"des Sables/ Zandstraat has a commemorative plaque with the name ""Rue Schtroumpfs/ Smurfstraat"" placed under the actual street sign. In 2003 a statue of a Smurf building a statue of Smurfette was revealed in Middelkerke. It was sculpted by Monique Mol. At the Grasmarkt in Brussels a five metres high statue of a Smurf on a toadstool can be seen. It was sculpted by Maryline Garbe and revealed on June 25, 2012. The Smurfs (comics) The Smurfs () is a Belgian comic series, created by cartoonist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford). The titular creatures were introduced as supporting characters"
"Smurf to be introduced in the series. The Smurfs wear Phrygian caps, which came to represent freedom during the modern era. The word “smurf” is the original Dutch translation of the French ""schtroumpf"", which, according to Peyo, is a word he invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist André Franquin when he could not remember the word salt. ""The Smurfs"" franchise began as a comic and expanded into advertising, films, TV series, ice capades, video games, theme parks, and dolls. At the time he came up with the idea for the Smurfs, Peyo was the creator, artist, and writer of"
"Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs (lit. The Adventures of the Smurfs) is a 1965 animated feature film based on the Belgian comic book series ""The Smurfs"". It was the first animated feature film featuring the Smurf characters. The film was released in 1965 in Belgium. The Belvision film ""The Smurfs and the Magic Flute"" was released eleven years afterwards to successful box office returns. The film consisted of five black-and-white shorts made in the previous years for broadcasting on Walloon TV: A Smurf gets himself captured by Gargamel. Now, the Smurfs must save him before he gets"
"a Smurf on the back of each buggy. Typical midway and carnival games were also featured attractions, but modified to fit the Smurf theme. Smurf Forest closed in 1993. Hanna–Barbera Land Hanna-Barbera Land located in Spring, Texas, which opened in 1984 and 1985, had a Smurf district. In Europe, various parks have been adapting the theme of the Smurfs since 1989: Walygator Parc For almost thirteen years, from 1989 to 2002, the Smurfs were the mascots of a theme park located in France. First designed within the extant halls of Sacilor's Laminoir by the Leisure division HHCP Architects in Maitland,"
"1984, the Smurfs began appearing in North American theme parks owned by Kings Entertainment Corporation. Each park featured a Smurf attraction and Smurf walk-around figures. Canada's Wonderland had an entire Smurf village to walk through, ending with Gargamel's Castle. ""The Smurfs' Enchanted Voyage"" was located in Kings Island. Kings Dominion has ""Smurf Mountain"". California's Great America featured a pint-sized steel coaster, ""The Blue Streak"". Carowinds had an artificial island that was named Smurf Island that had a Smurf village—including toadstool houses which could be entered. Hanna–Barbera Land had a Smurf district. In 1989, in the France region of Lorraine, the"
"killed. The Smurfs discover a magic egg, but they do not know it has been created by Gargamel. A contagious disease terrorizes the village. The Smurfs befriend a domesticated dragon. One of the Smurfs attempts to fly like a bird. Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs (lit. The Adventures of the Smurfs) is a 1965 animated feature film based on the Belgian comic book series ""The Smurfs"". It was the first animated feature film featuring the Smurf characters. The film was released in 1965 in Belgium. The Belvision film ""The Smurfs and the Magic Flute"" was released eleven"
"centimetres tall (Papa, Normal and Angry), followed in the next decade by some larger figurines. Those were only for sale in French- and Dutch-speaking countries. In 1965, Schleich, a German company, made the first truly mass-produced PVC Smurf collectible figurines (the first three being Normal Smurf, Gold Smurf and Convict Smurf (complete with black-and-white striped prisoner's outfit). In 1966, Spy Smurf, Angry Smurf, and Drummer Smurf appeared. In 1969, five more smurfs followed: Moon Smurf, Winter Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Guitar Smurf, and Papa Smurf. In the 1970s, smurfs were also produced by rival German company Bully. The first of these"
"sarsaparilla). The Smurfs fulfill simple archetypes of everyday people: ""Lazy Smurf"", ""Grouchy Smurf"", ""Brainy Smurf"", and so on. All Smurfs, with the exception of Papa, Baby, Smurfette, Nanny and Grandpa, are said to be 100 years old. There were originally 99 Smurfs, but this number increased as new Smurf characters appeared, such as Sassette and Nanny. All of the original Smurfs were male; later female additions are Smurfette and Sassette—Smurfette being Gargamel's creation, while Sassette was created by the Smurflings. A characteristic of the Smurf language is the frequent use of the undefinable word ""smurf"" and its derivatives in a"
"had its worldwide premiere on June 16, 2011, in Júzcar, a small village in Spain. To celebrate the release, the residents painted entire village, including church and other historical buildings in blue. Twelve local painters used 4,000 litres of blue to transform traditionally white Júzcar into the world's first Smurf Village. Although Sony vowed to restore the village to its former look, six months after the premiere, the residents voted to keep the colour, which had brought more than 80,000 tourists to Júzcar. In the United States, the film was meant to be released on December 17, 2010, but it"
"""Schtroumpf""—when you are done ""schtroumpfing"", ""schtroumpf"" it back..."" and the two spent the rest of that weekend speaking in """"schtroumpf"" language"". The name was later translated into Dutch as Smurf, which was adopted in English. Both the comics and cartoons have been translated in many languages. In most cases, the original name ""Schtroumpf"" is replaced by a new term. The most common are variations on the Dutch translation ""Smurf"", while other names are indicative of their gnome-like appearance. In Spanish, they are called ""Pitufos"", a term invented by Miguel Agustí who was the head of the Spanish magazine ""Strong"" which"
"in Europe requested their own Smurf albums (see below), all produced by Cat Music and mostly sung by local (uncredited) artists. There are some Smurf records released in Czech Republic. The first releases was released in 1988 and 1989, followed by 1996 to 2000, and again in 2011 and 2012. One of the albums, which was released in 1996, is the best selling album ever in Czech Republic between 1994 to 2006. Since 1996, EMI Finland has released a total of 19 Smurf CD's (mostly featuring smurfy versions of pop hits). The first of them sold 170,000 copies in Finland."
"more animated features, many of which were distributed by their short-lived children's subsidiary, Clubhouse Pictures. The theatrical poster for the film boasted, ""It's the Smurfs' ONE and ONLY full-length motion picture...ever!"" Prior to ""Flute"", however, a black-and-white compilation feature, ""Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs"", was released in Belgium in the mid-1960s, and had been forgotten by the time this film debuted in the US in 1983. The film features Papa Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Grouchy Smurf, Hefty Smurf (named ""Strong-man Smurf"" in the UK dub) Handy Smurf, Clumsy Smurf, Greedy Smurf (named ""Sweetie"" in the American dub), Poet Smurf, Farmer Smurf, and"
"given different colours according to the different countries they were produced in. An article in The Times dated 4 October 1978 said that tests by the Department of Health showed there was no significant risk, so National Benzole then resumed sales of smurf figures from garage forecourts within the UK. Many people do not realise that the Smurf figurines given away with the petrol promotions actually still continue in production today. The popularity of the smurfs in countries such as Belgium and Germany has never waned, and Smurf collecting has become a growing hobby worldwide, with 400 different figures produced"
"clothing called a ""Schtroumpf"", followed by his numerous peers who looked just like him, with an elderly leader who wore red clothing and had a white beard. Their first full appearance was published in ""Spirou"" on October 23, 1958. The characters proved to be a huge success, and the first independent Smurf stories appeared in ""Spirou"" in 1959, together with the first merchandising. The Smurfs shared more adventures with Johan and Pirlouit, got their own series and all subsequent publications of the original story were retitled ""La Flûte à six Schtroumpfs"" (also the title of the movie version of the"
"the Smurfs are more recent: Motiongate Dubai At Motiongate Dubai, Smurfs Village is located in the park which opened on December 16, 2016. This section features five attractions, including ""Smurf Village Express"", a Gerstlauer Junior Coaster, and the ""Smurfs Studio Tours"" with 10 MysticMover vehicles from the Dutch manufacturer ETF Ride Systems. Movie Animation Park Studios At Movie Animation Park Studios in Malaysia since 2017, Blast Off Zone hosts four attractions and animations Smurf. Dream Island Scheduled for 2019, Dream Island in Moscow will offer Smurfs Village, a recreation of the village Smurf. In 2005, an advertisement featuring The Smurfs"
"Smurfs are generally named after their personality disposition, much like Disney's Seven Dwarfs; for example, Brainy, Greedy, Vanity, Lazy, Clumsy, Hefty, Jokey, Dreamy, Grouchy, or their profession, for example, Poet, Actor, Handy, Harmony, Farmer, Clockwork, Painter, Tailor, Miner, Architect, Reporter, Timber, Barber and Doctor Smurf. The first female Smurf, Smurfette, was created by Gargamel to lure the other Smurfs. Papa Smurf then changed her into what we see today. The non-Smurf characters who would appear later would include their enemies the wizard Gargamel, his cat Azrael, an ugly witch, Hogatha and Gargamel's godfather Balthazar; and their friends the page Johan"
"Smurfette Smurfette (French: La Schtroumpfette) is one of the protagonists from the comic strip the Smurfs. Smurfette was created by evil wizard Gargamel, the Smurfs' enemy, in order to spy on them and sow jealousy. However, she decides that she wants to be a real Smurf and Papa Smurf casts a spell that changes her hair from black to blonde as a sign of her transformation. She was the only female Smurf until the creation of Sassette. A Granny Smurf was also later introduced, although it is unclear how she was created. Thierry Culliford, the son of the comics' creator,"
"until 1952. It began publication in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ""Spirou"" on September 11, 1952, and the initially blond-haired hero became dark-haired. In 1954, Johan was joined by Pirlouit, and the series took its final name. It was in ""Johan et Pirlouit"", on October 23, 1958, that the first smurf appeared. Peyo stated that Pirlouit was his favourite character, and ""Johan et Pirlouit"" was the only series on which he always did the drawings without the aid of the studio. Their adventures appeared regularly in ""Spirou"" in the 1950s and early 1960s, but the success of the Smurfs meant that"
"his country, but is now imprisoned by his evil aunt Lady Imperia who is ruling instead (she is the villain in this version instead of Gargamel, who doesn't appear). Eventually the Smurfs get involved as well, with Papa Smurf casting a spell of invisibility over himself, Handy and the other Smurfs so that they can help Gerard and Clockwork unseen. In the end, Gerard gets his kingdom back and adopts Clockwork as his friend and advisor, while Handy, pleased that his creation has proven to be useful after all, returns home with the other Smurfs. The Smurflings The Smurflings (original"
"Peyo, and current head of the Studio Peyo, announced in 2008 that more female Smurfs would be introduced in the stories. Smurfette has stereotypical feminine features, with long blonde wavy hair, long eyelashes, and wears a white dress and white high heels. She is the love interest of almost every Smurf. The adventure of Smurfette first started in ""Spirou"" magazine in 1966. She was made by Gargamel the evil wizard as a means to create unrest in the Smurf village. When this was discovered, Papa Smurf succeeded in turning her into a real Smurf, altering her appearance at the same"
"in a 2008 Smurf adventure called ""Les schtroumpfeurs de flûte"" (French: ""The Flute Smurfers""). This story, published to mark the 50th anniversary of the first appearance of the Smurfs, is a prequel to ""La flûte à six schtroumpfs"" (published in English as ""The Smurfs and the Magic Flute"") and tells how the Smurfs first deliver the flute which was to be the basis of the 1958 story. Johan and Peewit help out a human friend of the Smurfs, but do not actually get to meet the little blue elves themselves. Few of Johan and Peewit's adventures have been published in"
"The Smurfs music Singles and full albums of original music for ""The Smurfs"" cartoon series (1981–1989) and the Smurfs movies have been released in different countries and languages, sometimes very successfully, with millions of copies sold. Worldwide, more than 10 million CD's were sold between 2005 and 2007 alone. In general, there have been three eras in which Smurf music was very popular: the late 1970s, the early 1980s and the mid-1990s and later. The first successful Smurf record was ""The Smurf Song"" (originally titled ""Het Smurfenlied"" in Dutch) by Dutch singer, writer and producer Pierre Kartner, a.k.a. Father Abraham."
"A CGI/traditionally animated mini-film, titled """", was released on December 2, 2011, on ""The Smurfs"" DVD and Blu-ray. A sequel to ""The Smurfs"", titled ""The Smurfs 2"", was released on July 31, 2013. A fully animated ""Smurfs"" reboot film, """", was released in April 7, 2017, with Demi Lovato starring as Smurfette. The Smurfs secured their place in North American pop culture in 1981, when the Saturday-morning cartoon series ""The Smurfs"", produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with SEPP International S.A.R.L, aired on NBC from September 12, 1981 to December 2, 1989 (reruns until August 25, 1990). The show continued"
"first published the cartoon in Spanish. According to Agustí, he was walking around Barcelona while trying to come up a name for the cartoon. He came across a sculpture of the Ox of Patufet and was inspired by the word Patufet. From Patufet he derived the non-existent word Pitufo. The name later spread to most Spanish-language versions of the cartoon. The storylines tend to be simple tales of bold adventure. The cast has a simple structure as well: almost all the characters look essentially alike—mostly male (a few female Smurfs have appeared: Smurfette, Sassette, and Nanny Smurf), short (three apples"
"the Smurfs"", a worldwide hit single. The lead paint scare was brought about by a group of people in the marketing department of National Benzole who decided to outsource some smurf figurines to be made in Hong Kong instead of Europe, just four or five different lines. It was later discovered that these had been produced without adhering to the necessary quality standards so they were deemed possibly unsafe. Paint dots were then introduced on the feet of PVC figurines so that they could identify the ones with paint dots as having passed quality control tests and they were also"
"young squire and his jester sidekick. Johan and Peewit had also been created by Peyo in 1952 and it was in their adventures that the Smurfs were first introduced in 1958. The film was not produced by Hanna-Barbera, the creators of ""The Smurfs"" television series, but by Brussels' Belvision Studios and Éditions Dupuis. The voice talent from that show was not present in the English version either; instead, the work was handled by a non-union crew whose members had previously appeared in anime dubs for U.S. television. A presentation of independent film company Atlantic Releasing in the United States, ""The"
"and his young friend Peewit and the wizard Homnibus. There are 105 Smurfs. Since the first appearance of the Smurfs in ""Johan et Pirlouit"" in 1958, 31 Smurf comics volumes have been created, 16 of them by Peyo, the others by his studio. Originally, the Smurf stories appeared in ""Spirou"" magazine with reprints in many different magazines, but after Peyo left the publisher Dupuis, many comics were first published in dedicated Smurf magazines, which existed in French, Dutch, German and Turkish. A number of short stories and one page gags have been collected into comic books next to the regular"
"with them. The four are soon captured by the leaf-covered creature along with a few others who reveal themselves to be female Smurfs. They are taken to Smurfy Grove where they meet Smurf Willow, Smurf Storm, Smurf Blossom, Smurf Lily (the smurf from earlier) and Smurf Melody, who all welcome the Smurfs to their humble home. Smurf Storm and Clumsy head away from the village to locate Gargamel and alert the others. During the trip, Clumsy reveals that Smurfette was created by Gargamel, which causes Smurf Storm to distrust Smurfette. Gargamel, who was led into a piranha-infested swamp, spots Clumsy"
"Smurfs"" in 1981 that H-B once again had anything successful outside the ""Scooby"" template; it, in turn, led to derivative series (""The Snorks"" and ""Paw Paws""). The late 1980s and early 1990s saw Hanna-Barbera join the numerous studios producing younger and junior versions of cartoon characters for the Saturday morning cartoon market. One of the problems with producing animation for television was the extremely labor-intensive animation process. While theatrical short subjects were previously produced in six-month cycles or longer, network television needed a season of 10-20 half hour episodes each year. This led to a number of shortcut techniques to"
"""The Smurfs"" as an animated television series. After the series concluded he left his publisher Dupuis to found his own publishing house, Cartoon Creation, and a cartoon magazine, ""Schtroumpf!"", which soon folded due to management problems. He joined Le Lombard in 1992 but died a few months later. Since his death, Peyo's children have continued to promote his work under the brand ""Peyo"". Peyo was born in 1928 in the Belgian municipality Schaerbeek, as the son of an English father and a Belgian mother. On Christmas Eve 1992, Peyo died of a heart attack in Brussels at age 64. He"
"agreement with Editions Dupuis and Peyo, acquiring North American and other rights to the characters, whose original name was ""les Schtroumpfs"". Subsequently, Ross launched the Smurfs in the United States in association with a California company, Wallace Berrie and Co., whose figurines, dolls and other Smurf merchandise became a hugely popular success. NBC President Fred Silverman's daughter, Melissa, had a Smurf doll of her own that he had bought for her at a toy shop while they were visiting Aspen, Colorado. Silverman thought that a series based on the Smurfs might make a good addition to his Saturday-morning lineup. The"
"Saturday morning cartoon ""The Smurfs"", produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with SEPP International S.A. (from 1981 to 1987) and Lafig S.A. (in the years 1988 and 1989), debuted on NBC in 1981. The series became a major success for the networkand one of the most successful and longest running Saturday morning cartoons in television history, spawning spin-off television specials on an almost yearly basis. The characters included Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, the evil Gargamel, his cat Azrael, and Johan and his friend Peewit. ""The Smurfs"" was nominated multiple times for Daytime Emmy Awards, and won Outstanding Children's Entertainment"
"on July 24, 2015, and later rescheduled for August 14, 2015. In March 2014, Sony announced that it will reboot the series with a completely computer-animated film. Directed by Kelly Asbury, the reboot titled """", was released on April 7, 2017. The Smurfs (film) The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the comics series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and Sofía Vergara, with the voices Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin,"