Seems like every time people set out to create wholesome fare for kids, they end up with something creepy and oddly sexual. Call it the Banana Smoothie effect. I don’t know if it’s something about the process itself, or just a trait common in those who like making crap for little kids.

You can see it in full effect in this latest trailer for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which begins with various animals shaking their asses to a techno beat, a lemur popping out of a cake in a coconut bra, and a character saying "Glad we could introduce you to the toilet."  They like to move it, move it.  What’s ‘it’, you ask?  It’s Tonka trucks son, now let’s never speak of this again. 

Madagascar: The Crate Escape (apparently the subtitle has been changed to Escape From Africa) opens November 7th. It stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter and Alec Baldwin; and has "Ass Scar" in the title if you’re 13 years old like I am.

Ben Stiller introduces the clip from the "jungle".  We all know that if it were a real jungle he’d be too busy stanching a nose bleed and complaining about the humidity to introduce any clips – he’s like a Jewish leprechaun.  Dreamworks movies are lame anyway.  Guess what, assholes, there are other funny animals besides penguins.