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| creator = [[Peyo]]
| owner = [[Studio Peyo]]
| origin = "The Flute with Six Holes" ([[French language|French]]: "La Flûte à six trous") (1958) in comic ''[[Johan and Peewit]]''
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'''''The Smurfs''''' ({{langx|fr|Les Schtroumpfs}}; {{langx|nl|De Smurfen}}) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[comic]] franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in [[mushroom]]-shaped houses in the forest. ''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''.

There are more than 100 Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasise their characteristics, such as "Jokey Smurf", who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow Smurfs. "Smurfette" was the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series. The Smurfs wear [[Phrygian cap]]s, which came to represent freedom during the modern era.

The word "smurf" is the original Dutch translation of the French "schtroumpf", which, according to Peyo, is a word he invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist [[André Franquin]] when he could not remember the word ''salt''.<ref name=Franquin/><ref name="nl">{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/smurf|title=Smurf (Blauw Stripfiguurtjemo)|last=De Coster|first=Marc|date=2007|website=etymologiebank.nl|publisher=Meertens Institute|language=nl|access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref><ref name="lambiek">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/peyo.htm|title=Peyo|website=lambiek.net|language=en|access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref>

''The Smurfs'' franchise began as a comic and expanded into advertising, films, TV series, [[ice capade]]s, video games, theme parks, and toys. By 2008, the franchise had generated $4 billion in revenue, making ''The Smurfs'' one of the [[List of highest-grossing media franchises|highest-grossing media franchises of all time]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Philip|last=Blenkinsop|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-smurfs-idUSL1434082320080114|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522152733/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-smurfs-idUSL1434082320080114|title=Smurfs braced for movie and more females|website=[[Reuters]]|archivedate=May 22, 2022|date=January 14, 2008|accessdate=May 22, 2023}}</ref>

==Origin==
At the time he came up with the idea for the Smurfs, Peyo was the creator, artist, and writer of the [[Franco-Belgian comics]] series titled {{lang|fr|Johan et Pirlouit}} (translated to English as ''[[Johan and Peewit]]''), set in Europe during the [[Middle Ages]] and including elements of [[sword-and-sorcery]]. Johan serves as a brave young page to the [[monarch|king]], and Peewit (called  Pirlouit (pronounced Peer-loo-ee) in the original French version) functions as his faithful, if boastful and cheating, [[midget]] [[sidekick]]. In 1958, ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'' magazine started the prepublication of the new {{lang|fr|Johan et Pirlouit}} comic book {{lang|fr|La Flûte à six trous}} ("The Flute with Six Holes").<ref name=BDO-s>{{cite web|last=BDoubliées|title=Spirou année 1958|url=http://bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/annees/1958.htm|language=fr}}</ref> The adventure involved their recovery of a magic flute, which required some sorcery by the wizard Homnibus. In this manner, they met a tiny, blue-skinned humanoid in white clothing called a "Schtroumpf", followed by his numerous peers who looked just like him, with an elderly leader who wore red clothing and had a white beard. Their first full appearance was published in ''Spirou'' on October 23, 1958.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Smurfs preparing big 50th birthday celebrations |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/art/2008/01/16/139306/Smurfs-preparing.htm  |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |work=[[The China Post]] |date=January 16, 2008 |access-date=2008-10-20}}</ref> The characters proved to be a huge success, and the first independent Smurf stories appeared in ''Spirou'' in 1959, together with the first merchandising. The Smurfs shared more adventures with Johan and Pirlouit, got their own series and all subsequent publications of the original story were retitled {{lang|fr|La Flûte à six Schtroumpfs}} (also the title of the [[The Smurfs and the Magic Flute|movie version of the story]]).

With the commercial success of the Smurfs came the merchandising empire of Smurf miniatures, models, games, and toys. Entire collecting clubs have devoted themselves to collecting [[PVC]] Smurfs and Smurf merchandise.

===Name===
''Schtroumpf'' ({{IPA-all|ʃtʁumf|IPA|Fr-Paris--schtroumpf.ogg |lang=fr}}) is pronounced like the German word "{{Wikt-lang|de|Strumpf}}" meaning "sock". However, according to Peyo, the original author of the Smurfs comic strip, the term and the accompanying language of the Smurfs came during a meal he had with his colleague and friend [[André Franquin]] at the Belgian coast. Having momentarily forgotten the word "salt", Peyo asked him (in French) to pass the ''schtroumpf''. Franquin jokingly replied, "Here's the ''Schtroumpf''—when you are done ''schtroumpfing'', ''schtroumpf'' it back..." and the two spent the rest of that weekend speaking in "''schtroumpf'' language".<ref name=Franquin>{{cite web |url=http://www.franquin.com/amis/peyo_amis.php |title=Franquin's official Web site |publisher=Franquin.com |access-date=2009-05-07}}</ref><ref name="lambiek" />

Both the comics and cartoons have been translated in many languages. In most cases, the original name "Schtroumpf" is replaced by a new term. The most common are variations of the Dutch translation "Smurf", which is also used as the name in English. However, other names are indicative of their [[gnome|gnome-like]] appearance.

In English, they were briefly named ''the goblins'' in the book ''Dilly Duckling and the Goblins'' (1973) before being renamed ''the Smurfs''.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Peyo|last2=Matagne|first2=Michel|date=1973 |title=Dilly Duckling and the Goblins|url=https://archive.org/details/dilly_duckling_and_the_goblins/mode/2up|language=English|location=London|publisher=Rylee|isbn=0854081534 |via= |quote=}}</ref>

In Spanish, they are called ''Pitufos'', a term invented by  Miguel Agustí who was the head of the Spanish magazine ''Strong'', which first published the cartoon in Spanish. According to Agustí, he was walking around Barcelona while trying to come up a name for the cartoon. He came across a sculpture of the Ox of [[Patufet]] and was inspired by the word Patufet. From the [[Catalan language|Catalan]] Patufet he derived the non-existent word Pitufo. (Catalans themselves use the term ''Barrufet'', formerly used to mean ''goblin'' or ''gnome'', to avoid confusion with their own Patufet.) The name later spread to most Spanish-language versions of the cartoon.<ref>{{cite news
| last1         = Amela
| first1        = Victor
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| first2       = Sanchis
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| first3       = Amiguet
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| title        = Acuñé la palabra 'pitufo' inspirándome en 'Patufet'
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| work         = La Vanguardia
| access-date  = 21 November 2017}}</ref>

In [[Hebrew]], the name chosen was "Dardasim" (דרדסים), originally an old-fashioned  Hebrew term for a [[slipper]] which due to the series' success in Israel has now gone completely out of use in its original sense.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Worldwide, there are about 55 translations of the word ''Schtroumpf'', including<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2023 |title=l'Histoire des Schtroumpfs |trans-title=History of the Smurfs |url=https://www.smurf.com/fr/l-histoire-des-schtroumpfs |website=smurf.com/ |language=fr}}</ref>

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* [[Arabic]]:السنافر
*[[Basque language|Basque]]: Pottokiak
* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: Els Barrufets
* [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Štrumpfovi
* [[Czech language|Czech]]: Šmoulové
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: Smølferne
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: De Smurfen
* [[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Smurffit (earlier translations: Muffet, Strumffit)
* [[German language|German]]: Die Schlümpfe
* [[Greek language|Greek]]: Στρουμφάκια (Stroumfákia)
* [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: דרדסים (Dardasim)
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Hupikék törpikék
* [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: Strumparnir
* [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: Smurf
* [[Italian language|Italian]]: Puffi
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: スマーフ (Sumaafu)
* [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: Smurfai
* [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Smurfene
* [[Polish language|Polish]]: Smerfy
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Os Estrumpfes
* [[Brazilian Portuguese language|Brazilian Portuguese]]: Os Smurfs
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Ștrumfii
* [[Russian language|Russian]]: Смурфики (Smurfiki)
* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Šmolkovia
* [[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Smrkci
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Los Pitufos
* [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Smurfarna
* [[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Şirinler
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==Smurfs universe==
===Smurfs===
[[File:Smurfs mural-Brussels-4.jpg|thumb|260px|Comic book version of Smurfs, mural in [[Brussels]]]]
The storylines tend to be simple tales of bold adventure. The cast has a simple structure as well: almost all the characters look essentially alike—mostly male (a few female Smurfs have appeared: [[Smurfette]], Sassette, and Nanny Smurf), short ("three apples high"),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110324032830/http://www.smurf.com/smurf.php/www/meet/en "Smurf"]. smurf.com</ref> with blue skin, white trousers with a hole for their short tails, white hat in the style of a [[Phrygian cap]], and sometimes some additional accessory that identifies a personality (for example, "Handy Smurf" wears [[Overall (bib-and-brace)|overalls]] instead of the standard trousers, a brimmed hat, and a pencil above his ear). Smurfs can walk and run, but often move by skipping on both feet. They love to eat [[Smilax regelii|sarsaparilla]] (a species of ''[[Smilax]]'') leaves, whose berries the Smurfs naturally call "smurfberries". The smurfberries appear only in the cartoon; in the original comics, the Smurfs only eat the leaves from the sarsaparilla.
The Smurfs fulfill simple archetypes of everyday people: "Lazy Smurf", "Grouchy Smurf", "Brainy Smurf", and so on. All Smurfs, with the exception of Papa, Baby, Smurfette, Nanny and Grandpa, are said to be 100 years old. There were originally 99 Smurfs, but this number increased as new Smurf characters appeared, such as Sassette and Nanny. All of the original Smurfs were male; later female additions are Smurfette and Sassette. Smurfette was Gargamel's creation, while Sassette was created by the Smurflings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2024 |title=Who Are the Smurfs? |url=https://bluebuddies.com/help/smurf_names_and_list_of_the_smurfs.htm |website=bluebuddies.com |language=}}</ref>

===Language {{anchor|smurf_as_a_word}}===
A characteristic of the Smurf language is the frequent use of the undefinable word "smurf" and its derivatives in a variety of meanings. The Smurfs frequently replace both [[noun]]s and [[verb]]s in everyday speech with the word "smurf": "We're going ''smurfing'' on the River Smurf today". When used as a verb, "to smurf" typically means "to make", "to be", "to like", or "to do".

Humans have found that replacing ordinary words with the term "smurf" at random is not enough: in one adventure, Peewit explains to some other humans that the statement "I'm smurfing to the smurf" means "I'm going to the wood", but a Smurf corrects him by saying that the proper statement would be "I'm smurfing to the smurf"; whereas what Peewit said was "I'm warbling to the dawn". So "I'm smurfing to the smurf" is not the same as "I'm smurfing to the smurf".<ref>''Le Sortilège de Maltrochu'' (French for "Maltrochu's Spell"), written and drawn by Peyo, published in 1967</ref>

In the animated series, only some words (or a portion of the word) are replaced with the word "smurf". Context offers a reliable understanding of this speech pattern, but common vocabulary includes remarking that something is "just smurfy" or in some cases, "smurftastic".

In {{lang|fr|Schtroumpf vert et vert Schtroumpf}} (see ''[[Smurf Versus Smurf]]''), published in Belgium in 1972, it was revealed that the smurf village was divided between North and South, and that the Smurfs on either side had different ideas as to how the term "smurf" should be used: for instance, the Northern Smurfs called a certain object a "bottle smurfer", while the Southern Smurfs called it a "smurf opener". This story is considered a [[parody]] on the still ongoing {{lang|nl|[[taalstrijd]]}} (language war) between French- and Dutch-speaking communities in Belgium.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/murray/20071106.html |title=CBC News: Reports from abroad, Nov 2007 |work=CBC |location=Canada |date=November 6, 2007 |access-date=2009-05-07}}</ref>

===Smurf village===
When they first appeared in 1958, the Smurfs lived in a part of the world called {{lang|fr|"Le Pays Maudit"}} (French for "the Cursed Land"). To reach it required magic or travelling through dense [[forest]]s, deep [[marsh]]es, a scorching [[desert]] and a high [[mountain range]].<ref>''La Flûte à six Schtroumpfs'' (published in 1958) and ''Le Pays maudit'' (published in 1961), both written and drawn by Peyo</ref> The Smurfs themselves use [[stork]]s in order to travel long distances, such as to the kingdom where Johan and Pirlouit live, and keep up-to-date with events in the outside world.<ref>''La Flûte à six Schtroumpfs'' (published in 1958), written and drawn by Peyo</ref>

In the {{lang|fr|Johan et Pirlouit}} stories, the Smurf village is made up of mushroom-like houses of different shapes and sizes in a desolate and rocky land with just a few trees. However, in the Smurf series itself, the mushroom-like houses are more similar to one another and are located in a clearing in the middle of a deep forest with grass, a river, and vegetation. Humans such as [[Gargamel]] are shown to live nearby, though it is almost impossible for an outsider to find the Smurf village except when led by a Smurf.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2023 |title=Over De Smurfen |trans-title=About the Smurfs |url=https://www.bnnvara.nl/desmurfen/over |website=bnnvara.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

===Characters===
{{Main|List of The Smurfs characters}}
Papa Smurf is the leader of the community. Other Smurfs are generally named in reference to their main personality trait; for example, Brainy, Greedy, Vanity, Lazy, Clumsy, Hefty, Jokey, Dreamy, Grouchy; or their profession; for example, Poet, Actor, Handy, Harmony, Farmer, Clockwork, Painter, Tailor, Miner, Architect, Reporter, Timber, Barber and Doctor Smurf; much like [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Disney's Seven Dwarfs]]. The first female Smurf, Smurfette, was created by Gargamel to lure the other Smurfs. Papa Smurf then changed her into what we see today. The non-Smurf characters who would appear later would include their enemies: the wizard [[Gargamel]], his cat Azrael, an ugly witch Hogatha, and Gargamel's godfather Balthazar; and their friends: the page Johan and his young friend Peewit, and the wizard Homnibus. There are more than 100 Smurfs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2024 |title=The list of Smurfs characters |url=https://bluebuddies.com/help/smurf_names_and_list_of_the_smurfs.htm |website=bluebuddies.com |language=}}</ref>

==Smurf comics==
{{Main|The Smurfs (comics)}}
[[File:Ballonfiesta Barneveld 2023 PH-JES, SMURF RACER Aan het landen.jpg|thumb|Smurf comics on a hot air balloon.]]
Since the first appearance of the Smurfs in {{lang|fr|Johan et Pirlouit}} in 1958, more than 40 Smurf comics volumes have been created, 16 of them by Peyo, the others by his studio. Originally, the Smurf stories appeared in ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'' magazine with reprints in many different magazines, but after Peyo left the publisher [[Dupuis]], many comics were first published in dedicated Smurf magazines, which existed in French, Dutch, German and Turkish. A number of short stories and one page gags have been collected into comic books next to the regular series. English translations have been published in the U.S. by the graphic novel publisher [[Papercutz (publisher)|Papercutz]] as well as a mini series published by [[Marvel Comics]] in the mid-1980s.

Peyo's drawing style is similar to his fellow cartoonists from the [[Marcinelle school]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2018 |title=Le Studio : des dessins et des mots au service de l'œuvre de Peyo |trans-title=The Studio: drawings and words at the service of Peyo's work |url=https://www.parismatch.be/actualites/2018/06/08/le-studio-des-dessins-et-des-mots-au-service-de-loeuvre-de-peyo-7T7A5ICRZRE2BPXJKMJOJVMDYU/ |website=parismatch.be |language=fr}}</ref> The emphasis is on movement, enhanced by the use of [[India ink|Indian ink]], with comic aspects regularly appearing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2018 |title=De smurfen bestaan 60 jaar: deze Vlaamse tekenaar werkt eraan mee |url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20180112_03296296 |website=gva.be |language=nl}}</ref> This style was approached by his successors, although there are also differences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2017 |title=Peyo expo |url=https://www.michaelminneboo.nl/2017/04/peyo-expo/ |website=michaelminneboo.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

==Other media==
===Films===
{{Main|The Smurfs in film}} 
In 1965, a [[black-and-white]] 87-minute [[animated]] [[film]] called {{lang|fr|[[Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs]]}} was released in theatres in Belgium. It consisted of [[The Smurfs (1961 TV series)|five short cartoons]] made in the previous years for broadcasting on [[Walloons|Walloon]] TV. German copies and copies with Dutch subtitles are known to exist. The stories were based on existing Smurf stories like ''The Black Smurfs'' and ''The Smurfs and the Egg'', and were created by writer [[Maurice Rosy]] and artist Eddy Ryssack from the small Dupuis animation studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ledoux.be/nl/jeunesjong.htm |title=Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief |access-date=2008-01-16 |publisher=Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief |language=nl |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070510035306/http://www.ledoux.be/nl/jeunesjong.htm |archive-date = May 10, 2007}}</ref> In total, ten animated shorts were created between 1961 and 1967, the first series in black and white and the later ones in colour.

In 1976, {{lang|fr|La Flûte à six schtroumpfs}} (an adaptation of the original "Johan et Pirlouit" story) was released. [[Michel Legrand]] provided the musical score to the film. The film would be released in the United States in 1983 (after the animated series became popular there) in an English language dubbed version titled ''[[The Smurfs and the Magic Flute]]''. A few more full-length Smurf films were made, most notably ''The Baby Smurf'' and ''Here are the Smurfs''.<!-- Don't link to IMDb as a reference, it's [[WP:RS/P|not reliable]] --> created from episodes of the Hanna-Barbera television cartoon series.

[[Sony Pictures]] announced plans to begin a trilogy of live-action/animated Smurf films, with the [[The Smurfs (film)|first]] film released on July 29, 2011;<ref>{{cite web|title=The Smurfs – Sony Pictures Official Movie Site|url=http://www.smurfhappens.com/|access-date=May 28, 2011}}</ref> the project had been in various stages of development since 2003.<ref name=Time50>{{Cite news|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703303,00.html |title=The Smurfs Are Off to Conquer the World – Again|access-date=2020-11-18 |author=Leo Cendrowicz |date=January 15, 2008 |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> In June 2008, it was announced that [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Sony Pictures Animation]] had acquired film rights from Lafig Belgium. [[Jordan Kerner]] produced the film, with the screenwriters including ''[[Shrek 2]]'' and ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' screenwriters J. David Stem and [[David N. Weiss]].<ref name=jam.canoe.ca>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2008/06/10/5830966-zap.html|title=The Smurfs coming to big screen|access-date=2008-06-10 |author=Zap2It.com|date=June 10, 2008 |publisher=Jam! Showbiz: Movies |url-status=usurped|archive-url = https://archive.today/20080611121517/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2008/06/10/5830966-zap.html |archive-date = June 11, 2008}}</ref><ref name=Reuters>{{Cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1039068320080611 | title=Smurfs head for big-screen at Columbia Pictures | access-date=2010-11-23 | first=Steve | last=Gorman | date=June 11, 2008 | publisher=Reuters}}</ref> The film stars [[Jonathan Winters]] as Papa Smurf, [[Katy Perry]] as Smurfette, [[George Lopez]] as Grouchy Smurf, [[Gary Basaraba]] as Hefty Smurf, [[John Oliver (comedian)|John Oliver]] as Vanity Smurf, [[Alan Cumming]] as Gutsy Smurf, [[Paul Reubens]] as Jokey Smurf, [[Hank Azaria]] as Gargamel, [[Neil Patrick Harris]] as Patrick Winslow and [[Jayma Mays]] as Grace Winslow, a couple in New York who help the Smurfs get back to their village. It was suggested that [[Quentin Tarantino]] would play Brainy Smurf, but this "didn't work out" so [[Fred Armisen]] voices Brainy instead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/03/quentin-tarantino-as-brainy-smurf-think-again.html|title=Quentin Tarantino as Brainy Smurf? Think again|last=Abramowitz|first=Rachel|date=March 29, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 6, 2010}}</ref> A CGI/traditionally animated mini-film, titled ''[[The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol]]'', was released on December 2, 2011, on ''The Smurfs'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite news|last=Katz|first=Josh|title=The Smurfs Blu-ray|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7394|access-date=September 2, 2012|newspaper=Blu-ray.com|date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> A sequel to ''The Smurfs'', titled ''[[The Smurfs 2]]'', was released on July 31, 2013.<ref name=ComingSoon>{{cite news|title=Production Begins on The Smurfs 2|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89642|access-date=April 26, 2012|newspaper=ComingSoon.net|date=April 26, 2012|archive-date=April 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427225257/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89642|url-status=dead}}</ref>  A fully animated ''Smurfs'' reboot film, ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]'', was released on April 7, 2017, with [[Demi Lovato]] starring as Smurfette.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/demi-lovato-rainn-wilson-mandy-patinkin-get-smurfy-cast-1201519449/|title=Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Mandy Patinkin Join 'Get Smurfy' Voice Cast|publisher=Variety|first=Terry|last=Flores|date=June 14, 2015|access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

At CinemaCon on August 25, 2021, it was announced that [[The Smurfs Movie|a new Smurfs movie]] is in the works. The movie will be a musical and it is planned for a December 20, 2024 release for [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Nickelodeon Animation Studio|Nickelodeon]].<ref name=":0" /> In August 2022, Paramount Pictures announced that the movie was pushed back to February 14, 2025, with ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' taking its previous release date.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Paramount Sets 'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Release, Pushes Date For Smurfs Animated Musical |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/paramount-updates-release-plans-for-sonic-the-hedgehog-3-smurfs-musical-1235087859/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 9, 2022 |date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809174938/https://deadline.com/2022/08/paramount-updates-release-plans-for-sonic-the-hedgehog-3-smurfs-musical-1235087859/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Schlumpfstatue in Bruessel.jpg|thumb|Smurf statue in Brussels (at Galerie Horta)]]

===Television series===
{{Main|The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs (2021 TV series)}}
The Smurfs secured their place in North American [[pop culture]] in 1981, when the [[Saturday morning cartoon]] series ''The Smurfs'', produced by [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] in association with SEPP International S.à.r.l., aired on [[NBC]] from September 12, 1981, to December 2, 1989 (reruns until August 25, 1990). The show continued to air on the USA network until 1993, and on [[Cartoon Network]] until 2003. ''The Smurfs'' is still broadcast on the [[Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang]] channel throughout the United States. The show became a major success for NBC, spawning spin-off television specials on an almost yearly basis. ''The Smurfs'' was nominated multiple times for [[Daytime Emmy]] awards, and won Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series in 1982–1983.<ref name=Time50/> ''The Smurfs'' television show enjoyed continued success until 1990, when, after nearly a decade of success, NBC cancelled it due to decreasing ratings and plans to extend their ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' [[breakfast television|morning show]] franchise to create a [[Weekend Today|Saturday edition]], although they did not do so until [[1992 in American television|1992]], two years later. The decreased ratings were the result of the network changing the format of the show, resulting in the final season featuring regular time travel with only a few Smurfs.

In the TV series, many classical masterpieces are used as background music during the episodes, among them [[Franz Schubert]]'s [[Symphony No. 8 (Schubert)|Unfinished Symphony]] (Symphony No. 8 in B minor), [[Edvard Grieg]]'s [[Peer Gynt (Grieg)|''Peer Gynt'']] and [[Modest Mussorgsky]]'s ''[[Pictures at an Exhibition]]''.<ref>[http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1997/071097/jfl1.html Montreal Mirror article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030129150440/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1997/071097/jfl1.html |date=January 29, 2003 }}, [http://www.astrostreasurechest.net/websmurfclub/faq.htm Astro's Treasure Chest website article]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115113055/http://www.astrostreasurechest.net/websmurfclub/faq.htm |date=November 15, 2012 }}</ref>

''The Smurfs'' was named the 97th best animated series by [[IGN]]. It has been called "kiddie cocaine" for people growing up during the 1980s.<ref name="ign100">{{cite web |title=97, The Smurfs |url=http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/97.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-01-23 |date=January 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119005239/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/97.html |archive-date=January 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On August 31, 2017, it was announced that IMPS and [[Dupuis Audiovisuel]] would be working on the new Smurfs TV series with CGI animation. The series was scheduled for 2020 but postponed to 2021. It is co produced by Ketnet (Flanders), [[TF1]] (France), [[KiKa]] (Germany),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Milligan |first1=Mercedes |title=KiKA Boards 'Smurfs' Series as Co-Producer |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/kika-boards-smurfs-series-as-co-producer/ |publisher=Animationmagazine.net |access-date=18 January 2019 |date=17 October 2018}}</ref> OUFTIVI (Wallonia), [[Peyo]] Productions, and [[Dupuis]] Audiovisuel<ref>{{cite news|title=New SMURFS TV Series In Development|url=https://www.newsarama.com/36213-new-smurfs-tv-series-in-development.html|work=Newsarama|date=August 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IMPS & Dupuis Plan New 'Smurfs' Series|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/imps-dupuis-plan-new-smurfs-series/|work=Animation Magazine|date= August 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/smurfs-to-return-to-tv/|title=Smurfs to return to TV|first1=Ryan |last1=Watson|date=September 4, 2017|accessdate=September 9, 2021}}</ref> (the TV branch of the comics publisher). It shows new stories, not adaptations of comics or other older stories.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cardoen |first1=Sandra |title=Nieuwe afleveringen van "De Smurfen" -in 3D- op komst op Ketnet |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2018/06/13/smurfen-in-3d-met-medewerking-ketnet/ |access-date=17 August 2018 |work=VRT |date=13 June 2018 |language=nl}}</ref> [[Nickelodeon]] picked up the series for a 2021 release in the United States.<ref name="Nickelodeon">{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='The Smurfs': Nickelodeon Inks Deal For New Animated Series & Consumer Products Line |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/the-smurfs-nickelodeon-new-animated-series-consumer-products-line-1202962169/ |website=Deadline |date=18 June 2020}}</ref>

====Home media====
On February 26, 2008, [[Warner Home Video]] released Season 1 Volume 1 on [[DVD]], containing the first 19 episodes. On October 7, 2008, Warner Bros. released Season 1 Volume 2 on DVD, containing the remaining 20 episodes from season 1. Though Warner Bros. has decided to discontinue the season sets and release single-disc volume sets instead, they are reportedly still following the correct order of episodes.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}

[[Magna Home Entertainment]] in Australia has released a 9-disc 50th Anniversary Collection, containing a total of 52 episodes.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} In September 2009, a Smurfette-themed collection containing 25 episodes was made available followed by the "Papa Smurf Collection" in December 2009 containing 26 themed episodes.<ref>[http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=10.html The Smurfs: Papa Smurf Collection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426064113/http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=10.html |date=April 26, 2012 }}, Magna Home Entertainment</ref>
In July 2010, both the Smurfette and Papa Smurf Collection were included in a special 'Favourites Collection'.<ref>[http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2148.html The Smurfs: Favourites Collection] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121230164545/http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2148.html |date=December 30, 2012 }}, Magna Home Entertainment</ref> Also releasing at the same time was the Smurfs' first feature film (produced in 1975), ''The Smurfs and the Magic Flute'', available for the first time on DVD, in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Smurfs and the Magic Flute |url=http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2149.html |website=Magna Home Entertainment |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230113537/http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2149.html |archive-date=December 30, 2012}}</ref>

On November 3, 2010, two "Just Smurfy" collections were released, each featuring episodes not yet released on DVD to the Australian market.<ref>[http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2233.html The Smurfs: Just Smurfy 1] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121230140214/http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2233.html |date=December 30, 2012 }}, Magna Home Entertainment</ref><ref>[http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2234.html The Smurfs: Just Smurfy 2] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121230123814/http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2234.html |date=December 30, 2012 }}, Magna Home Entertainment</ref> December 3, 2010 saw the 3rd collection hit the market.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Smurfs: Just Smurfy 3 |url=http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2285.html |website=Magna Home Entertainment |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230193033/http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2285.html |archive-date=December 30, 2012}}</ref> A fourth Just Smurfy set was planned for release on March 2, 2011.<ref>[http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2307.html The Smurfs: Just Smurfy 4] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121231032839/http://www.magnahe.com.au/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=2&task=detail&id=2307.html |date=December 31, 2012 }}, Magna Home Entertainment</ref>

[[Magna Home Entertainment]] in Australia have released Season 1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-1-3-disc-digipak/dp/820188 |title=Smurfs, The (1981) – Complete Season 1 (3 Disc Digipak) |publisher=Ezydvd.com.au |date=August 24, 2011 |access-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014131349/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-1-3-disc-digipak/dp/820188 |archive-date=October 14, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and Season 2<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-2-3-disc-digipak/dp/820189 |title=Smurfs, The (1981) – Complete Season 2 (3 Disc Digipak) |publisher=Ezydvd.com.au |date=August 24, 2011 |access-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014135903/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-2-3-disc-digipak/dp/820189 |archive-date=October 14, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> on August 24, 2011. Season 3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-3-4-disc-digipak/dp/821003 |title=Smurfs, The (1981) – Complete Season 3 (4 Disc Digipak) |publisher=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014141619/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-3-4-disc-digipak/dp/821003 |archive-date=October 14, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and Season 4<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-4-4-disc-digipak/dp/821004 |title=Smurfs, The (1981) – Complete Season 4 (4 Disc Digipak) |publisher=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014132229/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-complete-season-4-4-disc-digipak/dp/821004 |archive-date=October 14, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> was released on October 5, 2011. A limited edition "Ultimate Collection 1",<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110902040413/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-ultimate-collection-1-limited-edition-seasons-1-5-18/dp/820187 Smurfs, The (1981) – Ultimate Collection 1: Limited Edition – Seasons 1–5 (18 Disc Box Set)]. ezydvd.com.au</ref> which features the first five seasons, was released on August 24, 2011. An "Ultimate Collection 2",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-ultimate-collection-2-limited-edition-seasons-6-9-16/dp/820694 |title=Smurfs, The (1981) – Ultimate Collection 2: Limited Edition – Seasons 6–9 (16 Disc Box Set) |publisher=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=2012-02-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731015710/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/smurfs-the-1981-ultimate-collection-2-limited-edition-seasons-6-9-16/dp/6106410|archive-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref> which features Season 6 to Season 9, was released on November 2, 2011.

The show was released on DVD in the UK through a joint conjunction with Arrow Films and Fabulous Films Ltd. The complete 1st season was released in a four-disc box set on July 5, 2010. Season 2 was released on September 6, 2010, Seasons 3, 4 and 5 were released on July 1, 2013, and the original Smurfs feature film, ''The Smurfs and The Magic Flute'', was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 11, 2010.

===Crossovers===
{{main|Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue}}
Papa Smurf, Hefty Smurf, and Brainy Smurf appeared in the cartoon crossover ''Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue'' along with [[Bugs Bunny]] and [[Daffy Duck]] (from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' franchise), [[Huey, Dewey, and Louie]] (from ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]''), [[Winnie the Pooh (Disney character)|Winnie the Pooh]] and [[Tigger]], [[Garfield (character)|Garfield]], [[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]], the [[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]] ([[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], [[Miss Piggy|Piggy]] and [[Gonzo (Muppet)|Gonzo]] respectively), [[Slimer]] (from ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]''), [[ALF (character)|ALF]], and [[Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Michelangelo]] (from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''). Smurfette appeared on the promotional poster, but never{{clarify|date=April 2013}} appeared in the actual film.

===Merchandising===
{{Main|The Smurfs (merchandising)}}
From 1959 until the end of the 1960s, Dupuis produced Smurf figurines. But the best known and most widely available Smurf figurines are those made by [[Schleich]], a German toy company. Most of the Smurf figurines given away as promotional material (e.g. by National Garages in the 1970s and [[McDonald's]] in the 1990s) are also made by Schleich. New Smurf figures continue to appear; in fact, only in two years since 1969 (1991 and 1998) have no new Smurfs entered the market. Schleich currently produces 8 to 12 new figurines a year. Over 300 million of them have been sold so far.<ref name="Time50"/>

Other Smurf figurines have been created for advertising purposes, e.g. worldwide for McDonald's and [[Kinder Surprise]], or nationally for e.g. [[Albert Heijn]] in the Netherlands, and [[Delhaize Group|Delhaize]] in Belgium. Special Smurf comics were often created for advertising campaigns. This started in the 1960s for [[Kwatta (chocolate)|Kwatta]] and [[Kellogg Company|Kellogg's]], and later for companies like [[BP]] in the UK and Australia, or [[Benco]] (a Dutch chocolate drink).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdoubliees.com/journalspirou/sfigures6/schtroumpfs/benco.htm |title=Benco et les Schtroumpfs at |publisher=Bdoubliees.com |access-date=2009-05-07}}</ref> These comics were often only part of a larger campaign, e.g. the Benco comics were accompanied by a TV ad.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ina.fr/pub/alimentation-boisson/video/PUB3213293047/benco-poudre-chocolatee-les-stroumpfs.fr.html ad available at the INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel) website]. Ina.fr (September 14, 1979). Retrieved on 2013-03-07.</ref>

A Smurf balloon/float/[[falloon]] (which is half float, half balloon) continues to be presented in holiday parades such as [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Parade Lineup |url=http://holidays.consummatecompendium.com/Thanksgiving/2008-Macy's-Thanksgiving-Day-Parade-Lineup.html |website=holidays.consummatecompendium.com |access-date=March 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120034214/http://holidays.consummatecompendium.com/2008-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-lineup/ |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |date=June 10, 2010}}</ref>

Smurfs had two cereals in the 1980s made by [[Post Cereals]]: Smurf-Berry Crunch cereal and Smurfs Magic Berries. Both had animated commercials on Saturday morning. Two Smurfs pastas, made by [[Chef Boyardee]] and [[DelVerde]], were made in the 1980s as well. Also [[Libby's]] and [[H. J. Heinz Company|Heinz]] came out with Smurf-A-Getti canned pasta for the American and Canadian market.

The Smurfs had a commercial in the 1980s for the Mexican snack cake company [[Marinela]] Submarinos with a rare version of Smurfette ({{lang|es|Pitufina}}) dressed in a red dress and her hair done in pigtails.

===Music recordings===
{{Main|The Smurfs music}}
Over the decades, many singles and albums of Smurf music have been released in different countries and languages, sometimes very successfully, with millions of copies sold. The best known is the single ''[[The Smurf Song]]'' and its accompanying album, created by Dutch musician [[Pierre Kartner]] who sang under the alias Father Abraham, which reached the #1 position in 16 countries. Worldwide, more than 10 million CDs with Smurf music have been sold between 2005 and 2007 alone.<ref name=Time50/>

In 1989, I.M.P.S and R-Tek Music, International created ''[[Smurfin!: Tenth Anniversary Commemorative Album]]'', released by Quality Special Products in Canada and the United States and Dino Music in Australia. It was also released in parts of Europe. The Album came out on LP, CD and cassette. The LP featured 20 tracks (The Canadian CD and cassette had 16, the American CD had 10). The songs were covers of popular songs like "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]", "[[Kokomo (song)|Kokomo]]", "[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight]]", and "[[I Think We're Alone Now]]", as well as two original songs.

===Smurfs on Ice===
For several years, the Smurfs were the children's act in the [[Ice Capades]] travelling ice show. After they were retired from that function, the Smurf suits from the show were issued to Ice Capades Chalets, the show's subsidiary chain of [[ice rink]]s, lasting until the show was sold to a group of investors led by [[Dorothy Hamill]]. The Chalets were sold to Recreation World. The Smurfette suit in particular had a somewhat different hairstyle from what was portrayed in the Hanna-Barbera cartoons.

===Smurfs in theme parks===
{{Main|The Smurfs merchandising}}
[[File:Dream_Island_amusement_park19.jpg|thumb|260px|Representations of a Smurf, [[Smurfette]] and [[Papa Smurf]] in [[Dream Island (amusement park)|Dream Island]], Moscow.]]
In 1984, the Smurfs began appearing in North American theme parks owned by [[Kings Entertainment Company|Kings Entertainment Corporation]]. Each park featured a Smurf attraction and Smurf walk-around figures. [[Canada's Wonderland]] had an entire Smurf village to walk through, ending with Gargamel's Castle. "[[Phantom Theater#Smurf's Enchanted Voyage (1984–1991)|The Smurfs' Enchanted Voyage]]" was located in [[Kings Island]]. [[Kings Dominion]] has "[[Smurf Mountain]]". [[California's Great America]] featured a pint-sized steel coaster, "[[Woodstock's Express (California's Great America)|The Blue Streak]]". [[Carowinds]] had an artificial island that was named Smurf Island that had a Smurf village—including toadstool houses which could be entered. [[Hanna–Barbera Land]] had a Smurf district.

In 1989, in the French region of Lorraine, the Sorépark group opened a complete Smurfpark, named [[Walygator Parc|Big Bang Schtroumpf]]. In 1991, the park was bought by the successful Belgian Walibi Group and renamed Walibi Schtroumpf with new attractions. After the Walibi Group was acquired by [[Six Flags]], the park was named Walibi Lorraine, and all the Smurfs references in the park were removed in 2003.

Comics Station, Ankara Amusement Park, [[Motiongate Dubai]], [[MAPS Perak|Movie Animation Park Studios]], and [[Island of Dreams (amusement park)|Dream Island]] feature Smurf sections.

===Video games===
{{main|List of The Smurfs video games}}

The Smurfs have appeared in video games made for most major game consoles (including Nintendo's [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], and [[Game Boy]] systems, [[Atari 2600]], [[ColecoVision]], Sega's [[Game Gear]], [[Master System]], [[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive]] and [[Sega CD|Mega CD]] systems, and the original Sony [[PlayStation]]) and for the PC. In 2010, the Smurfs expanded into the world of apps for Android, the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch with the game ''Smurf Village''.

====Game titles====
* ''[[Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Smurf Play & Learn]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The Smurfs Save The Day]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Smurf Paint 'n' Play Workshop]]'' (1983)
* ''[[A Smurfin' Summer Holiday]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Smurfette's Birthday]]'' (developed for [[Atari 2600]] and [[Intellivision]], but never released)
* ''[[The Smurfs (Infogrames)|The Smurfs]]'' ([[Infogrames]]) (1994)
* ''[[The Smurfs 2: Travel the World]]'' (1996)
* ''[[The Smurfs 3]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Smurfs' Nightmare]]'' (1998)
* ''[[The Smurfs (PlayStation)|The Smurfs]]'' ([[PlayStation]]) (1999)
* ''[[The Adventures of the Smurfs]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Smurf Racer!]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Revenge of the Smurfs]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Smurfs' Village]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Smurfs Dance Party]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Smurfs DS]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Smurfs Grabber]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Smurfs & Co]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Smurfs & Co: Spellbound]]'' (2013)<ref>{{cite news|last=Oxford|first=Nadia|title=The Smurfs & Co: Spellbound Review|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/the-smurfs-co-spellbound-review/|access-date=July 30, 2013|newspaper=Gamezebo|date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801190234/http://www.gamezebo.com/games/smurfs-co-spellbound/review|archive-date=August 1, 2013}}
*''The Smurfs 2''</ref>
* ''[[The Smurfs Epic Run]]'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2024 |title=Ubisoft - Smurfs Epic Run |url=https://toucharcade.com/games/smurfs-epic-run |website=toucharcade.com |language=}}</ref>
* ''[[The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf]]'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web |date=May 26, 2021 |title=The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf launches October 25 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/05/the-smurfs-mission-vileaf-launches-october-25 |website=Gematsu}}</ref>
* ''[[The Smurfs Kart]]'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web |date=Sep 28, 2022 |title=Smurfs Kart launches November 15 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/09/smurfs-kart-launches-november-15 |website=Gematsu}}</ref>
* ''[[The Smurfs: Village Party]]'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=March 15, 2024 |title=The Smurfs: Village Party announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/03/the-smurfs-village-party-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Gematsu}}</ref>
* ''[[The Smurfs: Dreams]]'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=June 18, 2024 |title=The Smurfs: Dreams launches October 24 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/06/the-smurfs-dreams-launches-october-24 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Gematsu}}</ref>

===UNICEF===
In 2005, an advertisement featuring The Smurfs was aired in Belgium in which the Smurf village is annihilated by warplanes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Did UNICEF bomb the Smurf Village?|url=http://bluebuddies.com/help/unicef_smurf_bombing.htm|website=bluebuddies.com|access-date=2014-09-13}}</ref> Designed as a [[UNICEF]] advertisement, and with the approval of the family of the Smurfs' late creator Peyo, the 25-second episode was shown on the national television after the 9 p.m. timeslot to avoid children having to see it. It was the keystone in a fund-raising campaign by UNICEF's Belgian arm to raise money for the rehabilitation of former [[Military use of children|child soldiers]] in [[Burundi]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]—both former Belgian colonies.

In honour of their 50th anniversary in 2008, the Smurfs began a year-long "Happy Smurfday Euro Tour" in connection with UNICEF. The Smurfs visited fifteen European countries on the day of their 50th "Smurfday" in the form of publicly distributed white figurines. The recipients could decorate and submit them to a competition. The results of this contest were auctioned off and raised a total amount of 124,700 euros for benefit of UNICEF.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Charity-auction-of-15-celebrity-Smurfs-on-50th-anniversary/tabid/418/articleID/77210/Default.aspx | title=Charity auction of 15 celebrity Smurfs on 50th anniversary | publisher=[[3news.co.nz]] | agency=Associated Press | date=October 25, 2008 | access-date=2010-11-23 | archive-date=January 12, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112193746/http://www.3news.co.nz/Charity-auction-of-15-celebrity-Smurfs-on-50th-anniversary/tabid/418/articleID/77210/Default.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Coins===
The 50th anniversary of the Smurfs and the 80th anniversary of the birth of its creator [[Peyo]], were celebrated by issuing a high-value collectors' coin: the Belgian 5 euro [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Belgium)#2008 coinage|50th anniversary of The Smurfs commemorative coin]], minted in 2008.

==Sociological discussion==
In 1998, writer Marc Schmidt wrote a parody article citing the Smurfs as an example of the impact of [[socialism]] in continental [[European culture]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schmidt|first=Marc|title=Socio-Political Themes in The Smurfs|url=http://www.pop-cultured.net/socio-political-themes-in-the-smurfs/|year=1998|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610020400/http://www.pop-cultured.net/socio-political-themes-in-the-smurfs/ |archive-date=2017-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/03/142_30610.html |title=Smurfs: Metaphor for Socialism? |date=September 5, 2008 |publisher=Koreatimes.co.kr |access-date=2012-02-10}}</ref> In 2011, Schmidt's essay was scrutinised in a response essay by Kate Krake, who examined the nature of cultural theory built on textual observation and warned against creating false allegories out of texts like ''The Smurfs''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Krake|first=Kate|title=In Theory – A Response to Socio-Political Themes in The Smurfs |url=http://www.pop-cultured.net/in-theory-a-response-to-socio-political-themes-in-the-smurfs/ |publisher=Pop Cultured|access-date=August 13, 2012|year=2011 |url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610013727/http://www.pop-cultured.net/in-theory-a-response-to-socio-political-themes-in-the-smurfs/ |archive-date=2017-06-10}}</ref>

French sociologist Antoine Buéno described Smurf society in a 2011 book as a [[totalitarian]] and [[racist]] utopia with [[antisemitic]] tones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/03/the-smurfs-are-racist-ant_n_870758.html|work=Huffington Post |title=The Smurfs Are Racist, Anti-Semites, Antoine Buéno Suggests in 'Le Petit Livre Bleu' |date=June 3, 2011 |access-date=2011-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2011-06-06 |title=Smurfs accused of antisemitism and racism |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/06/smurfs-accused-antisemitism-racism |access-date=2024-01-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2018-10-23 |title=What to Know About the Rise and Fall of the Theory That the Smurfs Are Communists |url=https://time.com/5431298/are-the-smurfs-communist/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref> Studio Peyo head Thierry Culliford, the son of Peyo, dismissed Buéno's accusations as "grotesque and frivolous".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2011/sieg-smurf/ |title=Sieg Smurf ! |publisher=forbidden planet international |date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=2011-06-04 |archive-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910002731/http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2011/sieg-smurf/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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