SUBMITTED BY Fred Hill

November 2, 2006 —

DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon are teaming up to bring the 2005 hit Madagascar to the small screen. Depending on how well Kung Fo Panda does at the box office, it could be brought to the small screen as well.

Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation have teamed to develop weekly animated series based on the 2005 DreamWorks release Madagascar and the upcoming CG feature Kung Fu Panda, according to Daily Variety. DreamWorks Animation previously ventured into CG-animated television with the expensive and short-lived series Father of the Pride, which was abruptly shelved in November of 2004. This time, Nickelodeon will reportedly handle most of the production duties.

The Madagascar-based series will actually be a spin-off focused on the penguin characters, which were the stars of their own holiday-themed DreamWorks short film. Paul Rugg (Freakazoid!) is scripting the pilot. Meanwhile, Nickelodeon will apparently wait to see what happens with the May 2008 debut of Kung Fu Panda before it makes a series order. Tom Martin, who has written for The Simpsons, has been hired to write the pilot...

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