The Smurfs is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The Smurfs was first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo in 1958, wherein they were known as Les Schtroumpfs. There are more than 100 Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasise their characteristics, such as "Jokey Smurf", who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow smurfs. "Smurfette" was the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series. The Smurfs wear Phrygian caps, which came to represent freedom during the modern era. The word "smurf" is the original Dutch translation of the French "schtroumpf", which, according to Peyo, is a word he invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist André Franquin when he could not remember the word salt.
| Creator | Peyo |
| Original work | "The Flute with Six Holes" (French: "La Flûte à six trous") (1958) in comic Johan and Peewit |
| Comics | The Smurfs comics |
| Films | The Smurfs in film |
| Animated series | The Smurfs (1981–1989), Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989), Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990), The Smurfs (2021) |
| Original music | The Smurfs music |
| Merchandise | The Smurfs merchandising |
About The Smurfs
Hanna-Barbera series based on the Belgian comic series by the same name in which the titular little blue creatures spend their days in mushroom houses attempting to avoid Gargomel, an evil man who wants to kill them.
Achievement of The Smurfs
The show was created by Peyo. It ran for 256 episodes with a total of 418 stories in addition to 7 specials. A film franchise was later produced that included The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2 before being rebooted again with the 2017 movie Smurfs: The Lost Village.
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Latest information about The Smurfs updated on July 28 2021.
