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----** You don't have to be Christian to celebrate Christmas or Easter. Lots of non-Christians do, without bringing religion into it at all.
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* Why do the Smurf's celebrate Christmas? Who introduced it to them?

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* Why do the Smurf's celebrate Christmas? Christmas and Easter? Who introduced it to them?them? Are they Christians? Is there a Jesus Smurf who died for their Smurfs?
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* In ''The Fake Smurf'', Hogatha seamlessly blends in with the Smurfs despite the fact that they should all recognize each other. Papa Smurf is the one who initially calls her "Snorty Smurf" due to Hogatha's inability to conceal her VerbalTic. This raises the question as to whether there was already a "Snorty Smurf" in the Smurf Village and that Hogatha was just lucky enough to have voice mannerisms that were similar enough to one of the more obscure Smurfs.

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* In ''The Fake Smurf'', Hogatha seamlessly blends in with the Smurfs despite the fact that they should all recognize each other. Papa Smurf is the one who initially calls her (without a second thought) "Snorty Smurf" due to Hogatha's inability to conceal her VerbalTic. This raises the question as to whether there was already a "Snorty Smurf" in the Smurf Village and that Hogatha was just lucky enough to have voice mannerisms that were similar enough to one of the more obscure Smurfs.
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* In ''The Fake Smurf'', Hogatha seamlessly blends in with the Smurfs despite the fact that they should all recognize each other. Papa Smurf is the one who initially calls her "Snorty Smurf" due to Hogatha's inability to conceal her VerbalTic. This raises the question as to whether there was already a "Snorty Smurf" in the Smurf Village and that Hogatha was just lucky enough to have voice mannerisms that were similar enough to one of the more obscure Smurfs.
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** FridgeHorror: that's why Papa Smurf is the last of his generation.


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*** Is shown in an episode with a flashback (Papa Smurfs Family Album I think) that Brainy got his name because he likes books and like to read. Brainy is indeed smart, he's just bad with social skills and emotional intelligence which is something that can happen in real life.


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** The Smurfs' Wiki says that Grandpa Smurf was the Papa Smurf of Papa Smurf's generation. Presumibly each Smurf village has a generation and the last survivor which is generally also the wisest becomes the Papa Smurf of the next generation. Of course the early delivery of Baby Smurf and the accident that made the Smurflings would change this demography for the future.


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** M'n'Ms do smell like candy.


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** Is said in some episodes that he makes them himself, most likely using chemics from Papa Smurf's lab. The exact mechanics on how the engineering works is known only to him.
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* What was Papa Smurf's original name?
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** There are people who born with a condition named narcolepsia which causes them to be sleepy all the time, Lazy may just be the Smurf equivalent. The only difference is that he adds nothing to society unless the job of testing beds becomes a thing in the Smurf Villate, but we have to deal with people who, for different reasons like medical conditions, are disable and can't really work.

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** There are people who born with a condition named narcolepsia which causes them to be sleepy all the time, Lazy may just be the Smurf equivalent. The only difference is that he adds nothing to society unless the job of testing beds becomes a thing in the Smurf Villate, Village, but we have to deal in RealLife with people who, for different reasons like medical conditions, are disable and can't really work.
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** There are people who born with a condition named narcolepsia which causes them to be sleepy all the time, Lazy may just be the Smurf equivalent. The only difference is that he adds nothing to society unless the job of testing beds becomes a thing in the Smurf Villate, but we have to deal with people who, for different reasons like medical conditions, are disable and can't really work.
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** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardennes There are mountain areas in Belgium.]]
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** Just [[HelloNurse good old nature]].

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** Just [[HelloNurse [[HeadTurningBeauty good old nature]].
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* Where does Jokey get all these explosive presents anyway?
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** Not only are they blue, they are blue for a reason. Peyo has stated that he went through a number of colours before he decided on blue. Initially, they were going to be green, but then they wouldn't stand out enough in their natural habitat. Then he considered red or orange, but that was too aggressive. Blue is calm, but also stands out among the green, allowing for a Smurf that is very pleasing to the eye...
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* In the movie, Grouchy falls into a pile of M'n'Ms, one of which ends up in his mouth. At first he thinks they're droppings until he bites down and realizes they're candy. Why did he bite down if he thought it was poop?
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** At least they [[GottaCatchEmAll aren't]] ''{{Pokemon}}'', not that that stops them from being the most MerchandiseDriven bunch of blue communists you'll ever love.

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** At least they [[GottaCatchEmAll aren't]] ''{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', not that that stops them from being the most MerchandiseDriven bunch of blue communists you'll ever love.
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** All the Smurfs have the same age, except for Papa, so they all were delivered around the same time and were to young to remember. IIRC the episode does not same that ''every'' blue moon they get a baby smurf, just that sometimes it happens and only during blue moon. As for the rest, well that's the biggest mistery about the Smurfs' creation that everyone has wonder for decades. They are a non-sexual single gender race, they have to be created artificially with magic by someone somewhere. God? Mother Nature? [[Film/{{Prometheus}} The Space Jockeys]]? your guess is as good as mine.

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** All the Smurfs have the same age, except for Papa, so they all were delivered around the same time and were to too young to remember. IIRC the episode does not same says that ''every'' blue moon they get a baby smurf, just that sometimes it happens and only during blue moon. As for the rest, well that's the biggest mistery about the Smurfs' creation that everyone has wonder for decades. They are a non-sexual single gender race, they have to be created artificially with magic by someone somewhere. God? Mother Nature? [[Film/{{Prometheus}} The Space Jockeys]]? your guess is as good as mine.
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** All the Smurfs have the same age, except for Papa, so they all were delivered around the same time and were to young to remember. IIRC the episode does not same that ''every'' blue moon they get a baby smurf, just that sometimes it happens and only during blue moon. As for the rest, well that's the biggest mistery about the Smurfs' creation that everyone has wonder for decades. They are a non-sexual single gender race, they have to be created artificially with magic by someone somewhere. God? Mother Nature? [[Film/{{Prometheus}} The Space Jockeys]]? your guess is as good as mine.
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* Last year, [[WarnerBros Warner Home Video]] released two [=DVD=] sets of the first season of ''The Smurfs''. But now they've decided to instead switch to putting the show out in crummy single-disc releases that only obsessive collectors would buy. If you don't think that's ridiculous, read what VP Amit Desai said in the press release for the next release: "The first two DVD releases of ''The Smurfs'' have performed exceptionally well. [...] Our goal is to release as much ''Smurfs'' material on DVD as we can to keep consumers happy." Wait - so if those first two sets sold so well and they want to put as much of the show on DVD as possible, THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY SWITCHING TO RELEASING IT IN CRAPPY SINGLE-DISC EPISODE COMPILATIONS INSTEAD OF CONTINUING WITH THE SEASONAL SETS?!?

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* Last year, [[WarnerBros [[Creator/WarnerBros Warner Home Video]] released two [=DVD=] sets of the first season of ''The Smurfs''. But now they've decided to instead switch to putting the show out in crummy single-disc releases that only obsessive collectors would buy. If you don't think that's ridiculous, read what VP Amit Desai said in the press release for the next release: "The first two DVD releases of ''The Smurfs'' have performed exceptionally well. [...] Our goal is to release as much ''Smurfs'' material on DVD as we can to keep consumers happy." Wait - so if those first two sets sold so well and they want to put as much of the show on DVD as possible, THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY SWITCHING TO RELEASING IT IN CRAPPY SINGLE-DISC EPISODE COMPILATIONS INSTEAD OF CONTINUING WITH THE SEASONAL SETS?!?
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** Remember Gargamel is a wizard, so Azrael is not just a pet; he's a familiar. Familiars were said to bond to witches/wizards and be always by their side, serving if not as servants, as sidekicks, which is really what Azrael is.
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* In season 3's "Clumsy Luck." Clumsy is locked in his house due to a series of bad luck incidents. While he is subject to this, a meteor crashes onto his house, but Clumsy hd escaped before. But how did he? Did Clumsy dig a hole out of his house? Did he break out while no one was looking? What?

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* In season 3's "Clumsy Luck." Clumsy is locked in his house due to a series of bad luck incidents. While he is subject to this, a meteor crashes onto his house, but Clumsy hd had escaped before. But how did he? he escape? Did Clumsy dig a hole out of his house? Did he break out while no one was looking? What?
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* In season 3's "Clumsy Luck." Clumsy is locked in his house due to a series of bad luck incidents. Under this, a meteor crashes on to his house. But Clumsy escapes. But how did he? Did Clumsy dig a hole out of his house? Did he break out while no one was looking? What?

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* In season 3's "Clumsy Luck." Clumsy is locked in his house due to a series of bad luck incidents. Under While he is subject to this, a meteor crashes on to onto his house. But house, but Clumsy escapes.hd escaped before. But how did he? Did Clumsy dig a hole out of his house? Did he break out while no one was looking? What?
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* Is Papa Smurfs literally the father of those 100 something male smurfs, or is "Papa" just a title he chose?

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* Is Papa Smurfs Smurf literally the father of those 100 something male smurfs, or is "Papa" just a title he chose?
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** Actually, Gargamel stopped caring for the Philosopher's Stone after the first Smurf he captured was freed by the others. Since then, his motives changed to revenge for his humiliation. Just in recent times (the post-Peyo stories) he has went back to creating the Philosopher's Stone, but by then he forgot how many Smurfs he needed, so he wants them all anyways.


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** The original comics (where his literal translation would be "Great Smurf" but is still translated as "Papa Smurf) don't make it clear, but the AnimatedAdaptation has Papa Smurf getting the other Smurfs from the DeliveryStork and raising them, so even if there likely is no DNA relation, the animated Papa Smurf is the father by nurture of these 98 Smurfs.

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** He did go to wizard school, even if he flunked out, he clearly has some talents with potions and such, and he's pretty knowledgeable about magic and magical objects/artefacts. All of this is probably enough to classify him as a wizard -- just not a very good or powerful one.
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* Why do characters refer to Gargamel as a wizard? We never see him display any magic from his finger tips like most witches, wizards, and sorcerers in the Smurfverse. He's just a regular mortal human who relies on a book.
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* Why does Azrael acts more like a dog than as a cat? When Gargamel is punished at the end of most episodes we always see Azrael at his side sharing the punishment to some degree. When Gargamel is persecuted by some treat (like a giant or an angry mob) Azrael runs at his side even when he can run in other direction, hide or just stay still and probably the mob or the treat will keep following Gargamel and not him. Everyone who is familiar with cat behavior will know that a cat would never do this kind of stuffs. It doesn’t mean that cats can’t be loyal and protective to their owners, but not in that way.

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* Why does Azrael acts more like a dog than as a cat? When Gargamel is punished at the end of most episodes we always see Azrael at his side sharing the punishment to some degree. When Gargamel is persecuted by some treat (like a giant or an angry mob) Azrael runs at his side even when he can run in other direction, hide or just stay still and probably the mob or the treat will keep following Gargamel and not him. Everyone who is familiar with cat behavior will know that a cat would never do this these kind of stuffs. It doesn’t mean that cats can’t be loyal and protective to their owners, but not in that way.
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** I remember an episode when is explained that Mother Nature and Father Time create them magically, but I can be wrong, was to long ago.


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** So communists execute people for making jokes? What is this, Fox News?


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**The book is unreliable at best, most of his schemes against the Smurfs fails. Even more, maybe he already tried to do all does stuffs and fail and we don’t know because the show is tell from the Smurf’s perspective so we don’t see what Gargamel does in non-Smurfs related situations.
*Why does Azrael acts more like a dog than as a cat? When Gargamel is punished at the end of most episodes we always see Azrael at his side sharing the punishment to some degree. When Gargamel is persecuted by some treat (like a giant or an angry mob) Azrael runs at his side even when he can run in other direction, hide or just stay still and probably the mob or the treat will keep following Gargamel and not him. Everyone who is familiar with cat behavior will know that a cat would never do this kind of stuffs. It doesn’t mean that cats can’t be loyal and protective to their owners, but not in that way.
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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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* 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, turn victims into mindless slaves, etc. He Why is he miserable and angry in most episodes? That book of his could make him a lot of money with that book of his. money, or make his life easier. Why waste his spells on the smurfs?

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