Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Smurfblossom, Hefty, and Handy take Grouchy out for a hike in the forest to get him to smile. Their hike lasts until Grouchy breaks a leg while zip-lining across a ravine, and then the Smurfs struggle with how they're going to get back across the ravine with Grouchy's broken leg.
This episode has the following tropes:
- Butt-Monkey: Grouchy, who gets pooped on, falls into water and breaks his leg.
- Epic Fail: Hefty attempts to seesaw Grouchy up a large mountain, but he misses and crashes onto rocks.
- Gray Rain of Depression: Grouchy has a variation of this trope in one scene.
- Injured Limb Episode: Downplayed. In it, Grouchy breaks his leg.
- Mistaken for Dying: Smurfblossom thinks that Grouchy died when he gets hurt while ziplining.
- Slow-Motion Fall: Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Smurfblossom, Hefty, Handy, and Grouchy do this in the sky.
- Trampled Underfoot: A passing bear steps on Grouchy and has him stuck on its foot as it continues to walk on by.
- Urine Trouble: A passing stork poops upon Grouchy while he is lying on his back.
