Tutenstein

Tutenstein
Genre
Created byJay Stephens
Directed by
Voices of
ComposerGuy Michelmore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 + 1 film
Production
Executive producers
  • William T. Baumann
  • Paul Cummins
  • Jessica Hanlon
  • Bruce D. Johnson
Producers
  • Siobhán Ní Ghadhra
  • Tom Gleason
  • Mark Seidenberg
EditorTony Mark
Running time18–22 minutes per episode
Production companyPorchLight Entertainment
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Kids
ReleaseNovember 1, 2003 (2003-11-01) –
October 11, 2008 (2008-10-11)
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Tutenstein is an American animated television series, produced by Porchlight Entertainment for Discovery Kids based on the comics by Jay Stephens. The series was first premiered on Discovery Kids' Saturday morning block on NBC on November 1, 2003. It ended on October 11, 2008.[1] The series features young mummy Tutankhensetamun (based on real-life Tutankhamun and usually called "Tutenstein" as in the title) who is awakened about 3,000 years after his accidental death and now must face the fact that his kingdom is gone.[2] The name is a portmanteau of Tutankhamun and Frankenstein.

Beginning in August 2020, Yippee TV, the current owners of the series, made the series officially available for streaming on YouTube.[3]

In October 2022, it was announced that a reboot is currently in the works.[4] It will have a completely new look.

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 875. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 665. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Lanham, Megan (13 May 2021). "Cartoon Callback: Tutenstein". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pre-MIPCOM Round-Up: New Titles & Fave Toons from Mondo, Guru, FuturumKids, Winsing, TAG & Toonz". 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.