History Funny / Tintin

* The TruthSerum-induced EvilerThanThou bit between Rastapopulous and Laszlo Carreidas. It was also even funnier in the animated adaptation, in which, after Haddock tapes their mouth shut, Laszlo starts chanting "''I'M'' the baddest, ''I'M'' the baddest..." and Rastapopulous bursts into tears. Tintin then says that this will make an interesting story. In the comic, when Tintin bursts in, thinking Carreidas is being tortured, he is greeted by Rastapopulous politely asking his arch-enemy to tell Carreidas that ''he's more evil than him''.

* The remarkably surreal scene where Calculus attempts to invent color television.

* ''So'' many Running Gags and Brick jokes.

* Oliveira da Figueira introduces Tintin (who's in disguise) as his nephew Alvaro to get into Professor Smith’s house. He then weaves an elaborate, tragic story about "Alvaro’s" parents, who died and left him a orphan. This is taken UpToEleven in the Nelvana series.

* After returning to Europe, Thompson and Thomson say they'll be staying at some friends' farm for a well-earned vacation. [[HereWeGoAgain They end up working on an agricultural machine that look exactly like that accursed manual air pump they've been operating for the last weeks.]]

* The remarkably surreal scene where Calculus attempts color television.

* The Tibetan members of the team try to tell Haddock a story about how the Yeti once found a bottle of alcohol and drank it. Problem is, said alcohol happens to be named "Tchang", just as Tintin's friend they are on a quest to find. As a result, Haddock is left wondering what the hell they are talking about as they tell him the Yeti "drank Tchang".
* When Tintin has his premonition and [[TheScream screams]] "TCHANG!", everyone in the room jumps - apart from the 'slightly hard of hearing in one ear' Professor Calculus.

* Oliveira da Figueira introduces Tintin (who's in disguise) his nephew Alvaro to get into Professor Smith’s house. He then weaves an elaborate, tragic story about "Alvaro’s" parents, who died and left him a orphan. This is taken UpToEleven in the Nelvana series.

* The Thompsons' {{OutdatedOutfit}}s and being followed by a huge crowd of locals, dressed in normal clothes and laughing at them.

* Tintin, Haddock and Snowy getting drunk off wine fumes:

** Additionally, you'll notice Haddock in a front row seat, apparently naked while the rest of the audience (all birds) glares at him.

* Captain Haddock's numerous failed attempts at curing Professor Calculus' EasyAmnesia, which do not work and/or backfire on the former, starting with dressing up as a British soldier, followed by a jack-in-the-box camera with a snake head, a water pistol, a firecracker and finally a BedsheetGhost.

* Tintin and Snowy hitching a ride with Bianca Castafiore to the Syldavian capital, and she decided to "treat" them to her music.

* A bit of BlackComedy at the end of Picaros, when Tintin gets the favor he asked of Alcazar for his help: That nobody, not Tapioca's troops, not his ministers, not even Tapioca, be shot. Made particularly hilarious by ''Tapioca'' begging that they spare him the horrible fate of being spared. He and Alcazar share a moment when they comment on these idealistic young people, what is the world coming to...

** Allan sees a monkey and laughs at it because it has a [[GagNose big nose]], then says that it reminds him of someone. That someone is Rastapopulous, [[OhCrap the person Allan was talking to.]]

* The Tibetan members of the team try to tell Haddock a story about how the Yeti once found a bottle of alcohol and drank it. Problem is, said alcohol happens to be named "Tchang", just as Tintin's friend they are on a quest to find. As a result, Haddock is left wondering what the hell they are talking about as they tell him the Yeti "drunk Tchang".

** Also his freak out when he thinks Bianca Castafiore is in the next tent (It's actually the radio.)

* Captain Haddock trying to figure out a famous magicians magic trick of [[ItMakesSenseInContext turning water into whiskey.]]

* Oliveira da Figueira disguises Tintin as introduces him as his nephew Alvaro to get into Professor Smith’s house. He then weaves an elaborate story about “Alvaro’s” parents died and left him a orphan. This is taken UpToEleven in the Nelvana series.

* The calamity that ensures after Captain Haddock refers to Calculus as a "goat":

* A lot of Tintin's adventures could have been avoided if only he just kept to himself. (Albeit, The Black Island had some dumb mooks try to kill him simply because he might find out their secret, but the sometimes the efforts that he goes through to uncover the story are insane!)
** Then again... Picaros had Tapioca aggravate the Captain and have Tintin follow after. This troper bets that a there are a ton of other examples but honestly this troper doesn't care.

* Snowy manages to terrify "the beast" – really a trained guard gorilla – into a panicky retreat by barking and growling and is thinking to himself how ridiculous it is for the gorilla to be scared of something so small and harmless... [[HypocriticalHumor when he spots a spider on the floor and beats a panicky retreat.]]

* An X-ray machine makes Thompson and Thomson think there's a live skeleton walking around the complex. When, searching around for it, they find a model skeleton in a doctor's office, they decide to handcuff and arrest it, accusing it of merely playing dead. The doctor is not amused.

* An X-ray machine makes Thompson and Thomson think there's a live skeleton walking around the complex. So they arrest and handcuff the skeleton in a doctor's office. The doctor is not amused.

** Allan sees a monkey and laugh at it because it have a big nose then say that it reminds him of someone, that someone is Rastapopulous, [[OhCrap the person Allan was talking to.]]

* ''so'' many Running Gags and Brick jokes.
** The step never being fixed until the end…wherein it is completely destroyed again.

*** One particular time, Nestor went to answer the door, slipped on the step, but then jumped on one foot all the way down the stairs and slid to the door and didn't fall. Doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

--> ''([[LamePunReaction Various groans of disgust.)''

-->'''Calculus:''' "That's better, isn't it?"

-->(''After she announced she would be going to the United States soon''): "Poor Americans. What have they done to deserve it?"

-->'''Audience member:''' "Will you shut that dog up?!"
-->'''Haddock:''' "That is no way to talk about a lady, sir!"

* In general: Whenever Captain Haddock loses his temper. And when Haddock ''does'' lose his temper, some [[FloweryInsults wonderfully creative insults]] are on their way.

*** One particular time, Nestor went to answer the door, slipped on the step, but then jumped on one foot all the way down the stairs and slid to the door and didn't fall. Doubles as an AwesomeMoment.