Original: Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash, cynical and grumpy Captain Haddock, the bright but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol) and other colourful supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont).
Simplified: Other popular characters include Professor Cuthbert Calculus (Professeur Tryphon Tournesol) an absent-minded and deaf scientist and inventor, and Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont), two silly detectives.