"Smurfs" (1981) TV series 1981-1990

Creator:

Peyo

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

12 September 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

The Smurfs are little blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a forest inhabited mainly by their own kind...

Plot Keywords:

Blue | Village | Wisdom | Community | Cat

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Lucille Bliss	...	Smurfette (3 episodes, 1981-1990)
Michael Bell	...	Handy Smurf / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1990)
William Callaway	...	Clumsy Smurf / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1986)
Hamilton Camp	...	Greedy Smurf / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1986)
June Foray	...	Jokey Smurf (3 episodes, 1982-1986)
Danny Goldman	...	Brainy Smurf (3 episodes, 1982-1986)
Don Messick	...	Papa Smurf / ... (3 episodes, 1982-1986)
Frank Welker	...	Hefty Smurf (3 episodes, 1982-1986)
Alan Young	...	Farmer Smurf / ... (2 episodes, 1982-1986)
Alan Oppenheimer	...	Vanity Smurf / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1986)
Paul Winchell	...	Baby Smurf / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1986)

Also Known As:

Smurfs' Adventures

Runtime:

30 min (256 episodes)

Country:

USA | Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The Smurfs made their debut in 1958 in a comic strip drawn by Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in the Belgian magazine Spirou.

Quotes:

Papa Smurf: Everyone what are the first two rules of Smurfdom? #1
Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Miner Smurf, Greedy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Jokey Smurf: [in unison] No casting spells on your own.
Papa Smurf: And #2?
Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Miner Smurf, Greedy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Jokey Smurf: [in Unison] Don't go into Pappa Smurf's lab without permission.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Girls Next Door: Pleading the 55th: Part 1 (#5.8)" (2008)

Still very smurfy.

I used to watch the Smurfs back when I was at least 5. And the appeal of the show hasn't dimmed. BTW: I'm 18 now.

Recently I read (or should I say "smurfed"?) one of the original Belgian comics, "L'Oeuf et les Schtroumpfs" ("The Smurfs and the Egg", where a giant egg begins to grant wishes), which also featured "Le Centième Schtroumpf" ("The 100th Smurf", where Vanity's mirror creates a new Smurf) and "Le Faux Sctroumpf" ("The False Smurf", where Gargamel disguises himself as a Smurf). And I enjoyed them all, despite the fact that they were in French (a language I studied in school)

And the cartoon is still a "smurfy" cartoon. Worthy of a smurf next time it comes on.