The WORST episodes of The Adventures of Tintin
Every episode of The Adventures of Tintin ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Adventures of Tintin!
The adventures of the young reporter, his faithful dog and friends as they travel around the world on adventures.
#1 - The Red Sea Sharks (2)
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/1992
Tintin and Captain Haddock try to stop a terrible refugee smuggling ring and end up trapped with the other prisoners out at sea.
#2 - Tintin and the Picaros (1)
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/1992
Tintin walks into a dangerous trap after three of his friends are falsely arrested in South America
#3 - The Seven Crystal Balls (1)
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/1992
Tintin investigates the mysterious illness that coincidentally falls upon all seven members of a South American expedition.
#4 - The Shooting Star
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1992
The Shooting Star is a story of an adventure to investigate a meteorite which falls toward earth. Tintin and a group of scientists sail out to the Arctic Ocean, where the meteorite falls, in the ship called Aurora with Captain Haddock. A separate expedition called Peary, financed by San Rico bank, also takes the same voyage, but their intention is to stop Aurora at any cost to get to the meteorite first. In this Adventure Tintin helps the scientists of Aurora by stopping the sabotages planned by Peary; get to the meteorite first to fly the flag and get a piece of the meteorite to the scientists.
#5 - King Ottokar's Sceptre (1)
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/1992
Tintin finds a briefcase at the Park and goes to return it to its owner, professor Alembick, who is a sigillographer. The professor is invited to Syldavia to study the royal seals. On Tintin's way out Tintin overhears his name in a conversation. Tintin follows one of the men and goes to a Syldavian restaurant where he overhears some more conversation concerning Professor Alembick's invitation to the Syldavia. That night Tintin gets a strange phone call from a man who wants to meet him about some important issue. However, when Tintin opens the door, the man drops senseless to the ground. When he comes around, Tintin finds that he is sufferring from amnesia. Intrigued by these incidents, Tintin decides to become the Professor's secretary and accompanies him to Syldavia. On the plane, Tintin suspects that the Professor he is traveling with is an imposter but is unable to prove it. They have to change planes and the pilot of the second plane tries to kill Tintin by ejecting his seat from the plane, but Tintin is saved by falling into a cart filled with hay.
#6 - The Black Island (2)
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1991
Tintin follows Müller and Ivan to Kiltoch. In Kiltoch he gets to know about Black Island where everyone forbids him to go because they think there is a beast there. However, this does not keep Tintin away. He discovers that the Black Island is the forgerers' headquarters. He also discovers that the ""Beast"" is a huge ape called Ranko. On Tintin's notification, the police are able to apprehend the entire gang.
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#7 - The Red Sea Sharks (1)
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/6/1992
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Khemed to rescue the Emir from the danger of arms smugglers who have overthrown his government.
#8 - The Castafiore Emerald (1)
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/1992
When Captain Haddock injures himself, he receives a surprise visit from Bianca Castafiore, who is preoccupied about her prized jewels.
#9 - The Black Island (1)
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/1991
It all starts when Tintin tries to help a plane in trouble. The pilots shoot at him and run away. Tintin is hospitalized but starts his investigations as soon as he feels a little better. One day, Pushchov, who is the leader of a gang of forgerers and the person behind the plane incident, recognizes Tintin at a train station. Be boards the same train to try to get Tintin arrested for assault and burglary. After a few times of Thompson twins loosing Tintin and Tintin escaping them, Tintin finds a crashed plane on his way to Eastdown. He looks around for clues and finds a flying jacket with a few pieces of papers in its pocket, from which he figures out his next step. His investigation leads him to Dr. Müller's house where he gets caught in a man-trap. Müller tries to kill him which results in a fight, in the course of which the house catches fire. Müller escapes and Tintin is rescued by the firemen.
#10 - The Blue Lotus (2)
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1991
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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#11 - The Blue Lotus (1)
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1991
After the adventure of The Cigars of the Pharaoh, while Tintin spends some time with Maharaja of Gaipajama, a messanger comes from Shanghai, and before he could deliver his message, he gets effected by Rajaijah juice, the poison of madness. Only thing Tintin could get out of him is the name of the person, Mitsuhirato, who sent this messanger. Tintin leaves at once for Shanghai and there he meets Mr. Mitsuhirato. Mitsuhirato tells Tintin to go back to India because the Maharaja is in danger. Meantime someone keeps on saving Tintin from getting killed by some unknown person. Later Tintin finds this friend, who has been trying to save him, has been affected by the poison of madness. With a lot of unanswered questions Tintin leaves Sanghai. But on his way to Bombay he is kidnapped by Wang Chen-yee to explain the incidents. Here Tintin learns, the person who has been trying to save Tintin's life is Mr. Wang's son. Tintin also learns that Mitsuhirato is a Japanese secret agent in China.
#12 - Land of Black Gold (1)
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/1992
Tintin goes undercover to the Middle East to solve a mysterious oil crisis
#13 - Explorers on the Moon (2)
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/21/1992
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.
#14 - The Calculus Affair (2)
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1991
Tintin and Haddock set out to rescue Professor Calculus.
#15 - Tintin in Tibet (1)
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/1992
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.
#16 - The Crab with the Golden Claws (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1991
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.
#17 - Tintin and the Picaros (2)
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/1992
Tintin gets caught up in a South America trying to rescue his friends
#18 - Flight 714 (2)
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/25/1992
While trying to rescue a kidnapped millionaire, Tintin receives help from an unlikely source.
#19 - The Crab with the Golden Claws (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1991
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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#20 - Tintin in America
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/28/1992
Tintin is covering a story about the gangster in 1930's Chicago. And what better way to do that then going there?
#21 - The Calculus Affair (1)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1991
Strange events at Marlin Spike Hall and the kidnapping of Professor Calculus send Tintin, Snowy and Captain Haddock on a dangerous rescue mission.
#22 - Flight 714 (1)
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/18/1992
Tintin becomes caught up in the kidnapping of a millionaire.
#23 - The Broken Ear (1)
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1992
In this adventure, Tintin goes to a jungle in San Theodoros, South America to find an Arumbaya Fetish which has been stolen from a Museum. Two other people, Ramon and Alonso are also after the Fetish because they know that a diamond is hidden in it. Tintin gets stuck in a revolution in San Theodoros but manages to escape from there.
#24 - Land of Black Gold (2)
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/1992
While trying to solve a mysterious oil crisis, Tintin uncovers a diabolical plot to start a world war.
#25 - King Ottokar's Sceptre (2)
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/1992
Tintin and Snowy must recover the lost scepter of King Ottokar before the rightful King is forced to abdicate by greedy forces.