front of the US theatrical release of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' on October 7, 2005 and then became a bonus feature on the ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' DVD shortly afterwards.
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The short debuted in front of the US theatrical release of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' on October 7, 2005 and then became a bonus feature on the ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'' DVD shortly afterwards.
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The first piece of ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' media after the [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} original film]], ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a short film centering around the Penguins' escapades during Christmas Eve.
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The first piece of ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' media after the [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} [[WesternAnimation/Madagascar1 original film]], ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a short film centering around the Penguins' escapades during Christmas Eve.
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* FaceOnAMilkCarton: Parodied when Private goes missing. Once the other penguins notice that he's gone, Kowalski dramatically turns around an egg nog carton with Private's face on it. This is the same carton seen before Private ran away when the other penguins performed a chugging contest.
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* FaceOnAMilkCarton: Parodied when Private goes missing. Once the other penguins notice that he's gone, Kowalski dramatically turns around an egg nog eggnog carton with Private's face on it. This is the same carton seen before Private ran away when the other penguins performed a chugging contest.
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* PsychoPoodle: Mr. Chew acts all sweet and peppy for her owner, but as soon as her back is turned, he becomes a snarling beast, which gives the other penguins a serious fight when they come to rescue Private.
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* PsychoPoodle: Mr. Chew acts all sweet and peppy for her his owner, but as soon as her back is turned, he becomes a snarling beast, which gives the other penguins a serious fight when they come to rescue Private.
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The first piece of ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' media after the [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} original film]], ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a short film centering around the Penguin's escapades during Christmas Eve.
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The first piece of ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' media after the [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} original film]], ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a short film centering around the Penguin's Penguins' escapades during Christmas Eve.
* CaptainOblivious: The grandma has no idea about the battle between the penguins and Mr. Chew, being distracted by the football game on TV. It is not until the game is over, shortly after the penguins leave, when she realizes the damage to her apartment and promptly blames Mr. Chew.
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* PsychoPoodle: Mr. Chew acts all sweet and peppy for her owner, but as soon as her back is turned, it becomes a snarling beast, which gives the other penguins a serious fight when they come to rescue Private.
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* PsychoPoodle: Mr. Chew acts all sweet and peppy for her owner, but as soon as her back is turned, it he becomes a snarling beast, which gives the other penguins a serious fight when they come to rescue Private.
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* EquippableAlly: Skipper uses Rico to shoot at Mr. Chew like a machine gun after he's swallowed a bowl of mints.
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: [[DemolitionsExpert Rico]] immediately suggests "Kaboom!" as a solution to every problem the penguins face. [[spoiler:His wish is eventually granted.]]
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* SleepingDummy: Private uses a bowling pin as a dummy to escape. When Skipper discovers it, he slaps and interrogates it.
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* ToyDisguise: When Private searches a souvenir stand, he poses as a toy to avoid being recognized by humans. Unfortunately, this works too well, as Nana mistakes him for a chew toy and buys him to give to her pet poodle, Mr. Chew, as a Christmas present.
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* FiveFingerFillet: Rico can be seen doing this with the visual gag that, as a penguin, it's really more of a one-flipper fillet. Skipper tells him to stop as this is inappropriate behavior for the dinner table, so he grudgingly does, but takes a moment to rub his flipper over the serrated edge of the knife [[FunnyBackgroundEvent when he makes sure no one is looking]].
* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The camels are portrayed celebrating Hanukkah, implying that they are Israeli.
* NationalAnimalStereotypes: The camels are portrayed celebrating Hanukkah, implying that they are Israeli.
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->''"Santa Claus has come to town!"''
-->-- '''Skipper'''
The first piece of ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' media after the [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} original film]], ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a short film centering around the Penguin's escapades during Christmas Eve.
While the penguins make last-minute preparations for Christmas at the Central Park Zoo, Private notices that a polar bear in the zoo is sad to spend Christmas all alone. Skipper and the others unfortunately ignore his concerns, making Private decide to run off to find the polar bear a present. Later, the penguins notice his absence and, not knowing where he is, go off and try to find him before Private is taken hostage by a familiar old lady.
The short debuted in front of the US theatrical release of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' on October 7, 2005 and then became a bonus feature on the ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' DVD shortly afterwards.
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!!''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' contains examples of:
* CuteCreatureCreepyMouth: Mr. Chew, a tiny poodle with plenty of vicious-looking canine teeth.
* FaceOnAMilkCarton: Parodied when Private goes missing. Once the other penguins notice that he's gone, Kowalski dramatically turns around an egg nog carton with Private's face on it. This is the same carton seen before Private ran away when the other penguins performed a chugging contest.
* PilotMovie: This short is one for ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', featuring early versions of core elements from the spinoff, most prominently the Penguin base and Rico's AxCrazy redesign.
* {{Prequel}}: This short takes place shortly before the first movie.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: After Private runs off, Skipper tells his men to think about the Penguin Credo. Kowalski thinks that he is referring to "Never bathe in hot oil and Bisquick." Later, when the penguins find Private again, Skipper tells him to remember the Penguin Credo, and he replies "What does deep-frying in Bisquick have to do with any of this?"
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->''"Santa Claus has come to town!"''
-->-- '''Skipper'''
The first piece of ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' media after the [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} original film]], ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a short film centering around the Penguin's escapades during Christmas Eve.
While the penguins make last-minute preparations for Christmas at the Central Park Zoo, Private notices that a polar bear in the zoo is sad to spend Christmas all alone. Skipper and the others unfortunately ignore his concerns, making Private decide to run off to find the polar bear a present. Later, the penguins notice his absence and, not knowing where he is, go off and try to find him before Private is taken hostage by a familiar old lady.
The short debuted in front of the US theatrical release of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' on October 7, 2005 and then became a bonus feature on the ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' DVD shortly afterwards.
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!!''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' contains examples of:
* CuteCreatureCreepyMouth: Mr. Chew, a tiny poodle with plenty of vicious-looking canine teeth.
* FaceOnAMilkCarton: Parodied when Private goes missing. Once the other penguins notice that he's gone, Kowalski dramatically turns around an egg nog carton with Private's face on it. This is the same carton seen before Private ran away when the other penguins performed a chugging contest.
* PilotMovie: This short is one for ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', featuring early versions of core elements from the spinoff, most prominently the Penguin base and Rico's AxCrazy redesign.
* {{Prequel}}: This short takes place shortly before the first movie.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: After Private runs off, Skipper tells his men to think about the Penguin Credo. Kowalski thinks that he is referring to "Never bathe in hot oil and Bisquick." Later, when the penguins find Private again, Skipper tells him to remember the Penguin Credo, and he replies "What does deep-frying in Bisquick have to do with any of this?"
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