The Smurfs (1981 TV series)

The Smurfs
International title card for Season 1
Also known asSmurfs' Adventures (in syndication)
Genre
Created byPierre "Peyo" Culliford
Based onThe Smurfs
by Pierre "Peyo" Culliford
Directed by
  • Bob Hathcock (Season 1–2, Season 5)
  • George Gordon (Season 1–4)
  • Rudy Zamora (Season 1–6)
  • Carl Urbano (Season 1–6, Season 8)
  • John Walker (Season 3–4)
  • Oscar Dufau (Season 3–4, Season 9)
  • Alan Zaslove (Season 4–5)
  • Don Lusk (Season 5–6, Season 8–9)
  • Jay Sarbry (Season 6–9)
  • John Kimball (Season 7)
  • Bob Goe (Season 7–8)
  • Paul Sommer (Season 7–9)
  • Gerard Baldwin (Special 2–6)
  • Ray Patterson (Special 7)
  • Gordon Hunt (recording director)
Voices ofSee Voices
Theme music composer
  • Mireille Delfosse (worldwide version)
  • Hoyt Curtin (Season 1–8, U.S. version)
  • Tom Worrall (Season 9, U.S. version)
Opening theme
  • "The Smurfy Way" (worldwide)
  • "La La Song" (Season 2 only, U.S.)
  • "Johan and Peewit" (Johan and Peewit episodes only, worldwide)
Ending theme
  • "The Smurfy Way" (instrumental)
  • "La La Song" (instrumental)
Composers
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Belgium
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes256 (417 segments)[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Gerard Baldwin (Season 1–3)
  • Bob Hathcock (Season 4–6)
  • Don Jurwich (Season 7; Special 7)
  • Walt Kubiak (Season 7)
  • Paul Sabella (Season 8–9)
EditorGil Iverson
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release12 September 1981 (1981-09-12) –
2 December 1989 (1989-12-02)
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The Smurfs (syndicated as Smurfs' Adventures) is an animated fantasy-comedy children's television series that originally aired on NBC from 12 September 1981 to 2 December 1989. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it is based on the Belgian comic series of the same name, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (who also served as story supervisor of this adaptation) and aired for 256 episodes[1] with a total of 417 stories, excluding three cliffhangers episodes and seven specials episodes.

  1. ^ a b "Top 100 Animated Series". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  2. ^ Nash, Eric (2 December 2002). "Charles Dupuis, 84, Publisher Who Introduced the Smurfs". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2010.


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