Tintin and the Blue Oranges new kidnappers evidently had no use for the Thom(p)son twins, as they are discovered still tied up (much to the Captain's enjoyment). Snowy discovers an "agal" belonging to one of the Arab kidnappers, and Tintin realises that the rich Emir of Sakali (who had courted Bianca Castafiore earlier in the film) was the same man as the Arab enemy described by Professor Zalamea. The rich Emir of Sakali's yacht is moored up at the docks, so Tintin and the Captain try to rescue the Professors. Unfortunately, the Professors have been drugged, and their loud voices raise the alarm and Tintin
Tintin and the Golden Fleece pun on "carabine", the French for "rifle", a hint that the character may be an arms dealer, though his business is called "Karexport" ("car-export"). The crocodile that symbolises the company (but which is red and facing leftwards) is similar to the logo of Lacoste clothing. "Scoubidouvitch" comes from the term Scoubidou which was popular at the time. The film was made into a book, in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish. Unlike most of the Tintin books, including that of the animated film "Tintin and the Lake of Sharks", it is not in comic strip form, but is made up of