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'''''The Smurfs''''' is a 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 first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo in 1958, wherein they were known as 'Les Schtroumpfs'.
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'''''The Smurfs''''' is a 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 first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo in 1958, wherein they were known as 'Les Schtroumpfs'. They were later adapted in a 1981-1989 animated TV series by Hanna-Barbera.
  
 
== References to ''The Smurfs'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
== References to ''The Smurfs'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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{{TB|Bart refers to ''{{w|The Smurfs|The Smurfs Christmas Special}}''.}}
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{{TB|Bart refers to ''{{W|The Smurfs|The Smurfs Christmas Special}}'', when he summarizes several good things that always happen to characters whenever it's Christmas.}}
 
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{{TB|"[[Trilogy of Error]]"}}
 
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{{TB|When [[Homer]] was drunk at [[Moe's Tavern]], he said that the Blue Man Group had total rip-off the Smurfs, and that the Smurfs suck.}}
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{{TB|When [[Homer]] was drunk at [[Moe's Tavern]], he said that the Blue Man Group was a total rip-off of the Smurfs, and that the Smurfs suck.}}
 
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{{TB|"[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]"}}
 
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{{TB|[[Homer]] called [[Vishnu]] "[[Papa Smurf]]".}}
 
{{TB|[[Homer]] called [[Vishnu]] "[[Papa Smurf]]".}}
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{{TB|"[[Trilogy of Error]]"}}
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{{TB|When [[Homer]] was drunk at [[Moe's Tavern]], he said that the Blue Man Group was a total rip-off of the Smurfs, and that the Smurfs suck.}}
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{{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}}
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{{TB|"[[The Blue and the Gray]]"}}
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{{TB|Homer imagines Smurfette.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 23|23]]}}
 
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{{TB|"[[The Book Job]]"}}
 
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{{TB|The trolls in ''[[The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy]]'' replace many words with "trolly", a reference to ''{{w|The Smurfs}}''.}}
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{{TB|The trolls in ''[[The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy]]'' replace many words with "trolly", a reference to ''The Smurfs''.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 25|25]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Papa Smurf]] appeared in [[Annie Crawford]]'s mind, which lead her to take [[Lunatrix]].}}
 
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{{TB|"[[The Serfsons]]"}}
 
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{{TB|At the end of the level [[Mob Rules]], [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] use the word 'space' to replace certain words, a reference to how ''{{W|The Smurfs}}'' would say 'smurf' instead of some nouns and verbs.}}
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{{TB|At the end of the level [[Mob Rules]], [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] use the word 'space' to replace certain words, a reference to how ''The Smurfs'' would say 'smurf' instead of some nouns and verbs.}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:The Happy Little Elves Game.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TRs|''[[The Simpsons Xmas Book]]''}}
 
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{{TB|''[[Les Schtroumphsons]]''}}
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{{TB| In ''Simpsons Comics #131'', parodies of Belgian comics are seen. The cover of the album ''Momolapalopi'' is obviously inspired by The Smurfs. The story ''Le Schtroumphsons'' borrows its title from the French-language name of The Smurfs (''Les Schtroumpfs'') and features a group of green Smurf-like midgets. In another scene, [[Mr. Burns]] is referred to as ''Gilgamel, the evil one'', a reference to the Smurfs' nemesis Gargamel.}}
 
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{{TB|''[[The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror 23|The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #23]]''}}
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{{TB|''[[It Happens!]]''}}
 
{{TB|''[[It Happens!]]''}}
 
{{TB|The Scrumfs is a parody of ''The Smurfs''.}}
 
{{TB|The Scrumfs is a parody of ''The Smurfs''.}}
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== Common Cast and Crew ==
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=== Cast ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Fred Armisen.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Fred Armisen]]}}
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{{TB|Voice of Brainy Smurf in the two movies and the holiday special ''{{W|The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Terrence]] in "[[The Day the Earth Stood Cool]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Hank Azaria.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Hank Azaria]]}}
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{{TB|Played Gargamel in the two live-action movies.}}
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{{TB|Main cast member.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Alan Cumming.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Alan Cumming]]}}
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{{TB|Voice of Gutsy Smurf in the two movies.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{ap|Loki|Marvel Comics}} in "[[Bart's in Jail!]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Tom Colicchio.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Tom Colicchio]]}}
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{{TB|Played a party guest as a cameo in the 2011 film.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Tom Colicchio|himself}} in "[[The Falcon and the D'ohman]]".))}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Brendan Gleeson.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Brendan Gleeson]]}}
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{{TB|Played Victor Doyle in ''{{W|The Smurfs 2}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Joe Quimby Sr.]] in "[[Sashes to Sashes]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Tim Gunn.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|Played Henri in the 2011 film.}}
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{{TB|Was interviewed in the documentary ''[[Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson]]''.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Neil Patrick Harris.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|Played Patrick "Pat" Winslow in the two live-action movies.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Neil Patrick Harris|himself}} in "[[Bart the Murderer]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:John Kassir.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|Voice of Crazy Smurf in the two movies.}}
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{{TB|Voiced a possum in "[[Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"]]", a donkey in "[[Jaws Wired Shut]]" and [[Duff McShark]] in "[[Old Yeller-Belly]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Nancy O'Dell.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Nancy O'Dell]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in ''The Smurfs 2''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Nancy O'Dell|herself}} in "[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]".}}
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{{TB|Voice of Vanity Smurf in the two movies.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Booth Wilkes-John]] in "[[Pay Pal]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Katy Perry.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|Voice of Smurfette in the two movies.}}
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{{TB|Portrayed {{Ch|Katy Perry|herself}} in "[[The Fight Before Christmas]]" via live-action recording.}}
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{{TB|Played a chef in the 2011 movie.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Wolfgang Puck|himself}} in "[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Danny Pudi.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Danny Pudi]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Brainy Smith in ''{{W|Smurfs: The Lost Village}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Johnson Bryans]] in the [[season 37]] episode "[[Bart 'N' Frink]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Joan Rivers.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Joan Rivers]]}}
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{{TB|Played a party guest as a cameo in the 2011 film.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Annie Dubinsky]] in "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Amy Sedaris.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Amy Sedaris]]}}
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{{TB|Voiced Jaunty in the {{W2|Smurfs|film|rebooted movie}}.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Maggie Simpson]] in the [[season 36]] episode "[[Bart's Birthday]]".}}
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{{TB|[[Sofia Vergara]]}}
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{{TB|Played Odile Anjelou in the 2011 film.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Carol Berrera]] in "[[Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles]]".}}
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
*[https://www.smurf.com/ Official website]
 
*[https://www.smurf.com/ Official website]
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The Smurfs is a 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 first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo in 1958, wherein they were known as 'Les Schtroumpfs'. They were later adapted in a 1981-1989 animated TV series by Hanna-Barbera.

References to The Smurfs in The Simpsons[edit]

Characters[edit]

Picture Character name Reference
Happy Little Elves.png The Happy Little Elves The Happy Little Elves are a fictional children's program, often resembling a cross between The Smurfs, Snorks, Astrosnik, Teletubbies and Care Bears.

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
1 1 "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Bart refers to The Smurfs Christmas Special, when he summarizes several good things that always happen to characters whenever it's Christmas.
11 4 "Treehouse of Horror X" The names Comic Book Guy (as his supervillain alter-ego The Collector) wishes to be called are: Obi-Wan, Iron Man, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and Big Papa Smurf.
12 18 "Trilogy of Error" When Homer was drunk at Moe's Tavern, he said that the Blue Man Group was a total rip-off of the Smurfs, and that the Smurfs suck.
17 17 "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" Homer called Vishnu "Papa Smurf".
12 18 "Trilogy of Error" When Homer was drunk at Moe's Tavern, he said that the Blue Man Group was a total rip-off of the Smurfs, and that the Smurfs suck.
Homer & Smurfette.png 22 13 "The Blue and the Gray" Homer imagines Smurfette.
23 6 "The Book Job" The trolls in The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy replace many words with "trolly", a reference to The Smurfs.
25 1 "Homerland" Papa Smurf appeared in Annie Crawford's mind, which lead her to take Lunatrix.
29 1 "The Serfsons" Genital Snerfs are parodies of The Smurfs.
Smurf Realty.png 30 4 "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" A Smurf appears in Lisa's hallucination.
The Happy Little Elves Movie.png 30 15 "101 Mitigations" The poster for The Happy Little Elves Movie is a reference to The Smurfs film, which starred Hank Azaria as Gargamel.



Games[edit]

Picture Game Reference
The Simpsons Game At the end of the level Mob Rules, Kang and Kodos use the word 'space' to replace certain words, a reference to how The Smurfs would say 'smurf' instead of some nouns and verbs.
The Happy Little Elves Game.png The Simpsons: Tapped Out‎ The Happy Little Elves Game is a parody of Smurfs' Village.
The Simpsons: Tapped Out‎ In The Price of Donuts Pt. 3, after tapping on Comic Book Guy's exclamation mark: "Well there was this game called the Smurfs and...".

Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference
The Simpsons Xmas Book Bart refers to The Smurfs Christmas Special.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Momolapalopi.png Simpsons Comics #131 Les Schtroumphsons In Simpsons Comics #131, parodies of Belgian comics are seen. The cover of the album Momolapalopi is obviously inspired by The Smurfs. The story Le Schtroumphsons borrows its title from the French-language name of The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) and features a group of green Smurf-like midgets. In another scene, Mr. Burns is referred to as Gilgamel, the evil one, a reference to the Smurfs' nemesis Gargamel.
Scrumf.png The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #23 It Happens! The Scrumfs is a parody of The Smurfs.

Common Cast and Crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in The Smurfs Role on The Simpsons
Fred Armisen.jpg Fred Armisen Voice of Brainy Smurf in the two movies and the holiday special The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol. Voiced Terrence in "The Day the Earth Stood Cool".
Hank Azaria.jpg Hank Azaria Played Gargamel in the two live-action movies. Main cast member.
Alan Cumming.jpg Alan Cumming Voice of Gutsy Smurf in the two movies. Voiced Loki in "Bart's in Jail!".
Tom Colicchio.jpg Tom Colicchio Played a party guest as a cameo in the 2011 film. Voiced himself in "The Falcon and the D'ohman".))
Brendan Gleeson.jpg Brendan Gleeson Played Victor Doyle in The Smurfs 2. Voiced Joe Quimby Sr. in "Sashes to Sashes".
Tim Gunn.jpg Tim Gunn Played Henri in the 2011 film. Was interviewed in the documentary Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson.
Neil Patrick Harris.jpg Neil Patrick Harris Played Patrick "Pat" Winslow in the two live-action movies. Voiced himself in "Bart the Murderer".
John Kassir.jpg John Kassir Voice of Crazy Smurf in the two movies. Voiced a possum in "Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"", a donkey in "Jaws Wired Shut" and Duff McShark in "Old Yeller-Belly".
Nancy O'Dell.jpg Nancy O'Dell Played herself in The Smurfs 2. Voiced herself in "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder".
John Oliver.jpg John Oliver Voice of Vanity Smurf in the two movies. Voiced Booth Wilkes-John in "Pay Pal".
Katy Perry.jpg Katy Perry Voice of Smurfette in the two movies. Portrayed herself in "The Fight Before Christmas" via live-action recording.
Wolfgang Puck.jpg Wolfgang Puck Played a chef in the 2011 movie. Voiced himself in "The Bart Wants What It Wants".
Danny Pudi.jpg Danny Pudi Voiced Brainy Smith in Smurfs: The Lost Village. Voiced Johnson Bryans in the season 37 episode "Bart 'N' Frink".
Joan Rivers.jpg Joan Rivers Played a party guest as a cameo in the 2011 film. Voiced Annie Dubinsky in "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution".
Amy Sedaris.jpg Amy Sedaris Voiced Jaunty in the rebooted movie. Voiced Maggie Simpson in the season 36 episode "Bart's Birthday".
Sofia Vergara.jpg Sofia Vergara Played Odile Anjelou in the 2011 film. Voiced Carol Berrera in "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles".

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