"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #20.152 (TV Episode 2012)
Martin Short introduces a clip from his film"AniMat's Reviews" Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (TV Episode 2012)
Reviewed, clips shown."The Big Review" Episode #1.7 (TV Episode 2012)
The film was reviewed; the trailer was shown."Animation Lookback" Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2012 (TV Episode 2013)
Fifth worst animated film of 2012."Dreamworks-uary" Antz (TV Episode 2013)
Footage is shown.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
The beginning features footage from the previous movie of the Penguins' leaving for Monte Carlo.
Madly Madagascar (Video 2013)
Madagascar (2005)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- Alluded to during the sequel review.
"Animation Lookback" DreamWorks Animation Part 7 (TV Episode 2010)
Mentioned as an upcoming DreamWorks animated film."Animation Lookback" Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2011 (TV Episode 2012)
Mentioned as an upcoming 2012 animated film."Tosh.0" Smell Yo Dick (TV Episode 2012)
The television series is mentioned by Tosh."Evening Urgant" Roman Shirokov/Elena Malysheva/Ashley Slater (TV Episode 2012)
Mentioned by Anton Dolin.
On the Town (1949)
The main characters sing "New York, New York."Born Free (1966)
The theme music is heard when Marty is catapulted into the air.Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
When driving, Marty says "Move over, Miss Daisy!"The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Escape strategy spoofedThe Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (Short 2005)
Mr. Chew is amongst Captain Dubois' rumpus room.
"Mad" Outtagascar/Fiends (TV Episode 2012)
Outtagascar is a spoof of this movie.
Goldfinger (1964)
The penguins' car is full of James Bond style gadgets, and takes out two of the perusing officers by deploying an oil slick.Quadrophenia (1979)
Captain DuBois and her men drive scooters with extra lights and mirrors resembling the mod subculture depicted in Quadrophenia.Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Captain DuBois appears on her scooter from behind the flames of the exploded car just like the Terminator on his motorcycle, after the exloding building.Mission: Impossible (1996)
Alex descending from the ceiling, arms and legs spread out, parallel to the floor.The Matrix (1999)
Captain DuBois dodges projectiles in the classic "Bullet Time" style from the Matrix. In addition, the monkeys' banana gun is shot from below with a wealth of peels spilling down toward the camera in a direct shot recreation of the shells falling from the helicopter in a later scene in the Matrix.