Ep 1. Command Crisis / Truth Ache
- TV-PG
- November 27, 2010
- 23 min
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7.9 (123)
The episode Command Crisis / Truth Ache is the first of the fourth season of the animated series The Penguins of Madagascar. The show follows the antics of four penguins - Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico - who live in the Central Park Zoo and perform covert missions for their home, the underground base of the North Wind Intelligence Agency.
In Command Crisis, the penguins find themselves in a situation where they have been tasked with stopping an international arms dealer, Hans, from selling weapons to their old enemy, Dr. Blowhole, an evil dolphin with plans to take over the world. While they initially plan to infiltrate Hans's ship, they soon change their strategy after Private gets trapped inside the ship's computer system and discovers that Hans plans to go through with the deal despite the penguins' intervention.
As the crisis deepens, the penguins must come up with a new plan to stop the sale. In a twist, they end up getting help from an unexpected source - Hans's own crew, who are fed up with the arms dealer's constant lies and betrayal. With their newfound allies, the penguins are able to stop the sale and put an end to Dr. Blowhole's plans once and for all.
In Truth Ache, the penguins find themselves in the middle of a sudden outbreak of a mysterious illness that is causing the zoo animals to act strangely. They soon realize that the illness is caused by a plant known as the truth orchid, which causes anyone who inhales its pollen to become incapable of telling a lie.
As the truth orchid spreads throughout the zoo, the penguins must figure out how to neutralize it before things get worse. Along the way, they come across a variety of animals who have been affected by the orchid, including a snake who can't stop telling jokes and a lemur who constantly reveals embarrassing truths about himself.
Through their investigations, the penguins discover that the orchid was accidentally cultivated by their own scientist, Dr. Blowhole, who had been trying to create a plant that could truthfully answer his questions about the universe. With some quick thinking and careful planning, the penguins are able to reverse the effects of the orchid and revert the animals' behavior back to normal.
Overall, Command Crisis / Truth Ache is a thrilling and humorous start to the fourth season of The Penguins of Madagascar, full of exciting twists and turns that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.