The Smurfs (1981 TV series)

*The Smurfs*
The Smurfs
	International title card for Season 1
Also known as	Smurfs' Adventures (in syndication)
Genre	Animated sitcom; Adventure; Fantasy; Comedy; Slapstick;
Created by	Pierre "Peyo" Culliford
Based on	The 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; also supervising director);
Voices of	See 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.);
Ending theme	"The Smurfy Way" (instrumental); "La La Song" (instrumental);
Composers	Hoyt Curtin; Clark Gassman (Season 9 only);
Country of origin	United States; Belgium;
Original languages	English; French;
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	258 (425 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera; Freddy Monnickendam (Season 6–7; Special 7);
Producers	Gerard Baldwin (Season 1–3; supervising producer, Season 4–5; Special 2–6); Bob Hathcock (Season 4–6); Don Jurwich (Season 7; Special 7); Walt Kubiak (Season 7); Paul Sabella (Season 8–9); Iwao Takamoto (creative producer, S01–05); Associate producers:; Bob Hathcock (Season 3; Special 5); Larry Latham (Special 6); Charles Grosvenor (Season 6);
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions; SEPP International S.A. (Season 1–7); Lafig S.A. (Season 8–9);
Original release
Network	NBC
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Mono (1981—1985); Stereo (1985—1989)
Release	12 September 1981 –; 2 December 1989
Related
	The Smurfs (1961 TV series); The Smurfs (2021 TV series); Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs; The Smurfs and the Magic Flute;
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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 258 episodes^[1] with a total of 419 stories, excluding three cliffhangers episodes and seven specials episodes.

^ ^a ^b "Top 100 Animated Series". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
^ 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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[IGNTop100Animated-1] "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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The Smurfs
International title card for Season 1
Also known as	Smurfs' Adventures (in syndication)
Genre	Animated sitcom Adventure Fantasy Comedy Slapstick
Created by	Pierre "Peyo" Culliford
Based on	The 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; also supervising director)
Voices of	See 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.)
Ending theme	"The Smurfy Way" (instrumental) "La La Song" (instrumental)
Composers	Hoyt Curtin Clark Gassman (Season 9 only)
Country of origin	United States Belgium
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	258 (425 segments)^[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna Joseph Barbera Freddy Monnickendam (Season 6–7; Special 7)
Producers	Gerard Baldwin (Season 1–3; supervising producer, Season 4–5; Special 2–6) Bob Hathcock (Season 4–6) Don Jurwich (Season 7; Special 7) Walt Kubiak (Season 7) Paul Sabella (Season 8–9) Iwao Takamoto (creative producer, S01–05) Associate producers: Bob Hathcock (Season 3; Special 5) Larry Latham (Special 6) Charles Grosvenor (Season 6)
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions^[2]^[a] SEPP International S.A. (Season 1–7) Lafig S.A. (Season 8–9)
Original release
Network	NBC
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Mono (1981—1985) Stereo (1985—1989)

Release	12 September 1981 (1981-09-12) – 2 December 1989 (1989-12-02)
Related
The Smurfs (1961 TV series) The Smurfs (2021 TV series) Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
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