History Trivia / TheSmurfs

* MilestoneCelebration: When the franchise turned 50 years old in 2008. [[http://bluebuddies.com/help/smurfs_50th_anniversary.htm Every region in Europe celebrated by scattering around hundreds of tiny white Smurf figurines hidden across various landmarks, stores, cities, etc]]. People who discovered the tiny smurf figurines would paint them in any color of their choice, while there was a special Smurfs contest that involved contestants painting a giant Smurf statue and seeing which painting Smurf is the best one. Belgium (the series native country) created a permanent exhibit at the "Belgian Comic Strip Center" showcasing the 1965 animated film ''Les Aventures de Schtroumpfs'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBE_J3STVc&t=206s which combined 5 episodes of the first animated series]] that ran from 1961-1965) In addition, [[https://www.coin-database.com/images/Belgium/888-v.jpg a special 5 euro coin was created in honor of the franchise' 50th anniversary.]] While Italy had live performances from Music/CristinaDAvena ([[AlternativeForeignThemeSong singer of the show's Italian theme]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQ8bm_6bu8 singing various smurf songs from Italian exclusive albums.]] [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs A special comic]] was also published called [[https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flute_Smurfers "The Flute Smurfers"]] (''Les schtroumpfeurs de flûte'') which is a prequel to ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' story "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute" [[MorePopularSpinOff which is where the titular characters made their debut.]]

** Besides Azrael, Creator/FrankWelker voiced (or at least provided vocal effects) of other felines before. Most notable ones being [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse Fig]][[WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse aro]], [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Furrball]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} R]][[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries aj]][[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar a]][[WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves h]], [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryKids Tom Cat]], [[WesternAnimation/GoofTroop Waffles]], [[WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow Garfield]] and [[WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistinTime Luci]][[WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue fer]].

** In the European French dub, Creator/GerardHernandez reprised his role as Papa Smurf from the original cartoon[[note]]although he didn’t reprise his role as Grouchy Smurf either[[/note]], being one of the few major voice actors who worked on that dub to be either still alive or not yet retired. However, Céline Monsarrat (the original French voice of Smurfette and the only other voice actor from that cartoon to still be active) [[AvertedTrope didn’t reprise the role]], instead being replaced by [[CelebrityVoiceActor famous Quebecer singer Béatrice Martin AKA Coeur de pirate]][[note]]who would later be replaced by Creator/MarieEugenieMarechal (another professional voice actress) for the sequel[[/note]].

** [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]] was considered for the part of Grace, [[Film/HarryAndTheHendersons George Henderson]] and [[Film/ThePrincessBride Vizzini]] were considered to play Gargamel, and [[Film/FourRooms Chester Rush]] was approached to voice Brainy.
** [[Film/GoodWillHunting Chuckie Sullivan]], [[Film/ForrestGump Forrest Gump's mother]], [[Film/ShanghaiNoon Princess Pei Pei]], [[Film/StuartLittle Mrs. Keeper]], [[Film/BeforeTheDevilKnowsYoureDead Gina Hanson]] and [[Film/MysteryMen Mr. Furious]] were all considered for parts.
!!For animated feature ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAChristmasCarol The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol]]''

!! For ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsTheLegendOfSmurfyHollow The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow]]'':

* MissingEpisode: The 1969 adaptation of ''La Schtroumpette'' (''The Smurfette'' which was also the titular character's animation debut) made by TVA Dupuis only aired once in Belgium and is currently lost. Unlike the 1961 series and 1965 animated film, there's very little information behind the special and no screenshots have been uploaded online.

* NoExportForYou: Unlike its release in foreign countries, the series never received an English dub in any of the English-speaking countries (Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand).

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The 1961-1965 animated shorts never gained an official release on DVD or VHS, and was only viewed at the "Belgian Comic Strip Center" in Brussels, Belgium at an exhibit highlighting the franchise's history for 15 years. The only thing related to the 1960s series that got released to the public was a 1965 vinyl record called ''V'la Les Schtroumpfs!'' which contains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIcf1IuPVAI the series' theme song]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTeoc0sIv4 background music.]] It wasn't until October 28, 2023 that episodes from the 1960s show would get uploaded to the official French Youtube channel on a weekly basis starting with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJp03a2mcU0&t=630s "The Smurfnapper"]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The 1961-1965 animated shorts never gained an official release on DVD or VHS, and can only viewed at the "Belgian Comic Strip Center" in Brussels, Belgium at an exhibit highlighting the franchise's history. The only thing related to the 1960s series that got released to the public was a 1965 vinyl record called ''V'la Les Schtroumpfs!'' which contains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIcf1IuPVAI the series' theme song]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTeoc0sIv4 background music.]]

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/Smurfs_Wiki Smurfs Wiki]] and [[http://smurfsfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Smurfs_Fanon_Wiki Smurfs Fanon Wiki]].

* MagnumOpusDissonance: Peyo's favorite work, and actually his original main one was ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' (''Johan and Pirlouit'' in its original French title)... But, one day, in one of this series' album, appeared a certain band of little blue creatures. They were intended to be one-shot characters, but quickly became {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s... And from then, ''The Smurfs'' (''Les Schtroumpfs'') became the single most remembered work of Peyo.

!!''Franchise/TheSmurfs'' are the [[TropeNamers Trope Smurfers]] for
* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou
* TheSmurfettePrinciple
* {{Smurfing}}

* RecycledScript: It's basically a condensed version of Season 9 from ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' cartoon show, without the time travel.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: The show got quite the promotion on Nickelodeon. They also aired it once or twice a day on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons, similar to [[WesternAnimation/KampKoral Kamp Koral]], the show it was paired with on friday nights. They even allowed it on ''Creator/NickatNite'' for a month or so. However, because they want people not to get tired however, the amount of reruns decreased.
* CrossDressingVoices: Multiple characters (Jokey, Clumsy, Greedy, Scaredy, Baby, Lazy) in the English dub. In the French dub, Lazy is voiced by Magali Rosenzweig. While easy to miss, Azrael is also voiced by an unknown voice actress in both dubs when not consisting of stock cat noises.
** While Azrael mostly communicates by meowing via stock sound effects, he's voiced by a female when he's heard laughing at Gargamel's smurf disguise being pink and covered in green spots. Compared to previous works where Azrael is mostly voiced by males (with the exception of the Greek dub of the 1981 series).
* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: The English dub was done in Belgium, except for Kaycie Chase, as she lives in Paris.
* DirectedByCastMember: Mark Irons, the voice of Gargamel and Dimwitty, is the voice director of the series.
* DomesticOnlyCartoon: This is the third animated project starring The Smurfs that was made in Belgium. With ''Les Adventures des Schtroumpfs'' by TVA Dupuis, and ''The Smurfs And The Magic Flute'' by Belvision Studios being the only animated projects made within the series' native country.
* EarlyBirdRelease: "The Round Up/Waffle Wednesday" were briefly released on On Demand providers, but they were removed a day later.
* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Kaycie Chase voices Jokey Smurf in both the French and English dub.
* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: Like the 80s series, the voice actors are credited, but not to their characters.
* RoleReprise: The Italian dub features Marco Guadagno, Fabrizio Mazzotta and Paolo Buglioni reprising their roles as Brainy, Clumsy and Gargamel from the original series, plus Joy Saltarelli, Gabriele Tacchi, Creator/GemmaDonati and Erica Necci reprise their roles as Smurfette, Grouchy, Storm and Blossom from ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage''.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Nick@Nite was supposed to keep airing this show every day, but at the last minute, it was replaced with [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants you know who]].
* SeriesHiatus: In the US, the show has been on hiatus since November 12, 2021, which will end in January 2022.
* TalkingToHimself:
** Davis Freeman voices Papa Smurf and Farmer.
** Bérangére [=McNeese=] voices Smurfette and Baby Smurf.
** Tess Bryant voices Clumsy and Scaredy.
** Joshua Rubin voices Handy and Grouchy.
** Vincent Broes voices Hefty and Chef Smurf.
** Mark Irons voices Gargamel and Dimwitty.
** Cherise Silvestri voices Smurfblossom and Smurfstorm.
** In the French dub:
*** Magali Rosenzweig voices Lazy and Smurfwillow.
*** Creator/EmmanuelCurtil voices Gargamel, Grouchy and Chef Smurf.
*** Jérémy Prévost voices Vanity, Poet and Farmer.
*** Marc Arnaud voices Hefty Smurf and Greedy Smurf.
*** Antoine Schoumsky voices Brainy and Dimwitty.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** One episode would have originally been about Jokey doing jokes on people, so Papa Smurf and a few others would "alter" the box so that they wouldn't explode. Jokey falls into a state of depression, but then learns what happened to it, so he uses magical explosive powder to create 100 mini- Jokeys. Parts of the episode were reworked into the episode "Joke's On You".
** Some pre-pictures of the series noticeablely feature some minor changes. Examples include bigger eyes and a thicker art style.
** Smurfette's personality was originally different. As the pitch bible says, "Smurfette is also a little scattered, always trying the newest thing, then losing interest as she moves onto something else, leaving a trail of unfinished projects behind her."
* WorkingTitle: The series was known as "The Smurfs: A New Touch of Blue" prior to the October 2020 teaser trailer featuring Jokey and Harmony.

* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: Like the 80s seires, the voice actors are credited, but not to their characters.
* TheOtherDarrin: NONE of the surviving cast from the 80s series are reprising their roles.
* RoleReprise: The Italian dub features Marco Guadagno, Fabrizio Mazzotta and Paolo Buglioni reprising their roles as Brainy, Clumsy and Gargamel from the original series, plus Joy Saltarelli, Gabriele Tacchi, Creator/GemmaDonati and Erica Necci reprises their roles as Smurfette, Grouchy, Storm and Blossom from ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage''.

*** Emmanuel Curtil voices Gargamel, Grouchy and Chef Smurf.

** In the European French dub, Creator/GerardHernandez reprised his role as Papa Smurf from the original cartoon[[note]]although he didn’t reprise his role as Grouchy Smurf as well[[/note]], being one of the few major voice actors who worked on that dub to be either still alive or not yet retired. However, Céline Monsarrat (the original French voice of Smurfette and the only other voice actor from that cartoon to still be active) [[AvertedTrope didn’t reprise the role]], instead being replaced by [[CelebrityVoiceActor famous Quebecer singer Béatrice Martin AKA Coeur de pirate]][[note]]who would later be replaced by Marie-Eugénie Maréchal (another professional voice actress) for the sequel[[/note]].

* CrossDressingVoices: Multiple characters (Jokey, Clumsy, Greedy, Scaredy, Baby, Lazy) in the English dub. In the French dub, Lazy is voiced by Magali Rosenzweig.

* ImageSource:
** DarkerAndEdgier
** SugarApocalypse

* ActorAllusion: Not the [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines first]] [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces time]] both Creator/PaulWinchell and Creator/DonMessick worked together as a villain and his pet.
** Creator/DonMessick voiced three other cats before Azrael named [[WesternAnimation/TheRuffAndReddyShow Ruff]], [[WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussyCats Sebastian]] and [[WesternAnimation/HongKongPhooey Spot]].
** Before Miner Smurf, Creator/AlanYoung provided a Scottish accent to [[Film/TheTimeMachine1960 David Filby]] and [[Series/MisterEd Wilbur Post's father]].
** In the episode 'The Masked Pie Smurfer', Papa tries to solve the identity of the titular Masked Pie Smurfer. Not only are both Franchise/ScoobyDoo and Papa voiced by Creator/DonMessick, but Hefty's voiced by [[Creator/FrankWelker Fred Jones]] himself.
** During 'The Crooner Smurf', Harmony gains the ability to sing like a professional. In actuality, Creator/HamiltonCamp is a songwriter/musician.
** If Henry Polic II provided the voice of Tracker, who plays the role of a guard in "The Adventures of Robin Smurf", than Polic had worked in a RobinHood production before as [[Series/WhenThingsWereRotten Sheriff of Nottingham]] alongside Dick Gautier, the voice of Wooly Smurf as well as additional voices, who played the titular outlaw.
*** Dutch film director and voice actor Arnold Gelderman, the Netherlands' dubbed voice for Jokey, played said outlaw in the [[WesternAnimation/RobinHood Disney]] version of the folklore. Likewise, Brainy and Clumsy's French dubbed voice actor, Francis Lax, as well has Hefty's French dubbed voice actor, Albert Augier, provided the voices of Nutsy and Trigger, the two vultures.
** Gargamel brings Jokey's caricature dummy of said wizard to life to cause havoc in Smurf Village to which Creator/PaulWinchell voiced. Winchell was a ventriloquist star from 1950s and 1960s television and films.
** Ray Walston, who was the voice of Scruple's teacher in "The Enchanted Quill", was also Jeff Spicoli's teacher in ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.
** Farmer Smurf's voice actor, Creator/AlanYoung, played a farmer before, in the 1952 movie ''Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick'' as titular Aaron Slick. Farmer even refers to himself as a 'country bumpkin' in one episode!
* AdoredByTheNetwork: Before their rebrand, Creator/{{Boomerang}} used to constantly air this show, give it tons of advertising and the show would frequently be chosen for Boomeroyalty.[[note]] A mini-marathon that featured episodes based on a certain character from a show; Smurfette would usually be picked the most for Boomeroyalty.[[/note]] Even after the rebrand, it was one of the few classic cartoons to still air on the channel, an honor it holds to this very day.
* {{Celebrity Voice Actor}}s: Yep, some before becoming {{voice actor}}s but we have Lynnanne Zager, Creator/AlanYoung, Creator/JonathanWinters, Lennie Weinrib, Peggy Webber, Creator/BJWard, Peggy Walton-Walker, Ray Walston, Creator/JanetWaldo, Brenda Vaccaro, Susan Tolsky, Les Tremayne, Fred Travalena, Creator/JohnStephenson, Creator/HalSmith, Susan Silo, Mimi Seaton, Avery Schreiber, Marilyn Schreffler, Ronnie Schell, William Schallert, Michael Rye, Joseph Ruskin, Robert Ridgely, Philip Proctor, Henry Polic II, Vic Perrin, Clare Peck, Alan Oppenheimer, Larry Moss, Sidney Miller, [[WesternAnimation/MagillaGorilla Allan Melvin]], Joseph G. Medalis, Amanda [=McBroom=], Edie [=McClurg=], Kenneth Mars, Creator/PattyMaloney, Marilyn Lightstone, Michael Lembeck, [[Series/HighRollers Ruta Lee]], Robbie Lee, Kip King, Aron Kincaid, Zale Kessler, Marvin Kaplan, Arte Johnson, Creator/TonyJay, John Ingle, Jerry Houser, Creator/SterlingHolloway, Creator/PhilHartman, Ernest Harada, Barry Gordon, Danny Goldman, Justin Gocke, Ed Gilbert, Dick Gautier, Steve Franken, Creator/PaulEiding, Bernard Erhard, Richard Erdman, Walker Edmiston, Richard Dysart, Jeff Doucette, Patti Deutsch, Jennifer Darling, Keene Curtis, Tandy Cronyn, Henry Corden, Selette Cole, William Christopher, Mary Jo Catlett, Victoria Carroll, Roger C. Carmel, Creator/HamiltonCamp, Ruth Buzzi, Peter Brooks, Sorrell Booke, Lucille Bliss, Creator/MichaelBell, Bernard Behrens, Ed Begley Jr., Jered Barclay, Bever-Leigh Banfield, Creator/ReneAuberjonois, Lewis Arquette and Bob Arbogast.
* CrossDressingVoice: Vocal legend Creator/JuneForay as Jokey.
** Brenda Vaccaro as Scruple and, in one episode, Architect Smurf.
** Pat Musick as Snappy.
** Noelle North as Slouchy and Blue Eyes.
** [[Creator/JulieMcWhirter Julie McWhirter Dees]] as Baby Smurf for the final season.
** Creator/MonaMarshall as Weepy in his first appearance.
** Francine Witkin (if not Brenda Vaccaro) as Ripple the mischievous nymph from "The Smurfling's Unsmurfy Friend".
** In the newest Japanese dub broadcasted by Animax, Creator/RomiPark voices... ''Grouchy Smurf'', who is normally voiced by males in other western-language dubs. Also almost all the male Smurfs are voiced by females in this version. The only Smurfs being voiced by males, besides Papa Smurf so far, are [[Creator/YuukiKaji Brainy]], [[Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi Farmer]] and Tailor (Akio Suyama).
** In the original Greek dub broadcasted by ERT, Annetta Papathanasiou alternated with Louiza Mitsakou as the voice of Brainy. Also, in some episodes, Lazy was voiced by Natalia Tsaliki.
*** Likewise, Creator/TziniPapadopoulou voiced Brainy (as well as other smurfs on several occasions in seasons 1-3) in the new dub broadcasted by STAR. Creator/SofiaKapsambeli did the voice of Clumsy in seasons 5-9, as well as in the "Johan and Peewit" episodes.
* EditedForSyndication: When episodes from ''The Smurfs'' cartoon show started appearing in the syndicated ''Smurfs Adventures'' show, there were not only cuts from the shorter episodes to make two of them fit within a 30-minute showing time, but there were also episodes where the audio was noticeably sped up, resulting in the Smurfs and even Gargamel sounding more helium-ish. Some of the season set volumes of ''The Smurfs'' that were released in Australia and the United Kingdom even featured the episodes that were edited for syndication instead of their original unedited versions.
** When Season 2 begun airing in Belgium, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, and Italy. Episodes featuring Johan and Peewit would became a separate show alongside gaining [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSLEtsIFpFE two brand]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqdfNa8zJAw new theme songs]]. There was even a tie-in album that was exclusively sold in Belgium in 1984 called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo2HG6Vk3gs&t=907s "Les chansons de Johan et Pirlouit"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRC0rqo4xA8 that was made to promote "Johan Et Pirlouit" series.]]
* ExecutiveMeddling: "The Purple Smurfs" were black in the original book. Also, the Swoofs from "the Astrosmurf" were changed from orange to green.
* FakeBrit
** Sweepy Smurf, possibly as a ShoutOut to Creator/DickVanDyke in ''Film/MaryPoppins'', he speaks in a fake Cockney accent -- though, it must be admitted, much less exaggerated…
** In both the cartoon show and the American dub of ''The Smurfs and the Magic Flute'' Johan speaks in a vague approximation of an upper-class English accent.
* IAmNotSpock: In the Mexican Spanish dub, Francisco Colmenero is still remembered for his voice as Papa Smurf in Spanish (along with [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Peg-Leg Pete]]). Same for Esteban Siller as Gargamel.
** Ditto for Sofoklis Peppas and Nikos Skiadas as Papa Smurf and Gargamel respectively in the original Greek dub.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: ''The Smurfs'' has its entire series released on DVD in Australia and Germany. In the US, however, the only episodes that have been released on DVD (for now) are season 1 (in two separate volumes, along with "The Smurfs Springtime Special"), individual episodes from season 2, and the holiday specials. The rest of season 2, along with seasons 3 through 9 (and the rest of the specials) have yet to be released on DVD, although individual episodes from those seasons are currently available on iTunes and Amazon.
** Recently, it's been announced that all of the episodes from the series will be digitized and released on Website/YouTube on a special branded channel, courtesy of IMPS, [=ODMedia=], and Expoza.
** In Croatia, there were two DVD sets (each having 10 [=DVDs=]) and a VHS set released, but they don't cover all existing episodes. As the matter of fact, none of them even cover ''one whole season''; for instance, you're going to find season 1 episodes like "The Fake Smurf", "King Smurf" and "Jokey's Medicine", but not episodes like "Painter and Poet", "The Astrosmurf" and "Spelunking Smurfs", and a few season 1 episodes like "The Smurfette" have a different dub than the rest (and those (used to) have the same set of voice actors). Any other episode dubbed in this language is a rare find available only from bootleg recordings of TV airings (this especially includes season 1 episode with the original dub) that are next to impossible to find on the Internet unless one finds a person who possesses such recordings.
* MissingEpisode: Before premiering on American television in 1981. Hannah-Barbera created a test pilot for the series in 1979 as a pitch to NBC. The only characters that appeared was Papa Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Smurfette, and Gargamel with the Classic intro having altered lyrics and a different pitch. Very little is know about the 1979 pilot and has never been released to the public.
* NamesTheSame: There are two Smurfs named Nosey. Gargamel posed as a Smurf going by this name in one episode, namely because of the nose.
* NoExportForYou: The cartoon show has an inverted problem: Foreign distributors are able to release season sets (and even the specials) on DVD without a hassle, but Warner Bros. is only able to make season sets available through download streaming services, with much of Season 2 (and the specials "The Smurfic Games" and "Smurfily Ever After") excluded from availability.
** Played straight with the Croatian release; the [=DVDs=] and VHS tapes released so far don't even cover all episodes from ''a single season'' (let alone all of them), not to mention some season 1 episodes use an alternate, newer dub when compared to the rest of season 1 episodes (and they also had a version with the original dub).
* OutOfOrder: Constantly. While this was usually never a bad thing, the Smurflings appear in "Stuck On Smurfs", even though the episode where they revered aged aired after the episode. Said episode also had Sassette, who's introduction episode also aired after.
** "The Smurfette"[[note]] The one where Gargamel creates Smurfette [[/note]]aired as the 36th episode in Season 1, even though it was the first episode produced.
* TheOtherDarrin: Weepy Smurf was voiced by Creator/MonaMarshall in his first appearance but by a different person in his next.
** As mentioned above ''and'' below, [[Creator/JulieMcWhirter Julie McWhirter Dees]] replaced Creator/PaulWinchell for Baby in the final season and an unknown actor did the voice of Gargamel's ancestors.
** Norma [=MacMillan=] voiced little witch Brenda in her first appearance and then by Russi Taylor for her second.
* PlayingAgainstType: Songwriter and singer Creator/HamiltonCamp as Harmony.
** Another songwriter/singer example is Amanda [=McBroom=], who voices Chlorhydris, a character who loathes music.
** In the Animax's Japanese dub, Dreamy Smurf is voiced by Creator/ChinamiNishimura, a voice actress well-known for voicing very feminine roles like [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure Reika Aoki]] and [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Princess Asuka]].
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: For its final season, NBC made a number of significant changes as a result of budget cuts to its cartoons. Several fan favorite characters were removed, and the season centered mostly around a cliche lost-in-time plot. Viewers were not pleased with the changes, resulting in its cancellation.
* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: They would never credit the characters attached to their voices, meaning the same voices appeared in every episode.
* StarMakingRole: Nat Smurfling for Creator/CharlieAdler.
* TalkingToHimself: Kip King, when Tracker and Tailor interacted in "S-Shivering S-Smurfs".
** Creator/HamiltonCamp - On ''RARE'' occasions did Harmony and Greedy interact. When one of them usually did, the other remained silent or, in one case, Greedy was in a [[ItMakesSenseInContext deathlike sleep]] at the time...
** Creator/MichaelBell - Handy, Lazy and Grouchy had subtly exchanged words.
*** Grouchy and his statue, Grouchous Smurfus.
** Creator/AlanYoung - Farmer and Miner in "The Root of Evil", are discussing the irrigation system the coalminer constructed while working in the field and later got into a brawl courteous of some root of evil.
** Alan Oppenheimer - Vanity and Homnibus at the beginning of "To Smurf a Thief".
** Again, Creator/PaulWinchell as Gargamel and Baby for the first eight seasons and Creator/JulieMcWhirter as Baby Smurf and Sassette for its last.
** Creator/JuneForay - Jokey gives Mother Nature a huge surprise box [[spoiler:full of flowers]] at the end of "The Smurfs' Springtime Special".
** Creator/FrankWelker - Hefty has interacted with Clockwork, Pushover, Wild and Poet.
** Creator/DonMessick - Papa, Dreamy, Sweepy and even Azrael interacted though not all to one another.
** Bill Callaway - Clumsy and Painter
** In the Dutch dub, Arnold Gelderman is Jokey and Tailor.
** In the European French dub, Gérard Hernandez is Papa, Grouchy, and Peewit, Albert Augier is Hefty, Greedy, and Bigmouth, Francis Lax is Brainy, Homnibus, Clumsy, and Grandpa, and Philippe Dumat is Gargamel and [[CrossDressingVoices Sassette]].
** In the Mexican Spanish dub, Alfonso Obregon is Brainy and Johan.
*** Taken further with Arturo Mercado who had at least three smurfs consistently (Hefty, Clumsy and Jokey), at least another three one-shot characters, and even had to cover for some other main characters from time to time.
** In the Italian dub, Giuppy Izzo is Grouchy, Hefty, Baby Smurf, Nat Smurfling and Azrael, Mauro Gravina is Lazy, Harmony, Farmer, Slouchy, and Johan, Marco Guadagno is Brainy and Peewit, and Fabrizio Mazzotta is Clumsy and Painter.
** In the Brazilian dub, Sílvio Navas voiced Papa Smurf, Farmer and Vanity.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hefty's original design included a white vest.

* RoleReprise: The Italian dub features Marco Guadagno, Fabrizio Mazzotta and Paolo Buglioni reprising their roles as Brainy, Clumsy and Gargamel from the original series, plus Joy Saltarelli, Gabriele Tacchi, Gemma Donati and Erica Necci reprises their roles as Smurfette, Grouchy, Storm and Blossom from ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage''.

* CrossDressingVoices: Mutiple characters (Jokey, Clumsy, Greedy, Scaredy, Baby, Lazy) in the English dub. In the French dub, Lazy is voiced by Magali Rosenzweig.

* CashCowFranchise: While the franchise was already popular in Western Europe beginning in the mid 1960s and early 1970s. The success of the 1976 feature film (and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQzfsHL65lk&t=620s multiple Smurf-related]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOfBhDNxmY8 albums by Vader Abraham]]) only increased their popularity to a much higher degree. But the franchise wouldn't became a huge moneymaker until Creator/HannaBarbera turned it into a Saturday Morning Cartoons by 1981 that The Smurfs became globally popular outside of Europe (especially Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands).

* MilestoneCelebration: When the franchise turned 50 years old in 2008. [[http://bluebuddies.com/help/smurfs_50th_anniversary.htm Every region in Europe celebrated by scattering around hundreds of tiny white Smurf figurines hidden across various landmarks, stores, cities, etc]]. People who discovered the tiny smurf figurines would paint them in any color of their choice, while there was a special Smurfs contest that involved contestants painting a giant Smurf statue and seeing which painting Smurf is the best one. Belgium (the series native country) created a permanent exhibit at the "Belgian Comic Strip Center" showcasing the 1965 animated film ''Les Aventures de Schtroumpfs'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBE_J3STVc&t=206s which combined 5 episodes of the first animated series]] that ran from 1961-1965) In addition, [[https://www.coin-database.com/images/Belgium/888-v.jpg a special 5 euro coin was created in honor of the franchise' 50th anniversary.]] While Italy had live performances from Cristina d'Avena ([[AlternativeForeignThemeSong singer of the show's Italian theme]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQ8bm_6bu8 singing various smurf songs from Italian exclusive albums.]] [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs A special comic]] was also published called [[https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flute_Smurfers "The Flute Smurfers"]] (''Les schtroumpfeurs de flûte'') which is a prequel to ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' story "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute" [[MorePopularSpinOff which is where the titular characters made their debut.]]

* SeriesHiatus: In the US, the show has been on hiatus since November 12, 2021.

* MilestoneCelebration: When the franchise turned 50 years old in 2008. Every region in Europe celebrated by scattering around hundreds of tiny white Smurf figurines hidden across various landmarks, stores, cities, etc. People who discovered the tiny smurf figurines would paint them in any color of their choice or enter a contest against contestants with similar decorated smurfs. Belgium (the series native country) created a permanent exhibit at the "Belgian Comic Strip Center" showcasing the 1965 animated film ''Les Aventures de Schtroumpfs'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBE_J3STVc&t=206s which combined 5 episodes of the first animated series]] that ran from 1961-1965) In addition, [[https://www.coin-database.com/images/Belgium/888-v.jpg a special 5 euro coin was created in honor of the franchise' 50th anniversary.]] While Italy had live performances from Cristina d'Avena ([[AlternativeForeignThemeSong singer of the show's Italian theme]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQ8bm_6bu8 singing various smurf songs from Italian exclusive albums.]] [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs A special comic]] was also published called [[https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flute_Smurfers "The Flute Smurfers"]] (''Les schtroumpfeurs de flûte'') which is a prequel to ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' story "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute" [[MorePopularSpinOff which is where the titular characters made their debut.]]

* MilestoneCelebration: When the franchise turned 50 years old in 2008. Every region in Europe celebrated by scattering around hundreds of tiny white Smurf figurines hidden across various landmarks, stores, cities, etc. People who discovered the tiny smurf figurines would paint them in any color of their choice or enter a contest against contestents with similar decorated smurfs. Belgium (the series native country) created a permanent exhibit at the "Belgian Comic Strip Center" showcasing the 1965 animated film ''Les Aventures de Schtroumpfs'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBE_J3STVc&t=206s which combined 5 episodes of the first animated series]] that ran from 1961-1965) In addition, [[https://www.coin-database.com/images/Belgium/888-v.jpg a special 5 euro coin was created in honor of the franchise' 50th anniversary.]] While Italy had live performances from Cristina d'Avena ([[AlternativeForeignThemeSong singer of the show's Italian theme]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQ8bm_6bu8 singing various smurf songs from Italian exclusive albums.]] [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs A special comic]] was also published called [[https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flute_Smurfers "The Flute Smurfers"]] (''Les schtroumpfeurs de flûte'') which is a prequel to ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' story "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute" [[MorePopularSpinOff which is where the titular characters made their debut.]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The 1961-1965 animated shorts never gained an official release on DVD or VHS, and can only be found at the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels, Belgium. The only thing related to the 1960s series that got released to the public was a 1965 vinyl record called ''V'la Les Schtroumpfs!'' which contains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIcf1IuPVAI the series' theme song]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTeoc0sIv4 background music.]]

* MilestoneCelebration: When the franchise turned 50 years old in 2008. Every region in Europe celebrated by scattering around hundreds of tiny white Smurf figurines hidden across various landmarks, stores, cities, etc. People who discovered the tiny smurf figurines would paint them in any color of their choice. Belgium (the series native country) created a permanent exhibit at the "Belgian Comic Strip Center" showcasing the 1965 animated film ''Les Aventures de Schtroumpfs'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBE_J3STVc&t=206s which combined 5 episodes of the first animated series]] that ran from 1961-1965) In addition, [[https://www.coin-database.com/images/Belgium/888-v.jpg a special 5 euro coin was created in honor of the franchise' 50th anniversary.]] While Italy had live performances from Cristina d'Avena ([[AlternativeForeignThemeSong singer of the show's Italian theme]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNQ8bm_6bu8 singing various smurf songs from Italian exclusive albums.]] [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs A special comic]] was also published called [[https://smurfs.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flute_Smurfers "The Flute Smurfers"]] (''Les schtroumpfeurs de flûte'') which is a prequel to ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' story "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute" [[MorePopularSpinOff which is where the titular characters made their debut.]]

* AdoredByTheNetwork: The show gets quite the promotion on Nickelodeon. They also air it once or twice a day on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons, similar to [[WesternAnimation/KampKoral Kamp Koral]], the show it was paired with on friday nights.
* CrossDressingVoices: In this series, Clumsy, Jokey, Lazy, Scaredy, and Greedy are voiced by women in the English dub. In the French dub, Lazy is voiced by Magali Rosenzweig.

** Tess Bryant voices Clumsy, Scaredy and Baby.

** Tess Bryant voices Clumsy and Scaredy.