The Smurfs (1961 TV series)

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The Smurfs
Based on
Country of originBelgium
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Running time13 minutes
Production company
Release
Original networkRTBF
Original releaseNovember 12, 1961 (1961-11-12) –
December 31, 1967 (1967-12-31)

The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs) was the first animated adaptation of the popular Belgian comic book series The Smurfs.[1]

The show was produced by and aired on RTB (Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française) from 1961 to 1967. Some of the television episodes from this series were chosen and became a part of the film Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs. The film was released in 1965 in Belgium.[2][3] Some of the recovered episodes are exhibited in the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels, Belgium.

Episode list[]

# Episode Name Original air date
01"The Black Smurfs"
(French: Les Schtroumpfs Noirs)		September 2, 1961 (1961-09-02)
02"The Egg And The Smurfs"
(French: L'Œuf et les Schtroumpfs)		TBA
03"The Smurfnapper"
(French: Le Voleur de Schtroumpfs)		TBA
04"The Fake Smurf"
(French: Le faux Schtroumpf)		TBA
05"The Flying Smurf"
(French: Le Schtroumpf volant)		TBA
06"The Smurf Unknown"
(French: Le Schtroumpf cet inconnu)		TBA
07"The Smurf And His Dragon"
(French: Le Schtroumpf et son dragon)		TBA
08"The Smurf Flute"
(French: La Schtroumpflûte)		TBA
09"The Smurf Robot"
(French: Le Schtroumpf-robot)		TBA

References[]

  1. ^ Frances Novier Baldwin, B.A. "THE PASSAGE OF THE COMIC BOOK TO THE ANIMATED FILM : THE CASE OF THE SMURFS" (PDF). Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ María Luisa Amador, Jorge Ayala Blanco, Cartelera Cinematográfica, 1980-1989 (2006), p. 151.
  3. ^ "Smurfs, The". Television Academy Interviews. October 22, 2017.

Bibliography[]

  • Hugues, Dayez (2003). Peyo l'enchanteur (in French) ( ed.). Belgium. p. 77. ISBN 2-87393-046-2.
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