Melman finds a lucky flower and is convinced that today will be his best day ever. But when a series of unlucky events threatens to ruin his day, he's faced with the choice to drown in his sorrows or "take back the day."

Gloria's belief in herself is tested when she auditions for "Swan Lake" and gets rejected because she's a hippo. With some help from her friends, she learns that she doesn't need someone else to decide she's a prima hipporina—she already is.

The gang heads to "Best Fans Day" at NY's Giraffe Stadium, where Alex gets caught up in the attention of rooting for the winning team. When his behavior ends up hurting Marty's feelings, Alex learns that his friends are the only team that matters.

When Alex realizes he’s too small to climb onto his new habitat “stage”, he feels too small for his dreams- until he hears of a big, new roller coaster at Coney Island and figures if he can ride the big coaster, that’ll prove that he’s a BIG deal!

When Melman learns that his friends stay up late every New Year’s Eve to watch the ball drop in Times Square, he’s determined to stay up with the big kids and join the fun.

When Ranger Hoof invites Marty on a Junior Ranger night trot in Central Park, Marty is determined to prove he's got what it takes to do the job - but when Alex tags along for the ride, Marty learns that "what it takes' is a whole lot of teamwork.

When Gloria meets a shy hermit crab, named Starlene, with a secret talent of tap dancing, Gloria plans a flashy production for Starlene’s debut so she can share her talent with the world!

When the gang plans a habitat-wide, friendly basketball tournament, Gloria becomes overly competitive in her quest to win. After she resorts to cheating, Gloria realises that real winners are good sports, and everyone has more fun when they play fair and square.

Alex prepares an acrobatic performance which he wants to perform on Mary Sue and Todd's new live talk show! But when Ant'ney unexpectedly goes viral and is invited on the show instead, Alex is determined to outshine his friend and learns that a friend's success doesn't diminish his own.

When Ranger Hoof invites Marty to Junior Ranger Horse training, Marty insists on playing by the book- the ranger rulebook.

Ant’ney’s got dreams of becoming a corner crooner, but when it’s time for him to take over the family business (a pigeon-version of a bodega) Ant’ney hides his true passion from his family.