. Captioning by IMS Subtitles. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2015 (THUMP!) (THUMP!) Hey! (THUMP!) Hey! (THUMPS/SMASHING GLASS) Well done, boys, looks like ice-cold sushi for breakfast. (LAUGHS) No, no, son. Over here. See the lion, look at the lion, get the lion. (SIGHS) Now, son, if you're going to grow up and be like your daddy some day, you gotta learn how to fight. Dada. (CHUCKLES) Alakay, let me show you something, OK? You see this mark? Ah. You and me are the same. When you're bigger, you're going to be an alpha lion, just like your daddy. Now, let me see you fight. Ready? Yeeha! No, Alakay, no dancing. You just amuse yourself, don't you? You're a strange kid. You are a strange one, I am telling you. Ooh, ah, ooh, ah. Come on, let's try it again. Hehe! No, Alakay, stop that. Stop that right now. It's so disappointing when they don't grow up the way you want them to. Oh, come on. You're not challenging me again, are you? Look on the bright side, after I defeat you and take over as alpha lion, you'll have much more time to spend with your pathetic excuse of a son. Before I kick your butt, let me ask you, why do you even wanna become the alpha lion? I'm better looking, I have better hair, I'm deceivingly smart and...I want everyone else to do what I say. We'll fight on three. One. Pay attention, Alakay. Daddy going to show you how its done. Two, three. Da da da. (FIGHT CONTINUES IN BACKGROUND) (BURPS) Ooh! Who's alpha lion? You are. Don't you forget it. And that, Alakay, is how you attack - Alakay? Ha! That's it. Here, kitty, kitty. Ah. This one's a beauty. He'll be worth a few bucks. (MEOWS) (MEOWS) This gets easier and easier. (DISTRESSED MEOWING) Daddy. Alakay? Alakay. Alakay! Dada! No, no, no! Alakay. Daddy. Alakay. Daddy's got you. Hold on. (GUNSHOT) Dada! Ow, ow. Alakay! Daddy! "The Travelling Song" - Will.I.Am # I've been around the world in the pouring rain # Feeling out of place, really feeling strange # Take me to a place where they know my name # 'Cause I ain't met nobody that looks the same # I'm a fish out of water, lion out of the jungle # He a fish out of water lion out of the jungle # I'm a fish out of water, lion out of the jungle # He a fish out of water, lion out of the jungle # I need my peoples, my peoples, take me to my peoples # Take him to the people, show him some love # Show love. # (MEOWS) (CROWD COO AND APPLAUD) (GASPS AND APPLAUSE) I don't like the looks of this guy. Well, I think he's kinda cute. I think he's kind of a show-off. You th-think h-he's cute? ROAR! (ANNOUNCER) The King of New York City. Alex the lion! I still think he's kind of a show-off. You gotta give it to him, the guy's an animal. Maybe he should take a break. You know, we could all use a vacation. C'mon, where on earth would we go on vacation? I don't know about you, but I wanna go to Connecticut. "On the loose, several animals, including the world famous Alex the Lion, the King of New York, escaped from the Central Park Zoo tonight. The escapees were finally cornered in Grand Central Station. He was a very bad kitty. Animal rights activists, who convinced zoo officials to have the animals sent to Africa, were stunned to learn that the freighter carrying the animals was reported missing today." "Tonight, hundreds of New Yorkers have gathered at the Central Park Zoo to mourn the loss of their beloved zoo animals. The question on everyone's mind - Where are they now?" (DRUMBEAT) (APPLAUSE) # I like to move it move it # He likes to move it move it # She likes to move it move it # We like to (ALL) Move it! (SONG CONTINUES) Y'all know this one. It never gets stale. I'm gonna miss you little fuzz buckets. You've been a great crowd. Glad we could introduce you to the toilet. You ever look us up in Manhattan, feel free to call first. Seriously though, call, OK? Settle down, settle down. Be quiet. You can't leave without this. Hey, surprise! Shake it, shake it. Look, I'm a lady. I'm a lady, everyone. I am a lady - not really. It's me, King Julien! Which of you is attracted to me? (APPLAUSE) Hands up. Ha ha ha, yes. Hey, freaks! You'll be very glad to hear that I am coming with you. Oh, no, thank you. Uh, yes, thank you. It's my plan. Until I return with the spoils from a new country Stevie will be in charge. I don't think they like that idea so much, Julien. What is that you say, Stevie? Oh. Ha ha, no. No?! No, you didn't say that! How is that even possible?! Naughty little thing. Stevie says - King Julien, wait for me! I'm all packed, and I have a whole itinerary planned. (LAUGHS) Oh no, it's Mort. He is so annoying. Don't let him on. Stop that thing! He is carrying scissors and hand cream! Everybody in quickly. Get in. Get in. Get in quick. Get in quick! Struts. Check. Flaps. Check. Engine. Check. Coffee. Check. (MAD LAUGHTER) Oopsie daisy. That's got to be the second-biggest slingshot I've ever seen. But it's gonna have to do. Attention. This is your captain speaking. In the event of a water emergency, place the vest over your head then kiss your (POP) good bye! New York City, here we come! (SKIPPER) ...relax and pray to your personal god this hunk of junk flies. Personal god, hunk, what? We are go, sir. Open the door, I'm outside! In case of a loss in pressure, place the mask over your face to hide your expression from the other passengers. Excuse me, miss. Aren't these supposed to be attached to my seat? No, sir. OK, boys. Launch. (CHEERS) (THUNDER AND LIGHTNING) (YELLS) Gremlin! Hey, Mort. Hi. That was weird. That was weird. Somebody's dreaming, huh? I think I just saw Mort on the wing of the plane. You got Madagascar on the brain. It was incredible, wasn't it? Quite a vacation. I think it'll seem much more fun the further we away we get. Like when you bit me on the butt? I am gonna take that, that thing you are holding on to, and I am going to use it, on stage. It's all part of my little actor's salad bar of the emotional tidbits. Are the butts next to the croutons at the salad bar? (CHUCKLES) You don't need to be sarcastic. You guys, I was thinking, when we get back, I might just sign up for the breeding programme. Breeding programme? Breeding programme? I think we all reach a point in our lives when we want to meet somebody. Yeah. Settle down, have a relationship. I can see that. Like, dating? Yeah, dating. Yeah, dating. Are there other guys? What do you mean, "other guys"? Darn it! I'm gonna... What is holding up that beverage service? I'm gonna go check. (YAWNS) You all keep talking, I'm gonna catch a few winks. Did you see that? It's so funny, Oh, I like laughing. It is such a nice experience... ..to laugh. Ha ha! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Sorry, do you mind going back? This is first-class. It's nothing personal. It's just that we are better than you. Hey, Maurice! I'm awful, hit me! Hit me! Is that Vivaldi? Hey, in-flight slave. Can I help, Mr Mankiewicz? Bring me my nuts on a silver platter. We just wanted to check on the drinks we ordered. Oh, sorry. Been a little backed up. I guess I'll... What happened to your body? You're freaky! Can you please go over there please? Thank you very much. Whatever happened to the separation of the classes? I'm sure this whole democracy thing is just a fad. ..we'll go out for pineapple, my little boople-doople-boo. Skipper. Look. Analysis. It looks like an incandescent bulb, designed to indicate something out of the ordinary, like a malfunction. I find it pretty and somewhat hypnotic. That too, sir. Right, Rico, manual. Problemo solved. Sir, we're out of fuel. What makes you think that? We've lost engine one. And engine two is no longer on fire. Buckle up, boys. Don't look, doll, this might get hairy. Attention! This is your captain speaking. I've got good news and bad. The good news is, we'll be landing immediately. The bad news is... ..we're crash-landing. (SCREAMS) When it comes to air travel, we know you have no choice whatsoever. But thanks for choosing Air Penguin. (SCREAMS) (LAUGHTER) Raise your arms, Maurice. It's more fun when you raise your arms like this. I can fly. This could be it, Marty. I just want you to know that you are truly a one in a million friend. Thanks, buddy. You're the best ever. I know you won't mind when I tell you... Go on, tell me anything. I broke your iPod. WHAT?! The buttons were so small, it made me mad. The horror! I'm sorry. I am going to kill you! I didn't mean to do it. I love you Gloria, I always have. (SNORES) Like you love the beach or a-a-a good book. Or the beach. My goodness, doll, you're shaking like a leaf. Rico, you've had your fun. Pull up. Gear down. Gently, now. You just wanna kiss the ground. A peck. A smooch, like you're kissing your sister. I said kiss it. Now just a little brake. Just a touch. A little whisker. I believe that's check mate. (SCREAMS) Commence emergency landing procedure. Flaps up. Deploy. Oh, we're here. Hey, what in the world..? What happened to the plane? I am OK, I'm OK. The plane just crashed. OK. I'm alive. See, I can't sleep for even a minute. Wow. Wow. This is not JFK. Kowalski. Casualty report. Only two passengers unaccounted for, Skipper. That's a number I can live with. Good landing, boys. Who says a penguin can't fly? Hey, happy slappers. Is there some reason to celebrate? Look at the plane! We'll fix it. Fix it? How are you gonna fix this?! Grit, spit and a whole lot of duct tape. We should be up and running in... say six to nine months. 69 months? No! Six TO nine months. Kowalski, I say we use this setback to our advantage. Where did you pull that number out of? You reconfigure the design. How did you estimate that? Pretty boy, why don't you and your friends dig a latrine, maybe find water. Hold on a second. Who made you king of the plane wreck? Excuse me? Fine, you can be in charge, you fix the plane. Who gives you authority to put me in charge? OK then, I'll remain in charge. That's right, you remain in charge. You and your hippy friends can stay out of our hair. Correctimundo. Because I decided to. Good for you. Well, guess what? This discussion isn't over. Higher mammals, you stay with us. We could use your front cortexes and opposable thumbs. I should wash your hands out with soap. How in the, hello?!, are they going to fix this plane? You know, with grit and spit and... A lot of spit and grit and stick-to-it-iveness. That don't sound too promising. You're right, you're right. We're stuck here. Hey, guys, as long as we're together, we'll be OK. Yeah, yeah, but love ain't gonna get us home, guys. Behold, the lion. Hey, it's people! OK, much to see, moving on. (ALL) Hey, hey! People! Hey! Hey, wait up! Stop! Hey! Help us! If you stop, I'll autograph those. I know you. You. It's that bad kitty. How'd you like some of that? Ha ha! (GROANS) (CHEERS) Right in the batteries. You think an old lady can't take care of herself? Next time I won't go so easy on you. Thank you, dear. Moving on. Are you out of your mind?! We need their help and you're harassing little old ladies? Out of my mind? Ha! Who's out of my mind now? See if you can get an operator. No problem. Out of my mind(!) We're going home. (PHONE RINGS) (THEME MUSIC TO BORN FREE) "Message E4 - the user has roamed outside of the coverage area. Please, try again later." (MUFFLED) Gnh...wow. Am I tripping? Those are Zebras. Like me! Wait a minute, where are we? San Diego. This time, I'm 40% sure. I know this place. I think it's Africa. Africa? It's gotta be. Our ancestral crib. It is in our blood, I can feel it! No, it's more than that. It is like...deja vu. Like I've been here before. Like I've been here before. It's like roots! No, no, it's like deja vu, like I've been here before. q How! How! Me, Alex. Me and me friends fly. Fly in great metal bird. Then, plummet! (WHISTLES) Smash ground. Go, boom. Then, here, we emerge. We offer only happiness and good greetings. Is he dancing about a plane crash? Yeah. We just...yeah. I thought... Sorry. You mean you came from off the reserve? Yeah, way off. From the Central Park Zoo, actually. (ALL TALK AT ONCE) (ROARS) (COUGHING) (COUGHING) Don't strain yourself. What's going on here? What's all this hubbub? They say they're from off the reserve. That's impossible. Only people come from off the reserve. You look familiar, do I know you from - How could you survive the hunters? Hunters? We didn't see any... What are you looking at? Me? Nothing! This watering hole doesn't need any more mouths to feed. So just skedaddle back to where you came from. OK, well, is there maybe a manager we could talk to? Oh, I see. You're here to challenge me. What? No! No. That's what it's starting to look like. Hold on, Zuba. Wait. Woman, don't you see I'm trying to... Yeah, yeah, Zuba, hold on. Alakay? Is that y-? No, it is Alex. Ix, like New York Nicks. Zuba, look! Oh, I've always had that. The vet checked it out. It's kind of a beauty spot, really. A mark. All right, this is a little weird. Honey, he's come home. What? You've come home. Whoa. Son. Dad? Mom and Dad? Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad. Yes, yes! It's my Mom and Dad. I got a Mom and Dad! My baby is alive! My son. (LAUGHS) My son is home! (CHEERS/APPLAUSE) Woo! Alakay! Yeah! The prodigal son returns, this is perfect! I thought you hated Zuba. Oh, I do, I do. I do. I hate him. Oh, I do. And I am going to use Alakay, yes, I am going to use him to get rid of Zuba once and for all. Giddy-up, feathered horse. Make way, move it out the way. Stand aside. New York! It's a bit of a dump. Are you sure we're not in New Jersey? Hello, New York. Your new king is here. (ZUBA) This calls for a celebration. Maurice, I think they like me. You got to love a non-hostile take over. # Boom ha chaka chaka ha Chaka chaka what? (LAUGHS) # Chaka chaka ha. # Excuse me, excuse me. I'm Marty. I'm kinda new around here. (ALL) Hey, Marty. Hey. You are a good-looking group. You like to run? (ALL) Oh, yeah! Running is crackalacking. That's right! Crackalacking. You guys are speaking my crackalacking language. What? You don't have doctors here? Well, not any more. What if you catch a cold? We go over to the dying holes and we die. (COUGHS) OK, you guys really need a doctor! Hey, we have an opening. Would you be interested? Me? A doctor? It's raining men. Hallelujah. You all got it going on. How come you don't have a man in your life? You got worms? I've been got rid of those. Listen girls, Manhattan is short on two things - Parking and hippos. Hey, everybody, I just found out that my son here is a king! The King of New York. (CROWD) Ooh! Show me some of your moves, son. Come on, don't be bashful. All right. This one always knocks them dead. ROAR! Look out! The King is mad. The King is mad. Now, let's all welcome him back to the pride with open arms. Welcome to the herd, Marty. Me? In the herd? I've always wanted to be part of a herd. It's one for all... (ALL) ..and all for one, y'all. How do I look? Technically, a traditional witch doctor has a bone through his nose. Huh? Don't worry, it's just a clip on. Voila, he's a witch doctor! My mother would be so happy. # "Big and Chunky" - Will.I.Am Look out, I think Moto Moto likes you. Here he comes. # I like 'em big # I like 'em chunky # I like 'em big # I like 'em plumpy (SCREAMS) # I like 'em round # With something, something # They like my sound # They think I'm funky... Goodness girl, you huge. Who's your friend? Or is that your butt? Girl, you as quick as you are hefty. So, you're Moto Moto. The name's so nice, you say it twice. I kinda like it, fatso. I'll see you around, girl. It won't be hard, cos you so plumpy. (CHEERS) Oops. I hate to be a party-pooper, Zuba. But some of the other lions were wondering when you're going to banish your son? What are you talking about, Makunga? It is nothing really, they're griping about how Alakay never went through the rite of passage bla bla bla... So, technically speaking, he can't be a member of the pride. It's nonsense. I had forgotten about the rite of passage. What is it? What's this rite of passage? It is a traditional coming of age ceremony. Young lions earn their manes by demonstrating their skills. Short of a show-skill talent show type of deal? Yes, strutting their stuff. Yes, strutting their stuff. Great, a performance! I think that's up my alley, guys. If it's tradition, I want to do it. Strut my stuff, earn my mane. I want to be Aleki. Alakay. Alakay, even better. Alakay, even better. We will hold the rite of passage first thing in the morning. That's wonderful. Good luck, Alakay. Where I come from, we say, "break a leg". Where I come from, we say, "break a leg". Oh, that's my boy! (LAUGHS) # I'm a private dancer, a dancer for money, da, da, da, da, duh, duh, da. # Any old music will do. # Beautiful, isn't it? Yeah. It's amazing. Guys, this is where we belong. Operation Tourist Trap is a go. Operation Tourist Trap is a go. Oh, I like that one. That's a good one. It works on many levels, sir. You guys are a bunch of suck-ups. That too, sir. Absolutely. Hey. Stations. Stage one, go. Oh no! What have I done? Come on, take the bait. What happened? Look at the poor little guy. Is he dead? Stage two, go, go, go. I'll give him the kiss of life. Rico. Rico! Reverse. Gas. Music. # "More Than A Feeling" - Boston. # Stop! Stop, come back. What is all this rock and roll racket? Is she dead? No. Oy! You hoodlums! Good heavens, are you OK? Lady, I found your pocket book. Oh, my handbag. Such a good boy. Nana can't survive without it. Wow, you are one tough cookie. Brownies, Troop 416, Yonkers. OK, nobody panic. The best thing we can do is stay together. We wait for another Jeep. It may take hours and it's getting dark but - Where are you going? I'm not going to stay in the open and get attacked by more animals. I am too old to die. I don't know about you guys, but I'm going with her. Old lady, wait up. Please, we need to stay... ..together. Right, we will go that way. Anyone want a hard candy? (ALL) Ooh! Easy now. Watch your step. This, right here. OK. Are you ready? This is where you always slept. Oh, man. Wow. Was this mine? Look at you. Look at him, honey. Oh, this thing. Look. Look. (RATTLES) I remember this. He remembers. It's a little harder than I - Oh, fun. Fun! You never slept on the right end. You always slept on the bottom end. Is that, is that my...? Is that me? You had the cutest little paws. Little bitty old paws. You did that the day we lost you. Mm, yeah. Wow, I was so young. What happened to me? It was all my fault. I turned my back for one minute and... It was not your fault. Your father did everything he could. He tracked those hunters for weeks. Far off the reserve. Finally, I had to assume that the hunters, well... We thought... We thought they'd killed you. But my son fought those hunters off, huh? Don't mess with the King of New York. That's right. All right, all right, you boys better be careful. Watch out before you break something. (LAUGHS) You used to call this Foofie. Foofie? Foofie. He doesn't want that thing. Give my Foofie! Zuba, you better give him his Foofie. I mean, no, thank you. It is perfect. Well, son, you get your rest. You have a big day tomorrow. You gonna need all your strength. I'm gonna bring the house down for you, dad. I hope so. Otherwise your father will have to banish you. Oh, Jeez, Mom, really? I know you're gonna do us proud. You know why? You were born with it. Goodnight, Alakay. My boy. My own boy. My son's a king. My son's a king! Goodnight, Mom. Good night, Alakay. Foofie. Foofie! Grr! My Foofie! Foofie, Foofie, Foofie, my Foofie! No sign of civilisation. Everybody appears very tired. I think we are lost. Hey, Nana, do you even know where you're going? No. But I'm going with a skip in my step and a smile on my face. Sure, right, OK. (RUSTLING) (GASPS) Oh, it's people. Where did you come from? How did you get out here? Can you help us. We are lost. We're lost too. It was awful, a flash of black and white and they were gone. They took everything. That happened to our Jeep too. What are we going to do? How are we all gonna survive? No food, no water, no shelter. What are we gonna do?! (WHISTLE) You can let nature get the best of you or you can get the best of nature. (GASPS) Gather round, children. We are New Yorkers, right? Yeah. We survived the concrete jungle. (ALL) That's right. When we need food, we hunt for a decent hot-dog stand, am I right? She's right. When we need shelter, we build skyscrapers. Exactly! We need water, we build a dam. Come on! We're New Yorkers for crying out loud! If we can make it there, we can make it anywhere! q I'm coming, King Julien. Tra la la la la` (SCREAMS) Bad fishy! Bad fishy! (LAUGHS) Why am I laughing? Skipper, we have all the parts we need, but we're slightly behind schedule. How slightly? Six to nine years. How slightly? Six to nine years. 69 years?! No, six TO nine years. Privates, what happened to our thumbs? Haven't seen them since yesterday, Sir. Darn you, Darwin! Haven't seen them since yesterday, Sir. Darn you, Darwin! Nobody goes AWOL on my watch. Private, you're coming with me. Rico, you're coming with me. We'll track them down for court martial. We'll track them down for court martial. That won't be necessary. We've recruited a few extra thumbs for you, Skipper. Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Oh, I doubt that. Stop lollygagging. Let's get to work. We'll divide into three groups. Group Alpha, you're in charge of sheet metal. You'll handle assembly. You'll handle gas services. Any questions? Good. Now, let's get to work. I'd like to kiss you, monkey man. All right. But you're so darn ugly. All right, little cub Scouts, just remember a great dance performance comes from the heart. If it comes straight from the heart you'll never go wrong. Sure, Mister. Hey, Alakay. I just happened to walk by, thought I'd wish you luck. You are not nervous, are you? No, it's my thing. It's kinda what I do. In my opinion, the key to this is choosing the right competitor. Oh, you mean this is like a dance battle sort of thing? Like a dance-off? Uh, sure. Uh, sure. Great. Love that, freestyle, put your moves out. Who do you think would be a good match for me? Just to keep things interesting. Oh, well. I wish I could help, but that's strictly against our tradition and all we hold sacred. But if it was me out there, I'd choose Titsy. Titsy. OK. Sounds interesting. Makunga, right? Thank you. Anything for Zuba's boy. Go get 'em, Tiger. Shake it out. Five, six, seven, eight. Let's go, let's do it, let's do this. Let us begin the ceremony. Come on baby, make Momma proud! Woman, I'm trying to... I'm on it, Mom. (WHOOPS) Who will be the first participant? Oh, me. Me, me, me, me, please! How about you, the tall handsome one right there. Choose your opponent. Let me see. I guess I'll pick... Titsy. Titsy. (CROWD GASPS) Titsy?! Why did he pick Titsy? That is my boy. He got some gumption there. Somebody wake him up. Wake him up. (ROARS) So, Titsy, come on, let's do this. Come on, Titsy-fly. Come on, let's see your stuff. Bring it. Let's dance. OK, but it's only fair to warn you that I am a protegee of Fosse and Robbins. Not dance, dance. Fight! Oh, dance-fight. You got it. Do da do, do da do do. Is he dancing? What is he doing? I know that boy is not dancing. This is even better than I thought. Alakay, turn around! No, no, Pop. It's hop, shuffle, change, hip swish, turn around. Oh, no. Alakay, are you hurt? Oh, yeah, I am. Did I win? No, no, son, I mean, how could this happen? You told us you were a King. A King does not get beat. I am a king. I'm the King of New York. It's my stage name. I am like a... You know, for when I perform. Perform? Oh no. This is horrible. Alakay has failed the test. Who would have ever imagined that today Zuba would have to banish his own son. Zuba, no. Zuba, yes. Sadly, the alpha lion must cast out all failures. Then I am no longer the alpha lion. (CROWD GASPS) Dad, what are you doing? Dad, no. You can't do this. Who could possibly take Zuba's place? Anyone? Someone? No-one? Hey. You, sir? I guess not. I, this is all very awkward, but I suppose I could carry this tremendous burden. Titsy. Get the hat. As your new leader, I hereby banish Alakay. He shall wear this hat of shame, and leave the watering hole for a 1000 years or life. Whichever comes last. Come on, shoo shoo! Get out of here! You should have told us, son. You should have told us you weren't a real king. You never told me I had to fight anybody. What did you expect, son? I don't know, maybe a little fatherly advice. Like, "Hey, son, it's a fight." You're a lion, aren't you? But I'd never fought another lion in my life. No, I guess not. You dance. And other stuff. The point is your pal Makunga set me up. None of this would have happ- If you were a real lion. Zuba! Yeah, I said it. A real lion? Thanks. Thanks a lot. Saw. Suture. Swab. You're in my light, Stephen. You've got a brown spot on your shoulder. Yes, that's very observant of you, Stephen. As you can see, I am covered in brown spots. OK, that bone will be good as new in a few weeks. So I don't have to pick out a dying hole? No, Timo, you've got your whole life ahead of you. Really? Go out and grab it by the horns. Go out and grab it by the horns. Thank you, Dr Mankiewicz. Break a leg. Sweet kid. Um, this spot looks like witch doctor's disease. Witch doctor's disease? That's the most ridiculous disease I've ever heard of, Stephen. Whoa! Don't ask. Whoa! Don't ask. Someone's been "notty"! (LAUGHS) OK, this won't hurt a bit. OK, this won't hurt a bit. Joe, our last witch doctor, he had a spot just like that. And Monday, Joe, Wednesday, no Joe. Wednesday no Joe? Oh, I can breathe. Thanks, doc. So this witch doctor's disease is a real thing? You'll find a cure. Hey, you've got at least 48 hours. But I've never even heard of it. I mean, I-I don't have any penicillin. I'd need a CAT scan just to get started. Have a lion look you over, they'd be happy to. q Ta da! That guy's got talent. Tremendous. Bet you haven't seen that one before. Knocked 'em dead in New York. Hey. Let's all give it a try. Yeah! Try all you want to, but it's gonna take years of practice. You're never gonna get a tight stream 'til you build up your lip muscles to the point where you can purse your lips like this. You got it? (ALL) Ta da! How did you...? You guys got it right out the box. If you can do it, we can do it. It is in our blood. I always thought I was a little bit unique. (ALL) We are unique. Hey, we are like a force of nature. A million points of light. And dark stripes! (ALL) Exactly the same. Exactly the same. Looks impressive, Kowalski. But will it fly? Yes, if we fold it here, here and here. Nice. Oh, man. My dad thinks I'm a total loser. I have ruined my parents' lives. That is definitely not crackalacking. It is lacking in the cracking, my friend. I've got to fix this. So. There's, um, there's something I've got to tell you. Hey, guys! Is this place great or what?! I'd go with "or what". I'll tell you what, you're not gonna believe it, but, (ha!) I got a date with Moto Moto. Who is Moto Moto? He is so big and handsome and big. You know what Moto Moto means? Twins? It means hot hot. Hot hot? OK, when did you start parlez-ing African? It is in my blood. Don't worry, you can flirt with Mr Hotpants after I'm gone. What's the deal? Why am I the parade and you're rain? Why'd you drive your parade under my rain? Maybe I'll just parade myself in another part of town. Whoa, whoa, guys. Fine by me. Main Street's mine. You can have your stinking Main Street. And you can take your hottie-tot float and your Mr Hot - What? What are we talking about? Come on. Why don't you just tell her? You tell... Tell her what? What you - I don't know what you're talking about. So I guess I'll go then. You know what, don't bother. Don't get up on my account. No, no, Melman. I'm sorry. I thought you guys were friends. Guys, Marty is absolutely right. Marty? Marty? Marty? What the heck is going on? You're not - I thought he... Oh. You're not...him. You thought that guy was me? No, no, I mean, yes, you guys do... You thought I was him?! You guys, kind of, do look a little... You look a lot alike! Marty, you look alike, come on! You laugh alike, you talk alike, you use the same speech pattern... It's a little weird, really. Come on, Marty. So you're saying there is nothing unique about me. I am just like any other zebra. No, of course you're different. (BOTH) How? OK, OK, I can't tell you apart. Maybe you could wear a bell or something? A bell? OK, not a bell. A bell is a bad idea. No, no, how about a T-shirt that says, "I'm with stupid". I'm not stupid. Not you, stupid, him stupid. You know, while you've been off doing the prancing pony with a new posse, I've been having, pretty much, the worst day of my life. OK? It's always about you, isn't it? My problems are just a little bit bigger than yours, Marty. All right, I couldn't tell you apart. So what? Yeah, fine, run away, Marty. Run away. That's what you do best. Just like back in New York. I'm right here. But you can't tell that, right? Your one of a million friend hopes you enjoy your bigger than anyone else's problems alone. Good. Leave. I don't need you to help me solve my problems. You know what, you're a dime a dozen. I can't tell which one's Marty. Wait a minute, wait a minute, I don't care. > Nice hat, ya show-off. Marty... Don't go. Giddy-up, giddy-up. Maurice, here's the perfect spot for my summer palace. So please, fill in all these holes and relocate the riff-raff. Oh! Who would leave a perfectly good head lying around? What a waste. Tell me about it. I am in my prime here. I'm terminal, you know? Probably only have another two days left to live. That's a bummer, man. If I, King Julien, only had two days left to live, I'd do all the things I've ever dreamed of doing. Like what? I would love to become a professional whistler. I'm pretty amazing at it now, but I want to get, like, even better. I'd make my living out of it. (BLOWS RASPBERRY) You know what else I would do? I would invade a neighbouring country and impose my own ideology. Even if they didn't want it. Easy for you to say, you're a king. Yes, and you are only just a sad little head. But there must be something you want to do before you die? Well, there is this one thing. What is it? Tell me. (MUTTERS) No, I couldn't. What is it? I never really had the guts to tell Gloria how I feel - What is it? Please tell me! I never had the guts to tell Gloria how I feel about her. How I've always felt about her. Fine, don't tell me. Oh, is it a woman? You didn't tell me we were talking about a woman. What are you afraid of? You're a dead man anyway, come on. Yeah? Yeah, you are right. You are gonna march right up to this woman. Right? You look her right in the eye, you lean forward. Almost all the way, then you let her lean forward just another little way until you are just a lip's distance away from each other then you just tell her how much you hate her. Actually, it's more like love her. Oh, you sly dog! Woof woof! You are a real player, you know that? Now listen to me. You got to rise up. You hearing me? Yeah. I don't think you hear it. Yeah. Good. You gotta rise up. # Rising up! # Yeah. Yeah. You gotta get out of that hole. I'm rising. He's rising, Maurice. I'm rising, Maurice. # Rising! You're gonna go right up to this woman. Yeah! # Do you feel it? # Yeah! You are going to go right up to her face... And tell her. And then you're gonna say - Baby, I dig you, yeah! Yeah! I'm gonna do it! I'm gonna do it. I love that happy little head. # La la la la la la... She love you, yup, yup. # La la la la la la... She love you, yup. # She loves me. She loves my eyes. She loves me. She loves my thighs. # She loves my roundness # She love that I'm chunky # She love that I'm plumpy # She love my heftiness # She love my zestiness # She love me restlessly # She love me forever # She loves me cos she loves me. # Moto Moto, before things get too serious, well, I was wondering, if I were to, for example, stay here, I would like to ask you - Let your candy lips be the messengers to my ear canal. Well, I don't know. I have so many questions. I promise, the answer will always be yes, unless no is required. OK, so, what it is about me that you find so interesting? You are the most plumpinous girl I've ever met. OK. Other than that. Let's see. Well, you know, you chunky. Right. Uh... My gosh, girl, you huge. You said that. Yeah, that's right, we don't have to talk no more. < Gloria! Gloria? Gloria? Melman. Um, Melman, I want you to meet Moto Moto. Ah, Moto Moto. Yeah, nice to, uh, nice to meet you. Well, I guess I um... It's OK, Melman. Apology accepted. Oh. Right, yes. That's why I... Good. Phew! OK. Well, that's it then. Yeah, good. We kind of busy here, man. No, no, that's not it. Listen, Mototo. You treat this lady like a queen. Because you, my friend, you found yourself the perfect woman. If I was ever so lucky to find the perfect woman, I would give her flowers every day. And not just any flowers, OK? Her favourites are orchids. White. And breakfast in bed. Six loaves of wheat toast with butter both sides, no crust, the way she likes it. I'd be her shoulder to cry on and her best friend. And I'd spend every day trying to think of how to make her laugh. She has the most, most amazing laugh. That, I mean, that's what I would do if I were you. But I'm not, so you do it. Uh, OK. What? That was beautiful. Anyways. Where were we? I'm huge. q Surprised to see me, Makunga? Well, I'm here to set things straight. Like a real lion. Is this real enough for you? How about this? This is for setting me up. This is for stealing my dad's job. This is for humiliating my family and making me feel like a fool! (SCREAMS) Had enough? Sure, fly away. Coward. (YELL) The water. It's gone. Oh no! The watering-hole has never gone dry before. We're going to need a lot more dying holes. How did this happen? Out of my way. What is going on here? The watering hole has dried up. There's barely enough water for one of us. Yes, good observation, Shirley. I'm Bobby. What do we do? Quiet! Listen up. I am afraid there is only one solution to this horrible crisis. We'll all have to fight for it. Fight for it? That's crazy. That is not fair. You'd win. Exactly, Shirley. I'm Bob- Sorry, folks, but life isn't fair. I am in charge now, thanks to Alakay the dancing lion. Please, Makunga, this is the only water on the reserve. If you're thirsty, you'll have to look for water off the reserve. > Off the reserve? > It's too dangerous > The hunters would shoot us. > No-one leaves the reserve and survives. I left the reserve. And survived. I could do something about this. Looks like a clogged pipe. Like we get in New York, all the time. I'll just travel up river - Off the reserve? You? (LAUGHS) Yeah, me. I'll unclog the pipe and bring back water. Great. I'd help you pack, but by the looks of that hat, I see you're all set. (LAUGHS) Yeah, fine, go ahead, laugh. Laugh your mane off. I'm gonna prove you wrong. Maybe you should try a little rain dance. (HUMS) Ba da bum, la la la. Zuba would know what to do. Where's Zuba? You don't care about us. Zuba should be in charge, not you. Yeah, where's Zuba? All right! Fine. As an added measure, I will consult with Zuba. Marty? Marty? Marty? Marty? Excuse me. Excuse me. Hi. Is Marty in there? (ALL CALL) Marty? Which one of us is Marty? All right. If you see him, tell him his friend, Alex, came to say goodbye. Goodbye? Don't go. Where you going? Don't go. Where you going? Can we come? No, no, this is something I have to do alone. What are you doing? Hey, hunters are everywhere. Could you leave the hat? Could you leave the hat? Marty, I know you're in there. Before I go, I got something I wanna say. You've been a great friend. You've helped me so often to see the bright side of my problems that I never think of you as having any. I wasn't there for you when you needed me. Just like back at the zoo. What kind of friend does that make me? A pretty lousy friend, I guess. Well, I just want you to know that you're one in a million. This is just touching. It is, it's touching. (SOBS) So could you please turn around so I can tell you to your face? That's right. Got you. I see you in there. Yeah, yeah, you. You, right there. Twelfth row, 203rd from the left. That's you, Marty. I know it's you. You know what makes you special? These guys, they're white with black stripes. You're black with white stripes. You're a dreamer, Marty. Always have been. You have great taste in music and horrible taste in friends. Well, not Melman and Gloria, but me. OK, I'm in. OK, I'm in. No, Marty, you can't come with me. I don't believe you have a choice. > People are out there. > You're crazy! Come back! > No, no. The people will get you. > You gotta leave the hat! Any water? No, just more diamonds and gold. (ALL SIGH) OK, don't give up hope. OK, don't give up hope. > Listen up! I will help you. There is only one way to get your precious water. I, your beloved King Julien, must simply make a small sacrifice to my good friends the water gods. In...the volcano. What does that do? What does that do? What does that do? Excellent question. My sacrifice goes in the volcano. Then, the friendly gods eat up my sacrifice. Mm, very nice. Thank you for the sacrifice. Good, have another. No, I've had enough for the day. Listen, I'm going to be very insulted unless you have another. I don't want another sacrifice! OK? Look at you, you look skinny. I have had enough, clear? The gods eat the sacrifice, they are grateful. They give me some of their water. Then I give it to you. What? Does it work? No. I mean, yes. Well, Maurice? Uh... 50/50. (ALL BABBLE EXCITEDLY) Excellent. Now, all I need is someone who'd like to go in the volcano and get eaten by gods. Any hands? Hands anybody? OK, I need someone. Perhaps who has never found love. Who could look death straight in the eyeball, a real genuine hero. I'll do it. Melman? (CHEERS) Hurry up, before we all come to our senses. Melman, what is wrong with you? I'm dying anyway. If there's a chance it will get you water, it will be worth it. Are you nuts? Gloria, I just want you to know, back at the zoo, it was never the doctors or the prescriptions that kept me going. It was always you. Seeing you every day, that's what kept me going. Melman, wait! You gonna mope around like this all day? Hmph. Don't hmph me. Listen, Zuba. A miracle happened. Our son has come back to us. How come that is not good enough for you? What are you saying, woman? We lost him once, Zuba. Let's not lose him again. Zuba. Zuba. Get out of here! Zuba. Get out of here! What do you want, Makunga? Its awful. The watering hole has dried up. Dried up? That is impossible. There's nothing left. Well, you're the alpha lion, Makunga. What are you going to do about it? Your son, Alakay, he said he could fix it. He's gone up river. Off the reserve?! No! I tried to stop him. I told him it was suicide but he was determined to prove himself to you. I told him it was suicide but he was determined to prove himself to you. You stay here in case he comes back. Hurry, Zuba. (SNICKERS) (COUGHS) I'm so parched. (COUGHS) Is this place starting to freak you out? We'll slip in, find the problem, hunters will never know we were here. Why are WE doing this? Look, Marty, maybe my Dad will think I'm... I just want to show him that I'm a real lion. As opposed to a chocolate lion. Shh, I know this might sound hard to believe. But apparently, lions don't dance. WHAT?! Shh! At least as far as my dad is concerned. As far as the people are concerned, you're a huge hit. That was New York. This is Africa. It's a much tougher crowd. Marty, Mary, this is it! Shh! This is the clog. Shh Shh! Come on. Well, there's the water. Marty, stay down. Look at that. It's her. Is this right? Oh, very good. Whoa, Nana, slow down there. You're a little tangled. We need dynamite. Do you have any dynamite? Oh, snap. I just used my last stick this morning. SHHHH! Evasive manoeuvres! Squid manoeuvre! Ziggy-zag-ziggy-zag. Alex! Run, Marty. I can't leave you here. Go get help! Go, quick, squiggity squig! Etch a sketch! q OK, OK, OK. OK, OK. OK. OK, here we go. OK, OK, OK. (EXHALES) Here we go. Here we go. What's all the hoopla about? What's all the hoopla about? Joe? Joe the witch doctor? We thought you were dead. So did I. Then I realised, I'm covered in brown spots. So, Melman's not dying. Oh, Melman's not dying. Excuse me! Melman! Move up, people. Don't do this! Julien, stop this! This is crazy. Oh, suddenly, throwing a giraffe into a volcano to make water is crazy. Yes! Please, Melman, stop! Gloria? You can't do this. Why not? Because, oh! (SCREAMS) (CROWD SIGHS) You can't do this, Melman. First of all, that hurts. Second of all, I've only got 18 hours to live anyway. Melman. I gotta know. Did you really mean all those things you said about me? Of course I did. It's crazy. It is? It's crazy to think I had to go halfway around the world to find out that the perfect guy for me lived right next door. Then I guess it's you and me, neighbour. You and me for the next 18 hours. I'll take whatever you got. (CROWD SIGHS) Maurice, what happened? I believe the fat lady has sung. Hey, what's going on here? Marty! Hey, hey, listen up, Alex is in big trouble. We got to get up river fast. What about the plane? Perfect! Come on! The plane won't be fixed until the suits meet our demands. Now, about maternity leave. Maternity leave? You're all males. Look, we need that plane for a rescue mission. There is nothing I can do 'til we bust up this union. I'm gonna bust up all of you if you don't get this plane goin'. Can't you see these commies have my hands tied here? No maternity leave. Maybe a certain someone wouldn't want these blowing around on the savannah. Hmm? All right. You get your maternity leave. Finally! Where we headed? What's going on? Where are we going? Oh, no. Please. No, you're not gonna put me there. Oh no. This is wrong. You see? You are survivors. Now, how about a nice lion casserole? We can't eat a lion. We can't eat a lion. Don't worry, tastes like chicken. No, no, no. Don't listen to her! She is out of her mind, people. Hey. Hey, I'm from New York City too! It's me, Alex the Lion. From Central Park. Whoa! (ROAR) Dad! What were you thinking, son?! You got no business being out here. This is it, I want you to stay behind me. Dad, they're New Yorkers. They're just rude and frightened people. Stay back. Are you gonna let your dinner get away? (GUN COCKS) What are you doing, son? The only thing I know how to do. # I've been around the world in the pouring rain # Feeling out of place, I'm feeling strange # Take me to a place # Where they know my name... # Hey, I know those moves. Alex? # Check it, check it out I'm gonna do my thing. # It's Alex the lion! Only one lion moves like that! It's beautiful. I can't believe it. How does he do that? # This is my home # This is my home. # Dad? What are you doing? Dad? What are you doing? I'm dancing with my son. I think. Don't think, Dad, feel! Put 'em high. I'm doing it, I'm feeling it. # Now that I'm home, it's like I'm in heaven. # (BOTH) Roar! Oh. That was beautiful. Now, let's eat. Dad, look out! What the-? Alex! Get in. She's got a gun. Let's get out while we can! What? She's got a gun. Let's get out while we can. Pass it on. He said, let's have some fun and take out the dam. Basset hound. Skipper! Alex wants to take out the dam. All right. It's his funeral. What? Arms to port. Ai ai, Skippy. Whoa! Come back! That's my dinner. Kowalski, full throttle. Music. # "Copacabana" - Barry Manilow - # I like this song. It never gets old. It does have a catchy hook. Come about. Bring her in low. Hold on to your skirts. It's dam-busting time. Hold on tight, baby, here we go! Tell them no, pull up! They'll kill us! There's gotta be another way, pass it on! They say don't pull up, kill us. There is no other way. Basset hound. Are you sure? Men, there is no sacrifice greater than someone else's. No! Medic! Manic speed. Bring it on. Bad kitties. I don't know why the sacrifice didn't work. The science seemed so solid. I'd jump right in that volcano if I wasn't so good at whistling. (BLOWS RASPBERRIES) (DISTANTLY) La la la. (TIREDLY) La la la. Oh! It's you! I found you! Mort? Ahaha! (SCREAMS) (GIGGLES) I wonder if the gods like seafood. Let's go find out. Look, Maurice. That was quick. I did it! I did it. I did it! OK, you did it. Oh, yes! (RUMBLING) Look! Look! It's Alakay! It's Zuba! > Alakay, Zuba, you did it. Zuba! Alakay! Oh, you're back! Oh, I am so glad you're safe. Out of my way. Well, well, well. You know, Zuba, if I remember correctly, you quit the pride. And you were kicked out. So don't think for an instant that this changes anything. You're right. In fact, we humbly present you with this token of appreciation. It's a man bag, very popular where I come from. I don't know what to say. You can still be tough and carry stuff. Does the strap adjust? Yes, I think this will go very nicely for me when I go out hiking. But I am afraid you're still banished. We figured you'd say that. My handbag. You bad kitty! You deserve this, son. Welcome to the pride. Thanks, Dad. But this belongs to you. No, no, son. To us. My son, the King of New York. That's my baby! Love transcends all differences. We are gathered here today to celebrate such a love. Do you take each other for better or for worse? For better, please. Yay! What a beautiful, weird couple! That's not gonna last. Can I kiss the bride, Skipper? No. Music! # "More than a feeling" - Boston. # Lights. Check. Diamonds and gold. Check. Bye-bye. Gonna miss you! See you later. We'll be back after the honeymoon in Monte Carlo or whenever the gold runs out. Take care of yourselves. Come back soon. Hey, Mom, let them take their time. New York isn't going anywhere. Right, guys? Yeah, you right about that, hey. Well, as long as I'm with her... and you two... I don't care where we are. (GIGGLES/SNORTS) She has the most amazing laugh. Love has no boundaries. Well, looks like you're stuck with us for a while. Dad? What's wrong? I just thought we could hang out a bit and... (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) You got me. I got you, son. You did my thing. Brought it back around on me. Come on! I got you, son. Old man's not too bad, eh, Marty? Old man's not too bad, eh, Marty? Marty, who's Marty? Come on. I don't know Marty. Don't call me Marty. You can't fool me. I don't see no Marty. Ain't no Marty here. Marty, I can look into your eyes and I know it's you. # See, I've been travelling, been travelling forever. But now I'm at home, feels like I'm in heaven. # See, I've been travelling, been travelling forever. Now that I'm home... # (JULIEN) Shake the hot thing! Shake the hot thing! Shake 'em, shake 'em. Shake 'em, shake 'em! # I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. We like to move it! # I like to move it, move it. She likes to move it, move it. # We like to move it, move it, We like to move it! # Keep on jumpin' off the floor, dancin' 'til your feet is sore. # Party hard just like a smarty girl, cos that's what life is for. # And we don't party hardly, we just party hard. # And not because we bored; we party cos we born to party. We gonna move our bodies with our hands in the air # and wave 'em all around like we just don't care. # Moto Moto in the house. I'm about to turn it out. # And you know it's goin' down. I'm physically physically round. # I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it We like to move it! # I like to move it, move it. She like to move it, move it. # We like to move it, move it. We like to move it! # Party ain't done. Party ain't done. Party this belly got started, Act I. It just begun, big action. # Pump up the volume, speaker blastin'. Shake up the ground. Shake up the ground. # Shake like a earthquake, quake up the ground. Play to make a sound. Play to make a play to make a sound. # So I can do my little dance, do my little do my little, do my little dance. # Ants in pants, got ants in my pants. Ants in my ants in my ants in my pants. # That's why I keep on movin'. That's why I keep on doin'. # That's why I keep on doin', foin' what I'm doin', y'all. # First name Moto, last name Moto. Here's how you spell it, M-O-T-O M-O-T-O. # When I step in, all the girls want a photo. You know, hey, yo. # Moto Moto in the house, I'm about to turn it out. # And you know it's goin' down, I'm physically physically round. # I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. I like to move it, move it. We like to, move it! # I like to move it, move it. She like to move it, move it. We like to move it, move it We like to move it! # I like to party, party. He like to party, party. They like to party, party. We like to party! # We like to move it, move it. He like to move it, move it. # They like to move it, move it, move it, move it, move it, move it. Move it. Move it. Move it! #