Hard to believe this great show jump the shark in season 5 when they decided to turn three full grown Smurfs into Smurflings and it get's worst with Season 9 Time traveling episodes.
But Smurfs seasons 1-4 will always be the best.
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The Smurfs are a group of over 100 bluish, three-apple tall creatures who live in the mushroom homes of Smurf Village. They are led by 543-year-old Papa Smurf (who doesn't look a day over 530). Their lives would be perfect were it not for the villainous Gargamel, a wizard who spends his days trying to capture them to eat, turn into gold, or for some other evil reason. Gargamel's cat Azrael adds to the menace, always looking for a smurfalicious snack. The single-emotioned smurfs, including Brainy, Jokey, Vanity, Grouchy and Clumsy, and others, were later joined by Grandpa Smurf, five Smurflings (who went back in time to become youngsters), and even Nanny late in the series. Gargamel, too, got a friend in the form of the unscrupulous Scruple. In 1982, the Culliford characters Johan and his aide Peewit ("Peewee" to U.S. kids) were given their own segments during the expanded, 90-minute The Smurfs, but the two humans simply weren't as smurfy as their tiny friends, and thus did not last. Despite its incredible popularity, The Smurfs actually encountered some controversy. Some adults considered the show quite sexist in its use of the one original female character, Smurfette, who was created by Gargamel as a way to fool the other Smurfs. In reaction to the criticism, the siren was changed into a sweetie via some Papa Smurf magic, and later seasons brought further smurf femmes like Sassette and Nanny. Perhaps the most memorable feature of the show was the use of the word "smurf" in every possible tense and construction. For instance, it wouldn't be unusual to hear a Smurf remark something like, "It's such a smurfy day, I think I'll go smurfing in Lake Smurf." In any case, the show won two Emmys as Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series and, in 1987, actually did a message episode. In an anti-drug show, Poet Smurf became addicted after rubbing a witch's magic orb, requiring the help of Papa and the gang to overcome his problem. The Smurfs hit the silver screen in 1984 with The Smurfs and the Magic Flute. The film was actually a dubbed version of an older Belgian Schtroumpfs feature, and our teeny weeny heroes didn't even appear until a ways in. The film flopped, but the cartoon continued to rule Saturday morning for the better part of the decade. In 1989, in an attempt to save the nearly decade-old show, the producers had the Smurfs leaving Smurf Village to visit various times and locations. Fans were smurfed off. The show was cancelled after that season, surviving only in the syndicated package titled The Smurfs' Adventures. Catch an hour of The Smurfs every weekday morning on The Cartoon Network at 11AM - 12PM EST and on the Boomerang Network at 8AM, 4PM, and 12AM EST.moreless
 June Foray |
Jokey Smurf/ Mother Nature |
 Frank Welker |
Hefty Smurf, Clockwork Smurf, Peewit, Poet Smurf, Puppy, Wild Smurf, Squeaky |
Danny Goldman |
Brainy Smurf |
Paul Winchell |
Gargamel |
Alan Young |
(voice) Miner Smurf/Farmer Smurf/Scaredy Smurf |
Russi Taylor |
Voice of Puppy(1985-1989)/Smoogle(1988-1990), Additional Voices |
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THE WEEK IN REVIEW
TV.com's Swell-o-vision vs. Hell-o-vision (July 28)
On our list this week: Curb Your Enthusiasm, So You Think You Can Dance, and Breaking Bad's party tunes.
By TV.com Staff, Jul 30, 2011
LOTS OF THUMBS DOWN
What Critics Are Saying About The Smurfs Movie (Hint: It's Not Very Good)
The movie adaptation of the classic Saturday morning cartoon opens Friday; here are some of the meanest quotes from critics' early reviews.
By Seth Abramovitch, Jul 28, 2011
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Smurfiplication/Gargamel's Misfortune
S 8 : Ep 13
Aired 11/14/11 (23:00)
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Smurfing for Ghosts/The Gargoyle of Quarrel Ca...
S 8 : Ep 12
Aired 11/14/11 (22:00)
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Monster Smurfs/The Bad Place
S 8 : Ep 11
Aired 11/14/11 (25:00)
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Hopping Cough Smurfs/The Little Orange Horse w...
S 8 : Ep 10
Aired 11/14/11 (44:00)
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This Show Jump The Shark Big Time in Season 5-9.
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Favorite characture in this series?
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Who was your favorite Smurfs charactor
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Gutsy Smurf
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altruistic behavior, buddies and gal pals, childlike sense of wonder, classical score, crazy neighborhood