“My youngest likes to brag that her dad is the zebra in ‘Madagascar,’ so I literally have to say it at every birthday party, any kind of play date. I’m always being the crack-a-lacka guy.” ...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa continues the adventures of Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo as they try to return to their home at the Central Park Zoo.

Ben Stiller’s Alex the lion is amusing, Chris Rock’s Marty the zebra gets off some jokes, but the zany penguins steal the show in the animated “Madagascar” ($29.99).