The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)

Animated television series

Not to be confused with Hergé's Adventures of Tintin.

The Adventures of Tintin

Genre|

* Action
* Adventure
* Mystery
* Comedy drama

Based on| Characters
by Hergé
Developed by| Stéphane Bernasconi
Voices of|

* (English version)
* Colin O'Meara
* David Fox
* Wayne Robson
* John Stocker
* Dan Hennessey
* Susan Roman
* (French version)
* Thierry Wermuth
* Christian Pelissier
* Henri Labussiere
* Yves Barsacq
* Jeanas Pierre Moulin
* Susan Roman

Theme music composer|

* Ray Parker
* Tom Szczesniak

Composers|

* Ray Parker
* Jim Morgan
* Tom Szczesniak

Country of origin|

* France
* Belgium
* Canada

Original languages|

* French
* English

No. of seasons| 3
No. of episodes| 39 (13 in each season)
Production
Executive producers|

* Michael Hirsh
* Patrick Loubert
* Clive A. Smith
* Phillipe Gildas
* Pierre Bertrand-Jaume
* Simon Hart

Producer| Robert Rea
Running time| 22 minutes (approx. per episode)
Production companies|

* Nelvana Limited
* Ellipse Programme

Original release
Network|

* FR3/France 3 (France)
* Global Television Network (Canada)
* Nickelodeon/HBO (United States)

Release| 2 October 1991 (1991-10-02) –
28 September 1992 (1992-09-28)

The Adventures of Tintin is an animated television series co-produced and animated by French animation studio Ellipse Programme and Canadian studio Nelvana Limited. The series is based on the comic book series of the same name by Belgian cartoonist Hergé (French pronunciation: [ɛʁʒe]).[1] 39 half-hour episodes were produced over the course of three seasons, originally airing in France, Canada and the United States between 1991 and 1992. Beginning in 1992, the series was syndicated to various other countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Poland, Brazil and Indonesia.[2]

## History

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The television series was directed by French director Stéphane Bernasconi, with Peter Hudecki as the Canadian unit director. Hudecki was the primary director but could not be credited due to co-production restrictions. It was produced by Ellipse (France) and Nelvana (Canada) on behalf of the Hergé Foundation.[3] The series' writers included Toby Mullally, Eric Rondeaux, Martin Brossolet, Amelie Aubert, Dennise Fordham, and Alex Boon. It was the second television adaptation of Hergé's books, following the Belgian animation company Belvision's Hergé's Adventures of Tintin.

## Production

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The series used traditional animation techniques[4] and adheres closely to the original books, going so far as to transpose some frames from the original books directly to the screen.[5] In the episodes "Destination Moon" and "Explorers on the Moon", 3-D animation was used for the moon rocket — an unusual step in 1991. Each frame of the animation was then printed and recopied onto celluloid, hand painted in gouache, and then laid onto a painted background.

Artistically, the series chose a constant style, unlike in the books. In the books, the images had been drawn over the course of 47 years, during which Hergé's style developed considerably. However, later televised episodes, such as the "Moon" stories and "Tintin in America", clearly demonstrate the artists' development throughout the production of the television series. The series' original production language was English, but all visuals (road signs, posters, and settings) remained in French. Backgrounds in the show were more detailed and more cinematic shots were featured than in the original books.

## Reception

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Along with fans, critics have praised the series for being "generally faithful" to the originals, with compositions having been actually taken directly from the panels in the original comic books.[6]

## Hergé's cameo appearances

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Hergé, the creator of Tintin, makes cameo appearances reminiscent of Stan Lee and Alfred Hitchcock in each episode of the cartoon series, as he often did in the original books. Most of the time, he is just a passing figure in the street, such as when he is a passerby checking his watch in "The Blue Lotus", a reporter in "The Broken Ear", or a technician in "Explorers on the Moon". His letterbox can be seen next to Tintin in "The Crab with the Golden Claws". He also appeared as a gangster in "Tintin in America" and an asylum inmate at the in "Cigars of the Pharaoh", along with his fellow artist and collaborator Edgar P. Jacobs.[7]

## Music

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The underscore music and the main title theme for the series were written by Ray Parker and Tom Szczesniak, and recorded by engineer James Morgan. Excerpts from the score were released by Lé Studio Ellipse on CD and cassette in conjunction with Universal Music Group on the StudioCanal label. It is now out of print in both formats.

## Releases

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### Online platforms

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Since its remastering into 1080p widescreen high definition, Amazon Prime and Netflix have both made the series available in certain territories.

### Home video

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In 2012, Shout Factory released all 3 seasons of the show on DVD.

## Voice artists

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### English (The Adventures of Tintin)

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* Colin O'Meara as Tintin, Lieutenant Kavitch, additional voices
* Susan Roman as Snowy
* David Fox as Captain Haddock, Sir Francis Haddock
* Wayne Robson as Professor Cuthbert Calculus
* John Stocker as Thompson, additional voices
* Maureen Forrester as Bianca Castafiore
* Vernon Chapman as Nestor
* Denis Akiyama as Mitsuhirato, Bunji Kuraki, Tharkey
* Harvey Atkin as Emir Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab
* Ho Chow as Mr. Li, Cheng Li-Kin
* Keith Knight as Gustav Bird, additional voices
* Julie Lemieux as Chang Chong-Chen
* Peter Meech as Radio Announcer
* Chris Wiggins as Wang Chen-Yee
* Peter Wildman as Hector and Alfred Alembick

Additional voices were provided by:

* Yank Azman
* Barbara Budd
* Robert Cait
* Graeme Campbell
* Liz Dufresne
* Paul Haddad
* Graham Haley
* Keith Hampshire
* David Huband
* Marvin Ishmael
* Tom Kneebone
* Michael Lamport
* Ray Landry
* Neil Munro
* Frank Perry
* Frank Proctor
* Mario Romano
* Ron Rubin
* August Schellenberg

### French (Les Aventures de Tintin)

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* Thierry Wermuth as Tintin
* Susan Roman as Milou
* Christian Pelissier as Capitaine Haddock
* Henri Labussiere as Professeur Tryphon Tournesol
* Yves Barsacq as Dupont, Wronzoff, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab, Ridgewell, Wang Jen-Ghié, le colonel Alvarez, le professeur Philémon Siclone, le docteur Rotule, le Grand Précieux, Calys, Kronick, Gino the photographer, additional voices
* Jean-Pierre Moulin as Dupond, le maharadjah de Rawhajpoutalah, Muskar XII, Chaubet, Boris, Sanders, Philippulus le prophète, Manolo, le photographe japonais, Bohlwinkel, Miller, Walther (voix 1), Jean-Loup de la Batellerie, additional voices
* Michel Ruhl as Nestor, le professeur Hornet, Walther (voix 2), additional voices
* Marie Vincent as Bianca Castafiore
* Michel Gudin as le général Alcazar
* Serge Sauvion as Rastapopoulos
* Marc Moro as Allan Thompson, Maxime Loiseau, le colonel Jorgen, le colonel Sponsz, Ranko, Pedro, Al Capone, Dawson, Ramon Bada, Bab El Ehr, Hippolyte Calys, Hippolyte Bergamotte, Chiquito, Huascar, Barnabé, Pablo, Hans Boehm, Paolo Colombani, Gino the pilot, Yamato, le général Haranochi, Ivan, Zlop, Himmerszeck, Ragdalam, Isidore Boullu, Matéo, additional voices
* Michel Tureau as Müller, Szut, Bobby Smiles, Rackham le Rouge, Mitsuhirato, Baxter, Igor Wagner, Gustave Loiseau, Aristide Filoselle, Nestor Halambique, Alfred Halambique, Marc Charlet, Tharkey, Kavitch, le docteur Krollspell, Tom, lieutenant Delcourt, Walter Rizotto, le fakir, le docteur Finney, Alfredo Topolino, Walter, additional voices
* Henri Lambert as Frank Wolff, le Grand Inca, Sirov, le général Tapioca, Alonzo Perez, le professeur Cantonneau, Mac O'Connor, Foudre Bénie, Spalding, Stephan, Kurt, Mik Ezdanitoff, Herbert Dawes, additional voices
* David Lesser as Tchang Tchong-Jen
* Serge Lhorca as Oliveira da Figueira
* Sophie Arthuys as Abdallah, Irma, le fils du maharadjah de Rawhajpoutalah
* Patricia Legrand as Zorrino, Lobsang
* Jean-Pierre Leroux as Bunji Kuraki, Omar Ben Salaad
* Georges Berthomieu as Séraphin Lampion
* William Coryn as Didi
* Daniel Brémont as Laszlo Carreidas

## Episodes

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Running order of the TV series as per original broadcast schedule.

### Season 1

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Storyboard by

|
|
|
|

1–2| "The Crab with the Golden Claws"| Stéphane Bernasconi| J. D. Smith, Robert Rea and Christophe Poujol| Stéphane Bernasconi
3–4| "The Secret of the Unicorn"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Christophe Poujol| Bernard Deyries
5| "Red Rackham's Treasure"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Alex Boon| Francois Hemmen
6–7| "Cigars of the Pharaoh"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Aaron Barzman| Christian Choquet
8–9| "The Blue Lotus"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Laurel L. Russwurm and Robert Rea| Raymond Jafelice and Gilles Cazaux
10–11| "The Black Island"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Peter Meech| Christian Choquet and Bernard Deyries
12–13| "The Calculus Affair"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Toby Mullally and Eric Rondeaux| Pascal Morelli

### Season 2

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Storyboard by

|
|
|
|

1| "The Shooting Star"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Peter Meech, J. D. Smith and Robert Rea| Raymond Jafelice, Stéphane Bernasconi and Franck Ekinci
2–3| "The Broken Ear"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Alex Boon, J. D. Smith and Robert Rea| Raymond Jafelice and Jean-Charles Finck
4–5| "King Ottokar's Sceptre"| Stéphane Bernasconi| E. Shipley Turner, Martin Brossollet and Robert Rea| Raymond Jafelice and Gilles Cazaux
6–7| "Tintin in Tibet"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Bruce Robb and Christophe Poujol| Raymond Jafelice, Franck Ekinci and Damien Millereau
8–9| "Tintin and the Picaros"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Bruce Robb and Amelie Aubert| Jean-Charles Finck
10–11| "Land of Black Gold"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Dennise Fordham and Eric Rondeaux| Raymond Jafelice, Damien Millereau and Philippe Fernandez
12–13| "Flight 714"| Stéphane Bernasconi| David P. Scherer and Eric Rondeaux| Raymond Jafelice, Philippe Fernandez, Damien Millereau

### Season 3

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Storyboard by

|
|
|
|

1–2| "The Red Sea Sharks"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Christophe Poujol| Jean-Charles Finck
3–4| "The Seven Crystal Balls"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Eric Rondeaux and Robert Rea| Damien Millereau
5–6| "Prisoners of the Sun"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Christophe Poujol| Frank Nissen
7–8| "The Castafiore Emerald"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Eric Rondeaux and Martin Brossollet| Gilles Cazaux
9–10| "Destination Moon"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Eric Rondeaux and Christophe Poujol| Damien Millereau
11–12| "Explorers on the Moon"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Christophe Poujol| Gilles Cazaux
13| "Tintin in America"| Stéphane Bernasconi| Eric Rondeaux and Robert Rea| Stéphane Bernasconi

## See also

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* Animation portal
* Comics portal
* Belgium portal
* France portal
* Canada portal
* Television portal

* List of French animated television series
* The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
* Blake and Mortimer

## References

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1. ^ Elsworth, Peter C. T. (24 December 1991). "Tintin Searches for a U.S. Audience". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
2. ^ The Adventures of Tintin (Animation, Action, Adventure), Ellipse Animation, Nelvana, Fondation Hergé, 4 November 1991, retrieved 20 April 2022[better source needed]
3. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 428–429. ISBN 978-1538103739.
4. ^ "Popular Belgian comic-strip character 'Tintin' to get mega-boost on U.S. cable TV". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
5. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 851–852. ISBN 978-1-4766-6599-3.
6. ^ Lofficier, Jean-Marc; Lofficier, Randy (2002). The Pocket Essential Tintin. Pocket Essentials. p. 90\. ISBN 1-904048-17-X.
7. ^ "Hergé's cameo appearances". Tintinologist.org. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

## External links

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* Tintin at Citel Video
* The Adventures of Tintin at IMDb
* Guide to screen adaptions of "Tintin" at tintinologist.org

* v
* t
* e

The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé

The Adventures
of Tintin|

* Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1930)
* Tintin in the Congo (1931)
* Tintin in America (1932)
* Cigars of the Pharaoh (1934)
* The Blue Lotus (1936)
* The Broken Ear (1937)
* The Black Island (1938)
* King Ottokar's Sceptre (1939)
* The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941)
* The Shooting Star (1942)
* The Secret of the Unicorn (1943)
* Red Rackham's Treasure (1944)
* The Seven Crystal Balls (1948)
* Prisoners of the Sun (1949)
* Land of Black Gold (1950)
* Destination Moon (1953)
* Explorers on the Moon (1954)
* The Calculus Affair (1956)
* The Red Sea Sharks (1958)
* Tintin in Tibet (1960)
* The Castafiore Emerald (1963)
* Flight 714 to Sydney (1968)
* Tintin and the Picaros (1976)
* Tintin and Alph-Art (1986, unfinished)
* Le Thermozéro (unfinished, unpublished)

Characters|

* Tintin
* Snowy
* Captain Haddock
* Professor Calculus
* Thomson and Thompson
* Rastapopoulos
* Bianca Castafiore
* Chang Chong-Chen
* Abdullah
* Nestor
* Jolyon Wagg

Settings|

* Borduria
* Marlinspike Hall
* Syldavia
* The Unicorn
* Other settings

Feature films|

| Animated|

* The Crab with the Golden Claws (1947)
* Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969)
* Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (1972)
* The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
* soundtrack

|

Live-action|

* Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961)
* Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)

Television series|

* Hergé's Adventures of Tintin (1962–66)
* The Adventures of Tintin (1991–92)

Documentaries|

* I, Tintin (1976)
* Tintin and I (2003)

Stage|

* The Mystery of the Blue Diamond (1941)
* Mr. Boullock's Disappearance (1941)
* Kuifje – De Zonnetempel (De Musical) (2001)
* Tintin – Le Temple du Soleil – Le Spectacle Musical (2002)

Video games|

* Tintin on the Moon (1987)
* Tintin in Tibet (1996)
* Prisoners of the Sun (1997)
* Tintin: Destination Adventure (2001)
* The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)

Other media
and memorabilia|

* Tintin media
* Books about Tintin
* Tintin and the World of Hergé
* Tintin magazine
* Tintin postage stamps
* Tintin coins

Collaborators
of Hergé|

* Studios Hergé
* Bob de Moor
* Edgar P. Jacobs
* Jacques Martin
* Greg
* Roger Leloup
* Josette Baujot
* Jacques Van Melkebeke
* Zhang Chongren

Legacy of Hergé|

* Hergé Foundation
* Ligne claire
* Musée Hergé
* Parodies and pastiches
* Breaking Free
* Tintin in Thailand

Publishers|

* Bonnier Group
* Carlsen Verlag
* Casterman
* Egmont
* Golden Press
* Le Lombard
* Methuen Publishing
* Le Petit Vingtième
* Le Soir
* Tintin magazine
* Little, Brown & Co.

Literary critics|

* Michael Farr
* Philippe Goddin
* Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier
* Tom McCarthy
* Benoît Peeters
* Yves Rodier
* Numa Sadoul
* Harry Thompson

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