Editing Thomson and Thompson (section)

==Inspiration and cultural impact==<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Thomson and Thompson in Asterix.png|thumb|right|Thomson and Thompson as they appear in ''Asterix in Belgium'']] -->
[[File:Le Miroir-n°275.jpg|thumb|right|The cover of ''Le Miroir'' on 2 March 1919]]
The detectives were in part based on Hergé's father Alexis and uncle Léon, identical twins who often took walks together wearing matching bowler hats while carrying matching walking sticks.<ref name="ManWhoCreated"/> Another inspiration was a picture of two mustachioed, bowler-hatted, formally dressed detectives who were featured on the cover of the ''Le Miroir'' edition of 2 March 1919. They were shown escorting [[Emile Cottin]], who had attacked [[Georges Clemenceau]]—one detective was handcuffed to the man while the other was holding both umbrellas.<ref>[[Michael Farr]], ''Tintin: The Complete Companion'', John Murray, 2001.</ref>

They also make a brief cameo appearance in the [[Asterix]] book ''[[Asterix in Belgium]]''.

They make an appearance in ''L'ombra che sfidò Sherlock Holmes'', an Italian comic spin-off of ''[[Martin Mystère]]'', edited by [[Sergio Bonelli Editore]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130629095633/http://www-en.sergiobonellieditore.it/scheda/7809/L-ombra-che-sfido-Sherlock-Holmes.html ''L'ombra che sfidò Sherlock Holmes''], Storie da Altrove, [[Sergio Bonelli Editore]], November 2000, p. 55</ref><ref name="urluBC">{{cite web |url=http://www.ubcfumetti.com/mm/sda3.htm |title=''L'Ombra che sfidò Sherlock Holmes'' |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref>

The name of the pop group the [[Thompson Twins]] was based on Thomson and Thompson.

The detectives are regular characters in the 1991–1992 television series ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/oct/18/how-could-do-this-tintin|title=How could they do this to Tintin?|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=18 October 2011}}</ref> as well as the 2011 motion-capture film adaptation ''[[The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn]]''. In the film, [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Nick Frost]] portray Thomson and Thompson.<ref>{{cite news|author=Stephen Armstrong|title=Simon Pegg: He's Mr Popular|work=The Sunday Times |location=UK|date=21 September 2008|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article4774264.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702141024/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article4774264.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2009|access-date=21 September 2008}}</ref>