The Smurfs facts for kids
The Smurfs are tiny, blue, make-believe creatures first created by a Belgian artist named Peyo. They first appeared in 1958. Later, they became super popular with a cartoon TV show made by Hanna-Barbera in the 1980s. On September 12, 1981, the cartoon started showing on NBC every Saturday morning. These little blue characters from Belgium quickly became loved by people of all ages.
Two movies about the Smurfs were also made. The first movie, The Smurfs, came out in 2011. A second movie, The Smurfs 2, was released on July 31, 2013.
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What Are Smurfs?
The Smurfs are very small. In cartoons where they are with humans, they are tiny enough to stand on a human hand!
Most Smurfs are male. There are only three female Smurfs in their village: Smurfette, Sassette Smurfling, and Nanny Smurf.
How Smurfs Look and Live
Most Smurfs wear white pants and a white pointy hat, called a Phrygian cap. But some Smurfs dress differently. Papa Smurf wears red clothes, and Grandpa Smurf wears yellow clothes. The Smurflings are younger Smurfs like Sassette, Snappy, Slouchy, and Nat. Sassette and Nat dress differently from the other Smurfs.
Smurfs live in a village hidden in a forest. Their houses are shaped like mushrooms!
Meet the Smurf Characters
The Smurf village is full of many different personalities. Here are some of the main characters you might know:
- Smurfette: She is one of the few female Smurfs.
- Papa Smurf: He is the wise leader of the village. He often wears red.
- Brainy Smurf: He thinks he knows everything and loves to show off how smart he is.
- Vanity Smurf: He loves himself a lot! He always has a flower in his hat and often looks into a hand mirror at his own reflection.
- Grouchy Smurf: He is always grumpy and says "I hate..." a lot.
- Handy Smurf: He is a great mechanic and inventor, always building new things.
- Hefty Smurf: He is the strongest Smurf in the village.
- Sassette Smurfling: She is the only female Smurfling.
- Greedy Smurf: He loves to eat, especially cakes and sweets! He is the village's baker.
- Natural Smurf or Nat Smurfling: He can talk to animals and understands nature very well.
- Grandpa Smurf: He used to be the leader before Papa Smurf.
- Nanny Smurf: She is the oldest female Smurf in the village.
- Tailor Smurf: He is the one who makes all the clothes for the Smurfs.
- Gusty: A brave Smurf who is always ready for an adventure.
The Smurfs' Enemies
The Smurfs have a main enemy who is always trying to catch them:
- Gargamel: He is an evil wizard who is totally obsessed with the Smurfs. His goal changes sometimes. He might want to catch them to eat them, or to use them in a magic potion to make gold. Sometimes, he just wants to get revenge on them.
- Azrael: This is Gargamel's cat. Azrael often chases the Smurfs, trying to catch them for his master.
- Scruple: He is Gargamel's helper. Scruple was added later in the series and didn't do very well in wizard school.
Images for kids
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Smurf statue in Brussels (at Galerie Horta)
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Representations of Smurfette and Greedy Smurf in an amusement park in Ankara.
See also
In Spanish: Los Pitufos para niños
