Madagascar: A Little Wild

Madagascar: A Little Wild is a 2020 animated series for the Madagascar franchise. It centers around the Zoosters as children and their adventures in the Central Park Zoo before the first & second film.

On January 17, 2020, it was confirmed that the series would be released on streaming services Hulu and Peacock TV channel.

On June 30, 2022, the eighth and final season was released. The series produced a total of fifty episodes and two specials.

Synopsis[]

Madagascar: A Little Wild features the lovable foursome Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo. Capturing the iconic personalities of each of the four dynamos, Madagascar: A Little Wild showcases the team as kids residing in their rescue habitat at the Central Park Zoo. They might be small, but like everybody who lands in New York City, these little guys have big dreams and Madagascar: A Little Wild will follow all of their adventures. The series is executive produced by Johanna Stein (Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny).

Episodes[]

Season 1[]

• The Bear Necessities
• Melman at the Movies
• Everybody Loves a (Sea) Lion
• Hippo Lake
• Best Fans Forever
• Gloriasaurus

Halloween Special[]

• A Fang-Tastic Halloween

Season 2[]

• A Tale of Two Kitties
• Fire Marshal Melman
• Fancy Fifths
• Hedgehog Sitters Club
• CupKate
• Pest Side Story

Season 3[]

• Alex and the Behemoth
• I Love Lucia
• Happy Snooze Year
• A Tadpole Tale
• Groundhog Day
• Whatever Floats Your Float
• A Roar Is Born

Season 4[]

• The First Lost Tooth
• The Lone Park Ranger
• The Year of the Lion
• A Frog-let Tale
• Snow Day
• Hermit Fab

Season 5[]

• A Frog Tale
• A Little Too Wild
• Journey to the Secret Playground
• The Losing Game
• Pizza Pigeon
• Library Lockout

Holiday Special[]

• Holiday Goose Chase

Season 6[]

• Lost and Pound
• Strictly Salsa
• King of the Humble
• Ambulance Ambush
• Gloria's Got 'Em All
• What About Bill

Season 7[]

• The Pigeon and the Egg
• Race to the Rangers
• Fine Art Flop
• The Daily Glo
• The Secret of the Dumpling
• A Lil Baa Country

Season 8[]

• Rats
• Ant'ney's Got Talent
• Beached
• Odd Frog Out
• A Bronx (Zoo) Tale
• Marty's Big Break
• The Final Furtier

Cast[]

• Tucker Chandler as Alex
• Amir O'Neil as Marty
• Shaylin Becton as Gloria
• Luke Lowe as Melman
• Candace Kozak as Pickles and Dave
• Eric Petersen as Ant'ney, Earl Hedgie, Green Superfan Man, Pete, Stadium Supervisor
• Johanna Stein as Millie, Bianca, Bea, Frank, Green Superfan Woman, T-Shirt Cannon Lady
• Jasmine Gatewood as Kate
• Charlie Adler as Murray
• Tru Valentino as Lou, Timmy Hedgie, Game Announcer, Hammer Booth Attendant, Kate's Dad, Raphael, Roberto
• EEric Lopez as Carlos
• Myrna Velasco as Lucia
• Megan Hilty as Ziggy, Riley, Waffles
• Teresa Catillo as Gina, Lemon, Sophia
• Nicolas Roye as Gino
• Terrence Little Gardenhigh as Ronathan
• Alexa Kahn as Mary Sue
• Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Ranger Hoof
• Andrew Kishino as Dumpling Dan, Andy, Behemoth Ride Attendant, Fireman, Sailor
• JP Karliak as Todd
• Kimberly Brooks as Kimmy Hedgie
• Grace Lu as Lala
• Rose Abdoo as Captain Mehaffey, Podcast Host, Security Guard
• Christian Lanz as Smitty, Theme Park Announcer
• Jack Stanton as Bartholomew
• Nathan Sykes as Rocky
• Sanai Victoria as Claire
• Nicole Lewis as Madame Le Grand
• Dillon Fontana as Jakey
• Neil Garguilo as Eddie
• Iris Menas as Odee Elliott
• Maria Canals-Barrera as Pilar
• Mara Junot as Wild Wanda
• Robbie Sublett as Bill
• Cassie Glow as Kamryn
• David Fynn as Sir Braxton
• Kyle Dunnigan as Announcer
• Rolonda Watts as Edith
• Renee Albert as Teacher
• Eric Stonestreet as Harley Horns
• Alanis Morissette as Starlene
• Artemis Pebdani as Director JJ Luna
• Michael-Leon Wooley as Oggie
• Sawyer Jones as Gus
• G.K. Bowes as Assistant
• Candace Parker as Sadie Swish
• Sarah Tancer as Goldie
• Patrick Warburton as Ranger Hay
• Zehra Fazal as Gemma Splatterbot
• Ruby Jay as Lily
• Shaylee Mansfield as Shaylee
• Matt Lowe as Axel
• Julian Edwards as Leo
• Vivienne Rutherford as Lyla
• Derrick Delgado as Markus
• Charles DeWayne as Big Baa
• Darrell Brown as Rob Moss
• Corey Krueger as Andre Jean
• Dee Roscioli as Ma

Crew[]

• Johanna Stein - Executive Producer
• Dana Starfield - Developer, Writer, Story Editor, Producer
• Stacey Evans Morgan - Writer
• Gary Wilson - Staff Writer
• Erik Kling - Director

History[]

Later in April 2017, voice of Skipper and director Tom McGrath, said about the Madagascar franchise: "There are things in the works, nothing is announced yet, but I think they'll show their faces once more..."

On July 12, 2018, DreamWorks filed a trademark application for the title "DREAMWORKS MADAGASCAR: A LITTLE WILD", before it was discovered by the community on the 20th of July. The application then went under review on the 16th of October that year, before the review was completed on the 22nd of January the following year.

On the 23rd of April 2019, the trademark status changed from 'PUBLICATION/ISSUE REVIEW COMPLETE' to 'NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE - ISSUED'. According to TradeMarkia, this only applies to intent-to-use applications. The application has passed both the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office)'s internal review and the opposition period. In other words, the application is ready to register and only requires an acceptable Statement of Use to be submitted.

On January 17, 2020, Hulu released a statement that Madagascar: A Little Wild was to be one of three new series as part of a deal with DreamWorks Animation. The synopsis was confirmed and a promo image was released.

The release date was later confirmed to be September 7th, 2020, as a trailer was revealed by DreamWorks.

The show produced eight seasons, ranging from 6-7 episodes each, and two holiday specials. The eighth and final season was released on June 30, 2022.

Gallery[]

Madagascar Babies (2008-2020)

Videos[]

Madagascar- A Little Wild (Official Trailer) • A Hulu Original

Madagascar- A Little Wild - A Fang-tastic Halloween - Trailer (Official) • A Hulu Original

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Season 2 Trailer

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Season 3 Trailer

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Season 4 Trailer

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Season 5 Trailer

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Holiday Goose Chase Trailer

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Season 6 Trailer

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Season 7 Trailer

MADAGASCAR A LITTLE WILD - Season 8 Trailer

Trivia[]

• This is the first Madagascar series that is about the original 4 core characters from the movies.
• This is the first Madagascar series that doesn't feature King Julien, Maurice or Mort since this is set years before Alex, Gloria, Melman and Marty arrived in the island of Madagascar.
• The Emmy nominated PBS Kids television series for preschoolers, Elinor Wonders Why, premiered on the release date of the first season.
• This is the first time the franchise got a TV-G rating.
• It is also the first time that Marty, Gloria and Melman are featured in a series, as Alex had already appeared as a guest star in TPoM and made a cameo in AHKJ.
• Similarly to The Penguins of Madagascar, this show isn’t necessarily canonical to the original film. Executive producer Johanna Stein explained, "...this is a show for a younger audience than the movies, and we knew we weren’t setting out to make a prequel (our show exists on an “alternate timeline” from the movies)..."
  • Despite this, the show was marketed as being a direct prequel, with the show's first trailer explicitly stating "Before Madagascar, the zoo crew you love was looking for adventure."
• This is the series with the least amount of episodes, with the episode count clocking in at 52 (including specials). Conversely, All Hail King Julien has 78 episodes and The Penguins of Madagascar has 149 episodes.