The Smurfs (1961 TV series)
| The Smurfs | |
|---|---|
 Series screenshot | |
| Based on | |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 13 minutes |
| Production company | TVA Dupuis |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTBF |
| Release | November 12, 1961 – December 31, 1967 |
The Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs) was the first animated adaptation of the popular Belgian comic book series The Smurfs.[1]
The show was produced by TVA Dupuis and aired on RTB (Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française) from 1961 to 1967. Some of the television episodes from this series were chosen and became a part of the film Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs. The film was released in 1965 in Belgium.[2][3] Some of the recovered episodes are exhibited in the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels, Belgium.
In honor of The Smurfs' 65th Anniversary on October 23, 2023, Peyo Productions and IMPS announced that five episodes from the 1960s series would get uploaded fully restored on Sundays on a weekly basis. [4] "The Smurfnapper" was the first episode that was uploaded October 27, 2023 followed by "The Flying Smurf" on November 3, 2023.
Episode list
[edit]| # | Episode Name | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The Black Smurfs" (French: Les Schtroumpfs Noirs) | November 12, 1961 |
| 02 | "The Egg and the Smurfs" (French: L'Œuf et les Schtroumpfs) | TBA |
| 03 | "The Smurfnapper" (French: Le Voleur de Schtroumpfs) | TBA |
| 04 | "The Fake Smurf" (French: Le faux Schtroumpf) | TBA |
| 05 | "The Flying Smurf" (French: Le Schtroumpf volant) | TBA |
| 06 | "The Unknown Smurf" (French: Le Schtroumpf cet inconnu) | TBA |
| 07 | "The Smurf and His Dragon" (French: Le Schtroumpf et son dragon) | TBA |
| 08 | "The Smurf Flute" (French: La Schtroumpflûte) | TBA |
| 09 | "The Robot Smurf" (French: Le Schtroumpf-robot) | December 31, 1967 |
References
[edit]- ^ Frances Novier Baldwin, B.A. "THE PASSAGE OF THE COMIC BOOK TO THE ANIMATED FILM : THE CASE OF THE SMURFS" (PDF). Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ María Luisa Amador, Jorge Ayala Blanco, Cartelera Cinematográfica, 1980-1989 (2006), p. 151.
- ^ "Smurfs, The". Television Academy Interviews. October 22, 2017.
- ^ "Trailer official - Série originale des Schtroumpfs (1961)" – via www.youtube.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hugues, Dayez (2003). Peyo l'enchanteur (in French) (Niffle ed.). Belgium. p. 77. ISBN 2-87393-046-2.
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- 1961 Belgian television series debuts
- Television shows about wizards
- The Smurfs
- Black-and-white television shows
- Television series set in the Middle Ages
- Television series based on Belgian comics
- Television shows about magic
- French-language television programming in Belgium
- Belgian children's animated adventure television series
- Belgian children's animated fantasy television series