Smurfs

Smurfs gained popularity in the United States in the 1980s, starring in their own TV cartoon series. Papa smurf is the head smurf and all of the other little smurfs look up to him. The carton was a half hour long and was filled with the happy little blue creatures that went on adventures and tried to stay away from the evil wizard Gargamel and his cat Azrael.

There is also a Smurf movie in production now that will be released in 2011. http://www.smurf.com/smurf.php/www/news/en Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are creating this movie which will have animated Smurfs that a whole new generation can enjoy.

On this page, you will find information and news on the cartoon the Smurfs. Fans can also watch how Smurfette was created in the videos below.

Artist Peyo had created a comic titled Johan et Pirlouit, about the medieval adventures of a king's page and his midget sidekick. In one adventure, they met little blue men called "Schtroumpfs", who helped them through their adventures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs The little blue men became wildly popular, and were spun off into their own comic within the next year.

Originally, 99 Smurfs were all male were in the cartoon, until the evil Gargamel created Smurfette in a sinister plot. The wizard created her so she could go into Smurf village and create havoc, and she did. However, she began to like the others and she soon forgot her goal and began working against Gargamel.

German company Schleich produces PVC Smurf figurines, which have become collectible items. Produced since 1965, there are over 400 figures, and 300 million have been sold. Smurf toys are still popular among collectors.

Peyo's heirs have authorized the use of the Smurfs in several campaigns for the relief organization UNICEF. One controversial fund-raising advertisement showed the Smurf village being bombed by warplanes. UNICEF sold white Smurf dolls in 2008 that buyers can decorate themselves.

The Smurfs have names, which fit their personalities, and their personalities mimic the personalities of society in general. Brainy smurf is the chief know it all smurf who is often wrong but will never admit this to anyone. While grouchy smurf hates everything and often tells, anyone who listen what he hates the most on that particular day. There is Lazy Smurf, Jokey Smurf, Baker Smurf, Doctor Smurf and of course baby smurf just to name a few. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_The_Smurfs