GMS@PSUVM.BITNET (02/03/85)
I remember that one, it was one of the few not-too-bad cartoons in an otherwise bleak year. (Hey - I got kids, THEY watch them . . . I just happen to be there!) Anyway, the big guy's name was STRONG-MAN (real original, huh?). I still can't recall the show name, but I will work on it. (If I get a chance I'll check some old newspapers) Gerry Santoro Penn State University
mzk@homxa.UUCP (Michael Zvi Krumbein Consultant ) (03/13/85)
<For the one-eyed, one-horned, flying lukshen kugel eater> You're kiddding, that was on TV?? I remember it serialized for yeaks in one of the children's monthlies (children's digest, I think). I'm pretty certain it was French. M. Z. Krumbein GECON @ BELLCORE @ BELL LABS @ HOLMDEL @ NJ
ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) (03/20/85)
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The title of the cartoon is "Herge's Adventures Of Tin Tin"
Herge (the spelling could be wrong) was the author of the stories.
Tin Tin was the boy, the dog was called Snowy. The other main character was
Captian ...... (something or other, I've forgotten now), a sailor. There were
also two other characters which regularly appeared in the cartoon. They were
both dressed in suits, had bowler hats, breifcases and umbrellas, infact the
archetypal British office worker/s. They were also twins. Their lastname was
Thompson, and were known as the Thompson twins (were the band of the same
name, took their name from).
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I *saw* that, but it wasn't a cartoon, it was live action! Could it be
that some live action films were made based on the cartoon, or is all
this a hallucination? The plot involved the Captian's search for a boat
left to him by a dear departed friend. Seems there was something very
valuable about the boat, but no one could figure out what it was until
someone scratched the paint off the solid gold railing. The show ended
with a professor type making a helicopter for parrots so they wouldn't get
their wings tired. Or some such. A bit juvinile, but it stuck in my
mind because Tin Tin is such a stupid name for a boy.
One scene had the Captain smoking hash. I wonder if they could show
that on TV now....
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"...so I did a 'fmt trip.report > trip.report' and..."lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) (03/22/85)
Tin Tin has appeared as live action, a cartoon serial (several different story lines), and as a full-length animated feature edited together from the serials. --Lauren--