The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)

In this series, we witness the adventures of Tintin, a young reporter and his faithful dog, Snowy, as they travel around the world on adventures.

Stars:

Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pellissier

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Colin O'Meara	...	Tintin (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Thierry Wermuth	...	Tintin (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Christian Pellissier	...	Le capitaine Haddock (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Henri Labussière	...	Le professeur Tournesol (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Yves Barsacq	...	Dupont (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jean-Pierre Moulin	...	Dupond (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Susan Roman	...	Snowy (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Paul Haddad	...	Additional Voices (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Graham Haley	...	Additional Voices (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Ray Landry	...	Additional Voices (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
Frank Proctor	...	Additional Voices (39 episodes, 1991-1992)
John Stocker	...	Thompson (37 episodes, 1991-1992)
Dan Hennessey	...	Thomson (37 episodes, 1991-1992)
David Fox	...	Captain Haddock (28 episodes, 1991-1992)
Wayne Robson	...	Professor Calculus (28 episodes, 1991-1992)
Denis Akiyama	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Robert Cait	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Graeme Campbell	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Liz Dufresne	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Keith Hampshire	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Marvin Ishmael	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Tom Kneebone	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Keith Knight	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)
Michael Lamport	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1991-1992)

Storyline

An animated series based on the popular European comics. Tintin, a young Belgian reporter, gets involved in various mysteries and adventures with his dog Snowy, his friends Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus, and the bumbling detectives, Thomson and Thompson. Tintin and his cohorts investigate jewel thefts, track kidnappers, solve murders, and find sunken treasure in journeys ranging from around the world to their own backyard.

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Plot Keywords:

tintin | reporter | dog | professor | captain | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Crime | Family | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Nelvana Official site

Country:

France Canada

Language:

English French

Also Known As:

Les aventures de Tintin

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ellipse Programme, Nelvana, Fondation Hergé

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (39 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Tintin in the Land of the Soviets", "Tintin in the Congo" and "Tintin and the Alpha Art" were the only books to not be given episode adoptions. "Land of the Soviets" book wasn't redrawn to resemble the other books and was highly discriminating for the country of Russia. "The Congo" book had racial issues and animal cruelty. Finally "The Alpha Art" book was the only one to be incomplete due to the death of Herge.

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Connections

Featured in Special Collector's Edition: Cazafantasmas, los auténticos (2012)

User Reviews

Herge would have been proud.

The previous television adaptation of the cub reporter with the Hugh Grant-type fringe and the twisted taste in legwear was in serialised five-minute form (all together now - "HERRRGEEEE'S ADVENNNNTURRRRES OF TINTIN!!!") way back in the 1960s; this newer version was less bite-sized in its presentation, and was much better animated as well as remarkably faithful for the most part to its source material. (Unlike virtually all other famous fictional creations, Tintin's adventures on film, TV and radio have all come from Herge's work - in accordance with his wishes, no one's allowed to concoct new stories now that the original creator is dead.)

Of course, there were a few tweaks made to bring Tintin, Captain Haddock, the Thompson Twins, Professor Calculus, Signora Bianca Castafiore and the rest to television this time, but nothing story-wrecking (in the adaptation of "The Broken Ear," the two villains of the piece are brought to justice alive - in the book they drown and go to Hell). The writers, animators and voice cast preserve the spirit of the tales wonderfully; Tintin may speak with a Canadian voice, but so what? It's not like the series has been thoroughly butchered. Far better than "Tintin and the Lake of Sharks," and one of Nelvana's best.

"PRODUCED BY TELE-HACHETTE AND BELVISION!!!!" (The '60s one, that is. Sorry, I couldn't resist.)