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The Smurfs!!!

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Tritroid

Tritroid

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I usually get up around 7:00 a.m. to eat breakfast and then get ready for class/work. Normally I just flip to any random channel in hopes of finding something good to watch while I eat breakfast. Well yesterday I randomly switched to my local fox station, and to my shock and awe, the Smurfs were on!

And it wasn't the newer shitty episodes that were on shortly before the show went off the air about them getting lost in time or some crap, it was the older original Smurfs! I hadn't seen an episode of it since I was like 5!

So I sit down to watch the episode, completely ecstatic, and the storyline begins to unravel: Smurfette has found a sick baby mouse in the forest, and decides to take it back to the Smurf village to nurse it back to health. Once it finally does get well, thanks to a potion from Papa Smurf, she decides to keep the baby mouse as a pet and names it Squeeky. The entire village falls in love with Squeeky and his shenanigans, and all seems well in Smurf land. Well the next morning, Smurfette wakes up to find Squeeky fucking dead, no explanation, just fucking dead, tongue sticking out and all. So they decide to have a funeral for Squeeky, and of course Smurfette is overly upset. Later, Smurfette decides to run away from the village, and the others find her note. She explains that she would be too sad if one of the other smurfs DIED like Squeeky so she's decided to run away. Papa Smurf analyzes the situation and proclaims: 'Smurfette is running away from life!' and they organize a search party to find her.

Now WTF! For a Smurfs episode this thing was pretty fucking deep. I swear I don't remember the Smurfs ever talking about death and mortality. Needless to say the rest of my day was kinda depressing after that.
 
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Tazznum1

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Smurfette wakes up to find Squeeky fucking dead, no explanation, just fucking dead, tongue sticking out and all.
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I can't stop laughing. :lol :lol :lol :lol Best description of a smurf episode evar! :lol
 
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belgurdo

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So did they find her in the forest trying to down the Smurf equivalent of sleeping pills or something? Details!
 
Tritroid

Tritroid

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Actually I didn't get to see the rest of the episode because I had to take a shower. I switched it off while Smurfette was randomly walking through the forest saying "oh boohoo"
 
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IJoel

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HE DID IT:
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Prospero

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Back when the Smurfs used to come on NBC, they always had three episodes in a row: two episodes that were all light and cheery, and one that was scary as hell. And you never knew which one would be the scary one--it was like Russian roulette.

I remember one episode in which one of the Smurfs somehow became a Gnapp (purple instead of blue, and all he could say was "GNAPP!"). The Gnapp disease was contagious and transmitted orally, so all the Smurfs started biting each other and becoming Gnapps. Papa Smurf managed to mix up an antidote just in time. Scary shit.

EDIT: I found a description of the episode.

Best Short Horror Films (That Probably Wouldn't Be Recognized as Horror or Films) by Kza

1. The Smurfs, "The Purple Smurfs" (1981, TV Show)

A fly bites one of the Smurfs on his tail, turning his skin purple and causing him to bounce around mindlessly and angrily, yell "G'nap!" and bite other Smurfs on the tail, spreading the virus. Clearly an homage to Night of the Living Dead, this episode, which couldn't be more than eight minutes long, has more action and plot twists than most full-length horror movies. And then there's the ending: Papa Smurf, last of the non-infected Smurfs, is barricaded inside his lab, trying to mix one last batch of the magic powder that can reverse the virus. But the Purple Smurfs break in and bite Papa Smurf on the tail, turning him into a Purple Smurf. Fortunately, he proceeds to smash the lab, which causes a fire, which in turn makes the magic powder explode over the village and reverse the process. But the damage to fragile 9 year old minds has been done, because for a brief moment, the Smurfs are extinct, completely wiped out, replaced by, for all intents and purposes, zombies. That they are restored to normal by pure chance makes the inevitable happy ending seem less reassuring and more like a brief glimpse into a random, unknowable universe. Changed my life, it did.
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Tritroid

Tritroid

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Yeah actually I do too, because Papa Smurf had just been bitten when he made the antidote or something and it's all dramatic.
 
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madara

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I love this show! :lol I buy season sets on dvd in second, though I know odds of that have to be zilch outside of europe. One my favs is Masked Pie Smurfer.
 
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Prospero

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What the hell? I don't even remember them traveling through time, but then I didn't watch Saturday morning cartoons in 1989.

The last changes I remember to the Smurf universe were the addition of Clockwork Smurf, and then these four Smurf kids that came out of nowhere. I remember thinking, "There are supposed to be exactly one hundred Smurfs. I'll let Clockwork Smurf go, but if these four kids are going to show up, then four adult Smurfs have to be killed off."
 
Tritroid

Tritroid

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Prospero said:
What the hell? I don't even remember them traveling through time, but then I didn't watch Saturday morning cartoons in 1989.

The last changes I remember to the Smurf universe were the addition of Clockwork Smurf, and then these four Smurf kids that came out of nowhere. I remember thinking, "There are supposed to be exactly one hundred Smurfs. I'll let Clockwork Smurf go, but if these four kids are going to show up, then four adult Smurfs have to be killed off."
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Ah, but you see, three of the four smurflings were previously adult Smurfs. Somehow they fell into one of Father Time's clocks and came out as kids.

Sassette however wasn't previously an adult Smurf since she was created by Gargamel, just like Smurfette was.
 
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tmdorsey

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I have to agree about the Gnapp episode. That episode was particular disturbing for some reason. I just saw it recently too, as I usually have the Smurfs on in the morning when I'm getting my daughter dressed for daycare.
 
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belgurdo

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Tritroid said:
Sassette however wasn't previously an adult Smurf since she was created by Gargamel, just like Smurfette was.
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...I don't even want to know why Gargamel felt the need to create female Smurfs
 
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Prospero

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belgurdo said:
...I don't even want to know why Gargamel felt the need to create female Smurfs
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IIRC, Smurfette was created to bring the Smurfs down. Originally she had black hair, and was a total sexpot. After being in Smurf Village for about a day, she soon had all the Smurfs fighting over her, but then Papa Smurf magically changed her into the virginal blonde with which we are familiar. This episode exemplifies what is commonly known as the "madonna/whore" complex.
 
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Prospero

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Tritroid said:
Ah, but you see, three of the four smurflings were previously adult Smurfs. Somehow they fell into one of Father Time's clocks and came out as kids.

Sassette however wasn't previously an adult Smurf since she was created by Gargamel, just like Smurfette was.
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I am not being sarcastic when I say that one of the lingering mysteries of my life has now been solved.
 
Tritroid

Tritroid

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Prospero said:
IIRC, Smurfette was created to bring the Smurfs down. Originally she had black hair, and was a total sexpot. After being in Smurf Village for about a day, she soon had all the Smurfs fighting over her, but then Papa Smurf magically changed her into the virginal blonde with which we are familiar. This episode exemplifies what is commonly known as the "madonna/whore" complex.
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Yeah man, I remember the whole Smurfette saga, with the black hair and what not. There was apparently a latter episode where her hair started to turn black again whenever the moon came up, and Papa Smurf's spell was wearing off.

Sassette I think was created for a different purpose; simply to annoy the fuck out of the smurfs.
 
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shuri

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* memories.. of.. finding.. smurf porn drawing.. ressurfacing.. ARRHGH :lol

Seriously, they dont make cartoon and books like the Smurfs anymore :(
 
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explodet

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Prospero said:
I remember one episode in which one of the Smurfs somehow became a Gnapp (purple instead of blue, and all he could say was "GNAPP!"). The Gnapp disease was contagious and transmitted orally, so all the Smurfs started biting each other and becoming Gnapps. Papa Smurf managed to mix up an antidote just in time. Scary shit.

EDIT: I found a description of the episode.
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The antidote cloud magically travelled around the village, and could just as easily have blown away randomly. :lol
 
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nubbe

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The best episode is when Papasmurf leaves the village and a power struggle erupts.
Luckily Marx... eh... Papasmurf returns and make everything right and equal again.

The Smurfs actually have a very wide range of profound social politics anecdote if you analyse them.
 
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tmdorsey

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border said:
Is there any place to watch, buy, or download any of these older more disturbing Smurf episodes?
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They show the old episodes on Boomerang, if you have access to that channel, at 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Monday-Thursday.
 
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Mama Smurf

My penis is still intact.
I have a confession to make. I actually ran away from the village because...because I killed Squeeky!

I didn't mean to, it was just an accident. It was dark and no one was around and I felt someone creeping up on me, and then something touched my leg. Naturally I thought it was Papa Smurf again, so, even though it never worked, I prepared myself to struggle and kicked out.

It was to my horror that I heard a terrified squeak followed by something thrashing on the ground. I ran to get a candle and came back to find Squeeky convulsing in the dirt, eyes wide and chillingly knowing. I must have kicked him in the head, but I didn't know what to do! Before I could think to get help, Squeeky's thrashing stopped, his eyes glazing over.

That's the real reason I was upset and ran away. And I couldn't tell anyone, Papa Smurf was already heavy with the beating, I didn't need to give him another reason.

Phew. That feels good to get off my ample chest. I've carried it with me so long.
 
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Tazznum1

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Mama Smurf said:
I have a smurf to make. I actually smurfed away from the village because...because I smurfed Squeeky!

I didn't mean to, it was just an accident. It was dark and no smurf was around and I felt someone smurfing up on me, and then something smurfy my leg. Naturally I smurfed it was Papa Smurf again, so, even smurf it never worked, I smurfed myself to struggle and smurfed out.

It was to my horror that I smurfed a terrified squeak followed by something smurfing on the ground. I ran to get a candle and came back to smurf Squeeky convulsing in the dirt, eyes wide and smurfily knowing. I must have kicked him in the smurf, but I didn't know what to smurf! Before I could smurf to get help, Squeeky's thrashing smurfed, his eyes smurfed over.

That's the real reason I was smurfed and ran away. And I couldn't smurf anyone, Papa Smurf was already heavy with the smurfing, I didn't need to give him another smurf.

Phew. That feels good to get off my ample smurf. I've smurfed it with me so long.
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Fixed. :D
 
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mrmyth

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Yeah, thanks for bringing back memories of one of my childhood father figures dying before my very eyes.

G'NAP indeed.
 
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Mama Smurf

My penis is still intact.
Are you trying to say initial results weren't satisfactory?

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Pfff, Papa Smurf smurfs everyone. My smurf's so swollen I'm glad for the break.
 
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mrmyth

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Um, Tazz, remember what you said about never using cutesy talk? Well, substituting 'smurf' for everything may not be completely cutesy, but if it called cutesy from its house, it'd be a fucking local call. Just sayin'.

















Schmoopy.
 
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Tazznum1

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Um, Tazz, remember what you said about never using cutesy talk? Well, substituting 'smurf' for everything may not be completely cutesy, but if it called cutesy from its house, it'd be a fucking local call. Just sayin'.
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But I was talking about getting smurfed. Hardcore smurfing. Nothing cutesy about that right?


Ok, no more smurfing for me. I am hanging up my smurf.
 
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mrmyth

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Tazznum1 said:
But I was talking about getting smurfed. Hardcore smurfing. Nothing cutesy about that right?


Ok, no more smurfing for me. I am hanging up my smurf.
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You're going to wake up with blue body parts in the morning.
 
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Tazznum1

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mrmyth said:
You're going to wake up with blue body parts in the morning.
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That is what Papa Smurf said that he didn't want a set of blue body parts and for me to help him out.

What I didn't realize is that he is always blue. :/
 
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mrkapawutzis

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Prospero said:
IIRC, Smurfette was created to bring the Smurfs down. Originally she had black hair, and was a total sexpot. After being in Smurf Village for about a day, she soon had all the Smurfs fighting over her, but then Papa Smurf magically changed her into the virginal blonde with which we are familiar. This episode exemplifies what is commonly known as the "madonna/whore" complex.
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Or it can be construed as a dire warning of race relations. Black haired minorities are evil while blonde haired folk are considered pure.
 
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Schmo Florez

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-Hey I saw you and smurfette in the parking lot last night.
-Yeah I took her in my car and she started smufin' me.
-Get the smuf outta here.
-Smuf yeah!
 
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BigJonsson

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I don't remember Smurf episodes at all :/

Just most of the characters and the old Smurf Village/Smurf Cave at Canada's Wonderland when I was a kid (Which was taken out like a year or 3 before I ended up getting a job in that area of the park)
 
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