The Ancient Egypt Film Site

Production info

Episode 3823
USA, 1999 TV
TV-series Sesame Street
Telly Monster poses as Egypt's King Tut in a song about the pharaoh's love for triangles. Benny Rabbit, a camel and several Egyptians back up "Telly Tut" in this rousing number which parodies Steve Martin's famous 1978 "King Tut" routine from Saturday Night Live (see elsewhere in this list).
Sketch from episode 3823 of "Sesame Street", the popular children's educational television series starring Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. This sketch is one of several featuring ancient Egyptian characters or elements.

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