Scripted series · NBC
The Smurfs
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Don Messick
Papa Smurf (voice)
422 eps
Lucille Bliss
Smurfette (voice)
422 eps
Frank Welker
Hefty Smurf (voice)
422 eps
Michael Bell
Handy Smurf (voice)
422 eps
June Foray
Jokey Smurf (voice)
422 eps
Paul Winchell
Gargamel (voice)
422 eps
Danny Goldman
Brainy Smurf (voice)
422 eps
Hamilton Camp
Greedy Smurf (voice)
422 eps
William Callaway
Clumsy Smurf (voice)
422 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Smurfs actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Smurfs reads strongest on Humour, World Building and Spectacle.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 422 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19826 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198139 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S01E01 The Astrosmurf
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198246 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S02E08 The Three Smurfketeers
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198355 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198448 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198540 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
198663 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
198767 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
198824 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
198940 episodes
7.0IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Astrosmurf
The Smurfs help fulfill Dreamy's wish to travel to the stars by disguising themselves as Swoofs on another planet.
- Written by Len Janson
S01E02
Jokey's Medicine
The Smurfs end up trapped in Gargamel's lair when they decide to get even with Jokey.
- Written by David Villaire
S01E05
The Magical Meanie
Brainy and Clumsy discover a badly behaving genie who's only nice when somebody says the magic words "pumpernickel pickle".
S01E04
St. Smurf and the Dragon
A baby dragon has an insatiable appetite for the berries that Papa Smurf needs for his invisibility formula.
- Written by Michael Reaves
S01E16
Sideshow Smurfs
The Smurfs enter a human village to rescue Smurfette and Clumsy from a mean showmaster.
S01E13
Romeo and Smurfette
Hefty and Handy, not to mention everyone else, compete for the amourous attention of Smurfette.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S09E40
Hearts 'N' Smurfs
S09E37
Wild Goes Cuckoo
S09E38
Brainy's Beastly Boo-Boo
S09E39
The Golden Rhino
S09E33
Painter's Egg-Cellent Adventure
S09E35
Bananas Over Hefty
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Peyo
Showrunner
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Michael Reaves
Writer
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Duane Poole
Writer
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Tom Swale
Writer
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Reed Robbins
Writer
Sean Catherine Derek
Writer
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Chuck Menville
Writer
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Glenn Leopold
Writer
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David Villaire
Writer
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Len Janson
Writer
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Gene Ayres
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Michael ReavesWriter
- Duane PooleWriter
- Tom SwaleWriter
- Reed RobbinsWriter
- Sean Catherine DerekWriter
- Chuck MenvilleWriter
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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