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: They are usually intended for comedy rather than a faithful translation of the film.

train. When the group ends up crates on a ship, they aren't arguing about the ocean; they are arguing about who forgot to pack the (pickles).

"Madagascar" is a 2005 computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The movie follows the adventures of four friends - Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Gloria the hippopotamus, and Melman the giraffe - who escape from the Central Park Zoo and find themselves stranded on the exotic island of Madagascar.