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* This bugged me as a kid. Why is gargamel wearing an old beat up robe and living in an old house if he has a book of magic spells? That's like having a brilliant inventor live in a rat infested apartment. Gargamel's book can turn him handsome, change him into other creatures, make people fall in love, etc. He could make a lot of money with that book of his.
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*** Because his entire personality is around him '''thinking''' he's "Brainy" not necessarily because he actually is.
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*** If so, then ''how'' Brainy got his name if his first word was "gobbledygook" (''Baby's First Word'', in contrast to, for example, Jokey's ''surprise'') and is, in essence, [[KnowNothingKnowItAll a pretentious intellectual who actually knows very little]]?
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** It's more complicated than that. That was during the time, tv season sets weren't doing so hot, and there was some doubts if Hanna Barbera was good enough to sell. That got turned straight up on it's head as a lie when the Warner Archive took over, but they revealed one major problem was in it for the Smurfs, their masters are one hell of a mess. If you notice all those shorter volumes and random samplers ONLY use season 1 and part of season 2, but never enough to eliminate the need for a Smurfs Season Two set/s. They probably stalled them thinking they could milk money to afford fixing them with the smaller releases. It appears to be the game with Scooby Doo too, as they need money to pay off the celebrity clearances from the one Scooby Doo series as well. They'll probably get back on it, once they actually get/have the money to spend fixing the other EIGHT seasons worth of masters in the vault. It might very well be the most expensive HB project still up to WB to tackle.
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** This is addressed in the animated version with "Nobody/Somebody" Smurf. Nobody goes to Papa Smurf to get a "cool" name, and Papa Smurf replies that Smurfs aren't just handed "cool names." The Smurf's personality and character traits are ''very'' carefully studied, and then the name is chosen to match. Since "Nobody" didn't manifest any special traits or abilities and was basically flat character, that was the name he got until his "Day in the limelight" episode where he beat the imp that was single-handedly curbstomping Smurf Village by turning every-smurf's name against them. That's when he went from "Nobody" Smurf to "Somebody" Smurf.
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** Smurfette was created by Gragamel to cause trouble, perhaps he just made her that way.

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** Smurfette was created by Gragamel Gargamel to cause trouble, perhaps he just made her that way.
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** Wild Mass Guess - Papa Smurf somehow orchestrated the whole 'letter requesting Baby's return' thing as a SecretTestOfCharacter for Grouchy, who he noticed was growing attached to baby.
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* One fact bugs me - so here's Lazy Smurf, and he is best at sleeping. Which means that: when he is awake, he can barely walk and needs coffee. Papa Smurf ''still'' forces him to work. Jokey at least has an excuse (morale booster), but smurfs like Brainy, Lazy and Flighty don't. P.S.: [[FridgeLogic Does it mean that all smurfs are born with a medical condition,]] and, thus, [[FridgeHorror screwed over before they were even born?]]
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* The many unanswered questions and plotholes in the episode "Once in a Blue Moon". Who exactly sent the letter requesting Baby's return, and why? Was it an actual blue moon or not? Who sent Baby in the first place? How was Baby created? Wouldn't the other Smurfs remember the last time a baby was delivered to them if it happens every time there's a blue moon? They all act like it's the first time it's ever happened.

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* The many unanswered questions and plotholes in the episode "Once in a Blue Moon". Who exactly sent the letter requesting Baby's return, and why? Was it an actual blue moon or not? Who sent Baby in the first place? How was Baby created? Wouldn't the other Smurfs remember the last time a baby was delivered to them if it happens every time there's a blue moon? They all act like it's the first time it's ever happened.happened, the only one who has any excuse for being so out of the loop is Smurfette.
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* The many unanswered questions and plotholes in the episode "Once in a Blue Moon". Who exactly sent the letter requesting Baby's return, and why? Was it an actual blue moon or not? Who sent Baby in the first place? How was Baby created? Wouldn't the other Smurfs remember the last time a baby was delivered to them if it happens every time there's a blue moon? They all act like it's the first time it's ever happened.
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** Well, Patrick ''did'' play a role in his defeat and was an ally of the Smurfs, which would probably make him easier to remember. Or maybe Gargamel just has a good memory for faces?
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* Four years past in the modern world in Smurfs 2, how is Gargamel able to remember Patrick (and Grace) despite four years passing even though the two only encountered each other for a short time?
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*** Why are you taking commercial adverts for WordOfGod, anyway?
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** If memory serves, he read it in a book -- the same book, in fact, that told him how they could be turned into gold.
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** The Smurfs in the movie simply have more physical differences than in other continuities -- of the main six Smurfs in the movie, Grouchy is the more heavy-set, Gutsy has hints of bigger arm muscles and Brainy has a slightly bigger belly. Clumsy is the smallest and skinniest of the Smurfs, which combined with the big ears gives him a comically awkward look. Clumsy in the movie is the awkward child/teenager who's yet to really grow into his body, which further underlines his status as the movie's "underdog."
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* Gargamel chases Smurfs to eat them, in fact he goes through extreme lengths to do so like they're some sort of rare delicasy. But how does he know they taste good? I mean they may even be poisonous as far as anyone knows.

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* Gargamel chases Smurfs to eat them, in fact he goes through extreme lengths to do so like they're some sort of rare delicasy.delicacy. But how does he know they taste good? I mean they may even be poisonous as far as anyone knows.
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* Movie question, what's up with Clumsy's appearance? I know the film is live-action and The Smurfs are suppose to look realistic. But Clumsy act's like a child in the movie. Sometimes he sounds like an adult and most of the time in the film he sounds like a young child. But what's with clumsy's ears? His ears a longer and more floppy.

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* Movie question, what's up with Clumsy's appearance? I know the film is live-action and The Smurfs are suppose to look realistic. But Clumsy act's like a child in the movie. Sometimes he sounds like an adult and most of the time in the film he sounds like a young child. But what's with clumsy's ears? His Clumsy's ears a longer and look more floppy.like Dopey's ears from Snow White.
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* Movie question, what's up with Clumsy's ears in the film?

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* Movie question, what's up with Clumsy's ears appearance? I know the film is live-action and The Smurfs are suppose to look realistic. But Clumsy act's like a child in the film?movie. Sometimes he sounds like an adult and most of the time in the film he sounds like a young child. But what's with clumsy's ears? His ears a longer and more floppy.
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* Movie question, what's up with Clumsy's ears in the film?
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* Gargamel chasse Smurfs to eat them, in fact he goes through extreme lengths to do so like they're some sort of rare delicasy. But how does he know they taste good? I mean they may even be poisonous as far as anyone knows.

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* Gargamel chasse chases Smurfs to eat them, in fact he goes through extreme lengths to do so like they're some sort of rare delicasy. But how does he know they taste good? I mean they may even be poisonous as far as anyone knows.
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* Gargamel chasse Smurfs to eat them, in fact he goes through extreme lengths to do so like they're some sort of rare delicasy. But how does he know they taste good? I mean they may even be poisonous as far as anyone knows.
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** Since when do the communist hate pranks? That's one stereotype I've never herd of.

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* WTF is up with the opening sequence? It seems to show Main/HarmlessVillain Gargamel destroying a large chunk of the world.

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* WTF is up with the opening sequence? It seems to show Main/HarmlessVillain Gargamel destroying a large chunk of the world.



** {{Jossed}}, in a few episodes Smurfs are shown blushing red.

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** {{Jossed}}, in a few episodes Smurfs are shown blushing red.



** They're associated with mushrooms, so I would guess [[{{Warhammer40000}} spores.]]

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** They're associated with mushrooms, so I would guess [[{{Warhammer40000}} [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} spores.]]



*** Except the last single-disc volume was released in November 2009. I'm typing this in November 2010.

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*** Except the last single-disc volume was released in November 2009. I'm typing this in November 2010.



* The first time Gargamel appeared, it was established (in the original Belgian comics, at least) that he needed a smurf as an ingredient in an alchemy process in order to create gold. A couple of comics later, Gargamel is shown to be able to create live smurfs, as he made the Smurfette. From that point on, why would he even bother to try to capture smurfs? He could just make a batch, transform them into gold, use the money to built his own smurf/gold factory and become the richest sorcerer alive.

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* The first time Gargamel appeared, it was established (in the original Belgian comics, at least) that he needed a smurf as an ingredient in an alchemy process in order to create gold. A couple of comics later, Gargamel is shown to be able to create live smurfs, as he made the Smurfette. From that point on, why would he even bother to try to capture smurfs? He could just make a batch, transform them into gold, use the money to built his own smurf/gold factory and become the richest sorcerer alive.



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** WeirdnessCensor. They can't ''really'' be little blue people, and we are in a toy store, ergo they're toys.
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** It seemed to me that they were from Belgian ''mythology'', but hailed from some sort of alternate realm where magic worked much more easily than in our world. Think of how some creatures in Greek mythology came from Greek mythology, but were reputed to come from places like Gibraltar or Egypt or Hades (which is technically ''under'' one of the edge regions of the Grecian region), and not Greece itself. NPH's character did say that the book said they were from Belgian mythology, and not Belgium, unless I'm recalling it incorrectly.

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TheMovie states that Smurfs are from Belgium, the original home of the comic, so why is their homeland depicted as mountainous?

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* TheMovie states that Smurfs are from Belgium, the original home of the comic, so why is their homeland depicted as mountainous?mountainous?
* Movie question. Ok, so there are about five little blue creatures yelling, running around, and climbing tall objects, with extremely unrobotic movements...And [[WhatAnIdiot everyone goes after them thinking they're toys.]] How?
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TheMovie states that Smurfs are from Belgium, the original home of the comic, so why is their homeland depicted as mountainous?
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** Also the scenes from that introduction come from the cartoon special "The Smurfic Games", where Gargamel invokes the power of a magical amulet to create such massive destruction.
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*** PVCs aren't exactly canonical cartoon characters.

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* The above raises the question: if the Smurfs are naturally a Main/OneGenderRace, as all indications appear, why would they be attracted to a female?** Smurfette was created by Gragamel to cause trouble, perhaps he just made her that way.

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* The above raises the question: if the Smurfs are naturally a Main/OneGenderRace, as all indications appear, why would they be attracted to a female?** female?
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** Handy's attracted to a female mermaid, as well; they are apparently capable of feeling attracted to females (and the reverse is true for Smurfette, judging by "Smurfily Ever After" and "Wild About Smurfette) even if they are biologically incapable of reproducing sexually (which we, technically, don't know for sure), possibly like a sterile member of any sexually-reproducing species.

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