Smurfs Season 1
From Smurfology
- "Long, long ago, deep in a forest, there was a hidden village where tiny creatures lived. They called themselves Smurfs. They were good. Then there was Gargamel, the evil wizard. He was bad....Well, the forest is still there. And if you listen, you may hear Gargamel's rage. And if you are good, you may just catch a glimpse of the Smurfs."
- - Narrator, Season 1 intro
Season 1, which aired from 1981 to 1982, introduced us to the main cast of characters commonly known as the Smurfs -- the village leader Papa Smurf, the beautiful Smurfette, the wisdom-spewing Brainy, the muscleman Hefty, the mechanic Handy, the food freak Greedy, the horn-playing Harmony, the narcissistic Vanity, the lackadaisical Lazy, the curmudgeon Grouchy, and various others -- plus their main adversaries, Gargamel the evil human wizard and his pet cat Azrael. It was during this season that a cartoon special, "The Smurfs' Springtime Special" (April 8, 1982), was aired, introducing us to Gargamel's wicked godfather Lord Balthazar, and an ally to the Smurfs, Mother Nature. The standard running time for the show at this point was 60 minutes, featuring two short episodes and one long episode.
Episode Listings
The episodes that appeared in this season (in the order of their original air dates) include:
1. The Astro Smurf (9/12/1981)
2. Jokey's Medicine (9/12/1981)
3. Vanity Fare (9/12/1981)
4. St. Smurf And The Dragon (9/19/1981)
5. The Magical Meanie (9/19/1981)
6. Sorcerer Smurf (9/19/1981)
7. Bewitched, Bothered, And Be-Smurfed (9/26/1981)
8. King Smurf (9/26/1981)
9. The Smurfs And The Howlibird (9/26/1981)
10. Soup A La Smurf (10/3/1981)
11. All That Glitters Isn't Smurf (10/3/1981)
12. Dreamy's Nightmare (10/3/1981)
13. Romeo And Smurfette (10/10/1981)
14. The Magic Egg (10/10/1981)
15. Smurphony In 'C' (10/10/1981)
16. Sideshow Smurfs (10/17/1981)
17. Supersmurf (10/17/1981)
18. Paradise Smurfed (10/17/1981)
19. Sir Hefty (10/24/1981)
20. The Baby Smurf (10/24/1981)
21. The Fake Smurf (10/24/1981)
22. Painter And Poet (10/31/1981)
23. Haunted Smurfs (10/31/1981)
24. The Purple Smurfs (10/31/1981)
25. The Fountain Of Smurf (11/7/1981)
26. The Magnifying Mixture (11/7/1981)
27. Foul Weather Smurf (11/7/1981)
28. The Hundredth Smurf (11/14/1981)
29. The Abominable Snowbeast (11/14/1981)
30. Gargamel The Generous (11/14/1981)
31. The Smurfette (11/21/1981)
32. Now You Smurf 'Em, Now You Don't (11/21/1981)
33. Spelunking Smurfs (11/21/1981)
34. The Smurfs' Apprentice (11/28/1981)
35. Smurf-Colored Glasses (11/28/1981)
36. The Clockwork Smurf (11/28/1981)
37. Fuzzle Trouble (12/5/1981)
38. Smurfette's Dancing Shoes (12/5/1981)
39. The Smurfs And The Money Tree (12/5/1981)
Video Releases
- Warner Home Video has released two volume sets of Season 1 episodes.
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