The Smurfs (2024)

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What is the real story behind Smurfs? ›

Peyo was inspired to create the characters after observing his young daughter playing with a small wooden figurine of a dwarf. The Smurfs were initially depicted as supporting characters in the Johan and Peewit comic book series, which Peyo created in 1947.

The Smurfs was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (the pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, wherein they were known as Les Schtroumpfs.

"Part of [Smurfs creator] Peyo's creation is that there's one female Smurf in the village. We really wanted to stay true to Peyo's original creation, and the fact that there's 99 Smurfs and one girl is part of the lore. We didn't want to just say, 'Let's throw another girl Smurf in there, just because. '"

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According to Peyo the Smurf characters were inspired by the trolls of Nordic folklore, in these fairy tales trolls are usually stupid and slow to act. They also talk of a female forest woman called a huldra who is a dangerous seductress who lures men into the forest and sucks the life out of them.

"Smurfs, also known as Schtroumpfs, are mythical Belgium creatures, three apples high, who, like the Leprechauns of the Irish, are thought to bring good luck.

The theories coalesced and hit mainstream news in 2011 in the form of a book, Le Petit Livre Bleu (The Little Blue Book), by the French academic Antoine Buéno, who claimed that Peyo's little characters and their ideology represented Stalinist, anti-Semitic and racist leanings.

The red Phrygian cap — like the one worn by Papa Smurf — was specifically a symbol of the French Revolution, and during the Reign of Terror, it was used to denote adherence to the violent new regime. Because of those associations, the Phrygian cap was banned in France for a period during the 19th century.

The Smurfs are actually based on a fictional elf race that were supposed to appear in an unproduced short film, which was called "La Cadeau à la fée" ("The gift to the fairy"), made by a company called "La Compagnie Belg D'Actualités", whom Peyo used to work for as a young man.

At first, Smurfette looks like a male Smurf with scraggly black hair, a large nose, and rather surly eyes, the only thing separating her from the rest being her white dress; not exactly the attractive temptress that Gargamel tried to create.

Do Hefty Smurf and Smurfette get married? ›

Hefty and Smurfette's wedding is an event that took place about a few years after Empath's return to Psychelia following his 151st birthday in the alternate timeline story "Hefty, The Luckiest Smurf".

Although their relationship started off rocky at first, Smurfette and Empath came to be the best of friends and even lovers, even to the point where they became married.

According to Spirou magazine N° 1954 from 1964, there are 100 Smurfs in total; this does not take into account later additions from the Smurfs films. Smurfette is a female Smurf who was created by Gargamel.

The term 'smurf' is used in gaming to describe a player in an online game that creates a new account to play against lower-ranked players, however, it can be used as an all-around term for describing a player who uses an alternate account or multiple accounts.

The Smurfs are actually based on a fictional elf race that were supposed to appear in an unproduced short film, which was called "La Cadeau à la fée" ("The gift to the fairy"), made by a company called "La Compagnie Belg D'Actualités", whom Peyo used to work for as a young man.

The Smurfs is a 2011 American fantasy adventure comedy film based on the comic series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo.

Origins. The boy Smurflings were originally adult Smurfs who were de-aged to around 50 years old due to Father Time's backwards-running grandfather clock.

Baby was delivered by a stork on a night with a Blue Moon, and immediately embraced by the Smurf community.