Transcript THE SMURFS
THE
SMURFS
THE COMMUNIST REGIME
A SHORT HISTORY
The
very first Smurf was drawn in 1958 by
Pierre Culliford.
The Smurfs made their first appearance in
the comic 'Johan and Pirlouit' as extras,
but they became so popular they gained
their own spotlight
In 1982, the Smurfs moved to Los Angeles
were they would star in over 150 episodes.
CHARACTERS
Papa Smurf the Red
Father
Lazy Smurf
Handy Smurf
Brainy Smurf
Clumsy Smurf
Reporter Smurf
Tailor Smurf
Farmer Smurf
Dreamy Smurf
Harmony Smurf
Painter Smurf
Hefty Smurf
Vanity Smurf
Jokey Smurf
Smurfette
Poet Smurf
Grouchy Smurf
Baker Smurf
Greedy Smurf
Snappy Smurf
Slouchy Smurf
Puppy
Nat Smurfling
Baby Smurf
Grandpa Smurf
Nanny Smurf
Smoogle
Clockwork Smurf
Tracker Smurf
Wild Smurf
And so on and so
on and so on…
The Red Father
Papa
Smurf is the dictator of a small
peaceful community
His claims that he is 564 years old
He protects the village from the evil
Gargamel (symbolically- the greedy
capitalists/ the Jew) and his cat Azrael ( or
the oppressed proletariat)
Brainy Smurf
He
is the village smarty who’s never afraid
to criticize the faults of others(like Mr.
Barefoot) to his fellow Smurfs, even
though it usually results in him being exiled
out of the village or whacked in the head
with a mallet
Lazy Smurf
He
is a smurf who likes to sleep, which at
times, can cause problems with the
community
His laziness can be good or bad in a
number of episodes, where in one
episode, his echoed snores scared off an
animal about to attack another smurf
Reporter Smurf
He
likes to write heart-wrenching articles in
their little newspaper.
He is not one of the regulars that appear
on the show, but an extra- with a small
role with comedic purpose
SYMBOLIC MEANING
There have been some critics to say that the
Smurfs were a representation of communist
society- given their lack of currency, the fact
that nobody posses personal items; it is shared
within the community. Even the farmer Smurf
doesn’t sell his crops- he distributes them
throughout village. The whole clan is
dependent on the decision of one SmurfPapa Smurf- or should I say Tsar Smurf.
Nobody holds a specific social class(except
for Papa Smurf, everyone is equal in social
status. Sounding a bit Familiar?
REFERENCES
http://www.iamlost.com/features/smurfs/
commies.shtml
http://bluebuddies.com/help/smurf_nam
es_and_list_of_the_smurfs.htm
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/featu
res/smurfs/history1/