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Madagascar' franchise has classic kid-lit pedigree And stars Jada Pinkett Smith and Ben Stiller identify with their characters
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Amazon.com: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted : Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen: Movies & TV
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In the movie Madagascar Jada Pinkett Smith plays a hippo, this is a refrence to the fact that WHAT THE HELL... WILL SMITH WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM... OWWW WHAT
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