Line #6 ReferencedBy/TheSmurfs


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3	'''Franchise/TheSmurfs''' have been a mainstay of popular culture since their creation in 1958. Originally a [[BelgianComics Belgian comic strip]], ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' by Creator/{{Peyo}}, it quickly became a CashCowFranchise in the following decades, culminating in the 1965 animated film ''Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs'', the 1976 animated feature ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAndTheMagicFlute'' and Dutch singer Vader Abraham (''Father Abraham'')'s 1977 hit single ''The Smurf Song'', which was a top 5 hit in many countries and was translated by him in many other languages, including Japanese. After Creator/HannaBarbera turned the series into a Saturday-morning children's TV cartoon series, ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'', in 1981, the Smurfs became a global phenomenon in all other parts of the world too, including the USA. In the 2000s, the CGI live-action ''[[Film/TheSmurfs Smurfs]]'' films revived interest in the franchise.
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5	Naturally, this has led to countless shout-outs, references, spoofs, homages and other winks to the franchise.
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7	!!Examples:
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9	[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
10	* In some episodes of the German dub of ''Anime/SailorMoon'', many characters sing the theme song to The Smurfs.
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12	[[AC:Comic Books]]
13	* On the first page of the ''ComicBook/{{Flare}}'' story "[[http://www.heroicmultiverse.com/flare/webcomic/index.php?pn=657 Dolf and the Crunchbird]]", one of the Smurfs appears on two TV screens behind Olga and Teresa.
14	* ''ComicBook/DeKiekeboes'':
15	** Posters of the Smurfs can be seen hanging in a children's bedroom in the album ''De Spray Historie''.
16	** In ''Afgelast Wegens Ziekte'' Kiekeboe and his son decide to buy some new backgrounds for their comic strip. They go to ''Plagiarism Land'' where stock backgrounds from well known comic strips are being sold. One of them is the Smurf Village, where a sign ironically says: ''Only used once!''
17	* ''ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer'': In one album, Lady Adolphine is given a present which promptly explodes in her face. Afterwards she looks knowingly at the reader. This Smurfs reference was especially obvious since both ''Benoit Brisefer'' and ''The Smurfs'' were made by Peyo.
18	* ''ComicBook/{{Urbanus}}'': In ''De Hittentitten Zien Het Niet Meer Zitten'' Urbanus is attacked by some Smurfs, but they are picked up by two representatives of the Creator/HannaBarbera studios (namely Fred and Barney from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'') to take them to Hollywood.
19	* In an issue of Creator/JohnByrne's run on ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'', Mr. Mxyzptlk turns a billboard of Dorfs (Smurfs Expies) cartoons into living creatures that attack Superman.
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21	[[AC:Comic Strips]]
22	* In the cartoons of Dutch cartoonist Gummbah, the Smurfs are frequent background characters, often shown as degrading, cigarette-smoking, unshaven cynics.
23	* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'':
24	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/marriage/1995-06-25 "I hope you had better luck finding your 'something old, something new, and something borrowed' stuff..."]]
25	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/leisure-hobbies/movies-theatre/2003-06-08 Blue Man Group tries to trace their ancestry]]...
26	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/careers-jobs/doctors/2006-05-28 A Smurf is among the residents of the]] [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] Center For Recovering Toons. Other residents include [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Sally Brown]], [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]], [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pikachu]], one of the Crocs from ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'', and [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Dory]].
27	** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/leisure-hobbies/music/2010-06-23 This strip]] features a Smurf listening to an [[{{Pun}} blues music]].
28	* ''ComicStrip/FrankAndErnest'':
29	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=159114 "It's probably a typo, but I'm not eating it if it's blue."]]
30	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=22430 In this strip]], Frank and Ernest run a "Fictional Characters Fishing Tours" business. Frank tells Ernest that the Smurfs are coming today.
31	-->'''Ernest:''' We'll take them out for [[{{Pun}} bluefin]]!
32	* ''ComicStrip/MotherGooseAndGrimm'':
33	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=74757 When Ralph gets married, he realizes that he doesn't have "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue"]]. Fortunately, Grimm has him covered.
34	** [[http://www.thecomicstrips.com/store/add.php?iid=575 A Smurf coffee house]].
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36	[[AC:FanWorks]]
37	* In ''Fanfic/PreCureInANutshell'', [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Cure Sword]] gets the parody name of Cure Swoof[[note]]Swoofs being a fake alien race of Smurfs from the Hanna-Barbera series[[/note]].
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39	[[AC:Films -- Live-Action]]
40	* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'': At the Cafe 80's, several TV screens behind the counter are playing various series from the 80's, one of them being the Hanna-Barbera ''Smurfs'' cartoon.
41	* ''Film/DonnieDarko'' has a scene where Donnie and his friends [[SeinfeldianConversation speculate about the Smurfs' sexuality]]. Donnie debunks his friends' perverted theories with his surprisingly detailed knowledge of ''Smurfs'' lore.
42	* ''Film/JuanOfTheDead'': Zombies attack during a community meeting and China's boyfriend, who is {{afraid of blood}}, faints. Needing help with the guy, China tries to get Juan's attention by calling him Papa Smurf. It does not work.
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44	[[AC:Literature]]
45	* Creator/UmbertoEco once wrote a pun essay called ''Schtroumpf und Drang'' (a pun on ''SturmUndDrang'') about the use of the word ''smurf'' in speech.
46	* The Nac Mac Feegle in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' are mostly a ViolentGlaswegian pun on "Pict" and "Pixie" with hints of a hive structure. But the fact this has resulted in a society of little blue men with only one female is not a coincidence.
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48	[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
49	* In the Flemish sketch show ''Buiten De Zone'', the Smurfs were a frequent RunningGag.
50	* In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Ted compares the blue french horn he stole for Robin to a "Smurf penis". There's also this exchange between Lily and Barney:
51	-->'''Lily''': No, friends make each other feel good. They build each other up and support them. That's what being a good friend is about.\
52	'''Barney''': Yeah, if you're a SMURF.
53	* In the first episode of ''Series/TheOrville'', when Captain Ed Mercer was arguing with his ex-wife Commander Kelly Grayson about the extra-marital affair she had with a humanoid alien that ended their marriage, Mercer said that she was "banging Papa Smurf".
54	* ''Series/RadioEnfer'' features several references to ''The Smurfs'', particularly when making fun of Camille's short stature.
55	** Maria drinks some potion invented by [[BunglingInventor Galgouri]] that is supposed to brighten the complexion. Unfortunately, she ends up getting a blue skin for six hours, causing everyone (herself included) to make Smurfs-related jokes:
56	--->'''Maria:''' ''[after screaming in horror upon seeing her blue skin]'' MY LIFE IS OVER! Carl would never wanna date the Smurfette.
57	* In the first episode of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Sam's girlfriend Jessica wears a shirt with a Smurf and the Smurfette. Dean comments that he likes it.
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59	[[AC:Music]]
60	* Dutch singer Vader Abraham (''Father Abraham'') became filthy rich in 1977 after releasing ''The Smurf Song'', which was translated in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese, all sung by himself. This was followed by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQzfsHL65lk many other Smurf-themed songs.]]
61	* There have been some other unofficial Smurf themed records released in other countries, which all form the same pattern. Take a current hit single, replace the vocals with some Smurf related lyrics and sing everything in a helium voice. Website/TheOtherWiki has an entire article about it: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs_music]]
62	* The Music/BeastieBoys reference a dance called "The Smurf" during "The New Style" and "Posse In Effect" on ''Music/LicensedToIll''.
63	* In the Music/WeirdAlYankovic song "eBay", a Smurf TV tray is one of the items mentioned.
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65	[[AC:Video Games]]
66	* In ''VideoGame/InfiniteCraft'', the word "Smurf" can be crafted, as well as Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and Clockwork Smurf.
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68	[[AC:Web Original]]
69	* In the Podcast/{{Rifftrax}} video intro, Gargamel is seen chasing after a couple of Na'vi from the movie ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.
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71	[[AC:Web Video]]
72	* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'':
73	** In his review of the Platform/{{Colecovision}}, one of the games the Nerd plays is ''Smurf Rescue''.
74	** In his review of ''[[Literature/TheBerenstainBears Berenstain Bears]]'' games, the Nerd plays ''The Smurfs Save the Day'', the only other Platform/Atari2600 game that works with the Kid Vid Voice Module besides ''Berenstain Bears''.
75	* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick devoted an entire episode to female {{Expy}} characters of male cast members and named it TheSmurfettePrinciple.
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77	[[AC:Western Animation]]
78	* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} (1993)'' episode "Valuable Lessons", two network censors think the Warner siblings are too violent so they show them a cartoon called "The Cute and Fuzzy Snugglers" in an attempt to soften them up, the cartoon features purple Smurf-like creatures who look up to Papa Snuggler, a Papa Smurf parody.
79	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'': In "The Green Loontern", [[WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck the title character]] refers to one of the Guardians of the Universe as Papa Smurf after he receives a Green Lantern ring and joins with the rest of the Franchise/GreenLantern Corps on Oa.
80	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': One cutaway gag had two Smurfs talk about one of them scoring with Smurfette and using the word ''Smurf'' as a substitute for the word ''fuck''.
81	* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'':
82	** One post-opening sequence line was, "The Garfield Guarantee: No [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} giant robots]] or annoying little blue people."
83	** Another post-opening sequence line was, "Today, a Saturday Morning investigative report; ''Where Did All Those Smurfs Go?''"
84	** In "Crime and Nourishment", when Garfield's picnic lunch gets stolen, he discovers an underground village inhabited by green Smurf-like creatures who eat money and use Italian food as currency.
85	** In "Mystery Guest", during the eponymous theme song, Roy sings that the guest is not "a singing raisin" or "painted blue" while holding up posters of the respective silhouettes of a California Raisin and a Smurf.
86	* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' had a spoof of ''Film/{{Mama}}'' involving the Smurfs, called "Papa".
87	* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' episode "Star Struck", there's a cutaway to the ShowWithinAShow ''Milly and the Menninkainen'', which is drawn in the style of ''The Smurfs'' and also parodies the show's title cards.
88	* ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'': In "First Flight", the cockroaches were flipping Oggy side by side on the plane (as he was literally turned into molding clay), Oggy briefly turned into a Smurf.
89	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'':
90	** In an early skit, parodying the movie ''Film/{{Se7en}}'', Brainy Smurf investigates the mysterious deaths of seven fellow Smurfs. The culprit is [[spoiler:Jokey Smurf]].
91	** In one skit, Smurf Village is victim to a flood. Gargamel finally manages to capture some of the drowned Smurfs and eats them. However, waiting for so many years turns out to be a disappointment, because they don't seem to taste well. After only one bite, he throws the rest of his meal away and orders some Chinese food by phone.
92	** In another episode, the Smurfs are at war with WesternAnimation/TheSnorks.
93	** In one skit, parodying the Creator/JamesCameron film ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', Gargamel transfers his mind into a Smurf body and infiltrates the Smurf Village as "Gargle Smurf" to destroy them.
94	** One skit has Gargamel put on trial for attempted genocide.
95	** In one skit, a Smurf commits suicide after becoming depressed while working at Smurf Radio after saying and hearing "La la la" all the time.
96	** In another episode, parodying the movie ''Film/TheHungerGames'', the Smurfs' village faces infestation by gypsy moths, which eat all of their smurfberry crops; with the Smurfs facing starvation, Gargamel capitalizes it by hosting a tournament, in which all of the Smurfs fight to the death for a prize of Gargamel's smurfberry crops. [[spoiler:The Smurfs win the Hunger Games after Azrael explodes from eating gunpowder from Jokey's surprise gift and then gets kicked by Gargamel while he rants, but the celebration is cut short when Sassette Smurfling shoots Papa Smurf in the head with an arrow after he ignores her suggestion about how to avoid another famine, going as far as to cut his beard off and wear it, all while shouting "Who's your papa?!" and forcing the other Smurfs to bow to her.]]
97	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhdSA7AFONw One skit]] has Gargamel wearing a bikini and eating a burger filled with Smurf jelly.
98	** In another episode, parodying the reality show ''Series/UndercoverBoss'', Papa Smurf goes undercover to see how his village really runs.
99	** In another episode, parodying the TV series ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS'', the village holds an election to be Papa Smurf's second-in-command. Brainy assumes it will be him; instead, he once again gets thrown onto his head. The constant head trauma has given him a lack of moral compass and a Southern accent. [[spoiler:Brainy conducts an unscrupulous campaign that includes teaming up with Gargamel, blackmailing Handy Smurf, and getting political favors by seducing Smurfette. Hefty Smurf ends up winning the election and as soon as he does, Gargamel attacks and kills Papa Smurf with a mallet. Brainy is there for the rescue with a gatling gun that Handy built for him. Smurfette calls for another vote and Hefty wins again on sheer looks alone.]]
100	** In one skit, Handy Smurf suspects that the dead Smurfs (named on Memorial Day) died of natural causes, when [[spoiler:actually Papa Smurf assassinated them [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness (after they had outlived their usefulness)]] via gunshots, despite Papa [[NeverMyFault denying it by saying that their deaths were natural.]] Papa later pays Azrael to assassinate Handy for getting too close to the truth.]]
101	** In one skit, Brainy attempts to buy boxes of Sudafed from a pharmacy in order to make Crystal Meth. He, Handy, Jokey, and Hefty are [[TotemPoleTrench hidden within a trenchcoat,]] with Brainy on top.
102	** In one skit, Brainy is diagnosed with CTE ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy]]) as a result of being tossed on his head too many times.
103	** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjvC9Kt2T_Q one skit,]] a falcon flies across the Smurf Village and constantly poops on the Smurfs.
104	** The Bitch Pudding Special has Bitch Pudding being befriended by the Schlorps, purple-skinned parodies of the Smurfs.
105	* In the ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS2E2ChuckieVsThePottyTogetherAtLast Together at Last]]", Larry and Steve get jobs painting Phil and Lil's house. When Phil accidentally causes a can of blue paint to fall on Steve, Larry says, "Oh, dude! You look like a Smurf!"
106	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
107	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E1SimpsonsRoastingOnAnOpenFire Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", Bart tells Homer to bet all his money on the dog race track because "miracles always happen to poor kids at Christmas. It happened to [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Tiny Tim]], it happened to [[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas Charlie Brown]], it happened to the Smurfs, and it's gonna happen to us."
108	** After kidnapping Creator/LucyLawless in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E4TreehouseOfHorrorX Treehouse of Horror X]]", Comic Book Guy as the Collector informs her that she will now be his SexSlave and gives her a list of names he wants to be addressed by: [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan]], ComicBook/IronMan, [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Mr. Mxyzptlk]], and Big Papa Smurf.
109	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E17KissKissBangBangalore Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]", Homer looks at a statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu and confuses him with Papa Smurf.
110	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E1Homerland Homerland]]", Annie Crawford imagines Papa Smurf in her hallucinations.
111	** The ShowWithinAShow "Happy Little Elves", most prominently featured in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E13SomeEnchantedEvening Some Enchanted Evening]]" and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E5LisaSimpsonThisIsntYourLife Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life]]", is essentially the show's own version of The Smurfs [[ExpyCoExistence (despite the above mentioned references to the actual Smurfs.)]]
112	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
113	** Smurfs are seen as background characters among other fictional beings in ''Imaginationland''.
114	** In "Dances with Smurfs", Cartman tells a tale in which he went to the Smurf village and was accepted by them to live in their midst. He tries to sell the movie rights but is furious when he learns somebody else already beat him too it: Creator/JamesCameron's ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' (by the way: this episode aired before the film had premiered.)
115	* In the short, "Working Pig" from the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E37CareerOpporToonIties Career Oppor-toon-ities]]", when Hamton gets a job at the ACME Mall's toy store, some of the toys he tries to sell to Elmyra are of the "Muffy Smuffs".

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