Ep 6. Paternal Egg-Stinct

In The Penguins of Madagascar season 1 episode 6, titled "Paternal Egg-Stinct," the audience is introduced to a new character, Eggy, who is an unhatched egg. Eggy was left behind by a group of penguins who had stolen him from a nearby zoo. After being abandoned, the penguins find him and take him in as their own.

The episode follows the penguins as they try to care for Eggy. However, they soon realize they don't know much about caring for eggs or what to do once Eggy hatches. While they're trying to figure out what to do, a group of puffins, who claim that Eggy is their egg, come to collect him.

The penguins refuse to give Eggy up and quickly decide to hatch the egg themselves. They even go as far as building a makeshift incubator and researching every possible method to incubate an egg. In the end, they manage to hatch Eggy and are overjoyed to have successfully cared for him.

However, their joy is short-lived as the puffins return and reveal that Eggy is not their egg at all and they had stolen it from a zoo. The penguins realize that they must return Eggy to the zoo and reluctantly hand him over to a mother penguin that works at the zoo.

Despite their sadness at giving up Eggy, the penguins realize that it was their duty to return him to his rightful home. As they leave the zoo, they see Eggy happily reunited with his mother, and they know they did the right thing.

The episode is filled with quirky humor and heartwarming moments as the penguins try to care for an egg they know nothing about. It's a great introduction to the penguins' characters and personalities, and it showcases their deep sense of loyalty and duty to others, even if it means sacrificing their own happiness.