The BEST Episodes of The Adventures of Tintin
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Nov 28, 2019
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The Adventures of Tintin is an animated television series based on The Adventures of Tintin, a series of books by Hergé. It debuted in 1991, and 39 half-hour episodes were produced over the course of three seasons.
#1 - Destination Moon (1)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired Aug 31, 1992
After receiving a telegram from Professor Calculus, Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to meet him at the atomic centre in Syldavia. They soon discover that the secret rocket ship documents have been stolen.
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#2 - Explorers on the Moon (1)
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired Sep 14, 1992
Tintin, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and Wolff blast off to the moon. They soon discover that the Thompsons' have somehow slipped on board.
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#3 - Prisoners of the Sun (2)
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired Aug 10, 1992
In search for the prisoners and Professor Calculus, Tintin and Captain Haddock head for the "Temple of the Sun".
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#4 - Destination Moon (2)
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired Sep 7, 1992
Tintin and Captain Haddock have been asked to be part of the expedition to the moon. As they help Professor Calculus prepare for the launch, Tintin persists in finding the internal spy.
8.18 
#5 - Explorers on the Moon (2)
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired Sep 21, 1992
Tintin, Captain Haddock, Calculus, the Thompsons' and Wolff uncover the wonders of the moon. They also discover another person aboard the rocket ship who threatens to leave them all stranded on the moon.
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#6 - The Red Sea Sharks (2)
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 13, 1992
Tintin and Captain Haddock try to stop a terrible refugee smuggling ring and end up trapped with the other prisoners out at sea.
8.16 
#7 - Red Rackham's Treasure
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Oct 30, 1991
Tintin, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and Thomsom and Thompson go for a treasure hunt in this episode. At end of the book finally they find the treasure and Captain buys back his family estate Marlinspike Hall with help from Professor Calculus.
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#8 - The Seven Crystal Balls (1)
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 20, 1992
Tintin investigates the mysterious illness that coincidentally falls upon all seven members of a South American expedition.
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#9 - The Secret of the Unicorn (2)
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 23, 1991
Tintin is not the only one who knows the secret of the parchment hidden inside the ship's mast. The Byrd Brothers, antique dealers, also find a copy of the model ship Unicorn in their basement. They also start looking for the other two parchments, and they are not really the friendly kind. When their agent, Barnaby, tries to warn Tintin about the Byrd Brothers they try to kill him and also kidnap Tintin to find out about the parchments that they are missing. At last the parchments are recovered and the mystery solved.
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#10 - Flight 714 (2)
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired May 25, 1992
While trying to rescue a kidnapped millionaire, Tintin receives help from an unlikely source.
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#11 - The Seven Crystal Balls (2)
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Jul 27, 1992
Tintin and captain Haddock discover that Professor Calculus has been kidnapped.
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#12 - Tintin in Tibet (1)
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Apr 6, 1992
Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus are taking it easy on a vacation. Tintin receives a letter from Chang saying that he will be going to Kathmandu to visit his foster-uncle, and the next day, Tintin reads about a 'plane crash; the 'plane he is sure Chang boarded. He and Captain Haddock immediately leave for Tibet via India, for the crash site. The sherpas escorting them abandon the party out of fear for the Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, all except Tharkey.
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#13 - Flight 714 (1)
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired May 18, 1992
Tintin becomes caught up in the kidnapping of a millionaire.
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#14 - Prisoners of the Sun (1)
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 3, 1992
Tintin and the Captain travel to Peru in search of Professor Calculus.
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#15 - The Blue Lotus (2)
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired Nov 27, 1991
Tintin takes the chance of crossing the Japanese lines to have the poison analyzed even though there is a price for his head with the Japanese. Tintin passes the Japanese line in disguise and comes to Professor Fang Hsi-ying's house. While waiting there for very long time he learns that the Professor left with a gentleman called Mr. Rastapopoulos. While looking for the Professor, Tintin comes to Mr. Gibbons, who takes him to Dawson and Dawson turns him over to Mitsuhirato. But with Mr. Wang's help Tintin escapes and goes to Hukow where the ransom is to be paid for Professor Fang. On his way, he saves a orphan boy called Chang from flood water. They become friends very quickly and journey to Hukow together. There a cameraman tries to kill Tintin and Chang saves him. Tintin learns from the cameraman that the ransom letter is a false letter to send police to the wrong trail. Next Tintin goes to Mitsuhirato's house and finds out that they are going to attack Mr. Wang.
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#16 - The Crab with the Golden Claws (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Oct 2, 1991
It all starts with Snowy's picking in garbage and finding a can with crab picture printed on it. Later that day he meets Thompson and Thomson and finds a piece of paper with the same crab picture in their possession. Tintin finds the word Karaboudjan at the back of the paper. He learns from the Thompson Twins that the drowned man in whose pocket they found the paper was a man from the ship called Karaboudjan. So he pays a visit to the ship and the first mate Allan senses that Tintin is upto something and tries to kill him. While cornered in a cabin, Tintin finds out the crab tins are full of Opium. Tintin finds Captain Haddock in the ship who is an honest man and easily satisfied with Whisky. So First Mate Allan just keeps him under his control with Whisky and uses the cargo to smuggle Opium. Tintin takes the Captain with him when he escapes from the ship.
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#17 - The Secret of the Unicorn (1)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 16, 1991
It all starts with Tintin's finding a ship in the Old Street Market and buying it for Captain Haddock as a gift. Little he knows at that point that it will turn into a treasure hunt, because the model ship Unicorn is a copy of the ship that was commanded by Sir Francis Haddock, Captain's ancestor.
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#18 - The Red Sea Sharks (1)
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 6, 1992
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Khemed to rescue the Emir from the danger of arms smugglers who have overthrown his government.
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#19 - Land of Black Gold (1)
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired May 4, 1992
Tintin goes undercover to the Middle East to solve a mysterious oil crisis
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#20 - The Castafiore Emerald (2)
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired Aug 24, 1992
When Bianca Castafiore's prized jewel disappears, Tintin secretly investigates the situation.
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#21 - Cigars of the Pharaoh (2)
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Nov 13, 1991
Tintin's plane crashes in India. Here he finds Sarcophagus who is effected by Rajaijah juice, poison of madness. He meets the Maharaj of Gaipajama whose family has been fighting the opium business. With the Maharaja's aid and by his presence of mind Tintin captures the whole gang and stops the Opium business in those areas.
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#22 - The Crab with the Golden Claws (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 9, 1991
The plane Tintin and Haddock are using to escape crashes on Sahara and they got saved by the Lieutenant Delcourt's people. After several days journey they reach Bagghar, where they learn about Omar Ben Salaad who is the biggest trader in the city. The Thompson Twins charges him directly and Omar gets very angry. Just as he was throwing the Twins out Tintin and Captain finds Omar's celler full of opium in crab tins and Omar with a necklace with two gold crab claws. The story ends with the whole gang getting captured by the police, even First Mate Allan who tries to escape. Captain gives a speech about how a sailor's greatest enemy is Alchohol and gets ill by drinking a glass of water.
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#23 - Cigars of the Pharaoh (1)
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Nov 6, 1991
Tintin finds himself – by chance – entangled in a drug traffickers’ ring, which will take him all the way to India.
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#24 - Tintin in Tibet (2)
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Apr 13, 1992
Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus are taking it easy on a vacation. Tintin receives a letter from Chang saying that he will be going to Kathmandu to visit his foster-uncle, and the next day, Tintin reads about a 'plane crash; the 'plane he is sure Chang boarded. He and Captain Haddock immediately leave for Tibet via India, for the crash site. The sherpas escorting them abandon the party out of fear for the Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, all except Tharkey. The search takes them to a monastery and to the cave of the Yeti from where they finally rescue Chang.
7.80 
#25 - Tintin in America
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired Sep 28, 1992
Tintin is covering a story about the gangster in 1930's Chicago. And what better way to do that then going there?
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