I'm thrilled the Professor has finally begun to explore ancient history, starting last week with The Terrifying Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and now with The Forgotten Pharaoh, as someone who studied ancient history (especially Rome in university, Egypt only casually). When I saw Puppet History was doing an ancient Egypt history featuring a queen, my first thought was that it would be about Cleopatra - an interesting figure, no doubt, but one already covered extensively. Same goes with Nefertiti. Hatshepsut is an interesting choice, one with a high probability of teaching audiences something new and valuable.
I retract what I said about the Abe Lincoln episode -The Forgotten Pharaoh has the most lacklustre song to date. That said, the goose puppet is well constructed, beating Mt. Vesuvius in the design department. The mummy goose is an inspired character for the musical number (really, maybe the only choice). And, it's impressive Shane does a musical number for each episode, even if this one's not particularly great.
Ryan and Shane play off each other well, as they do at their best. The Professor channeling Ryan's BuzzFeed Unsolved narration is great; Ryan's frustration with the Professor at the end is hilarious. The point system in the contests are getting rather fishy - but that goes into the Shane vs. Ryan dynamic as well. And a horrifying revelation: Aside from jelly beans, the Professor's diet also consists of ... spiders. Jeez. Not sure I can look at that guy the same way again.