King Tut in Batman (1960s TV series)

E875141

King Tut in the 1960s Batman TV series is a flamboyant, Egyptology-obsessed villain who believes he is the reincarnation of the ancient pharaoh Tutankhamun and serves as one of Batman and Robin’s campy adversaries.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
King Tut in Batman (1960s TV series) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional supervillain ⓘ
television character ⓘ
alignment villain ⓘ
appearsIn Batman (1966 TV series) ⓘ
associatedWith Queen Nefertiti (henchwoman/consort in some episodes) ⓘ
linked to: Nefertiti
basedOn Tutankhamun ⓘ
believes he is the reincarnation of Tutankhamun ⓘ
causeOfTransformation blow to the head during a student riot ⓘ
head injury ⓘ
condition amnesia ⓘ
delusional identity as Tutankhamun ⓘ
createdFor Batman (1966 TV series) ⓘ
enemyOf Batman ⓘ
Robin ⓘ
era 1960s television ⓘ
fictionalCityOfActivity Gotham City ⓘ
firstAppearance Batman season 1 ⓘ
episode "The Curse of Tut" ⓘ
genreCharacteristic campy ⓘ
goal to claim Gotham City as his kingdom ⓘ
to rule Gotham City as a pharaoh ⓘ
inspiredLater comic-book versions of King Tut ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium live-action television ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
network ABC ⓘ
notableFeature original to the TV series and not adapted from earlier Batman comics ⓘ
obsession Tutankhamun ⓘ
ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
occupation Yale University Egyptology professor ⓘ
partOfFranchise Batman franchise ⓘ
personalityTrait bombastic ⓘ
flamboyant ⓘ
theatrical ⓘ
portrayalStyle over-the-top comedic villainy ⓘ
portrayedBy Victor Buono ⓘ
realName Professor William Omaha McElroy ⓘ
recurringGag reverts to Professor McElroy when struck on the head again ⓘ
targetOf Batman and Robin’s crime-fighting efforts ⓘ
toneOfStories comedic ⓘ
parodic ⓘ
usesMinions Egyptian-themed henchmen ⓘ
usesTheme Egyptian-themed crimes ⓘ
Egyptian-themed traps ⓘ
usesWeapon Egyptian-style scepters ⓘ
wears Egyptian headdress ⓘ
pharaonic costume ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victor Buono → role → King Tut in Batman (1960s TV series) ⓘ