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The Smurfs are tiny creatures, who looked human except for their blue skin and tails, and were constantly pursued by Gargamel, an impoverished sorcerer who plotted to steal the Smurfs so he could create gold (or eat them, he's [[Robot Chicken|never really been at that clear on his motivations]]). Papa Smurf, an alchemist in his own right, generally saved the day.
The Smurfs tended to be named according to their personality or occupation. They were all male until Gargamel created a female Smurf with black hair. After she entered the Smurfs' mushroom village, however, Papa Smurf transformed "Smurfette" into a blonde, with an appropriate change in personality. In later seasons, the Smurfs made human friends such as Johan and Peewit, and three Smurfs were irrevocably [[Fountain of Youth|rascalized]], and later created ''another'' female smurf called Sassette. (More information [http://www.smurf.com here].) They also have two wikis dedicated to them: [http://smurfs.wikia.com/wiki/Smurfs_Wiki Smurf wiki] and then there is [https://web.archive.org/web/20131031081610/http://wiki.bluebuddies.com/Main_Page another smurf wiki].
Although not strictly [[Merchandise-Driven]], the Smurfs were featured in just about every category of products intended for children: dolls, toys, clothing, comic books and even a breakfast cereal. Besides their Saturday morning series, the Smurfs appeared in a [[Christmas Special]] and other seasonal programs in prime time.
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* Gargamel trying to enter the Smurfs' village but usually ending up back at his own house because only a smurf (or people the smurfs trust) can find the village. Some plots have him overcome this.
* International Adaptation: the original name is "Schtroumpf", a word without any meaning which was randomly made up by Peyo<ref>Actually, the name was chosen to mock the german word for Stockings, ''Strümpfe''</ref>. In any language, the translation is a similar and evocating meaningless sound, except for the Italian word 'puffi', which is a word meaning 'debts' in Genoan Dialect, the Turkish word 'Şirin', which means 'cute', the hebrew word "dardas" which is made up from the words for thistle and gnome, the Spanish name "pitufo" which derives from "patufet" a character of catalan folklore, the Catalan name "barrufets" that means "imp" or "fey" and some few others like "hupikék törpikék" in hungarian and "pottokiak" in euskera.
* Overuse of the word ''[[
* Jokey Smurf's exploding "surprise packages".
* Brainy Smurf moralizing and subsequently being hit with a wooden mallet (thrown out of the village in the animated version).
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* [[If It Tastes Bad, It Must Be Good for You]]
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]
* [[Smurfing]]
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* [[Accidental Art]]: In an one-page story, Painter Smurf's canvas is taken away by the wind and it hits the ground several times, getting all kind of stains. Papa Smurf arrives and thinks his painting is brilliant, asking him how he did it. Painter Smurf replies it was "a little inspiration, a lot of perspiration".
* [[An Aesop]]
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* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: Peewit and the Smurfette (even Harmony Smurf notices how bad she sings).
** Harmony Smurf himself is a very bad singer, as noted in both the comics and the cartoon show.
* [[Homage]]: ''Doctor Smurf'' is largely inspired by Jules Romains' well-known and beloved play ''Dr. Knock''. It [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] the play with a comical footnote and a retake in [[
* [[The Hyena]]: Jokey Smurf generally finds everything funny.
* [[Idiot Ball]]: Jokey's presents are a physical example of this. No one ever sees it coming.
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* [[The Makeover]]: Papa Smurf gives one to Smurfette.
* [[Mass "Oh Crap"|Mass Oh Smurf!]]: Happens when a crowd of Smurfs instantly find themselves confronting Gargamel or some danger bigger than themselves.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Every Smurf character seems to have one, which is coupled with [[
* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: Smurfs tend to be created more for collectible plastic figures than for stories.
** Not to mention that much of the latest comic book stories are [[Cliché Storm|cliché storms]] that do little to add depth to the universe.
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* [[No Export for You]]: Most of Infogrames' Smurf-related videogames during the 8-bit and 16-bit system generations never saw an American release, with only a few exceptions.
** Thankfully [[Averted]] with the books; arguably the best thing about the movie coming out is that nearly all of Peyo's albums are being translated, most of them for the very first time.
* [[No Eye in Magic]]: In the comic book story ''Smurf vs. Smurf'', Papa Smurf uses an eye contact magic spell on Gargamel the wizard so that the two of them would switch appearances and that Papa Smurf would be able to stop the Smurfs from fighting over [[
* [[Non-Fatal Explosions]]: Jokey's explosive presents never do any harm except just splatter black soot on people.
* [[Off-Model]]: Comic example. In the original editions, there are several coloring errors, such as Papa Smurf's pants turning white in a panel, a Smurf's pants turning blue in another one...
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* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: The [[Trope Namer]]. so many smurfs, yet only two of them are female.
** Three, if you count Nanny.
* [[
** There was often [[Lampshade Hanging]], such as in a ''Johan & Peewit'' album where Peewit attempts to explain the Smurf language to other humans, but things get extremely confusing:.
{{quote|'''Peewit:''' If I say "I smurf the smurf", it means...
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