The Smurfs 1981
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What is The Smurfs?
The Smurfs is an animated sitcom based on the Belgian comic series created by cartoonist Peyo. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, the series originally aired on NBC from September 12, 1981, to December 2, 1989.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1981
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 422
- Runtime
- 11 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 12, 1981
- Last aired
- Dec 2, 1989
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Animation, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
- Updated
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Overview
The Smurfs is an animated sitcom based on the Belgian comic series created by cartoonist Peyo. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, the series originally aired on NBC from September 12, 1981, to December 2, 1989. The program features small, blue creatures who stand three apples high and live in a village of mushroom houses located within an enchanted, peaceful forest. Each Smurf is a distinct individual with a personality reflected by their name, and the society is led by Papa Smurf. Characters include Brainy Smurf, Smurfette, and Hefty Smurf. The Smurfs frequently attempt to outwit their primary threats, which include an evil but inept sorcerer named Gargamel, his apprentice Scruple, and Gargamel’s feline companion, Azrael. The series was originally broadcast as Smurfs and later syndicated as Smurfs Adventures. Voice talent for the production included Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, and Michael Bell. The show follows the daily adventures of these creatures as they navigate life in their forest home while avoiding the persistent schemes of their enemies.
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Should you watch it?
“Tiny blue creatures live in a mushroom village while evading a persistent but inept forest wizard.”
Reasons to watch
- distinct character personalities
- classic animation style
- peaceful village setting
Keep in mind
- repetitive conflict with antagonist
- simple episodic structure
Watch it if you enjoy classic Saturday-morning cartoons featuring magical creatures and lighthearted adventures.
The series is designed for children and features mild fantasy conflict.
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Season 1 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 The Astrosmurf Sep 12, 1981
- E2 Jokey's Medicine Sep 12, 1981
- E3 Vanity Fare Sep 12, 1981
- E4 St. Smurf and the Dragon Sep 19, 1981
- E5 The Magical Meanie Sep 19, 1981
- E6 Sorcerer Smurf Sep 19, 1981
- E7 Bewitched, Bothered, and Besmurfed Sep 26, 1981
- E8 King Smurf Sep 26, 1981
- E9 The Smurfs and the Howlibird Sep 26, 1981
- E10 Soup a la Smurf Oct 3, 1981
- E11 All That Glitters Isn't Smurf Oct 3, 1981
- E12 Dreamy's Nightmare Oct 3, 1981
- E13 Romeo and Smurfette Oct 10, 1981
- E14 The Magic Egg Oct 10, 1981
- E15 Smurphony In 'C' Oct 10, 1981
- E16 Sideshow Smurfs Oct 17, 1981
- E17 Supersmurf Oct 17, 1981
- E18 Paradise Smurfed Oct 17, 1981
- E19 Sir Hefty Oct 24, 1981
- E20 The Baby Smurf Oct 24, 1981
- E21 The Fake Smurf Oct 24, 1981
- E22 Painter and Poet Oct 31, 1981
- E23 Haunted Smurf Oct 31, 1981
- E24 The Purple Smurfs Oct 31, 1981
- E25 The Fountain of Smurf Nov 7, 1981
- E26 The Magnifying Mixture Nov 7, 1981
- E27 Foul Weather Smurf Nov 7, 1981
- E28 The Hundredth Smurf Nov 14, 1981
- E29 The Abominable Snowbeast Nov 14, 1981
- E30 Gargamel the Generous Nov 14, 1981
- E31 The Smurfette Nov 21, 1981
- E32 Now You Smurf 'Em, Now You Don't Nov 21, 1981
- E33 Spelunking Smurfs Nov 21, 1981
- E34 The Smurfs' Apprentice Nov 28, 1981
- E35 Smurf-Colored Glasses Nov 28, 1981
- E36 The Clockwork Smurf Nov 28, 1981
- E37 Fuzzle Trouble Dec 5, 1981
- E38 Smurfette's Dancing Shoes Dec 5, 1981
- E39 The Smurfs and the Money Tree Dec 5, 1981
Season 2 · 46 episodes
- E1 The Smurf Who Couldn't Say No Sep 18, 1982
- E2 The Adventures of Robin Smurf Sep 18, 1982
- E3 The Cursed Country Sep 18, 1982
- E4 S-Shivering S-Smurfs Sep 25, 1982
- E5 Sister Smurf Sep 25, 1982
- E6 The Black Hellebore Sep 25, 1982
- E7 Revenge of the Smurfs Sep 25, 1982
- E8 The Three Smurfketeers Oct 2, 1982
- E9 Heavenly Smurfs Oct 2, 1982
- E10 It Came From Outer Smurf Oct 2, 1982
- E11 The Sorcery of Maltrochu Oct 2, 1982
- E12 Squeaky Oct 9, 1982
- E13 The Kaplowey Scroll Oct 9, 1982
- E14 The Goblin of Boulder Wood Oct 9, 1982
- E15 Gormandizing Greedy Oct 9, 1982
- E16 Waste Not, Smurf Not Oct 9, 1982
- E17 Johan's Army Oct 16, 1982
- E18 The Lost City of Yore Oct 16, 1982
- E19 Magic Fountain Oct 16, 1982
- E20 The Imposter King Oct 23, 1982
- E21 For the Love of Gargamel Oct 23, 1982
- E22 The A-Maze-Ing Smurfs Oct 23, 1982
- E23 The Haunted Castle Oct 23, 1982
- E24 Smurfs At Sea Oct 30, 1982
- E25 One Good Smurf Deserves Another Oct 30, 1982
- E26 The Blue Plague Oct 30, 1982
- E27 The Last Laugh Oct 30, 1982
- E28 The Raven Wizard Nov 6, 1982
- E29 The Ring of Castellac Nov 6, 1982
- E30 The Sky Is Smurfing, The Sky Is Smurfing Nov 6, 1982
- E31 Turncoat Smurf Nov 6, 1982
- E32 Return of Clockwork Smurf Nov 13, 1982
- E33 The Littlest Giant Nov 13, 1982
- E34 Bubble, Bubble, Smurfs In Trouble Nov 13, 1982
- E35 Smurf Van Winkle Nov 13, 1982
- E36 The Prince and the Peewit Nov 20, 1982
- E37 The Enchanted Baby Nov 20, 1982
- E38 Clumsy Smurfs the Future Nov 20, 1982
- E39 Sleepwalking Smurfs Nov 27, 1982
- E40 Smurf Me No Flowers Nov 27, 1982
- E41 The Good, The Bad, And The Smurfy Nov 27, 1982
- E42 A Mere Truffle Nov 27, 1982
- E43 The Stuff Dreams Are Smurfed Of Dec 4, 1982
- E44 The Box of Dirty Tricks Dec 4, 1982
- E45 Papa's Wedding Day Dec 4, 1982
- E46 All's Smurfy That Ends Smurfy Dec 4, 1982
Season 3 · 55 episodes
- E1 Once In A Blue Moon Sep 17, 1983
- E2 All Creatures Great And Smurf Sep 17, 1983
- E3 The Smurf Fire Brigade Sep 17, 1983
- E4 The Winged Wizard Sep 17, 1983
- E5 Every Picture Smurfs A Story Sep 17, 1983
- E6 The First Telesmurf Sep 24, 1983
- E7 Handy's Kite Sep 24, 1983
- E8 The Magic Earrings Sep 24, 1983
- E9 The Last Smurfberry Sep 24, 1983
- E10 A Little Smurf Confidence Oct 1, 1983
- E11 Hogatha's Heart Throb Oct 1, 1983
- E12 Born Rotten Oct 1, 1983
- E13 The Tear Of A Smurf Oct 1, 1983
- E14 The Miracle Smurfer Oct 1, 1983
- E15 The Smurf Who Would Be King Oct 8, 1983
- E16 How To Smurf A Rainbow Oct 8, 1983
- E17 Smurfette For A Day Oct 8, 1983
- E18 Peewit Meets Bigmouth Oct 8, 1983
- E19 Lumbering Smurfs Oct 8, 1983
- E20 Handy's Sweetheart Oct 15, 1983
- E21 Speak For Yourself Farmer Smurf Oct 15, 1983
- E22 A Hovel Is Not A Home Oct 15, 1983
- E23 Forget Me Smurfs Oct 15, 1983
- E24 The Grumpy Gremlin Oct 15, 1983
- E25 Clumsy Luck Oct 22, 1983
- E26 Willpower Smurfs Oct 22, 1983
- E27 Baby Smurf Is Missing Oct 22, 1983
- E28 The Smurfs' Time Capsule Oct 22, 1983
- E29 Wedding Bells For Gargamel Oct 29, 1983
- E30 To Smurf A Thief Oct 29, 1983
- E31 Greedy And The Porridge Pot Oct 29, 1983
- E32 Harmony Steals The Show Oct 29, 1983
- E33 The Golden Smurf Award Oct 29, 1983
- E34 The Moor's Baby Nov 5, 1983
- E35 Hefty's Heart Nov 5, 1983
- E36 A Hug For Grouchy Nov 5, 1983
- E37 The Magic Rattle Nov 5, 1983
- E38 All Hallows' Eve Nov 5, 1983
- E39 The Littlest Witch Nov 5, 1983
- E40 April Smurf Day Nov 12, 1983
- E41 The Magic Stick Nov 12, 1983
- E42 Baby's First Christmas Nov 12, 1983
- E43 Beauty Is Only Smurf Deep Nov 12, 1983
- E44 Wolf In Peewit's Clothing Nov 12, 1983
- E45 A Bell For Azrael Nov 12, 1983
- E46 The Chief Record Smurf Nov 19, 1983
- E47 Smurfing In Sign Language Nov 19, 1983
- E48 A Chip Off The Old Smurf Nov 19, 1983
- E49 A Gift For Papa's Day Nov 19, 1983
- E50 Good Neighbor Smurf Nov 26, 1983
- E51 The Smurfstone Quest Nov 26, 1983
- E52 Hats Off To Smurfs Nov 26, 1983
- E53 The Noble Stag Nov 26, 1983
- E54 Smurfy Acres Nov 26, 1983
- E55 No Time for Smurfs Nov 26, 1983
Season 4 · 48 episodes
- E1 Symbols of Wisdom Sep 15, 1984
- E2 Blue Eyes Returns Sep 15, 1984
- E3 The Secret Of The Village Well Sep 15, 1984
- E4 Stop And Smurf The Roses Sep 15, 1984
- E5 Gingerbread Smurfs Sep 15, 1984
- E6 Jokey's Shadow Sep 15, 1984
- E7 Jokey's Funny Bone Sep 22, 1984
- E8 Tick Tock Smurfs Sep 22, 1984
- E9 The Master Smurf Sep 22, 1984
- E10 Tailor's Magic Needle Sep 22, 1984
- E11 The Traveler Sep 22, 1984
- E12 A Pet For Baby Smurf Sep 22, 1984
- E13 The Incredible Shrinking Wizard Sep 29, 1984
- E14 Breakfast At Greedy's Sep 29, 1984
- E15 The Secret Of Shadow Swamp Sep 29, 1984
- E16 The Trojan Smurf Sep 29, 1984
- E17 Smurf The Other Cheek Sep 29, 1984
- E18 A Float Full Of Smurfs Oct 6, 1984
- E19 Smurfette's Sweet Tooth Oct 6, 1984
- E20 Smurf On Wood Oct 6, 1984
- E21 The Smurfomatic Smurfolator Oct 6, 1984
- E22 Petrified Smurfs Oct 6, 1984
- E23 Papa's Worry Warts Oct 13, 1984
- E24 Lazy's Slumber Party Oct 13, 1984
- E25 The Pussywillow Pixies Oct 13, 1984
- E26 The Bignose Dilemma Oct 13, 1984
- E27 The Smurfbox Derby Oct 13, 1984
- E28 A Circus For Baby Oct 20, 1984
- E29 Babies In Wartland Oct 20, 1984
- E30 The Smurfwalk Cafe Oct 20, 1984
- E31 The Smurfiest Of Friends Oct 20, 1984
- E32 Never Smurf Off 'Til Tomorrow Oct 20, 1984
- E33 Bigmouth Smurf Oct 27, 1984
- E34 Baby's Enchanted Didey Oct 27, 1984
- E35 The Man On The Moon Oct 27, 1984
- E36 Smurfette's Golden Tresses Oct 27, 1984
- E37 The Whole Smurf And Nothing But The Smurf Oct 27, 1984
- E38 Gargamel's Giant Oct 27, 1984
- E39 The Patchwork Bear Nov 10, 1984
- E40 Hefty And The Wheelsmurfer Nov 10, 1984
- E41 Hopping Cough Smurfs Nov 10, 1984
- E42 The Little Orange Horse With The Gold Shoes Nov 10, 1984
- E43 Monster Smurfs Nov 10, 1984
- E44 The Bad Place Nov 10, 1984
- E45 Smurfing For Ghost's Nov 17, 1984
- E46 The Gargoyle Of Quarrel Castle Nov 17, 1984
- E47 Smurfiplication Nov 17, 1984
- E48 Gargamel's Misfortune Nov 17, 1984
Season 5 · 40 episodes
- E1 Stuck On Smurfs Sep 21, 1985
- E2 Puppy Sep 21, 1985
- E3 Papa's Day Off Sep 21, 1985
- E4 The Smurflings Sep 21, 1985
- E5 He Who Smurfs Last Sep 21, 1985
- E6 Baby's First Word Sep 21, 1985
- E7 The Masked Pie Smurfer Sep 28, 1985
- E8 Sassette Sep 28, 1985
- E9 Papa's Puppy Prescription Sep 28, 1985
- E10 Poet's Writer's Block Sep 28, 1985
- E11 Smurf A Mile In My Shoes Sep 28, 1985
- E12 Dreamy's Pen Pals Oct 5, 1985
- E13 Papa's Flying Bed Oct 5, 1985
- E14 Mud Wrestling Smurfs Oct 5, 1985
- E15 The Sand Witch Oct 5, 1985
- E16 Kow-Tow, We Won't Bow Oct 5, 1985
- E17 Bigmouth's Friend Oct 12, 1985
- E18 Wild And Wooly Oct 12, 1985
- E19 The Dark-Ness Monster Oct 12, 1985
- E20 The Grouchiest Game In Town Oct 12, 1985
- E21 Queen Smurfette Oct 12, 1985
- E22 Marco Smurf And The Pepper Pirates Oct 19, 1985
- E23 Educating Bigmouth Oct 19, 1985
- E24 Brainy Smurf, Friend To All The Animals Oct 19, 1985
- E25 The Comet Is Coming Oct 19, 1985
- E26 Happy Unhappiness Day To You Oct 26, 1985
- E27 The Great Slime Crop Failure Oct 26, 1985
- E28 Papa's Family Album Oct 26, 1985
- E29 Love Those Smurfs Oct 26, 1985
- E30 Mutiny On The Smurf Oct 26, 1985
- E31 Things That Go Smurf In The Night Nov 2, 1985
- E32 Alarming Smurfs Nov 2, 1985
- E33 Smurfette's Rose Nov 2, 1985
- E34 The Mr. Smurf Contest Nov 2, 1985
- E35 Have You Smurfed Your Pet Today? Nov 2, 1985
- E36 Unsound Smurfs Nov 2, 1985
- E37 All Work And No Smurf Nov 9, 1985
- E38 Gargamel's Time Trip Nov 9, 1985
- E39 They're Smurfing Our Song Nov 9, 1985
- E40 Brainy's Smarty Party Nov 9, 1985
Frequently asked questions
Who are the Smurfs?
They are small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in a village of mushroom-shaped houses.
Who leads the Smurfs?
The Smurfs are led by Papa Smurf.
Who is the main antagonist?
The primary threat is an evil wizard named Gargamel who lives in a stone house.
Does Gargamel have a sidekick?
Yes, he is accompanied by his feline companion named Azrael.
When did the cartoon series debut?
The television series debuted in 1981.