The Smurfs 

The Smurfs are little blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a forest inhabited mainly by their own kind. The smurfs average daily routine is attempting to avoid Gargomel, an evil man who wants to kill our little blue friends.

Creator:

Peyo

Stars:

Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Don Messick	...	Papa Smurf / ... 240 episodes, 1981-1989
Danny Goldman	...	Brainy Smurf / ... 225 episodes, 1981-1989
Lucille Bliss	...	Smurfette / ... 223 episodes, 1981-1989
Frank Welker	...	Hefty Smurf / ... 201 episodes, 1981-1989
Michael Bell	...	Handy Smurf / ... 182 episodes, 1981-1989
June Foray	...	Jokey Smurf / ... 173 episodes, 1981-1989
Hamilton Camp	...	Greedy Smurf / ... 165 episodes, 1981-1989
William Callaway	...	Clumsy Smurf / ... 151 episodes, 1981-1989
Paul Winchell	...	Gargamel / ... 140 episodes, 1981-1989
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Vanity Smurf / ... 136 episodes, 1981-1989
Alan Young	...	Farmer Smurf / ... 123 episodes, 1981-1989

Storyline

Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael. Typical stories deal with the Smurfs' efforts to fight off Gargamel, who wanted to do one of several things to the blue creatures including eat them, make them slaves and gain their magical secrets in order to gain dignity among the wizard's fraternity. More than once, the Smurfs had to save Gargamel from his back-firing plans or even eviler wizards.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | based on comic strip | wizard | based on comic book | franco belgian comics | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Did You Know?

Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, the phrase that is often described the height of most Smurfs ("three apples high," the direct translation of the French idiom "haut comme trois pommes") was never a precise scientific measurement. It means that something is really small, and an English equivalent would be "knee-high to a grasshopper."

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Quotes

Papa Smurf: Nature Smurf, this time your love of animals has gone too far.
Natural 'Nat' Smurf: I can't help it, Papa Smurf. Azrael got his foot caught in one of Gargamel's traps. I couldn't just leave him there to die.
Papa Smurf: Okay, but as soon as his foot is better, then back he goes. Understand?

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Connections

Referenced in The Cleveland Show: The Hangover: Part Tubbs (2013)

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Soundtracks

Smurfs Village
(Main Theme : uncredited)
Composed by Thanh Hong (Vietnamese lyrics)
Performed by Tien Dat, Thuy Tien and Ai Phuong

User Reviews

I adore these little blue creatures

I'm surprised with the few reviews this show has on here considering how popular The Smurfs were back then. This show was one of my favourites as a child, and I use to watch it all the time. I enjoyed almost every episode I watched of The Smurfs. I'm astonished of the amount of episodes there actually was, so that just shows just how popular The Smurfs were. I don't care what anyone thinks, but I really liked this show.

Details

Official Sites:

Smurf's Official site

Country:

USA Belgium

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Smurfs' Adventures

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hanna-Barbera Productions, SEPP International S.A., Jade Animation Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (256 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color