Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Tom McGrath: Skipper
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Quotes
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Private : Hello! Are you my family?
[the three penguins turn, knowing that they're far away from land, and nod to each other before turning back to face Private]
Kowalski : You don't have a family, and we're all going to die. Sorry.
Private : W-What?
[Skipper elbows Kowalski]
Kowalski : What? I thought that was what we were all nodding about.
Skipper : [hits Kowalski] No one's gonna die.
[to Private]
Skipper : You know what you got, kid? You've got us. We've got each other. And if that ain't a family, I don't know what is.
[salutes Private, who salutes back]
Skipper : [tussles Private's head] So adorable.
[to Kowalski]
Skipper : Kowalski, what's our trajectory?
Kowalski : Ninety-five percent certain we're still doomed.
Skipper : And the, uh... other five percent?
Kowalski : Adventure and glory like no penguins have ever seen before.
Skipper : I'll take that action.
Private : Where are going?
Skipper : The future, boys. The glorious future.
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Classified : Remain calm, penguins. You're now under the protection of the North Wind.
Skipper : Private, dibble me.
[Private takes a dibble bag out of Rico's body, gives it to Skipper, then he jumps in front of Classified]
Skipper : We're not going anywhere with you.
[munches]
Skipper : We don't even know who the heck you are.
Classified : The North Wind is an elite undercover inter-spe...
[Skipper munches]
Classified : an elite undercover inter-species...
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : task for...
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : force...
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : dedicated to help...
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : to help...
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : dedicated to...
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : dedicated to helping animals who can't
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : help
[Skipper munches again]
Classified : themselves.
[Skipper munches again for the last time, then Classified growls]
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Skipper : Debbie!
Kowalski : Dave.
Skipper : Dave!
Corporal : He hacked into our system.
[There's no sound onscreen as Dave speaks]
Eva : Where's the sound?
Kowalski : Dave, your microphone, it's not on.
Classified : Click on the button with the picture of the microphone.
Short Fuse : Every time a villain calls in, this happens.
Dave : Hello?
[the screen goes off]
Dave : Hello?
Kowalski : But, now we can hear you.
Short Fuse : So annoying!
Kowalski : But we cannot see.
Short Fuse : Every time!
Classified : It's like talking to my parents.
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Documentary Filmmaker : Antarctica, an inhospitable wasteland, but even here, on the Earth's frozen bottom, we find life. And not just any life: penguins. Joyous, frolicking, waddling, cute and cuddly life. Look at them, tumbling onto their chubby bum bums. Who could take these frisky snow-clowns...
[as the older penguins almost fall on baby Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski, they quickly move out of the way]
Skipper : Seriously? Does anyone even know where we're marching to?
Antarctic Penguin : Who cares?
Antarctic Penguin : I question nothing.
Antarctic Penguin : Me too.
Antarctic Penguin : Me too.
Skipper : Well, fine. We'll just fly to the front of the line and see for ourselves. Kowalski, Rico, engage aerial surveillance.
[they flap their wings but cannot fly]
Kowalski : Skipper, we appears to be flightless.
Skipper : [looks at his wings] Oh, well what's the point of these?
[Rico seems to have an idea. He hits Skipper's wing in some sort of high five]
Skipper : Woah, I like it! Hey, this could be our thing! What're we going to call it? Let's call it the, uh... high one.
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[the penguins have just blown up an old ship]
Skipper : Kowalski, analysis?
Kowalski : We are really... awesome at this!
Skipper : Boys, we did it! Mission accomplished! Hey, we could do our thing! High one!
[They all high five, until Skipper accidentally hits the egg they saved]
Skipper : Ooh. My bad.
[the penguins all look in awe as the egg is about to hatch]
Skipper : Look! It's the miracle of birth.
Kowalski : A moment of extraordinary beauty.
[Suddenly, Private's egg explodes open, much to the disgust of the three penguins]
Skipper : Daaagh! That's disgusting! I think I have amniotic sac in my mouth!
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Private : So... how do I look?
Kowalski : You're hideously disfigured and will probably be hunted for sport.
Private : What?
[Skipper elbows Kowalski]
Kowalski : What?
Skipper : If there's anything we've learned from this delightful adventure, KOWALSKI, it's that looks don't matter. It's what you do that counts.
[overwhelmed with emotion]
Skipper : And look at what you did.
[the penguins from different countries look at Private, to his delight. Baby penguins pop out from behind parent penguins]
Skipper : Yes, sir. You are the most meaningful and valued member of this team.
[Private salutes Skipper, who salutes back. Kowalski and Rico salute as well. Skipper does Private's salute by crossing his eyes and sticking out his tongue. Private did the same and laughs. All the penguins and the North Wind cheer for Private]
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Classified : Just tell me everything you know.
Skipper : All right!
[Inaudible word]
Skipper : Never trust a Dutchman in a tulip fight.
Classified : [taking notes] Tulip fight...
Skipper : Canada is secretly training an army of Sasquatch.
Classified : Sasquatch...
Skipper : Hot dogs are, in fact, only 17% actual dog.
Classified : [exasperated] Not everything-everything! Everything regarding your abduction by Dr. Octavius Brine...
Skipper : Aaaah! Why didn't you say so?
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Skipper : Lost visuals. Kowalski! Be my eyes.
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Skipper : [after waking up from being tranquilized] What did North Wind do to us?
Private : [Turns around and shows the dart stuck in his back] They gave us badges!
Skipper : [Snatches the dart from his own shoulder] No, not badges... Tranquilizer darts!
[Looks around and realizes they're in a plane]
Skipper : Classified. That low-down, dirty dog is trying to kick us off the mission!
Kowalski : He thinks we can't do anything because we're just
[makes quotation marks with his flippers]
Kowalski : "penguins".
Skipper : Well, penguins are our flesh and feathers! They're US! And if anyone's going to save us, it's us.
Kowalski : But sir, we've got to be five miles up. That pretty much limits our options.
Skipper : I MAKE MY OWN OPTIONS.
[Punches the button closest to him, which opens the cargo hatch]
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Skipper : [Dave drops from the ceiling in human disguise] Who are you?
Dave : The humans know me as Doctor Octavius Brine, renowned geneticist, cheese enthusiast, and frequent donor to NPR pledge drives... but you know me by a different, much older name. A name perhaps you hoped you'd never hear again. A PHANTOM! A shadow of a former life! I... AM...
[rips off disguise, but wig remains on his head]
Dave : Dave!
Skipper : [Whispers] Kowalski?
Kowalski : [Whispers back] Sorry, sir, no clue.
Dave : [Looks up, sees the wig on his head, and pulls it off] Dave!
Skipper : Dave?
Kowalski : Dave...?
Dave : Dave!
Private : [Smiles] Dave!
Dave : [Annoyed] DA-VUH!
Rico : [Rolls his eyes] Bleh.
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Classified : What you, of course, could not know is that Dr. Brine's laboratory in Venice is secretly developing a doomsday weapon called: the Medusa Serum.
Skipper : Ah! But what you don't know is that Dirk...
Kowalski : Dave.
Skipper : Dave, wont be using his Bazooka Serum...
Kowalski : Medusa Serum.
Skipper : Medusa Serum on anybody!
Kowalski : That part is accurate.
Skipper : Show 'em, Rico.
[Rico regurgitates the canister of Medusa Serum onto the table. Skipper stands triumphantly over it]
Classified : [shocked] You... you stole the Medusa Serum?
Skipper : Well, stole the serum. Saved the day. Did your job for you. Call it what you will.
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Dave : [fixes the video connection] How about now?
Private : Hurray!
Classified : Yes! Way to go, looks fantastic!
Dave : Excellent! Now, where was I?
[laughs maniacally]
Kowalski : Dave!
Short Fuse : Grrrr!
Dave : Greetings, North Wind. I see you've met my old zoo-mates.
Skipper : We were never "mates." There was no mating.
Classified : Turn yourself in, David. You are powerless now that I have stolen your precious Medusa Serum.
Skipper : What? You didn't steal that!
Classified : It's over.
Dave : It's over?
[mock-confusion]
Dave : Then... why did I call you? Wierd. OH! Maybe it was to show you *this*!
[turns camera to reveal a large vat of Medusa Serum]
Kowalski : [collective gasp from everyone] That is a lot of serum for four penguins.
Dave : Oh, you thought this was just about you four? No, no-no-no-no. We're just getting started.
[takes a selfie]
Dave : Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go do some shopping... FOR REVENGE!
[hits button, buzzer sounds. hits button again, same result]
Dave : Wait. How do you...?
Squid : [gurgles instructions]
Dave : What do I push?
Squid : [points and gurgles]
Dave : Is it the red, or...
Squid 2 : [points, gurgles, and slaps own head in frustration]
Dave : I thought it was... it's not this -
[screen goes black]
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[after the battle, Dave is revealed made cute by the ray, shrunk and trapped inside a snow globe]
Dave : What? Are you kidding me?
[the snow globe falls from the duct tape, Skipper catches him]
Skipper : Dave. Oh-ho, look at you.
Dave : You think this is over? I'm just getting started! I'm about...
Kowalski : What do we do with him now?
[Rico attempts to swallow the snow globe, but Skipper pulls it away]
Girl with Snow Globe : Aww...
Dave : [to the Penguins] Open this right now!
Skipper : Here you go, kid.
[Skipper tosses the snow globe to the girl, Dave looks at her]
Girl with Snow Globe : Cool.
[the girl sets a finger on the snow globe's glass. Dave puts a tentacle in the same spot and smiles]
Skipper : I hope you find happiness, Dave.
[the girl begins to shake the snow globe hard]
Girl with Snow Globe : It's snowing, it's snowing, it's snowing, it's snowing!
[She runs off shaking the snow globe with Dave whimpering, much to the surprise of the Penguins and the North Wind]
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Skipper : If you won't work with us, you better work for us. Our plan requires a diversion.
Classified : I give the orders around here and as much as it pains me to say this, I need you to act as the die-version for our operation, understood?
Skipper : No. This is our plan and it requires you to cause a diversion!
Classified : Die-version.
Skipper : Deh-version.
Classified : Die!
Skipper : Deh!
[Skipper and Classified continue arguing pronouncing diversion; Eva lands in front of them]
Eva : Gentlemen. There's only one way to resolve this.
Kowalski : We should kiss.
Eva : Plan-off.
Kowalski : Yep. Plan-off. That's what I was gonna say. Plan-off...
