Nickelodeon hops on the iceberg

Nickelodeon has ordered 26 episodes of the new cartoon The Penguins of Madagascar.

Based on the characters from the film Madagascar, the show will depict the further adventures of the militaristic, adventurous penguins who escaped from the Central Park zoo in the film.

The animated show is a joint venture between Nickelodeon and Dreamworks marking the first time the two companies have collaborated on an animated TV project. The last animated show Dreamworks produced was the forgettable Alienators: Evolution Continues, which was based on the slightly less forgettable Evolution.

The series features the voice talents of Tom McGrath, Jeff Bennett, James Patrick Stuart, John DiMaggio and my close personal friend Danny Jacobs.

Look for the show in early 2009.