Memes / Madagascar

YOU. HIGHER MAMMAL. CAN YOU DESCRIBE MADAGASCAR MEMES?

Miscellaneous/Franchise-wide

• After Will Smith was seen hitting Chris Rock in the face at the 2022 Oscars, the jokes and fanart that Oscar punched Marty just came rolling in. As a bonus, Jada Pinkett Smith voices Gloria.
• The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation N-W.O.R.D., a bizarre fan video which was created as a response to 4chan's banning anyone who says the N-word, became a big source of memes:
  • "I've done it, Mrs. Obama! I've stopped racism!"
  • "Not if I have anything to say about it! And I do - I'm gonna say the N-word!"
  • "MRS. OBAMA GET DOWN!"
  • "Not if I have anything to say about it, Trump. And I do - Prepare for my civil rights beam!"
  • "Well boys, we did it! Racism is no more!"
  • "I'd like to give you the N-Word pass"
  • "But Mr. Trump, if you're in the body of another man, wouldn't that make you...GAY?!"
• Los Pinguinos Me La Van a Mascar ^Explanation  A Spanish viral sound featuring made up names for the four penguins. That is, Kawasaki for Kowalski, Cago for Private, Krico for Rico and Estriper for Skipper.

Main series

Madagascar

• I like to move it move it! I like to move it move it! I like to move it move it! Ya like to...
  • MOVE IT!^note The first film's Covered Up Signature Song, "I Like to Move It", is a very catchy tune.
• "You didn't see anything!" *wave hands in front of face*^note When Skipper is leaving Marty behind, he makes sure to remind him not to recount their private meeting.
• "Well, this sucks." ^Explanation Private says this when the Penguins reach Antarctica and realize how boring it is.
• "Private probably won't survive" is often object labeled or edited to make the penguins look like other fictional characters.
• "You. Higher mammal. Can you [insert difficult or comically simple task]?" ^Explanation Based on the scene where Skipper asks Mason the chimp if he can read, this meme has Skipper making a request that the reader would find difficult.
  • In early 2023, the scene in which Skipper points out to the chimps was used in Twitter as a way to divulgate and request illustrations through retweets, often following the structure "YOU. [position related to the request]. Show me your [request of themes, characters, fanart, and other subjects].
• "San Diego" ^note Melman looking right at the camera while figuring out where he is, only to incorrectly assume that Madagascar is actually San Diego Zoo. A common joke is to edit the scene to make it seem like he's saying something else, like Sans.
• "Hi theeeeere!" ^Explanation Alex creepily introducing himself to Mort ended up being prone to various edits, most famously based on the ending of Five Nights at Freddy's 4.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

• Moto Moto Likes You. ^Explanation A meme involving the scene where Moto Moto approaches some female hippos, and editing them to replace Moto Moto with another character, like Shaggy, Kirby, or even Elmo. Also known as "I Like 'em Big and Chunky"... wait, what do you exactly like big and chunky again?

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

• "Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-CIRCUS! Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-AFRO!" In no small part to the fact almost every commercial used it.^note A gag in the third film was Marty wearing a clown afro and doing his take on the circus leitmotif. A version that is merged with "I Like to Move It" was also shown in the credits.

Spin-offs and other media

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

• "Kaboom?" "Yes, Rico. Kaboom." ^note A Running Gag of Rico wanting to use TNT but being refused, until near the end when Skipper finally gives him permission to use it.

The Penguins of Madagascar (TV series)

• Know who else mutates memes? THE RED SQUIRREL!^note Buck Rockgut, who is so paranoid that Skipper seems more reasonable, would notice anything on someone that could remind of his archenemy the Red Squirrel, and believe they were associated with him.
• Kowalski, options.
• MY CAR!
• Courtesy of Mort: "I like ____!" or "Yay, I'm a(n) ____!"
• NO ONE MAY TOUCH THE ROYAL FEET!
• Just ask Manfredi and Johnson. Except you can't...
• Well boys, we did it. (Insert bad thing here) is no more.
• The scene from "Time Out" where Kowalski uses a transdimensional toothbrush is a bit of a minor one, mostly because of how... wrong it looks.
• "Noted." ^Explanation :An image of Kowalski writing on a notepad blew up in early 2021.
• A close-up shot of Skipper staring wide and red-eyed at the TV from the season one episode Zoo Tube is often used as a reaction image.
• "Give to me your penis" ^Explanation: A mishearing of King Julien demanding an Elephant hand over his peanuts.
• The misheard names of the characters in Spanish dubs.

Penguins of Madagascar (movie)

• "Kowalski, analysis."

Video games

• "You're heading directly into the path of danger, my friend." ^Explanation  In "Marty's Escape", the second level of the first game, Ted the Polar Bear says this while warning Marty about the Zoo Hunter. This became a minor meme in 2019, being used to 'warn' people about an allegedly dicey situation they might get themselves in.

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