Three explorers are looking for treasures in the Egyptian desert. One of them enters a pyramid to steal a mummy, but a mysterious man warns the other two that the mummy will kill whoever desecrates the grave, so they call Chapulín for help.
A movie studio is about to be closed and demolished. An old employee recollects old memories, remembering the golden age of the studio, when personalities like Charles Chaplin, Carol Burnett and Lauren and Hardy filmed some movies there.
Botija and Cuajinais have kidnapped a man and his daughter. The criminals demand to the man to kill Chapulín Colorado, or they will kill his daughter instead.
An island serves as a prison, and there is a foreman who forces the prisoners to work up to 23 hours in a row. Two of them summon Chapulín, but just when they are about to escape, someone betrays them and now Chapulin is a prisoner too.