Volume One holds 19 episodes, a nearly even mix of 12-minute shows designed to share a timeslot and 23-minute ones able to single-handedly claim a half-hour of air.Warner Home Video seeks to change that some when they give the Smurfs their long-awaited first official American DVD release next week. But it's clearly been a quiet presence, a far cry from the retail staple the group once was. In recent years, they've still shown up in file-sharing networks, bootleg DVDs, the rare retro t-shirt, the little-known digital cable network Boomerang, and a few PlayStation games. But unlike those other properties (which have continued to live on in toys and off-radar animation), the Smurfs more or less disappeared shortly after their series was cancelled in 1990. Like Care Bears and My Little Pony, the Smurfs were easily recognized and widely spotted by children of the '80s and their parents. It was more than just the Hanna-Barbera animated series which debuted near the start of the decade, it was an entire fantasy universe that intrigued with its bold blue characters and their slightly curious diction. When it comes to these cartoons, few made as a big a splash as 'Smurfs'. Slim four-sided Digipak with embossed cardboard slipcoverĪmong the most distinctive things of the 1980s were the abundant colorful TV cartoons and the plentiful merchandise closely associated with them.

Two single-sided, dual-layered discs (DVD-9s) Suggested Retail Price: $26.98 / DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008

Original Airdates: September 12 - October 24, 1981 Subtitles: English (for Hearing Impaired) Closed Captioned, Extras Subtitled Running Time: 310 Minutes (19 episodes) / Rating: Not Rated (TV-Y equivalent)ġ.33:1 Fullscreen (Original Broadcast Ratio), Dolby Digital Mono 1.0 (English) Voice Cast: Don Messick (Papa Smurf, Azrael, Dreamy Smurf), Paul Winchell (Gargamel), Michael Bell (Grouchy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, Handy Smurf), Lucille Bliss (Smurfette), Bill Callaway (Clumsy Smurf), Hamilton Camp (Greedy Smurf, Harmony Smurf), Danny Goldman (Brainy Smurf), June Foray (Jokey Smurf), Frank Welker (Hefty Smurf), Alan Oppenheimer (Vanity Smurf), Paul Kirby (Narrator), Lennie Weinrib (Bigmouth), Janet Waldo (Hogatha), Keene Curtis (Balthazar) / Additional Voices: Walker Edmiston, Dick Erdman, Ken Mars, John Stephenson, Fred Travalena Supervising Director: Ray Patterson / Directors: George Gordon, Bob Hathcock, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora / Assistant Directors: Bob Goe, Terry Harrison Michael Reaves, Cliff Roberts, Tom Swale, David Villaire, Marc Scott Zicree / Concepts: Peyo, Yvan Delporte

Story: Gene Ayres, Creighton Barnes, Patsy Cameron, Len Janson, Glenn Leopold, Chuck Menville, Frances Novier, Ted Pederson, Duane Poole, J. Producer: Gerard Baldwin / Story Editors: Len Janson, Chuck Menville Creator: Peyo / Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna /

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