The Smurfs (1981 TV series)
| The Smurfs | |
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 International title card for Season 1 | |
| Also known as | Smurfs' Adventures (in syndication) |
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| Created by | Pierre "Peyo" Culliford |
| Based on | The Smurfs by Pierre "Peyo" Culliford |
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| Voices of | See Voices |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 258 (419 segments)[1] (list of episodes) |
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| Editor | Gil Iverson |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | United States: Taft Broadcasting/Great American Broadcasting Television Program Enterprises (1986–1987) International: IMPS S.A. |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | NTSC |
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| Original release | 12 September 1981 – 2 December 1989 |
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| Preceded by | The Smurfs (1961 TV series) |
| Followed by | The Smurfs (2021 TV series) |
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The Smurfs (syndicated as Smurfs' Adventures) is an animated fantasy-comedy children's television series that originally aired on NBC from 12 September 1981 to 2 December 1989, lasted for eight years. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it is based on the Belgian comic series by the same name, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (who also served as story supervisor of this adaptation) and aired for 258 episodes[1] with a total of 419 stories, excluding three cliffhanger episodes and seven specials.
History[]
In 1976, Stuart R. Ross, an American media and entertainment entrepreneur who saw the Smurfs while traveling in Belgium, entered into an agreement with Editions Dupuis and Peyo, acquiring North American and other rights to the characters, whose original name was "les Schtroumpfs". Subsequently, Ross launched the Smurfs in the United States in association with a California company, Wallace Berrie and Co., whose figurines, dolls and other Smurf merchandise became a hugely popular success. NBC President Fred Silverman's daughter, Melissa, had a Smurf doll of her own that he had bought for her at a toy shop while they were visiting Aspen, Colorado. Silverman thought that a series based on the Smurfs might make a good addition to his Saturday-morning lineup.[3]
The Saturday morning cartoon The Smurfs, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with SEPP International S.A. (from 1981 to 1987) and (in the years 1988 and 1989), debuted on NBC at 8:30 AM in 1981. The series became a major success for the network[4] (one of the few hits to emerge from the Fred Silverman era) and one of the most successful and longest running Saturday morning cartoons in television history, spawning seven spin-off television specials on an almost yearly basis. The characters included Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, the evil Gargamel, his cat Azrael, and Johan and his friend Peewit. The Smurfs was nominated multiple times for Daytime Emmy Awards and won Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series in 1982–1983.[5]
By 1989, the show was in its ninth season and had reached the 200-episode threshold, an extreme rarity when most cartoons were gone after two seasons and 22 episodes (it also far exceeded the typical 65-episode run of a first-run syndicated show of the era). In an effort to come up with new ideas to keep the show fresh, NBC changed the format of the show, taking some of the Smurfs out of the forest and omitting the Smurf Village. These changes were adopted to a lost-in-time format similar to The Time Tunnel. The show continued through the end of the season, airing the last original episode 2 December 1989 on NBC,[citation needed] after a decade of success, NBC later cancelled The Smurfs along with other Saturday-morning cartoons to make way for another block of live-action programming on 9 April 1990, The Smurfs had its last re-run on NBC on 25 August 1990.[citation needed]
Episodes[]
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 39 | 26 | September 12, 1981 | December 5, 1981 | ||
| 2 | 46 | 36 | September 18, 1982 | December 4, 1982 | ||
| 3 | 55 | 32 | September 17, 1983 | November 26, 1983 | ||
| 4 | 48 | 26 | September 15, 1984 | November 17, 1984 | ||
| 5 | 40 | 24 | September 21, 1985 | November 9, 1985 | ||
| 6 | 61 | 36 | September 13, 1986 | November 29, 1986 | ||
| 7 | 65 | 36 | September 19, 1987 | December 5, 1987 | ||
| 8 | 24 | 16 | September 10, 1988 | October 29, 1988 | ||
| 9 | 41 | 26 | September 9, 1989 | December 2, 1989 | ||
| Specials | N/A | 7 | June 19, 1981 | December 13, 1987 | ||
Voices and characters[]
- Charlie Adler as Natural "Nat" Smurfling (1985–1988)
- Jack Angel as Enchanter Homnibus (1982–1988)
- Marlene Aragon as Additional voices (1982)
- Bob Arbogast as Additional voices (1986, 1989)
- Lewis Arquette as Additional voices (1987)
- René Auberjonois as Additional voices (1987, 1989)
- Jered Barclay as Additional voices (1982-1984, 1989)
- Ed Begley Jr. as Additional voices (1984)
- Bernard Behrens as Additional voices (1984)
- Michael Bell as Grouchy Smurf, Handy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Johan (1982–1987), Gargamel (Season 9), additional voices
- Gregg Berger as Additional voices (1987, 1989)
- Lucille Bliss as Smurfette
- Susan Blu as Nanny Smurf (1988), Pansy, Additional voices
- Sorrell Booke as Additional voices (1988)
- Peter Brooks as Additional voices (1986)
- Greg Burson as Additional voices (1982)
- Ruth Buzzi as Additional voices (1984, 1989)
- William Callaway as Clumsy Smurf, Painter Smurf, additional voices
- Joey Camen as Natural Smurf (1983–1985)
- Hamilton Camp as Greedy Smurf, Harmony Smurf, Woody, Gargamel (Season 9), additional voices
- Roger C. Carmel as Additional voices (1986)
- Victoria Carroll as Additional voices (1986)
- Mary Jo Catlett as Madame Hildegarde ("Stop and Go Smurfs," 1987)
- William Christopher as Angel Smurf
- Philip L. Clarke as Additional voices (1982-1984)
- Selette Cole as Additional voices (1987)
- Townsend Coleman as Additional voices (1989)
- Henry Corden as Grako (Ep. "The Magic Fountain")
- Regis Cordic as Additional voices (1982)
- Tandy Cronyn as Additional voices (1984)
- Peter Cullen as Zeus (1989), Additional voices (1983-1984, 1987, 1989)
- Brian Cummings as Additional voices (1989)
- Jim Cummings as the Sultan of Sweets (1989)
- Keene Curtis as Lord Balthazar
- Jennifer Darling as Princess Sabina, Additional voices (1982, 1989)
- Leo De Lyon as Additional voices (1986)
- Barry Dennen as Additional voices (1988-1989)
- Bronwen Denton-Davis as Additional voices (1986)
- Patti Deutsch as Additional voices (1984-1986)
- Richard Dysart as Additional voices (1984)
- Walker Edmiston as Additional voices (1981-1984)
- Marshall Efron as Sloppy Smurf
- Paul Eiding as Additional voices (1986-1987)
- Dick Erdman as Additional voices (1981-1982, 1984, 1987)
- Bernard Erhard as Timber Smurf
- June Foray as Jokey Smurf, Mother Nature, Gargamel's mother, additional voices
- Pat Fraley as Tuffy Smurf (1984), Additional voices (1989)
- Steve Franken as Additional voices (1984)
- Teresa Ganzel as Additional voices (1989)
- Linda Gary as Dame Barbara, Chlorhydris (all episodes except the special "My Smurfy Valentine")
- Dick Gautier as Wooly Smurf
- Joan Gerber as Gowagga Puppet ("Snappy's Puppet"), Additional voices (1982-1984, 1986-1987, 1989)
- Henry Gibson as Additional voices (1984)
- Ed Gilbert as Additional voices (1989)
- Patty Glick as Additional voices (1984)
- Danny Goldman as Brainy Smurf
- Barry Gordon as Additional voices (1985)
- Joy Grdnic as Additional voices (1982)
- Ernest Harada as Additional voices (1984, 1989)
- Phil Hartman as Additional voices (1982, 1985-1987, 1989)
- Bob Holt as the Good King (1982–1984)
- Jerry Houser as Ripple (1985), Tebuli the Genie (1989), Additional voices (1984, 1987, 1989)
- John Ingle as Additional voices (1987)
- Robert Ito as Additional voices (1989)
- Tony Jay as Merlin (1989)
- Arte Johnson as Devil Smurf
- Marvin Kaplan as Gourdy (Ep. "Farmer's Genie")
- Zale Kessler as Additional voices (1982, 1984, 1987)
- Aron Kincaid as Additional voices (1987-1988)
- Kip King as Tailor Smurf
- Paul Kirby as Narrator (1985–1989), Additional voices (1981-1982)
- Clyde Kusatsu as Additional voices (1989)
- Robbie Lee as Additional voices (1984, 1989)
- Ruta Lee as Morgan Lafay (1989), Additional voices (1987)
- Katie Leigh as Denisa (1988)
- Michael Lembeck as Additional voices (1987-1988)
- Marilyn Lightstone as Additional voices (1984)
- Keye Luke as Additional voices (1989)
- Allan Lurie as Additional voices (1983-1984, 1988)
- Jim MacGeorge as Additional voices (1989)
- Norma MacMillan as Brenda (1983)
- Tress MacNeille as Blue Eyes' mother, Additional voices (1982, 1989)
- Patty Maloney as Blue Eyes
- Danny Mann as Additional voices (1982)
- Kenneth Mars as Harmony Smurf, King Bullrush, Yves, Julius Geezer (1989), Additional voices (1981-1982, 1984-1986, 1988)
- Mona Marshall as Andria (1983)
- Jenice Matoike as Additional voices (1989)
- Amanda McBroom as Chlorhydris (the special "My Smurfy Valentine"), Additional voices (1982)
- Chuck McCann as Additional voices (1989)
- Edie McClurg as Additional voices (1984)
- Cindy McGee as Additional voices (1988)
- Julie McWhirter as Baby Smurf (1983–1989), Sassette Smurfling (1985–1989)
- Joseph G. Medalis as Additional voices (1984, uncredited)
- Allan Melvin as Additional voices (1984-1985, 1987)
- Don Messick as Papa Smurf, Azrael, Dreamy Smurf, Sickly Smurf (1983), Sweepy Smurf, additional voices
- Sidney Miller as Additional voices (1986-1987)
- Larry Moss as Additional voices (1983-1984)
- Pat Musick as Snappy Smurfling (1985–1989)
- Frank Nelson as Additional voices (1982)
- Noelle North as Slouchy Smurfling (1985–1988)
- Alan Oppenheimer as Vanity Smurf, Father Time
- Patricia Parris as Acorn
- Rob Paulsen as Marco Smurf (1985), Additional voices (1985-1987, 1989)
- Clare Peck as Additional voices (1982)
- Vic Perrin as Additional voices (1984, uncredited)
- Diane Pershing as Additional voices (1982, 1988)
- Patrick Pinney as Additional voices (1982)
- Henry Polic II as Tracker Smurf, Additional voices (1982, 1987, 1989)
- Philip Proctor as King Gerard
- Dan Radloff as Sneaky Smurf, Spy Smurf, Stinky Smurf
- Clive Revill as Additional voices (1989)
- Robert Ridgely as Additional voices (1982, 1986, 1988)
- Neil Ross as Additional voices (1987)
- Joe Ruskin as Additional voices (1986-1987)
- Will Ryan as The Wartmongers
- Michael Rye as Morlock, Additional voices (1982, 1986)
- Robert Sarlatte as Additional voices (1982)
- William Schallert as Additional voices (1984, uncredited)
- Ronnie Schell as Pushover Smurf, Jokey Smurf (early Season 1 episodes)
- Marilyn Schreffler as Additional voices (1982)
- Avery Schreiber as Additional voices (1985, 1987)
- Franklin Seales as Additional voices (1989)
- Mimi Seton
- Susan Silo as Petaluma (1986), Additional voices (1989)
- Hal Smith as Sludge, Additional voices (1982-1987)
- Kath Soucie as Adella ("Stop and Go Smurfs," 1987), Ali Baby (1989)
- John Stephenson as the Evil Imp and the Spirit of the Ancient Trolls (Ep. "Smurfette's Dancing Shoes"), Additional voices (1981, 1984, 1987)
- Kris Stevens as Narrator (1981–1985), Additional voices (1984-1985)
- Alexandra Stoddart as Additional voices (1984, 1986)
- Andre Stojka as Additional voices (1987)
- Dee Stratton as Additional voices (1982)
- George Takei as Additional voices (1989)
- Mark Taylor as Additional voices (1986)
- Russi Taylor as Smoogle (1988–1989), Brenda (1986), Additional voices (1982-1984, 1986)
- Susan Tolsky as Additional voices (1987)
- Fred Travalena as Additional voices (1981, 1986)
- Les Tremayne as Additional voices (1987, uncredited)
- Marcelo Tubert as Additional voices (1989)
- Brenda Vaccaro as Scruple (1986–1989), Architect Smurf
- Janet Waldo as Hogatha
- Ray Walston as Additional voices (1986)
- Peggy Walton-Walker as Additional voices (1985-1986)
- B.J. Ward as Additional voices (1982, 1989)
- Peggy Webber as Additional voices (1983-1984)
- Lennie Weinrib as Bigmouth
- Frank Welker as Hefty Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Peewit (1982–1987), Poet Smurf, Puppy (1985–1988), Wild Smurf (1987–1989), Nemesis (1988), the Darkness Monster, the Sandman, additional voices
- Paul Winchell as Gargamel (1981–1988), Nosey Smurf
- Jonathan Winters as Grandpa Smurf (1986–1989)
- Francine Witkin as Lady Luck
- Anderson Wong as Additional voices (1989)
- Michael Wong as Additional voices (1989)
- Alan Young as Miner Smurf, Farmer Smurf, Scaredy Smurf, additional voices
- Lynnanne Zager as Additional voices (1988, uncredited)
Production[]
Outsourced production work was done by Wang Film Productions/Cuckoo's Nest Studios and, only for Season 7, by Toei Animation.
Use of classical music[]
The Smurfs was noted for its frequent use of classical music as background music or themes for particular events. Notable works which are found in The Smurfs include:[6][7]
- Isaac Albéniz, Suite española, "Asturias"
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047, Allegro moderato
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5, BWV 1056, Arioso. Largo
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068, Gavotte
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 8 (Pathétique), first movement
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight), third movement
- The above two tunes are frequently used in scenes where the Smurfs are in danger, or which otherwise have a great deal of dramatic tension.
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata), first movement
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, first movement
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral), first and fourth movements
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 (Choral), second movement
- Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, second movement
- Léon Boëllmann, Suite gothique, Toccata
- Alexander Borodin, Polovtsian Dances, Fifth Dance: "Dance of the Boys" (used in dramatic moments)
- Johannes Brahms, Wiegenlied (Brahms)
- Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 2, third movement
- Claude Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
- Claude Debussy, Prelude Book 2 No. 6, Général Lavine – eccentric
- Paul Dukas, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Edward Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 ("Land of Hope and Glory")
- Edward Elgar, The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 1
- César Franck, Symphony in D minor, first and second movements
- Edvard Grieg, Peer Gynt: "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King"
- "Morning Mood" is frequently heard when Mother Nature makes an appearance
- Edvard Grieg, Lyric Suite, "March of the Dwarfs"
- Albert Ketèlbey, In a Persian Market
- Lev Knipper, Cavalry of the Steppes
- Zoltán Kodály, Háry János Suite
- Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Friska (episode "Harmony Steals the Show")
- Franz Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1
- Franz Liszt, Totentanz
- Franz Liszt, Transcendental étude No. 6, "Vision"
- Felix Mendelssohn, Spring Song
- Felix Mendelssohn, Wedding March (Mendelssohn) (episode "The Three Smurfketeers")
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Magic Flute
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385 "Haffner", 4th movement, "The Smurflings" episode (just a very slowed down version)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550, 1st movement, (episode "The Haunted Smurfs")
- Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus, Tuileries, Gargamel's theme variation about 1.5 minutes in, and a scene segue part about 10 minutes in, are used in the cartoon.[8]
- Modest Mussorgsky, Night on the Bare Mountain
- Sergey Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1 ("Classical"): Gavotta
- Sergey Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet
- Sergey Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
- Sergey Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kijé
- Sergey Prokofiev, Scythian Suite
- Sergei Rachmaninov, Prelude in G minor
- Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit: Le gibet
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade (introducing theme for Gargamel)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, The Golden Cockerel
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Flight of the Bumblebee
- Gioachino Rossini, William Tell Overture
- Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 ("Organ"), first movement
- Franz Schubert: Rosamunde: Ballet Music No. 2
- Franz Schubert: Serenade
- Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 8 ("Unfinished"), first movement, used as Gargamel's theme and used in scenes when the Smurfs are in danger
- Jean Sibelius, Finlandia
- Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
- Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird
- Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
- Igor Stravinsky, Petrushka: Russian Dance
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Natha Waltz
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian Dance
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Reed Flutes (episode "How To Smurf A Rainbow")
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Seasons: June, August
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4: Finale (Allegro con fuoco)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"), second theme from first movement
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (used in scenes of love)
- Richard Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture
- Richard Wagner, The Ring
Syndication[]
A half-hour version for syndication was broadcast under the title Smurfs' Adventures since 1986. Although each season had its own unique opening song during the original broadcast, syndicated airings usually use a shortened version of the season 4 opening, currently, the syndicated versions continued to air on Boomerang.[citation needed]
Home media[]
Region 1[]
Warner Home Video (via Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment) released the complete first season on DVD in a two-volume set in 2008.[9][10] Despite high sales of both sets,[11] no further seasons have been released. Warner Home Video later released a series of three single-disc releases of The Smurfs in 2009, each containing five episodes from the second season.[12][13][14] A two-disc DVD was set to be released in 2011 to tie into the theatrical film with 10 episodes which would be culled from the entire run of the series,[15] instead, it included episodes from the second season. Another DVD with both Smurfs Christmas specials was released later that year.[16] It is unknown if Warner Archive will release the rest of the show's complete seasons (under the Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection banner or not) on MOD DVD.
In 2020, HBO Max released seasons one to four on its online streaming platform. The available seasons are presented in 1080p high definition.
| DVD title | Season(s) | Episode count | Release date | Description | |
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| Season 1 Volume 1 | 1 | 13 | 26 February 2008 | This two-disc release contained the first 19 season one episodes, uncut and digitally remastered, and presented in their original broadcast presentation and order. Special features included a bonus episode "The Smurfs Springtime Special", and the Smurfs music video. | |
| Season 1 Volume 2 | 7 October 2008 | This two-disc release contained the remaining 20 season one episodes, plus one special feature, "I Smurf The Smurfs". | |||
| True Blue Friends | 2 | 5 | 3 March 2009 | Contains five season two episodes: "S-Shivering S-Smurfs", "Turncoat Smurf", "The Smurf Who Couldn't Say No", "The Haunted Castle", and "The Black Hellebore". Special features include a storyboard of "Gormandizing Greedy". | |
| Smurfy Tales | 18 August 2009 | Contains five season two episodes: "The Last Laugh", "The A-maze-ing Smurfs", "The Lost City of Yore", "Johan's Army", and "The Good, The Bad, and the Smurfy". Special features include bios of Handy Smurf, Clumsy Smurf, Smurfette, and Vanity Smurf. | |||
| World of Wonders | 17 November 2009 | Contains five season two episodes "All's Smurfy That Ends Smurfy", "The Littlest Giant", "Sleepwalking Smurfs", "Squeaky", and "The Sorcery of Maltrochu". Special features include the Meet The Smurfs feature, which shows Jokey, Brainy, and Greedy, plus an Easter egg: if the viewer clicks on the telescope, it shows something that is "rated S for Smurfy", presented as if it was a science-fiction movie. It starts out with Dreamy asking if there is life in "outer smurf", and shows Hefty saying, "There is no life in outer smurf", ending with the announcer saying "It Came from Outer Smurf. Coming Soon." Also of note is that Greedy's image is actually Cook Smurf's image, which is what the cartoon version of Greedy is based on. | |||
| A Magical Smurf Adventure | 10 | 19 July 2011 | Contains 10 season two episodes "Smurf Van Winkle", "Revenge of the Smurfs", "Magic Fountain", "Smurf Me No Flowers", "The Cursed Country", "The Blue Plague", "The Ring of Castellac", "A Mere Truffle", "Gormandizing Greedy", and "Sister Smurf". Special features include Smurf Speak. | ||
| Holiday Celebration | N/A | 2 | 11 October 2011 | Contains both Christmas specials "'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy" and "The Smurfs Christmas Special" | |
| The Best of Seasons 1 and 2 | 1, 2 | 24 | 12 March 2013 | Repackage contains the first discs from the Season 1 Volumes 1 and 2 and A Magical Smurf Adventure sets. | |
| Smurfs to the Rescue! | 6 | 16 July 2013 | Contains one season one episode, and five season two episodes "The Goblin of Boulder Wood", "Sideshow Smurfs", "The Three Smurfketeers", "It Came from Outer Smurf", "One Good Smurf Deserves Another", and "The Sky is Smurfing! The Sky is Smurfing!" | ||
| Smurftastic Journey | 1, 6 | 15 October 2013 | Contains five season one episodes, and one season six episode "The Astrosmurf", "Painter and Poet", "Paradise Smurfed", "Supersmurf", "Dreamy's Nightmare", and "All That Glitters Isn't Smurf" | ||
| A Magical Smurf Adventure 2 | 1 | 8 November 2013 | Contains six season one episodes "The Baby Smurf", "The Fake Smurf", "Bewitched, Bothered, and Be-Smurfed", "Fuzzle Trouble", "The Smurfette", and "The Magical Meanie" | ||
Region 2[]
Fabulous Films and Arrow Films have released the first five seasons on DVD in the UK.[17][18][19][20][21] The company has also released the film The Smurfs and the Magic Flute on Blu-ray and DVD, as well as several compilation DVDs, containing themed specials from the show.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release date |
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| Complete 1st Season | 27 | 5 July 2010 |
| Complete 2nd Season | 24 | 6 September 2010 |
| Complete 3rd Season | 31 | 1 July 2013 |
| Complete 4th Season | 28 | 1 July 2013 |
| Complete 5th Season | 25 | 1 July 2013 |
| The Complete Seasons 1–5 | 135 | 1 December 2014 |
| The Smurfs – Four Smurf-tastic Episodes | 4 | 30 July 2011 |
| The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (Blu-ray + DVD) | 0 | 11 October 2011 |
| The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy | 4 | 5 November 2011 |
| The Smurfs: My Smurfy Valentine | 4 | 8 January 2012 |
| The Smurfs Springtime Special | 6 | 17 March 2012 |
| The Smurfs: The Smurfic Games | 7 | 4 June 2012 |
| The Smurfs Halloween Special | 6 | 1 October 2012 |
| The Smurfs: Love, Smurfette | 6 | 1 July 2013 |
| The Smurfs: Papa Smurf Rocks! | 6 | 1 July 2013 |
| The Smurfs: World Cup Carnival | 5 | 23 June 2014 |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of the full Series in 9 Season Sets on DVD in Germany, with German sound only, beginning in August 2011.[22]
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release date |
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| Die komplette erste Staffel | 27 | 4 August 2011 |
| Die komplette zweite Staffel | 24 | 4 August 2011 |
| Die komplette dritte Staffel | 31 | 14 October 2011 |
| Die komplette vierte Staffel | 28 | 14 October 2011 |
| Die komplette fünfte Staffel | 25 | 16 August 2012 |
| Die komplette sechste Staffel | 39 | 16 August 2012 |
| Die komplette siebte Staffel | 40 | 25 July 2013 |
| Die komplette achte Staffel | 16 (including 16 additional episodes of Johan and Peewit) | 25 July 2013 |
| Die komplette neunte Staffel | 26 | 25 July 2013 |
| Collector's Edition (Amazon.de exclusive) | 272 | 4 July 2013 |
Region 4[]
Magna Home Entertainment has released various best-of volume collections on DVD.
- The Smurfs and the Magic Flute has been released, but in a new 'Original Collector's Edition'[23] with new packaging released on 2 September 2011.
- The Smurfs – Time Travellers (3 Disc Set)[24] was released on 5 November 2008.
- The Smurfs – Smurfette Collection (3 Disc Set)[25] was released on 1 September 2009.
- The Smurfs – Papa Smurf Collection (3 Disc Set)[26] was released on 4 November 2009.
- The Smurfs – Favourites Collection (6 Disc Box Set)[27] was released on 29 June 2010.
- The Smurfs – Just Smurfy 1 (Box Set) (BONUS Figurine)[28] was released on 3 November 2010.
- The Smurfs – Just Smurfy 2 (Box Set) (BONUS Figurine)[29] was released on 3 November 2010.
- The Smurfs – Just Smurfy 3 (Box Set) (BONUS Figurine)[30] was released on 1 December 2010.
- The Smurfs – Just Smurfy 4 (Box Set) (BONUS Figurine)[31] was released on 2 March 2011.
- The Smurfs – Complete Season 1 (3 Disc Digipak)[32] and The Smurfs – Complete Season 2 (3 Disc Digipak)[33] were released on 24 August 2011.
- The Smurfs – Complete Season 3 (4 Disc Digipak)[34] and The Smurfs – Complete Season 4 (4 Disc Digipak)[35] were released on 5 October 2011.
- The Smurfs – Complete Season 5 (3 Disc Digipak)[36] was released on 1 December 2011.
- The Smurfs – Complete Season 6 (5 Disc Digipak)[37] was released on 4 January 2012.
- The Smurfs – Complete Season 7 (5 Disc Digipak),[38] The Smurfs – Complete Season 8 (2 Disc Digipak)[39] were released on 1 August 2013.
- The Smurfs – Complete Season 9 (3 Disc Digipak)[40] was released on 14 August 2013.
- The Smurfs – Ultimate Collection 1: Limited Edition – Seasons 1–5 (18 Disc Box Set)[41] released on 24 August 2011.
- The Smurfs – Ultimate Collection 2: Limited Edition – Seasons 6–9 (16 Disc Box Set)[42] released on 2 November 2011.
In popular culture[]
- The animated versions of Papa Smurf and Brainy Smurf were featured in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. Hefty Smurf also makes a brief cameo in the beginning of the movie with the other Smurfs, his only line being, "Who smurfed the bell?" Smurfette is shown on the promotional poster and VHS cover artwork, but was not seen in the special. Harmony Smurf made a small cameo as the Smurfs comic book was flipping through pages.
- Gargamel and Azrael made guest appearances on Family Guy in 2009.
- The Smurfs were often parodied in Robot Chicken where Danny Goldman reprises his role of Brainy Smurf, while Dan Milano voiced Papa Smurf and Seth Green voiced Gargamel.
- In the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Guitar Control", a tank can be seen destroying a Smurf house.
2021 reboot[]
In 2017, the Belgian companies IMPS and Dupuis Audiovisuel began production on an updated Smurfs series with CG animation, similar to Smurfs: The Lost Village.[43][44] The series made its world premiere, on RTBF's OUFtivi channel in Belgium, on 18 April 2021.[45]
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