Continuity mistake: As Tintin and Snowy are walking out of the train station, there are two taxis parked outside. When Tintin is offered a ride, there is only one taxi, and the other taxi has been replaced by a purple car. (00:02:25)
Casual Person
26th Oct 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
25th Oct 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Continuity mistake: When Tintin follows the mob member from the diner to the building, the scene cuts to an exterior shot. A hot dog stand is shown outside the building, with a vendor standing beside it, but in the next shot, the vendor is suddenly standing behind it. (00:16:40)
10th Oct 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 1 - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: To launch the model rocket into outer space, Tintin pushes a lever with a green handle. Once the control tower is told to engage the nuclear motor, the first lever that Tintin had pushed is now a blue lever and the second lever that Tintin is now holding onto is a grey lever. Two shots after that, both the levers are now green. (00:16:00 - 00:16:35)
11th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 1 - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: When Tintin sees the detonator for the rocket, the two levers controlling the rocket are seen behind him. The levers are both level with each other, but once Tintin has rewired the detonator, the levers are in two different positions. (00:20:00)
11th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 2 - S3-E10
Continuity mistake: The plane that lands in Syldavia has a yellow stripe when it is first landing, but has a blue stripe when the passengers are exiting the plane. (00:25:05)
11th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 2 - S3-E10
Continuity mistake: When Calculus is driving himself, Tintin and Haddock out of the base, Calculus drives down a hill and back onto the main road. Haddock is still sitting in his seat, but in the next shot, he is suddenly standing up. (00:30:15)
11th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 2 - S3-E10
Continuity mistake: When Wolff is explaining to Haddock that the space suit will be lighter in space, Tintin and Snowy are standing in front of Haddock, but when they are shown on the monitor in the next shot, Tintin and Snowy are standing more beside Haddock. (00:26:05)
11th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 2 - S3-E10
Continuity mistake: When Tintin, Haddock and Calculus are going up in the elevator, the three are standing side by side, but in the next shot, Calculus is suddenly standing in front of Tintin and Haddock. (00:31:05)
11th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 2 - S3-E10
Continuity mistake: Calculus is showing Tintin and Haddock the living quarters of the rocket. Haddock has a red button on the back of his space suit, which becomes a grey button once he is climbing down to the next deck below. (00:31:50)
11th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 2 - S3-E10
Continuity mistake: When Calculus is showing Tintin and Haddock the airlocks in the rocket, there are three levers shown, two of which are level with each other. Once Calculus has been told to return to the centre, the two levers that were level with each are now in two different positions. (00:32:15)
7th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Explorers on the Moon: Part 1 - S3-E11
Continuity mistake: When the crates are being lowered onto the moon, the antenna on Tintin's space suit is missing. (00:20:35)
7th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Explorers on the Moon: Part 2 - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When Wolff is telling Tintin he prepared a snack, Tintin asks if he can go get it. He is holding a screwdriver at a slightly slanted angle when he asks, but in the next shot, he is holding it in an upright position. (00:26:35)
7th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Explorers on the Moon: Part 2 - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: In the tank, Haddock removes his helmet and he starts banging his head due to the bumpy moon surface. The shot cuts to an angle of the tank driving and the helmet has suddenly reappeared on his head. (00:26:50)
7th Sep 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Explorers on the Moon: Part 2 - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When driving to the landing pad, the number plate is shown to have fairly thin style numbering, but later in the scene, when the car is shown through the view of the binoculars, the numbering on the plate is much thicker. (00:41:05)
28th Aug 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 1 - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: When the car taking Tintin, Haddock and Snowy to meet with Calculus leaves the airport, the number plate is 1941, but when they are welcomed after entering the base, the number plate is now 1491. (00:02:10 - 00:03:45)
28th Aug 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 1 - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: When Tintin discovers the shadow approaching the ventilation shaft, the shadow is first seen with his hand passing over the stain beneath the shaft. When Tintin gets a closer look, the hand of the shadow is yet to have his hand pass over the stain. (00:11:30)
28th Aug 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 1 - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: When Tintin tells the man outside the ventilation shaft to put his hands up, he puts his finger about half way down the man's back to imitate a gun. In the next shot, Tintin's finger is much lower down. (00:11:40)
28th Aug 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Destination Moon: Part 1 - S3-E9
Continuity mistake: When the two men are surveying the rocket movements, one of them is fiddling with one of the buttons. There is an arrow on the button, pointing towards an upwards position, but in the next shot, the arrow is pointing more towards the left. (00:17:55)
28th Aug 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Prisoners of the Sun: Part 1 - S3-E5
Continuity mistake: On the ship, when the man walks onto the deck, he is standing a few inches away from the lining on the floor. After the cat meows, he turns to leave, and he is suddenly standing directly on the lining on the floor. (00:06:15)
28th Aug 2017
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
Prisoners of the Sun: Part 1 - S3-E5
Continuity mistake: After Snowy tears off the back of the thug's trousers, the two thugs run away. Snowy is shown standing with three oranges behind him, but in the next shot, the three oranges are now on his left and another orange has appeared on his right. (00:14:20)
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