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smurf facts (in the description); -Smurfette: Smurfs don't reproduce via sex—it's well-established in Smurfs canon that babies arrive via stork—and they only have one natural gender, male. And yet, Smurfette exists. How is that possible? Quite simple, as it turns out: Smurfette is the product of Gargamel's black magic and is intended to destroy the Smurfs from within via distraction, resentment, and jealousy.
Just look at what you need to create a Smurfette from scratch. In the cartoon, Gargamel uses "sugar and spice (but nothing nice)," half a pack of lies, blue clay, and crocodile tears as a base, with the "hardest stone" serving as a heart. In the comics, he adds a pint of bad faith, a thimble of gluttony, a candle that has burned at both ends, a handful of wrath, and some bias and coquetry for good measure.
That all adds up to a pretty nasty creature, and at first, Smurfette lives up to her reputation, shamelessly flirting with the Smurfs and driving them mad with jealousy, while also acting as Gargamel's spy. Papa Smurf eventually "saves" Smurfette, transforming her from a raven-haired vixen into a blonde beauty in high-heel pumps, which certainly didn't give any '80s girls body image issues
But does it really work? In the episode "Romeo and Smurfette," the Smurfs come down with a case of spring fever, and all of them—even Papa—try to win Smurfette's hand in marriage. In the comic story "The Olympic Smurfs," nobody wants to compete in Smurf Village's sporting competitions until they learn that the grand prize is a kiss from Smurfette. In "Smurfette Unmade," she even reverts back to her original, black-haired design, implying that there's still been some evil in her all this time. Her look might've changed, but years after her transformation, Smurfette is still causing havoc in the village—just like Gargamel intended. -Finance smurf invented bankruptcy: Much to the chagrin of every child who dreamed of being a corporate accountant when he or she grew up, Finance Smurf never made it onto the Smurfs cartoon show. He did, however, star in his very own volume of the comic series. In "The Finance Smurf," one of the Smurfs learns about money from a human ally and promptly starts ruining the Smurfs' socialist community by establishing an official treasury.
As you can imagine, it doesn't go well. Finance Smurf gives every member of the village 100 gold coins, but gives himself 200—you know, to cover expenses. The Smurfs that have tangible skills, like Baker Smurf and Farmer Smurf, clean up. Others, like Jokey Smurf and Poet Smurf, become poor. Finance Smurf builds a bank so he can give loans to the lower-class Smurfs, but Farmer Smurf doesn't trust the establishment and buries his money in the forest. Smurfette doesn't get paid for her work at all, because she's a woman and nobody wants to give her money in exchange for her help.
So it goes, until Papa Smurf and a few others are destitute and forced to leave the village. Others follow, reneging on their financial obligations. Eventually, Finance Smurf owns the entire village, which leads him to realize that money isn't everything, forgive everyone's debts, and lure everyone back home. -they are all drug addicts: Think about it: what do the Smurfs really do? Obviously, they get into a lot of trouble. Otherwise, there'd be no show. Every once in a while, they fend off attacks from the evil wizard, Gargamel, and most of them have jobs—heck, most of them are even named after their chosen professions. But Smurf Village doesn't have any bars, or nightclubs, or movie theaters, and there doesn't seem to be a lot to do in the Smurfs' downtime.
And so, to pass the time, the lovable blue scamps turn to drugs. Constantly. It's not subtle, either. In the Season 6 episode "Lure of the Orb," a witch gives Poet Smurf a glowing stone that "lifts spirits and inspires the uninspired," which is also the product summary for everything listed on Leafly. The orb is also incredibly addictive, and it isn't long before the practically the entire village is fighting over the object, eager for the next fix.
It doesn't end there. In "Reckless Smurfs," Daredevil Dust lowers the Smurfs' inhibitions and makes them go crazy. In "Forget Me Smurfs," Brainy Smurf and Smurfette peddle flowers that supposedly erase the Smurfs' memories, but really just put them into a euphoric daze. It's very, very strange for a children's show, especially since the repeated exposure to various narcotics doesn't seem to have any long-lasting side effects. So, there you have it, kids: drugs are perfectly fine, as long as you're bright blue and only three apples tall. -They killed a dude while signing: If you don't have The Smurfs' theme song stuck in your head, well, congratulations. You do now. And yet, it turns out that the insidiously catchy tune that signaled the start of every Smurf adventure is only the second most evil song that the little blue miscreants know. In "The Smurfs' Christmas Special," Papa Smurf and his crew of mini-marauders unleash a tune titled "Goodness Makes The Badness Go Away," which sounds fine, except that in this case "badness" means a living human being and "go away" is a euphemism for straight-up murder.
"The Smurfs' Christmas Special" might actually be one of the darkest holiday specials of all time—Gargamel even trades children to an evil warlock in exchange for a spell he uses to destroy the Smurfs' village—but it doesn't get worse than the climax, in which the same warlock traps the lost kids in a ring of fire and begins performing a satanic ritual that'll send them on "their final journey." That's when Papa Smurf assembles his deadly chorus and sings the warlock into oblivion, saving both the hostages and Christmas and traumatizing every child in the audience in the process.
Yes, the warlock was a bad dude and deserved what he got, but the whole thing raises a number of difficult questions. For example, why did Papa Smurf know a murder song in the first place? Has he used it before? And, most troubling, what's to stop him from using it again? -Brainy Smurf framed Clumsy Smurf for child neglect: Not only is Brainy Smurf a complete and utter fraud—in Peyo's original comics, he's just known as Smurf with Glasses and isn't actually that smart—but he's got no problem twisting the law to suit his own needs. To wit: in "The Smurfy Verdict," Brainy loses Baby Smurf in the woods while picnicking, then blames his negligence on Clumsy Smurf, who'd been annoying Brainy all day. Papa Smurf refuses to punish Clumsy without a "fair" trial, however, so Brainy locks Clumsy in a cage and throws together a courtroom, complete with a judge and jury.
Except the whole thing is rigged. The only Smurf who can prove Clumsy's innocence is Baby, who's called to testify but can't talk. Brainy is really the only Smurf with any kind of legal knowledge, which he uses to manipulate the court to get the verdict he wants. Even worse, as the charade unfolds, Baby Smurf wanders off again, as Brainy's too busy framing his friend to pay attention.
Clumsy eventually finds Baby, while Smurfette discovers incriminating cakes stashed in Brainy's jacket, and justice is eventually served. Still, it's harrowing to think what would've happened if Clumsy had been found guilty because Papa Smurf can be kinda scary.
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