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==Changes from the Book== |
==Changes from the Book== |
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+ | The [[Syldavia]]n group who tries to snatch [[Professor Calculus]] from the [[Borduria]]ns in the original book is removed for the sake of simplicity. Also, in the original book, Calculus was kidnapped much earlier in the story. In addition, Jolyon Wagg's family has been removed from the storyline, and his appearances reduced by half. |
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| + | Also in the TV episode, Calculus was also shown meeting Tintin and Haddock in the hospital after the blast in Topolino's house unlike the book where Calculus's next appearance was being kidnapped and taken away in a motor boat. |
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==Voice cast== |
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* [[David Fox]] - [[Captain Haddock]] |
* [[David Fox]] - [[Captain Haddock]] |
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* [[Wayne Robson]] - [[Professor Calculus]] |
* [[Wayne Robson]] - [[Professor Calculus]] |
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| − | * [[John Stocker]] - Detective Thompson |
+ | * [[John Stocker]] - [[Thompson and Thomson|Detective Thompson]] |
| − | * [[Dan Hennessey]] - Detective Thomson |
+ | * [[Dan Hennessey]] - [[Thompson and Thomson|Detective Thomson]] |
* [[Vernon Chapman]] - [[Nestor]] |
* [[Vernon Chapman]] - [[Nestor]] |
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* [[Maureen Forrester]] - [[Bianca Castafiore]] |
* [[Maureen Forrester]] - [[Bianca Castafiore]] |
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| + | * In Part 1 (and the recap in Part 2), when Tintin, Nestor and the Captain hear the gunshot fire a bullet through the professor's hat, Nestor has black eye lids. |
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| + | * In Part 2, after Krônick and Klûmsi introduce themselves, the Captain's cap badge disappears. |
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| + | * In Part 2, in the exterior shot of Tintin looking out of the window of the hotel, he is wearing his brown jacket instead of his beige coat. |
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| + | * In Part 2, when the Professor Calculus decides to destroy the plans for his machine, the camera pans down to show that the animators forgot to draw the professor's left hand and properly render the lower half of his coat. |
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Revision as of 11:10, 5 July 2019
The Calculus Affair is a two-part episode of The Adventures of Tintin, produced by Ellipse-Nelvana, based on the book of the same name by Hergé. This was the final episode of the show's first season.
Changes from the Book
The Syldavian group who tries to snatch Professor Calculus from the Bordurians in the original book is removed for the sake of simplicity. Also, in the original book, Calculus was kidnapped much earlier in the story. In addition, Jolyon Wagg's family has been removed from the storyline, and his appearances reduced by half.
Also in the TV episode, Calculus was also shown meeting Tintin and Haddock in the hospital after the blast in Topolino's house unlike the book where Calculus's next appearance was being kidnapped and taken away in a motor boat.
Voice cast
- Colin O'Meara - Tintin, Lieutenant Kavitch
- Susan Roman - Snowy
- David Fox - Captain Haddock
- Wayne Robson - Professor Calculus
- John Stocker - Detective Thompson
- Dan Hennessey - Detective Thomson
- Vernon Chapman - Nestor
- Maureen Forrester - Bianca Castafiore
Production errors
- In Part 1 (and the recap in Part 2), when Tintin, Nestor and the Captain hear the gunshot fire a bullet through the professor's hat, Nestor has black eye lids.
- In Part 2, after Krônick and Klûmsi introduce themselves, the Captain's cap badge disappears.
- In Part 2, in the exterior shot of Tintin looking out of the window of the hotel, he is wearing his brown jacket instead of his beige coat.
- In Part 2, when the Professor Calculus decides to destroy the plans for his machine, the camera pans down to show that the animators forgot to draw the professor's left hand and properly render the lower half of his coat.