Tutenstein
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Curse of the Pharaoh
S01E03 Clash of the Shabtis
S01E04 I Did It My Way
S01E05 The Boat of Millions of Years
S01E06 The Powerful One
S01E07 There's Something About Natasha
S01E08 King of Memphis
S01E09 Roommates
S01E10 Ghostbusted
S01E11 Near Dead Experience
S01E12 The Unsafety Zone
S01E13 Happy Coronation Day, Tutenstein
Cast
