Ah, the first cartoon I EVER watched. Too bad I was TOO young and don't remember much about them, but I do remember absolutely being addicted to the show.
When I was a kid it was hard to tell who loved the Smurfs more. My sisters and I or our grandpa. He was a hard working, no-nonsense type but when it was time for the Smurfs he would often already be at the tv ahead of us. Everyone would often guess who would win the race to the tv.
Fun facts: • Smurfs are actually genderless (or at least one-gendered). • The Smurfette was artificially created by Gargamel and turned into a real smurf by Papa Smurf. • The trope where there's only a single women among a plethora of men is named "The Smurfette Principle". • Smurfs' tendency to replace every single verb, adjective and sometimes even noun with a variation of "smurf" is godsmurf smurfing as smurf.
Incidentally, Gargamel and his cat Azrael *were* originally characters from the comic. They first appeared in an early comic from 1959, "The Smurfnapper" ("Le Voleur de Schtroumpf"), in which Gargamel wanted to capture Smurfs, as a Smurf was part of an ingredient to create the Philosopher's Stone, which, indeed, he wanted to use to create gold! But, time and again, he fails. :)
His motive kinda flip flops between that and eating them in the animated series. I prefer the former because the later is really messed up considering how Baby, Greedy, and Clumsy were almost all victims of that . The way they shouted and cried in terror was just really hard to see considering there just little innocent creatures. Sure the gold spell is bad to but eating them out of spite is way crueler.
The story's name was later changed to "The Flute with Six Smurfs," because of the Smurfs' popularity (you can see this in modern issue prints of the album). In international markets, it's more aptly called THE SMURFS AND THE MAGIC FLUTE. Belvision made a film adaptation of it in 1976, which I consider to be the best adaptation of the Smurfs ever made! It was brought to the US in 1983, and was a box-office success. Anime voice actor veterans dubbed over the characters in the US version!
You should've included in your retrospective THE SMURFS AND THE MAGIC FLUTE (Belvision; 1976), the animated film adaptation of "The Flute with Six Holes," which I consider to be the best Smurfs adaptation ever made! Atlantic Pictures brought the film to the US in 1983, and it was a box-office success (the highest for a non-Disney film at the time, before THE CARE BEARS MOVIE in 1985). It was dubbed by voice actors (including Cam Clarke as Peewit) working on US dubs of anime.
@@victoriakaren2324 Yeah! The Smurfs originally appeared in a JOHAN & PEEWIT comic album; the 9th Volume, THE FLUTE WITH SIX SMURFS (initially called THE FLUTE WITH SIX HOLES in the serialized version), so naturally, Johan and Peewit were the main heroes in the movie! Needless to say, because of their importance in Smurf history, Hanna-Barbera included JOHAN & PEEWIT segments in their cartoon series!
@@ryuuseipro oh that's a good thing to heard johan and peewit was second favorite series from peyo im glad that they make the film adaptation for smurf and the magic flute i read alot of smurfs and johan and peewit as a kid
Honestly, I love the Smurfs and their generous humor, but the newer versions of the show and comics made in 2010 and 2012 are not really very well placed. The fact that they are somehow instantly removed from their normal life as a happy, ungrowing community to the enormous New York city doesn't seem very fitting. Plus, the whole concept of love in the movie throughout makes no real sense, since dating and love has never been a main personal goal among the adorable blue creatures. I think the movies were a little displaced, is all I'm saying :|
What's ironic was that before the change, the Smurfs would turn black and unintelligible once they're sick. After that creators decide to change them to purple when they're sick.
as a belgian i have to point out that the name schtroumpf came from when Peyo had a lunch with someone from spirrou he had to ask for salt in french but didn't know the word for it and accidentialy called it schtroumpf.
peirens lennert As european citizen I like more the comics. In Spain and hispanic-american countries are called "Los Pitufos" and smurfette is "pitufina".
I loved the smurfs when I was a kid. Back then I never really thought about their origin or anything. Now that I'm grown up I now wonder were there other smurfs when Papa was a smurfling? What happened to them after Papa became an adult?
one thing she forgot to mention that smurfs normallly are only guys but the antagonist Gargamel made the female character as a trap but it failed and she lived with them evere since
The 1980 series can now be viewed on Netflix. For a while I remember they did re run the show on normal tv on kids channels for a while. I watched them myself when I was younger.
Though the original French-Belgian comic they were based on was from the late '50s, and the first animated adaptations were from the early 1960s (cartoon shorts in B&W).
I am from Belgium, so i speak Smurfs. Some comments say: i like to fly Smurfette or i want Smurfette to lick my house. Jesus, Americans need to learn how to speak Smurfs.
Tintin is also from Belgium (my country), just like the Smurf. Both basedon Belgian comics. You can write to Watchmojo to tell them to do the history of Tintin, or maybe I'll ask them for you.
Homnibus: Nevertheless, there's one thing i could try for you! Send you there by hypno-kinesis! What do you think of that? Peewit: Well... Johan: Er...
That is pretty cool. I'm hoping the CGI remake would be cool, even though I do feel that CGI is very overrated and it needs to go. In fact, it would be cool if it was done through cel-shade/toon shading. -KT
dis will ruin ur childhood... there was another cartoon about the smurfs that ran from 1961 to 1967 unfortunately, it can only be seen at some place I saw the name but I forgot WHY IS IT ALWAYS IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER SO QUICKLY lol
U know what I just realised about them is that they are based off the kkk I mean think about it the white hats represents the hoods and when sumrfmette says girl power which represents white power and their leader wears red just saying as a theory not gonna point fingers here to anyone OK
U know what I just realised about them is that they are based off the kkk I mean think about it the white hats represents the hoods and when sumrfmette says girl power which represents white power and their leader wears red just saying as a theory not gonna point fingers here to anyone OK but ik this is not true
I found smurfthing very interesting online -- not sure if this relates to the new movie, but it looks hilarious -- THE SMURFY GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE SMURFTIANITY!
I love the original Smurfs so much, not really the new ones, absolutely HATE what they did to Smurfette, she was originally sweet and innocent and then suddenly they have her kicking butt and everything, since when did that happen?
@ShawnRavenfire yea, Ive been watching boomerang a bit the past few months and smurfs is on most days, it reminded me that Im not really pro-medieval times but I like when they keep a show's settings intact otherwise it generally ends up horrible (ex: the underdog movie that came out I saw the trailer for the smurfs movie months ago and it looks almost as bad but Im still hoping that Im wrong and people have finally learned to adapt a cartoon
Gargamel's original intention was to eat the smurfs (seriously!).... half way though, he wanted the create a female smurf to seduce the smurfs (so he can eat them, whilst he can create one @@) That's why there is only one female smurf.
In French, my first language, they are called Les Schtroumpfs, in Dutch it's De Smurfen. Belgium's three official languages are French, Dutch/Flemish, and German.
Destroy them, or use them for gold.... is there a reason you missed the fact that Gargamel wanted to EAT THEM?? Sometimes tried to eat them ALIVE?!😂😂😂😂😂
I love the smurfs since i was a kid please stop harassing me and stalking me 1973stefant real name stefantepelzuiger of the neatherlands thanks takecare all you are all great
The Smurfs really nice Characters that represent good and "love of the neighbor":). It goes to say that the Nazis did not represent Love in any way. The Smurfs are too kind to be Nazis and they are devoid of rage, unlike the Nazis were full of rage. Also, back in the 1980s the Smurfs were popular in Israel. The Smurfs simply show us that good is possible. As for Garamel, he is more like the Nazis themselves in that he is obsessed with hurting the smurfs for having Love within their hearts.
I've always heard that the Smurfs represented Nazis. They all wear white and are blue, representing Aryan purity. And Papa Smurf wears red like the KKK leaders do. Gargamel represents a Jewish stereotype with his big nose and greedy attitude. Also, the creator of the Smurfs was born in 1939 Belgium, so he was introduced to the Nazism basically when he was born. This is just my opinion so no hate, please.
Its not a myth, Its actually true. The author had a Nazi loving background and Papa smurf wears red just like the KKK leader aka the red dragon. you failed to mention the kkk hat they all wear. The only girl happens to have blonde hair too,
I'm sorry but that's bullshit. Peyo is born in 1928 and had a brother in the belgian resistance (his eldest brother) so the family was not at all nazi-loving.
I used to watch the Smurfs when I was a young girl. The Smurfs figurines from when I was a young girl are in parents' attic somewhere. My favorite smurf was Papa Smurf. I thought he was cute. The 1 thing I didn't like was that there was only 1 female smurf & she was blond. That's why I preferred other cartoons such as Care Bears, Shirt Tails, Jem, Strawberry Shortcake & Friends because there was more diversity in colors. It freaked me out that there was only 1 female in the Smurf village.
Actually no...Peyo created a Johan et Pirlouit story called La Flûte à Six Trous (The Flute with Six Holes). plus, there were much more then six smurfs...as you can plainly see!
Ah, the first cartoon I EVER watched. Too bad I was TOO young and don't remember much about them, but I do remember absolutely being addicted to the show.
It still comes on tv ..........
natalie vordick Eh, I lost interest in it as I got older. It just didn't catch me at the right time to stay with me permanently, know what I mean?
yea igues so
queenofsugar i watch fairy tail too
ZhangtheGreat watch king smurf its on yt i never saw that episode on tv but i saw it on yt
I love the smurfs back when I was kid.
The Smurfs & *LF I liked *s (uh) YOUNG kid 8)
When I was a kid it was hard to tell who loved the Smurfs more. My sisters and I or our grandpa. He was a hard working, no-nonsense type but when it was time for the Smurfs he would often already be at the tv ahead of us. Everyone would often guess who would win the race to the tv.
Same here 👍👍👍
Brain washing. Easier with children
Glad you do 😊
The Smurfs are my favorite childhood TV show 😊😊😊😊😊🍭🍭🍭🍭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
they should've said something about smurfet being made by garggamel
I heard this recently as well, what's the back story to that?
The episode "Gargamel's Time Trip" somewhat explains the reasoning for it
Always weirded me out there's only one girl.
Initially there were none.
Nadeem Hosein
o:l soo ...doesnt adding a female version mess there ecosystem?
Fun facts:
• Smurfs are actually genderless (or at least one-gendered).
• The Smurfette was artificially created by Gargamel and turned into a real smurf by Papa Smurf.
• The trope where there's only a single women among a plethora of men is named "The Smurfette Principle".
• Smurfs' tendency to replace every single verb, adjective and sometimes even noun with a variation of "smurf" is godsmurf smurfing as smurf.
LinkEX D:L then how the funge did they reproduce?
Lord Meric I don't really think so...
Incidentally, Gargamel and his cat Azrael *were* originally characters from the comic. They first appeared in an early comic from 1959, "The Smurfnapper" ("Le Voleur de Schtroumpf"), in which Gargamel wanted to capture Smurfs, as a Smurf was part of an ingredient to create the Philosopher's Stone, which, indeed, he wanted to use to create gold! But, time and again, he fails. :)
His motive kinda flip flops between that and eating them in the animated series. I prefer the former because the later is really messed up considering how Baby, Greedy, and Clumsy were almost all victims of that . The way they shouted and cried in terror was just really hard to see considering there just little innocent creatures. Sure the gold spell is bad to but eating them out of spite is way crueler.
I have some smurf comicbooks at my home
Why
Watched this expecting more details but it was too short. Should've called it a brief look at the Smurfs.
Please, make the origins of Tom&Jerry!
YESSSS
Long time no origins of tom and jerry
The story's name was later changed to "The Flute with Six Smurfs," because of the Smurfs' popularity (you can see this in modern issue prints of the album). In international markets, it's more aptly called THE SMURFS AND THE MAGIC FLUTE. Belvision made a film adaptation of it in 1976, which I consider to be the best adaptation of the Smurfs ever made! It was brought to the US in 1983, and was a box-office success. Anime voice actor veterans dubbed over the characters in the US version!
You should've included in your retrospective THE SMURFS AND THE MAGIC FLUTE (Belvision; 1976), the animated film adaptation of "The Flute with Six Holes," which I consider to be the best Smurfs adaptation ever made! Atlantic Pictures brought the film to the US in 1983, and it was a box-office success (the highest for a non-Disney film at the time, before THE CARE BEARS MOVIE in 1985). It was dubbed by voice actors (including Cam Clarke as Peewit) working on US dubs of anime.
Hold up the adaptation of johan peewit exist?
@@victoriakaren2324 Yeah! The Smurfs originally appeared in a JOHAN & PEEWIT comic album; the 9th Volume, THE FLUTE WITH SIX SMURFS (initially called THE FLUTE WITH SIX HOLES in the serialized version), so naturally, Johan and Peewit were the main heroes in the movie! Needless to say, because of their importance in Smurf history, Hanna-Barbera included JOHAN & PEEWIT segments in their cartoon series!
@@ryuuseipro oh that's a good thing to heard johan and peewit was second favorite series from peyo im glad that they make the film adaptation for smurf and the magic flute i read alot of smurfs and johan and peewit as a kid
Honestly, I love the Smurfs and their generous humor, but the newer versions of the show and comics made in 2010 and 2012 are not really very well placed. The fact that they are somehow instantly removed from their normal life as a happy, ungrowing community to the enormous New York city doesn't seem very fitting. Plus, the whole concept of love in the movie throughout makes no real sense, since dating and love has never been a main personal goal among the adorable blue creatures. I think the movies were a little displaced, is all I'm saying :|
Exactly.
because the live action films weren't and still isn't as good as the comic strip nor the 80's cartoon, because it lack charm, style and originality
Who still loves the Smurfs? I do!
me too
I do too, even better as I watched the Lost Village movie earlier, to commemorate the movie's 7th anniversary of it's release
What's ironic was that before the change, the Smurfs would turn black and unintelligible once they're sick. After that creators decide to change them to purple when they're sick.
You mean when one of the Smurfs got bitten by a purple fly and the smurfs gotten infected
that is not true, in the original comic they turn purple like in the series.
as a belgian i have to point out that the name schtroumpf came from when Peyo had a lunch with someone from spirrou he had to ask for salt in french but didn't know the word for it and accidentialy called it schtroumpf.
peirens lennert
As european citizen I like more the comics. In Spain and hispanic-american countries are called "Los Pitufos" and smurfette is "pitufina".
Lying Dutchman don’t forget Gaston!
Schtroumpf is the funniest name.
And the two used that word in place of regular named items for a while.
there were three girls: smurfette, sassette, and granny smurf from the cartoon
I grew up on the smurfs and remember it fondly I’ve always been a fan of them
you forgot that they were first animated in europe BEFORE america did the cartoon series
I loved the smurfs when I was a kid. Back then I never really thought about their origin or anything. Now that I'm grown up I now wonder were there other smurfs when Papa was a smurfling? What happened to them after Papa became an adult?
I think Papa Smurf was an only child and his parents went off to repair the stone that keeps them alive
I love the Smurfs
Back when kids didn't have the dirty minds they have now..
one thing she forgot to mention that smurfs normallly are only guys but the antagonist Gargamel made the female character as a trap but it failed and she lived with them evere since
Man I remember watching the smurfs as a kid and now im watching king of the hill. I don't know why but as a kid I had a crush on the girl smurf
Her name is Smurfette
@@awesomegirl5190 me to
the smurfs are one of my big time child hood treasures
Everybody likes smurfs tv show
The 1980 series can now be viewed on Netflix. For a while I remember they did re run the show on normal tv on kids channels for a while. I watched them myself when I was younger.
'81 - '89...The Smurfs were THE 80's.
Though the original French-Belgian comic they were based on was from the late '50s, and the first animated adaptations were from the early 1960s (cartoon shorts in B&W).
@@ryuuseipro We know Brainy
@@jake90009 You know Brainy, huh? Congratulations. ;)
@@ryuuseipro I don't know how you got that out of what I said...
I am from Belgium, so i speak Smurfs. Some comments say: i like to fly Smurfette or i want Smurfette to lick my house. Jesus, Americans need to learn how to speak Smurfs.
All The Smurfs I Know:
Papa
Smurfette
Baby
Brainy
Sleepy
Clumsy
Grouchy
Hefty
Vanity
Vexy
Hackus
Jokey
Greedy
Baker
Farmer
Gutsy
Narrator
Handy
Chef
Crazy
Party Planner
Sassette
Nat
Slouchy
Snappy
Painter
Harmony
Scaredy
Grandpa
Doctor
Lazy
Tailor
Dreamy
Moral, dont let Hollywood do your movies.
I'd loved this even more if it talked about that *one* PSA...
Tintin is also from Belgium (my country), just like the Smurf. Both basedon Belgian comics. You can write to Watchmojo to tell them to do the history of Tintin, or maybe I'll ask them for you.
Watchmojo have a video on Tintin.
Homnibus: Nevertheless, there's one thing i could try for you! Send you there by hypno-kinesis! What do you think of that?
Peewit: Well...
Johan: Er...
Question: How was this video posted BEFORE the Smurfs movie released in 2011??? They talk about it like past tense!!!!!!!
Johan & Peewit Don’t Know Gargamel
I love the smurfs
Me too
Now:the smurfs the lost village
I remember watching the show when I was younger, but it wasn't until early May of this year when I rediscovered it
Let's let Hana Barbara get their hands on Sergals. :D I'd love to see how they would tras--preserve these creatures.
I love smurfs
That is pretty cool. I'm hoping the CGI remake would be cool, even though I do feel that CGI is very overrated and it needs to go. In fact, it would be cool if it was done through cel-shade/toon shading.
-KT
I love the smurfs
Me too.
I’m here because of Kat Williams
You're forgetting the animation from the late 1970s with theme tune performed by Father Abraham(Vater Abraham) in 1977.
Vader Abraham...
Yeah....Oops! I gave the German spelling! As Maxwell Smart would say.... "Missed it by tha-aa-aa-aat much, Chief!"
Hi
dis will ruin ur childhood... there was another cartoon about the smurfs that ran from 1961 to 1967 unfortunately, it can only be seen at some place I saw the name but I forgot WHY IS IT ALWAYS IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER SO QUICKLY lol
@@kyndaldoesgaming3649 It was likely a very forgettable version.
Call me crazy but I once heard the Smurfs were based on real life. The creator would talk to those little critters.
Ok then i am the only one watching this video in 2023 back then when I was kid i used to love Smurfs
looking forward to the new live action smurf:) just bough the first one on dvd and looking forward to see it
Well not all is lost for The Smurfs they just released two great mini-movies far superior to their big screen counterparts.
love them smurfs thanks for great video takecare all
Me too. I agree with you
In spain and hispanic-american countries are called "Los Pitufos" and smurfette is "pitufina". I like more the comics.
In Japanese, they are the same name as the English language, but pronounced as "sumaafu"
proud to be Belgian Germany may conquered us twice but we conquered the whole world with the smurfs.
Watched Smurfs 2, with my boys it was really funny.
U know what I just realised about them is that they are based off the kkk I mean think about it the white hats represents the hoods and when sumrfmette says girl power which represents white power and their leader wears red just saying as a theory not gonna point fingers here to anyone OK
U know what I just realised about them is that they are based off the kkk I mean think about it the white hats represents the hoods and when sumrfmette says girl power which represents white power and their leader wears red just saying as a theory not gonna point fingers here to anyone OK but ik this is not true
I found smurfthing very interesting online -- not sure if this relates to the new movie, but it looks hilarious -- THE SMURFY GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE SMURFTIANITY!
I thik James Cameron was accused of stealing ideas from the Smurfs story for the movie Avatar.
How did Smurfs procreate before Smurfette came around?
awesome
the smurfs are great love them takecare all
You've got to do the origins of the Care Bears!
Oh that's fine too
I love the original Smurfs so much, not really the new ones, absolutely HATE what they did to Smurfette, she was originally sweet and innocent and then suddenly they have her kicking butt and everything, since when did that happen?
Since the lost village
LALA LALALALAAAA LALALALALAAAA
damn that gargamel!
@ShawnRavenfire yea, Ive been watching boomerang a bit the past few months and smurfs is on most days, it reminded me that Im not really pro-medieval times but I like when they keep a show's settings intact otherwise it generally ends up horrible (ex: the underdog movie that came out
I saw the trailer for the smurfs movie months ago and it looks almost as bad but Im still hoping that Im wrong and people have finally learned to adapt a cartoon
Google Smurfs Homunculus. Pretty creepy .
How did they know about the 2011 smurf movie but this video was uploaded in 2010
yep..... there are definitely communists (sarcasm)
Gargamel's original intention was to eat the smurfs (seriously!).... half way though, he wanted the create a female smurf to seduce the smurfs (so he can eat them, whilst he can create one @@)
That's why there is only one female smurf.
RIP Smurfette
Another sequel THE SMURF 2(2013)&animation movie THE SMURF:THE LOST VILLAGE(2017)
They didn’t tell the real origin story.
Memes are viral now 💀
dude, this is cool
the magic of time travel
In French, my first language, they are called Les Schtroumpfs, in Dutch it's De Smurfen. Belgium's three official languages are French, Dutch/Flemish, and German.
Smurfs are my 2nd favourite cartoon (my first are simpsons)
its the flute with six smurfs
Wasn't there a whole dark storyline in world of how Smurfette was created? Can't remember now...
the smurfs is super silly,there are movies smurfs the lost village 2017
Can you do the origins of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe please?
PhantomStrider bought me here. Anyone else came here from PhantomStrider?
Destroy them, or use them for gold.... is there a reason you missed the fact that Gargamel wanted to EAT THEM?? Sometimes tried to eat them ALIVE?!😂😂😂😂😂
The Smurfs or get a reboot it looks good
Loved the smurfs. But the original story they were evil. Personally I think the story is smurfed
god i hate the smurfs movie!
I love the smurfs since i was a kid please stop harassing me and stalking me 1973stefant real name stefantepelzuiger of the neatherlands thanks takecare all you are all great
well smurf
I Love Smurfs Blue Is One Of My Favorite Colors!🥰🩵🤍
Where is their mother?
This is from 2010? I've wasted my life.
I'm only here because of Donnie Darko. . .
Too bad it spawned two movie abominations and a god-awful unplayable movie license game.
peyo must have been pissed in his grave along with hanna barbera
The Smurfs are from my country Belgium.
The Smurfs really nice Characters that represent good and "love of the neighbor":). It goes to say that the Nazis did not represent Love in any way. The Smurfs are too kind to be Nazis and they are devoid of rage, unlike the Nazis were full of rage. Also, back in the 1980s the Smurfs were popular in Israel. The Smurfs simply show us that good is possible. As for Garamel, he is more like the Nazis themselves in that he is obsessed with hurting the smurfs for having Love within their hearts.
+Leah Kurshan Nobody claimed they were Nazis like the Germans, they claimed they were COMMIES like the Russians
I know I love the smurfs too.
Maybe I can make a comedy reboot of the Smurfs on Adult Swim
Virtual Randomation Maybe you can not do that?
Where did you get the 4:3 NTSC episodes with no channel banners? Hope they're shared on internet as well
I've always heard that the Smurfs represented Nazis. They all wear white and are blue, representing Aryan purity. And Papa Smurf wears red like the KKK leaders do. Gargamel represents a Jewish stereotype with his big nose and greedy attitude. Also, the creator of the Smurfs was born in 1939 Belgium, so he was introduced to the Nazism basically when he was born. This is just my opinion so no hate, please.
Its actually true.
Really? I've always thought it was a myth
Its not a myth, Its actually true. The author had a Nazi loving background and Papa smurf wears red just like the KKK leader aka the red dragon. you failed to mention the kkk hat they all wear. The only girl happens to have blonde hair too,
Oh, true. Thank you for clarifying.
I'm sorry but that's bullshit. Peyo is born in 1928 and had a brother in the belgian resistance (his eldest brother) so the family was not at all nazi-loving.
I used to watch the Smurfs when I was a young girl. The Smurfs figurines from when I was a young girl are in parents' attic somewhere. My favorite smurf was Papa Smurf. I thought he was cute. The 1 thing I didn't like was that there was only 1 female smurf & she was blond. That's why I preferred other cartoons such as Care Bears, Shirt Tails, Jem, Strawberry Shortcake & Friends because there was more diversity in colors. It freaked me out that there was only 1 female in the Smurf village.
Blue haired smurf though... What is it?
Why are they being stupid putting the letter d at the end of smurfs
Actually no...Peyo created a Johan et Pirlouit story called La Flûte à Six Trous (The Flute with Six Holes). plus, there were much more then six smurfs...as you can plainly see!