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Tutenstein is an animated television series, produced by Porchlight Entertainment for Discovery Kids based on the comic by Jay Stephens which was published in Oni Press' JetCat Clubhouse. This cartoon also airs on Jetix in Europe and Maxi TV in Turkey. It began broadcasting on November 1, 2003. The half-hour series features young mummy Tutankhamen who is awakened about 3,000 years after his accidental death and now must face that his kingdom is gone. The series is based on an idea by Jay Stephens. The name is a portmanteau of Tutankhamun and Frankenstein. On October 11, 2008 a TV movie entitled Tutenstein: Clash of the Pharaohs aired on Discovery Kids. The production company, PorchLight Entertainment, which is based in Los Angeles, California, has won Emmys for the first and second seasons of the series. Irish TV production company Telegael, which is based in An Spidéal, Co Galway, also won an Emmy Award for the second season. The Hub aired the show after the closure of Discovery Kids.

First Aired

2003-11-01
Last Aired

2007-01-13
Creator

Jay Stephens
Genre

Animation
Seasons

3
Episodes

39
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Discovery Kids

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Season 1

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Season 3

1. The Awakening

When a museum is hit by lightning, Pharaoh Tut-ankh-en-set-Amun is arisen from the dead in the curren...More

When a museum is hit by lightning, Pharaoh Tut-ankh-en-set-Amun is arisen from the dead in the current world. A cat named, Luxor, becomes his aide and a girl named, Cleo Carter, becomes his friend.Less

2003-11-01

2. Curse of the Pharaoh

The goddess, Ammut is released from the underworld by El Zabkar. Her job is to ruin Tutenstein. Can Lu...More

The goddess, Ammut is released from the underworld by El Zabkar. Her job is to ruin Tutenstein. Can Luxor, King Tut, and Cleo put a stop to her plans before Tutenstein is hurt?Less

2003-11-08

3. Clash of the Shabtis

Trouble begins when Tutenstein is asked by Cleo to assist her in purging the museum. Not feeling like ...More

Trouble begins when Tutenstein is asked by Cleo to assist her in purging the museum. Not feeling like doing it, Tut brings his shabtis - wooden tomb helping statues, to life to do the duty in his place. Tutenstein must stop the shabtis because they are becoming uncontrollable.Less

2003-11-15

4. I Did It My Way

King Tut misses the ancient Eygpt. He is becoming bothering by the ordinary world, so he decides to cr...More

King Tut misses the ancient Eygpt. He is becoming bothering by the ordinary world, so he decides to create the current world like the past life. This life is also hard - trying to control the ancient life, will he change the world back to the way it was, before he won't be able to at all.Less

2003-11-22

5. The Boat of Millions of Years

Tut wishes viewing movies with one of his good friends, Cleo, would go on forever. The sun god, Ra, is...More

Tut wishes viewing movies with one of his good friends, Cleo, would go on forever. The sun god, Ra, is summoned by Tutenstein, asking him to put off sunrise for a few more hours, so he can remain awake a little bit longer than usual. Ra is in trouble now, after time halts. It is up to King Tut to rescue Ra and fix the time.Less

2003-12-06

6. The Powerful One

Luxor, Tutenstein, and Cleo must end the lioness goddess, Sekhmet's upset fury towards civilization. S...More

Luxor, Tutenstein, and Cleo must end the lioness goddess, Sekhmet's upset fury towards civilization. She was awaken by King Tut and his bickering opposing the servants constructing his pyramid.Less

2004-01-03

7. There's Something About Natasha

Tutenstein really likes Natasha, Cleo's best companion. In hope to gain her love, he awakens to god of...More

Tutenstein really likes Natasha, Cleo's best companion. In hope to gain her love, he awakens to god of children, Bes. Tutenstein is suprised by the conclusion of the spell, it is not what he imagined. Now, Tut doesn't know what to do, he has to choose and be certain of Natasha being his real love or a zombie affection.Less

2003-01-10

8. King of Memphis

There is a park known as the ""Kingland Amusement Park,"" that venerates a king, rather than King Tut,...More

There is a park known as the ""Kingland Amusement Park,"" that venerates a king, rather than King Tut, himself. Tutenstein doesn't like to see the people at the park dressed as kings, so he splits his soul in half, in hope to vie with them.Less

2004-01-17

9. Roommates

Cleo is a really good friend of Tut, but after he comes to live with her, she thinks she will never ha...More

Cleo is a really good friend of Tut, but after he comes to live with her, she thinks she will never have the freedom she had before because of King Tut tries out of possessions & does some other stuff she doesn't seem to like very much.Less

2004-01-24

10. Ghostbusted

The goddess, Isis and King Tut are competing in a game of Senet. She becomes angry with him, after he ...More

The goddess, Isis and King Tut are competing in a game of Senet. She becomes angry with him, after he tries to slide through the game and not play fair. Tutenstein gets put in his place, when Isis brings about Nebka, the apparition, also a past companion of King Tut's.Less

2004-01-31

11. Near Dead Experience

Cleo has caught a cold, and Tutenstein becomes worried. He has never experienced this, so he thinks sh...More

Cleo has caught a cold, and Tutenstein becomes worried. He has never experienced this, so he thinks she is in a danger. King Tut's special doctor tries preserve Cleo, causing some trouble.Less

2004-02-21

12. The Unsafety Zone

Two crooks steal the Crown of Geb, after Tutenstein accidently switches the alarm off in the display o...More

Two crooks steal the Crown of Geb, after Tutenstein accidently switches the alarm off in the display of the Geb, when he was disturbed in his sleep.Less