History Franchise / TheSmurfs

Way before the Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon, there was a 1965 black-and-white 87 minute animated film called “''Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs''” released in theatres in Belgium. It consisted of five short cartoons made in the previous years for broadcasting on Walloon TV. The stories were based on existing Smurf stories like The Black Smurfs and The Smurfs and the Egg, and were created by writer Maurice Rosy and artist Eddy Ryssack from the small Dupuis animation studios. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_Gft8rUbc All]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJp03a2mcU0 of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOJrfbMS_kU the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hhFVRUI9Ko shorts]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3otVSLADSeE used]] are currently available on Platform/YouTube in unsubtitled French. A further five shorts would be made in color by the same team.

Way before the Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon, there was a 1965 black-and-white 87 minute animated film called “''Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs''” released in theatres in Belgium. It consisted of five short cartoons made in the previous years for broadcasting on Walloon TV. German copies and copies with Dutch subtitles are known to exist. The stories were based on existing Smurf stories like The Black Smurfs and The Smurfs and the Egg, and were created by writer Maurice Rosy and artist Eddy Ryssack from the small Dupuis animation studios. In total, ten animated shorts were created between 1961 and 1967, the first series in black and white and the later ones in color.

* ''La Schtroumpfette'' (1969) A TV Special from the producers of the 1960s series. [[MissingEpisode The special only aired once and has remained lost.]] Notably marked Smurfette's animation debut.

Way before the Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon, there was a 1965 black-and-white 87 minute animated film called “''Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs''” released in theatres in Belgium. It consisted of five short cartoons made in the previous years for broadcasting on Walloon TV. German copies and copies with Dutch subtitles are known to exist. The stories were based on existing Smurf stories like The Black Smurfs and The Smurfs and the Egg, and were created by writer Maurice Rosy and artist Eddy Ryssack from the small Dupuis animation studios. In total, ten animated shorts were created between 1961 and 1967, the first series in black and white and the later ones in color. A few years later, TVA Dupuis made a TV Special which adapted the 1966 story ''La Schtroumpfette'' which marked Smurfette's animation debut which aired on Belgian television in 1969. [[MissingEpisode However, the special has never been reaired in Belgium and is currently lost.]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the early years of the franchise. Smurfs used to not only walk, but they were mostly seen bouncing/hopping from place to place. This is most notable in WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAndTheMagicFlute where the majority of smurfs were spotted hopping besides walking making them move quicker. This was later removed in the 80's and they are only seen walking. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khUuxI7UPyk The last time they were spotted bouncing and walking was in the animated intro to The Smurfs Sega CD game.]] This aspect would be brought back for the 2021 animated series.
* In early comic book stories of the franchise, most of the Smurfs went unnamed (except for Papa Smurf) and can be only identified through their personalities and occupations. Names for the Smurfs would be officially first given to them in the Little Comics Collection print of "The Hundredth Smurf".

** Finally subverted in the animated movie ''WesternAnimation/Smurfs:TheLostVillage'' which introduces a whole other Smurf-village where only ''female'' Smurfs live. This is a big plot point throughout the movie. The female Smurfs are also heavingly included in the marketing.

* ''Big Bang Schtroumpf'' then renamed ''Walibi Schtroumpf'', theme park in Maizières-lès-Metz, Moselle, UsefulNotes/{{France}} that opened in 1989 and was briefly owned by Ride/SixFlags. The Smurfs theming was removed in 2002.

* ''Big Bang Schtroumpf'' then renamed ''Walibi Schtroumpf'', theme park in Maizières-lès-Metz, Moselle, France that opened in 1989 and was briefly owned by Ride/SixFlags. The Smurfs theming was removed in 2002.

* ''Big Bang Schtroumpf'' then renamed ''Walibi Schtroumpf'', theme park in Maizières-lès-Metz, Moselle, France that opened in 1989. The Smurfs theming was removed in 2002.

** Nat Smurfling wear a brown hillbilly hat and [[DoesNotLikeShoes footless pants]] with a suspender, Wild wore a leaf-woven hat and a [=loincloth=], Sweepy wore a black suit due to his being a chimney sweep, and Willow wore a sand-colored dress and red pants.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Nat Smurfling and Wild Smurf. Justified in Wild Smurf's case since he is a NatureHero who only wears a Smurf hat and a {{Loincloth}}.

* Smurfs: The Rise of Purple Smurfs (2025)

* ''The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf'' by Microids for Nintendo Switch, [=PlayStation=] 4, and Xbox One