Lost In The Ages
From Smurfology
"Lost In The Ages" was an episode that appeared in Season 9 of the Smurfs cartoon show. It is that season's premiere episode along with "The Smurfs That Time Forgot", and is the second part of the story arc which also includes "Cave Smurfs".
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| A fire-starting Clumsy becomes a cave child's prisoner. |
Brainy, Hefty, Clumsy, and Snappy find a baby dinosaur that is named Crinkles in a mountain, freed from the ice he was trapped in. They bring him to the village, where they attempt to care for him, but soon find out that he is unable to eat the food of their present era. Realizing that they need to send Crinkles back home to the prehistoric era, and finding Father Time unavailable to do so, Grandpa Smurf uses his time crystals to do the job, but ends up taking him, Papa Smurf, Crinkles, and more than a dozen other Smurfs with them. They arrive in a frightening world full of dinosaurs and other assorted dangers that they must bravely endure to bring Crinkles back home to his family. As Papa Smurf, Grandpa Smurf, and Snappy ride along with Crinkles in search for his family, the other Smurfs stay where they are, but Clumsy ends up going off to search for rocks and is now captured by the nasty-minded cave child named Grog, who sees Clumsy being able to start a fire with rocks.
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| The teacher asks Grog how he got "the dancing lights". |
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| Grog hides his secret behind "the dancing lights". |
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| Crinkles' parents show up. |
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| A very happy family reunion. |
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| Grog is going to have "blue lizards" on a stick. |
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| Grog and his cat see the "cavalry" is coming! |
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| Grandpa Smurf is about to become a dinosaur snack. |
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| The magic key is lost forever! |
In a cave, the caveman teacher with his class huddle over a fire that they wonder how it got started. Grog, formerly on his own field trip, turns around and tells his captive Clumsy to "make sticks glow or else" before shoving him back inside his tunic. Appearing before the teacher again, he draws out a stick that suddenly bursts aflame, which amazes the teacher and his other students, making the teacher wonder how Grog has done that. Grog tells the teacher that if the teacher does what Grog says, maybe he will tell him.
Meanwhile, as Papa Smurf, Grandpa Smurf, and Snappy continue to ride with Crinkles, who now sounds happy, Smurfette, Handy, and Brainy leave their camp to go find Clumsy when they discover a wisp of smoke up ahead. Smurfette finds foot tracks nearby, indicating that Clumsy was here where the smoke was, but he didn't leave there alone.
Back in the cave, Grog is sitting back being tended to like a king by his fellow students when the teacher returns, somewhat muddied. Grog asks the teacher why he took so long gathering bog berries, and as the teacher answers, Grog's cat devours the berries from the teacher's hand. He now asks Grog if he will teach him the secret of "the dancing lights", but instead of doing so, Grog tells him to go get more bog berries, and also tells the rest of the class to fetch some other fruits for him. As they depart, Grog pulls Clumsy back out from his tunic and thanks him for his help, but Clumsy still remains tied with a vine around him, and Grog maliciously tells him that he will never let him go.
In the continuing search for Crinkles' family, the three Smurfs encounter another point of losing the trail, making Crinkles weep and making them wonder if they will ever find his family when they see the ground begin to open up. Papa Smurf realizes, as the rip in the ground approaches them, that there's nowhere to go but down, when they see some nearby trees getting knocked down. It turns out to be Crinkles' parents, which causes the baby dinosaur to joyously gallop down and snuggle them with the three Smurfs along for the ride. Seeing that their job is done, Grandpa Smurf says it's time for them to return to camp, and with Crinkles' parents following behind, the grateful baby dinosaur gives his passengers a ride back.
Meanwhile, Brainy, Handy, and Smurfette sneak their way into the caveman community using a bush for cover while following the human tracks to a cave he supposedly took Clumsy into, when they run into Grog's sabertooth cat, who stops them in their tracks. Grog, still relaxing, hears a cry outside, and sees his pet bring in a bush with three more "blue lizards". He tells his cat that he can eat the other three when Clumsy tells Grog that he will show him how to cook if he lets the other three go. Clumsy then demonstrates with a single bog berry still left on a branch, which Grog tastes and makes him decide that he won't let his cat eat the three Smurfs raw, but rather cook them. The nearby fire lets off some sparks, some of which burn away at Clumsy's vine leash, which frees him only to find himself chased by Grog and his cat. Smurfette, still bound with Brainy and Handy, tells Clumsy to run and get some help.
But soon Clumsy sees help coming -- help in the form of three dinosaurs coming his way. It is Crinkles with his parents, and Papa Smurf, Grandpa Smurf, and Snappy are riding along. The fearful Grog then turns tail and runs back into the cave with his cat as the dinosaurs give chase, crashing through the entrance and following him into the tunnel. Crinkles butts Grog with his horns and sends him into the fire, putting it out with his rear end, while Snappy grabs the three captured Smurfs on a stick and then heads back out with the dinosaurs. Papa Smurf tells the other Smurfs that they thought they were following a fire that would lead them straight back to their camp.
Soon Grog's teacher and his classmates return with the fruits they have gathered for him when they see the furnishings inside their cave all wrecked. The teacher demands an explanation from Grog, who tries to tell him that the "blue lizards" who had come with their "big friends" had wrecked the class cave, but Grog's teacher and his fellow class mates don't buy it -- they only see a big dunce (referring to Grog), who then feels something warm where he was sitting. Grog realizes that his tunic is now on fire, and soon with his cat flee to a nearby lake where they sigh in relief as the fire in their rear ends is put out.
It is nightfall, and all the time-lost Smurfs are gathered together again back at their camp. Papa Smurf tells Snappy it is time to say goodbye to Crinkles so he can go home now, which Snappy tearfully does along with the rest of the Smurfs, watching as he departs with his family. Lazy wakes up from his nap and wonders when they are going to go home, and Grandpa Smurf, pulling out his magic key, tries to wave them before the time crystals, telling him he will have them home soon. But then the big dinosaur they have outwitted earlier comes back to wrap Grandpa Smurf in his tail, ready to devour him. This makes Grandpa Smurf loose the key from his grip, sending it dangling on a branch over a lava pit. Brainy says they must do something to save the key, but Hefty is more concerned with saving Grandpa Smurf.
The Smurfs flee for safety as the big dinosaur attempts to eat Grandpa Smurf, but Snappy gets daring and tries to use a fire stick to give this lizard a hot foot when he gets knocked over to where he finds Crinkles again, happy to see him. Some Smurfs launch fire sticks at the big dinosaur, who easily swats them away before stepping on their catapult, sending them fleeing. Soon, Smurfette, Sassette, and Baby Smurf are trapped by the big dinosaur's tail, and he's ready to have them for dinner when Crinkles appears again with Snappy. He runs right under the big dinosaur, causing him to flip over and loose Grandpa Smurf from his grip, letting some other Smurfs catch him. They ask Grandpa Smurf if he's all right, but he's less concerned about himself and more about the key that's still dangling over the lava pit.
Soon they form a ladder for Grandpa Smurf to try getting the key off the branch. He struggles to reach the key and snatch it, but the branch it rests on breaks, sending it to be dissolved into the lava pit. Brainy tries to assure the elderly Smurf that they still have the time crystals, but Grandpa Smurf and Papa Smurf tell their shocked little Smurfs that, without the magic key to put the crystals back in the right order, they may be stranded in the prehistoric era forever.
[edit] Background Information
- This episode was originally featured as Part 3 of "The Smurfs That Time Forgot", and was later renamed "Lost In The Ages" when it was aired in syndication along with Parts 1 and 2, which retained the original episode title when they were combined into a single episode. It would be immediately followed by "Cave Smurfs".