History YMMV / PenguinsOfMadagascar

* {{Woolseyism}}: The Swedish dub did not keep the original names for the octopus henchmen, but didn't do any original puns based on Swedish celebrities. Instead, all of the names starts with "B", probably because the Swedish word for octopus is "bläckfisk".

* StrawmanHasAPoint: In the plan off, Skipper makes a poor atempt to look down on the North Wind's plan saying a good plan is more that just effects and fancy words. This is meant to be him being pity and trying poorly to discard an obviously superior idea. But if one thinks about it, both plans are rather identical (getting the guards distracted while the main team gets in the submarine), so is a fair argument that the major difference are the presentations.

** [[spoiler: King Julien and Mort are reserved to a small cameo in TheStinger]], considering the show gave the Penguins a very developed VitrolicBestBuds dynamic with [[spoiler: the Lemurs]], is can be seen as dissapointing that their role in the movie is rather minor.

** Depending on how you see him, Dave can be a TragicVillain, a case of EvilIsPetty, or perhaps even both.

* UncertainAudience: The Penguins are popular characters, enough to warrant a movie, but the movie was released ''nine years'' after their original debut, and therefore a few years after their initial popularity had run off. Kids who grew up with the original ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'' movie were a bit too old to be interesed in a movie about cute penguins. Meanwhile, those who were familiar with [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar the Nickelodeon cartoon]] were turned off for the lack of connection with that show, both in continuity and in recurring cast. This is probably what lead to the rather disappointing box office results.

* {{Misblamed}}: No, [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar the Nickelodeon cartoon]] getting axed had nothing to do with the the movie's poor box office results. The show was cancelled one year before the movie was released (and was already in a 1-year long hiatus at that), and the reasons were unrelated to this movie's existence. Basically, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} wanted to put more resources on original programming instead of licensed material so the show was ScrewedByTheNetwork by being sent to Nicktoons in 2012, causing ratings to slide until it was cancelled.

* {{Misblamed}}: No, the movie having poor box office results had nothing to do with the [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar the Nickelodeon cartoon]] getting axed. The show was cancelled one year before the movie was released (and was already in a 1-year long hiatus at that), and the reasons were unrelated to this movie's existence. Basically, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} wanted to put more resources on original programming instead of licensed material so the show was ScrewedByTheNetwork by being sent to Nicktoons in 2012, causing ratings to slide until it was cancelled.

* {{Misblamed}}: No, the movie having poor box office results had nothing to do with the [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar the Nickelodeon cartoon]] getting axed. The show was cancelled one year before the movie was released, and the reasons were unrelated to this movie's existence. Basically, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} wanted to put more resources on original programming instead of licensed material so the show was ScrewedByTheNetwork by being sent to Nicktoons in 2012, causing ratings to slide until it was cancelled.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the movie, [[spoiler:the fate of Dave the Octopus is that he gets trapped inside a snow globe.]] In the first two ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' games, [[spoiler:after you defeat DJ Octavio, also an octopus, your militia imprisons him in a giant snow globe.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Some fans of the show were disappointed that the movie focuses only on Skipper and Private and that Rico and Kowalski are pretty much just supporting characters. Considering that the show gave both Rico and Kowalski well-defined personalities (Rico is an aggressive explosion-lover with a sensitive side and Kowalski is an {{Adorkable}}, yet [[InsufferableGenius egotistical]] and eccentric smart guy) and those traits do show up in the movie from time to time, it's pretty confusing.

** Just like [[Franchise/{{Madagascar}} the trilogy]] it originates from, fans and casual viewers are heavily split between those who regard it as one of the best (if not the best) installments of the ''Madagascar'' series for finally focusing on, [[BreakoutCharacter what many regard as the funniest characters of the franchise]], or one of the worst (if not the worst) movie in the series that makes the Penguins overstay their welcome.

** Fans of the Penguins are split around whether this movie being in the main continuity of the movies was the right call or would have been better if it was a direct adaptation of [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar the Nickelodeon cartoon]], which happens in an AlternateUniverse. Fans on the latter side argue that the Penguins were more fleshed out in the series and had a stronger supporting cast, so a stronger story could have been made if the movie had been based on the cartoon. With that said, some felt this would have caused an unnecessary ContinuityLockout, for those who watched the movies but had never heard the show and argue that the show was never canonical in the first place, so it was a justified decision.

* UncertainAudience: The Penguins are popular characters, enough to warrant a movie, but the movie was released ''nine years'' after their original debut, and therefore a few years after their initial popularity had run off. Kids who grew up with the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar1}}'' movie were a bit too old to be interesed in a movie about cute penguins. Meanwhile, those who were familiar with [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar the Nickelodeon cartoon]] were turned off for the lack of connection with that show, both in continuity and in recurring cast.