The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) slightly downplayed and he scolded his dog Snowy less often than he did in the books. Twice in the series, Tintin is portrayed as knowing various characters already (Thomson and Thompson and Allan in "Cigars of the Pharaoh" and Piotr Skut in "The Red Sea Sharks"), when it was the first time they had met in the book version. On these occasions Tintin had already interacted with these characters in the TV series, as stories were shown in a sequence different from the books. Haddock's penchant for whiskey posed a problem for audience sensitivities. While the original books did not
Tintin (character) played Tintin returning from the adventures "Tintin in America" and "The Blue Lotus". Actress Jane Rubens was the first to play Tintin on stage in April 1941. The plays, written by Jacques Van Melkebeke, included "Tintin in India: The Mystery of the Blue Diamond" and "". She was later replaced by 11-year-old Roland Ravez, who also lent his voice to recordings of the "Cigars of the Pharaoh" and "The Blue Lotus". Jean-Pierre Talbot played Tintin in two live-action movie adaptations: "Tintin and the Golden Fleece" (1961) and "Tintin and the Blue Oranges" (1964). Canadian actor Colin O'Meara voiced Tintin in