The Smurfs (TV series)

The Smurfs is an American animated television series around the Smurfs, those from 1981 to 1989 was made by Hanna-Barbera and was an international success.

The series had 26 episodes 256 minutes. Some episodes consist of multiple stories. The number of stories is 421. In the United States were the 16 episodes of Johan and peewit series also counted. [1]



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == Between 1966 and 1990 reserved the when only three American television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) blocks in their morning zendschema exclusively for children. In the first years were mainly filled with cartoons, but as time progressed became ever more programs with real children and family-friendly programs intensified. The appreciation of the public declined and by the end of the 70 's seemed the concept of "Saturday Morning Cartoons" to have dismissed. The Cartoon Studios and television networks has become stuck in a master which were popular formulas were ever reused or where the popular characters ended up in the same program. [1] ===Motivation[ Edit] === On the precise reason for making cartoons around the Smurfs are two versions.
 * 1.1 Motivation
 * 1.2 design phase
 * 1.3 Broadcast
 * 1.4 International
 * 2 Prizes
 * 3 Characters
 * 4 Votes cast
 * Title signs 5
 * 6 theme song
 * 7 Seasons & episodes
 * 8 feature film
 * 9 Dvds

===Design Phase[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Silberman Joseph Barbera gave the command to get possession of the rights to the Smurfs and a cartoon series around to make them. There followed an agreement between Peyo, S.E.P.P. (the licentietak Peyo's's then-Publisher Dupuis), Hanna-Barbera and NBC. Peyo got veto on possible adjustments to his creations. Peyo and Yvan Delporte, also founder of the Smurfs animated cartoon and mediator in the process, kept similarly against some ideas of Hanna-Barbera. So for example, the studio wanted to change the color of all Smurfs or they give the appearance of American actors and film characters. Peyo and Dean remained involved in the scenarios.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-post_2-2" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-integrale4_3-2" len="190" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  according to animation writer and producer Allan Burnett -from 1982 to 1987 contributor to the cartoons, the last two years as story editor-came around half of the scenario work of Hanna-Barbera not over Peyo and de Silva.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-3" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1] ===Broadcast<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On september 12, 1981, the first episode of the Smurfs broadcast on NBC. That Saturday morning took out the program 42 percent market share. It was thus the best rated children's program in more than eight years and the best rated on NBC in about two decades. The market share was higher than the at that time very popular Dallas, that between 30 and 38 percent market share took out on his zenduur.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-4" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]
 * After the European success of the cartoon The Smurfs and the magic flute with the Smurfs came the merchandising going around. So came also plush stuffed toys on the market (see also article the Smurfs). The granddaughter of the CEO of NBC, Fred Silberman, in 1980 got such a hug from her grandfather. The hug seemed to fascinate her very. The businessman then did research on the Smurfs and saw success in Europe.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-2" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-post_2-0" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-integrale4_3-0" len="190" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]
 * A second version goes back to 1966, when an action of Kellogg's ran. That stopped in each pack of their cereals a plastic Smurfs stick man. One of those responsible within the company, Donald Farantio, later moved to Quaker Oats. That company later collapsed on sponsoring of animated films. A certain Bill Scott, a friend of Farantio and cartoon-maker, bought a Smurf in New York and touched through passionate. Farantio showed him on the action of Kellogg's and asked him to think about a cartoon around the figures. Farantio drew with the plans to ask at Silberman which had among other things the blue color of the Smurfs. By accident got Silberman in that time also a video cassette of the Smurfs in hands. Under more stimulated by Charles m. Schulz of Peanuts and perhaps by his granddaughter sent Silberman the plans finally to the studio of Hanna-Barbera.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-post_2-1" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-integrale4_3-1" len="190" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Smurfs got weekly one hour broadcasting time, double most other cartoons on Saturday morning. Joseph Barbera had carried here; not only economic considerations, but also to give the children more time to immerse yourself in the fantasy world of the Smurfs. Later, the series still a half hour extra. The work pressure at the studio was high.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-5" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the first season were stories from the comic book series processed, but at one point had to create and start the cartoon studio own stories enter new characters. A first logical step was the introduction of Johan and peewit. They had from season two guest roles in the series. Were the stories from the eponymous comic book series, edited for the cartoon series. These episodes came as international spin-off series on the market.People dived under the pressure of the studiowerk looking for new characters also in telephone directories for inspiration. Some of the new characters would later be retrieved in the comic series. Peyo's team of other characters in the series that they were certain, but not in too big a role. This to avoid that the new characters would be more popular than the Smurfs themselves. Dean feared in the case of the Elves that appear in the series that Hanna-Barbera they might wanted to use in a separate series with the Smurfs as stepping stone for these potential spin-off.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-6" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A character that allowed himself to speak, was of Laconia. This elf is deaf and sign languageteaches the Smurfs. The character was written out with it by Patsy Cameron, that Jimmy Carter's inauguration speech in 1977 and the speeches of Pope John Paul II during his visit to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and sign language provided. This cartoon was the first American cartoon in which sign language as a communication tool was used, what the episode earned praise.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-7" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There eventually came nine seasons of the Smurfs. In the ninth season were the Smurfs and the secondary characters sent on a time travel . According to many, a sign that the series on its peak was. The current adventure even got no end: the Smurfs have their village never recovered.<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="308" style="line-height:1;"> [source? ] The last episode was screened for the first time in december 1989. So, there were 272 421 episodes, good for short stories. Of the 272 episodes there are 16 to devoted Johan and peewit . In addition, there were also seven special episodes around a time of the year (such as Valentine's day and the spring). NBC cancelled the Smurfs in 1990. At that time, the channel started broadcasting news programs on Saturday morning-was no longer any place for cartoons.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-8" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Hanna-Barbera brought the Smurfs after the ninth season once more with new material on the small screen. This was for Cartoon all-stars to the Rescue, an anti drug program for children with cartoon characters.However, the action of the Smurfs Peyo's entourage left confined to the opening scene to avoid having children the link between Smurfs and the drug message would not understand.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-9" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1] ===International<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the series was on display at the Netherlands VARA, in Belgium at the VRT (among others in the popular children's programme, Samson en Gert). From 1981, nine seasons would appear. The series was very successful and was frequently translated and dubbed: there are even Chinese and Arabic versions.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Netherlands were several seasons of the animated series broadcast. The votes were initially provided by Frans van Dusschoten, Ger Smit, Saroj Varma, Paul of Gorcum and Arnold Gelderman. Years later were new series dubbed and not all actors were more available. Paul vellanki signed now for the Director and continued his role of Gargamel, Smurfette Corry van der Linden also again made part of the cast, and the votes were voiced by Fred Butter, among others Fred Macdonald, Lucie de Long and Stan Limburg.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1990 were the Smurfs on display at Kindernet. In 2008 on 4 February they were on display at SBS 6. Now the Smurfs will be shown again at the zappelin VARA. In Belgium are the Smurfs to see now on Ketnet as a separate series after the series was extracted from the Samson & Gert show<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="179" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] . ==Prizes<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1983 and 1984 the Smurfs received a Daytime Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding children's Entertainment Series". In the category "Outstanding Animated Series", the series was nominated five times. WritersAllan Burnett and John Loy went on to win the series in 1987 the Humanitas Prize.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Murray_1-10" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1] ==Characters<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">For the cartoon series were not created a lot of extra characters or only later in the comics made their appearance. The characters Wanted Smurf, Baby smurf, Dream smurf, Puppy and the toddlers (the Smurfs) for example, were conceived for the cartoons.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also in the cartoon series the Smurfs were already existing sometimes what changed. Wasim sahir got a slacker hat, b.e a white overall, painter smurf a beret ... The Smurf Smurf blue which usually is called in the comics, the cartoon series called Hip invariably Smurf. Koksmurf and greedy smurf are fused together in one character in the cartoon series named greedy smurf. ==Votes cast<span class="mw-editsection" len="345" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="94" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Some actors of the original votes cast of the Smurfs are listed in the table below. ==Title Signs<span class="mw-editsection" len="345" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Some episodes are different title signs made, allowing more than 1 title (which always translated from French or English) in circulation for the same episode. Some episodes from season 9 are shown with only the English title Board. ==Title song<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="262" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On the Dutch and Flemish television are 3 different title songs used:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The broadcasts currently on the Dutch and Flemish conveniently use only the third song to be televised, even for episodes from the first 3 seasons. The reason why the original title songs are replaced is unknown.<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="312" style="line-height:1;">[source?] ==Seasons & episodes<span class="mw-editsection" len="363" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There are a total of 421 episodes, six so-called "specials" and 1 movie made. These are by no means all broadcast in Netherlands or Belgium.
 * The first song, "very far from here, where mushrooms are", had two versions. First sung by Bill van Dijk accompanied with the voices of the actors who portrayed the Smurfs and later by Conny Vink. It was used for the first season.
 * The second song, "somewhere far far away, where mushroom houses are", also sung by Conny Vink, was the song of the second and third season.
 * "Hey, come to Moses, smurf along with the story", the third, was in the 90 's (from the fourth season) the intro song, when the Smurfs in the Netherlands VARAable, but were broadcast at RTL 4 . This song was sung by unnamed children.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Season 1 to 8 are set around the Smurf village. Introduced In Season 1, the famous Smurfs: Papa Smurf, brainy smurf, Smurfette, Kahwagi smurf, greedy smurf, Burly Smurf, Hip Smurf, b.e, Lazybones smurf, Painter smurf smurf Music,, Dream smurf, Patrick Dichtersmurf, and grouchy. Also be Azrael, Gargamel, Bolle Gijs, Agatha, Balthazar and mother nature was introduced.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In season 2 of the Smurfs made the tech smurf, Scaredy Smurf smurf Judy and their debut. Also in this season introduced Omnibus and Chloorhydris .

<p lang="en" len="635" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In season 3, Mijnwerkersmurfmade Baby smurf, ill Nature smurf Smurf and (if normal Smurf, in season 5 as nursery) their debut.

<p lang="en" len="78" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In season 4 the Warts were Kappersmurf, tough Smurf and samples inserted.

<p lang="en" len="1173" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In season five, the toddler Smurfs ( Enthusiastic Smurf,Sassette, Quiet Smurf (as a kid) and Nature smurf ), Puppy, Cowboy smurf and Marco Smurf introduced.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the 6th season came the Opasmurf (if only one with yellow clothes) to the village (in "King Smurf" is a yellow dress fitting let brainy but who served soon for the scarecrow). Also in that season, the evil wizard Gargamel, got there a sorcerer's apprentice at, called Shred. Also smurf smurf Cry and chimney sweep came new onset in that season.

<p lang="en" len="248" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In season 7, Wild Smurfwere Sjimmie (Chitter) and doubt smurf introduced.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In season 8 Omasmurf and Smoegel came to the village. Both were 500 year absence as Grandma Smoegel.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Season 9 is significantly not as described: the colour scheme is different (much to almost clear), the episodes have no usual beginning (it says Smurfs instead of Smurfs and the traditional orange or green title Board is missing) and the Smurfs travel in time from place to place without still in their village. Also are there in this particularly disturbing episodes errors (even for children!)<sup class="noprint nopopups" len="313" style="line-height:1;"> [source?] ; the ratings were down because of this so fast that the series has no end and got no tenth season (in the last episode (the Cupid Smurfs) are the Smurfs still in their time travel). ==Feature film<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Since 2002, there are plans to release a 3D animation movie to bring out the Smurfs. It was eventually announced that Paramount Pictures on november 28, 2008 the first of three planned 3D animation movies would go back the Smurfs, to coincide with the 50th anniversary, but the first film, the Smurfs, only came on August 3, 2011. ==DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In January 2008 it was announced that Warner Bros. would be planning all Smurfs episodes on dvd (in English) back. In February 2008, the first half of the first season (19 episodes plus the special on 2 DVDs) released only in October 2008 and the second half of the first season. Also, there is still a loose dvd appeared in March 2009, called "True Blue Friends", with 5 episodes from season 2.

<p lang="en" len="47" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The episodes have a different order: <p lang="en" len="372" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The complete series was released In Australia in a "Ultimate Collection", which consists of two books in which 18 (part 1) and 16 (part 2) DVDs stuck, supplemented by what edge information.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Appeared In the Dutch even though some DVDs. See list of DVDs from the Smurfs for a list of the DVD's and their episodes.