1st Jun 2016
The Secret of the Unicorn: Part 1 - S1-E3
Other mistake: When Tintin is reading out the scroll, the scroll is in French and Tintin is reading it out in English. The first word on the second line is "conserve", which means "preserve" in English. The word "preserve" however is never spoken when Tintin reads out the scroll. (00:09:20)
5th Aug 2015
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1 - S1-E1
Other mistake: When the seaplane advances in on Tintin and Captain Haddock, the pilot begins to start shooting at them. The shot after this shows a POV shot where the bullets hit the water and keep getting closer to the boat. The third bullet is shown hitting part of the boat but no damage is caused. (00:19:50)
3rd Aug 2015
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1 - S1-E1
Other mistake: After Tintin and Snowy run out of the room containing Mr. Kuraki, they are discovered by Allan and the two bad guys he is with. The three of them then take their guns out, aim them at Tintin and Snowy and begin to shoot them. The bullets miss Tintin and Snowy and end up hitting the wall. No bullet marks are ever visible in the wall after this. (00:14:25)
3rd Aug 2015
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1 - S1-E1
Other mistake: When Tintin is knocked on his head by the third bad guy, the shot cuts to an overview angle that shows the bad guys making for their car. Two of them bad guys, (the one with the club in his right hand and the one with the teal jumper) just vanish into the car as the enter. They are shown running but are never shown crouching down or reaching for the door handle or anything relating to actually entering the car. (00:06:40)
2nd Aug 2015
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1 - S1-E1
Other mistake: When Tintin discovers the torn out part of the wrapper, Tintin asks "What are these?" and one of the detectives reply "Objects found on a drowning victim." At this moment, the Thompsons are shown holding six files in their hands, but the way they are shown holding it would never be possible. This is mainly due to the fact that the second file is located on top of another file to the left, but there are four others on top. These four files are creating too much weight and would have fallen over. (00:03:35)
31st Jul 2015
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1 - S1-E1
Other mistake: As the scene cuts from Tintin walking on the sidewalk to Thomson and Thomson's office, the shot then pans over to one of them placing some files on the desk. As he places the files, three pieces of paper are shown floating off the desk, but there is nothing there causing the papers to move at all. (00:03:25)
31st Jul 2015
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1 - S1-E1
Other mistake: When the three Karaboudjan members go to approach Daws, we see Daws go to clench the wrapper he had written "Karaboudjan" on and then throws the Crabe Extra tin in the box nearby. In the shot where one of them says "You disappoint us, Daws", as they first appear, we can see Daws is standing in front of the box, yet as Daws actually goes to throw the tin in the box, he throws it forwards, which from that position meant, could not have possibly landed in the box. It would have landed far in front of the box, rather than actually in it. (00:02:05)
20th Jul 2015
The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 1 - S1-E1
Other mistake: The Crabe Extra tin Daws had stuffed in his pocket is about four to five inches long, possibly more and the tin has been opened, increasing the length another two inches, and Daws still had to stuff his whole hand and whole wrist into his pocket and keep moving it around to retrieve the tin. If anything, he'd be lucky enough to have fit the tin in his pocket anyway. (00:01:45)
1st Nov 2013
Tintin and the Picaros: Part 1 - S2-E8
Other mistake: When Haddock turns off the TV after watching the report, he pushes the middle of the screen which turns the TV off. Pushing the TV at this angle would make him touch the TV screen, not a button to turn it off. (00:04:45)
12th Oct 2013
Tintin in Tibet: Part 2 - S2-E7
Other mistake: Haddock becomes exhausted and sits down. Tintin points out he'll freeze. Watch the two horizontal strips along the middle of his jacket. They are yellow for a few frames, then they go to blue for a few frames. Then if you look super carefully, you'll see that the two straps vanish from shot for a quick frame. Then they reappear. (00:29:10)
12th Oct 2013
Tintin in Tibet: Part 2 - S2-E7
Other mistake: As Tintin, Haddock and Tharkey set up camp, Tintin gets blown back by the tent. Tintin starts running as he is pulled by the tent and trips once he lets go. You'll notice that there is a huge skid mark from his landing on the ground before he does so. (00:28:30)
12th Oct 2013
Tintin in Tibet: Part 2 - S2-E7
Other mistake: When Tintin is running as he is being dragged by the tent, he leaves no footprints in the snow. (00:28:25)
5th Oct 2013
Tintin in Tibet: Part 1 - S2-E6
Other mistake: When Tintin wakes after having his nightmare, he knocks the table over along with the chess board. If you look closely, you'll see he never touches the table. (00:03:25)
5th Oct 2013
Tintin in Tibet: Part 1 - S2-E6
Other mistake: When Tintin enters the cave, the footsteps follow behind him. An animation error occurs regarding one footstep, in which half of it vanishes from shot for a quick frame and then reappears as the shot starts to pan, revealing that the footsteps were not drawn by the animators in each individual frame. (00:16:05)
23rd Sep 2013
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 2 - S2-E5
Other mistake: A museum curator notices that the leg of a dinosaur bone head been stolen after Snowy removed it. During this shot, the dinosaur's foot hasn't moved an inch. How can this be possible? Snowy managed to remove a dino leg with his teeth, so must have dislodged the rest of the bone while doing so. (00:26:55)
23rd Sep 2013
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 2 - S2-E5
Other mistake: When the singer starts singing in the car, there is one shot of a guy with an umbrella walking through rain. He walks through a puddle, but without causing a ripple. (00:25:55)
3rd Sep 2013
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Other mistake: When Tintin storms into Hector's apartment, the door handle is never seen turning when he enters. (00:11:45)
3rd Sep 2013
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Other mistake: The menu at the Syldavian Restaurant Tintin is handed doesn't have any writing on it. (00:05:55)
3rd Sep 2013
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Other mistake: Tintin walks into Hector's apartment to give him his briefcase. An animation error occurs regarding his magnifying glass in the shot where Hector says "Just leave the mail on the table if you please." For the first few frames of shot, the circle around the edges of the magnifying glass is colored yellow. Then as he says the line, the edge of the magnifying glass suddenly flickers to black during the shot. (00:01:55)
30th Aug 2013
The Broken Ear: Part 2 - S2-E3
Other mistake: In a flashback of Lopez stealing the gem stone, he places the idol in his bag and closes it. If you watch the idol as it closes, an animation error occurs where it vanishes from shot just before the bag finishes closing, revealing that the animators forgot to draw it in each individual frame. (00:39:10)
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