Although there were a few interesting moments in this episode, the story was very disjunct. Scenes were not very well connected.
Gadget spends most of the episode wandering around the pyramid looking for a snack machine. He confuses Brain, dressed as a mummy, for a MAD agent. Penny discovers a secret passageway and she locks in the coordinates with her computerbook to help her find the way out. She never uses the information, and it seems like she doesn't need to. It's a peculiar moment that seems like it doesn't belong in the story. This is not the first time that Penny has discovered a secret passageway, but nothing is made of it later in the story. It also happened in the Transylvania episode.
Lots of screentime was given to the MAD agents. They bicker back and forth, talk to Dr. Claw, try to get Gadget, and run away from Brain.
The nomad MAD agent, who appears near the beginning of the episode, only appears once. I was expecting him to appear later on, because he seemed like one of those "boss" MAD agents that are unique to an episode. He rides an interesting camel with a cannon in its hump.
Altogether, the setting of the spooky pyramid was interesting, but the episode fails due to lack of a seamless storyline.moreless
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MAD agents disguised as mummies and ancient Egyptian gods try to loot the tomb of a newly-discovered Pharoah.
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GUEST STAR
Greg DuffellShort MAD Anubis Impostor
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Cree Summer
voice of Penny (1983-1985)
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Maurice LaMarche
voice of Chief Quimby
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Don Adams
voice of Inspector Gadget
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Townsend Coleman
voice of Corporal Capeman (Season 2)
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Kathy Morse
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Holly Berger
voice of Penny (1985)
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TRIVIA (1)
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The clip of Gadget reading his assignment message is used in the closing credits and on various later episodes. Other clips seen in the closing from this episode include Gadget talking into his Gadget-phone, the Gadgetmobile falling and opening its parachute, Dr. Claw watching Gadget on a monitor and petting MAD Cat, and Penny discovering something in her computer book.
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QUOTES (1)
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Gadget: No one gets away from Inspector Gadget and gets away with it!
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NOTES (1)
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In the 2006 DVD box set of Inspector Gadget featuring this episode, the episode itself shows the title The Pharoah, the box of the DVD shows the title The Pharaoh, and the episode menu lists it as The Pharaoh's Curse.
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The two MAD agents that swipe the Sarcophagus are dressed up as Anubis, the jackal-headed God. He was originally the Lord of the Dead before becoming an Embalmer, and is popular with the furry fandom.
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