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* Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ''Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture''
* Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ''Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture''
* Richard Wagner, ''The Ring: Ride of the Valkyries''
* Richard Wagner, ''The Ring: Ride of the Valkyries''

==Production Credits==
===Season 1 (1981-1982)===
* '''Executive Producers''': [[Joseph Barbera]] and [[William Hanna]]
* '''Producer''': Gerard Baldwin
* '''Story Editors''': Len Janson, Chuck Menville
* '''Supervising Director''': Ray Patterson
* '''Directors''': George Gordon, Bob Hathcock, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora
* '''Assistant Directors''': Bob Goe, Terry Harrison
* '''Story Supervisors''': Peyo and Ivan Delporte
* '''Story Direction''': Ron Campbell, Chris Jenkyns, Larry Latham, George Singer
* '''Recording Director''': [[Gordon Hunt]]
* '''Animation Casting Director''': [[Ginny McSwain]]
* '''Voices''': [[Michael Bell]], [[Lucille Bliss]], [[William Callaway|Bill Callaway]], [[Hamilton Camp]], [[Walker Edmiston]], [[Richard Erdman|Dick Erdman]], [[June Foray]], [[Danny Goldman]], [[Paul Kirby]], [[Kenneth Mars|Ken Mars]], [[Don Messick]], [[Alan Oppenheimer]], [[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]], [[Fred Travalena]], [[Janet Waldo]], [[Lennie Weinrib]], [[Frank Welker]], [[Paul Winchell]]
* '''Graphics''': Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
* '''Title Design''': Bill Perez
* '''Musical Director''': Hoyt Curti
* '''Musical Supervisor''': Paul DeKorte
* '''Creative Producer''': Iwao Takamoto
* '''Design Supervisor''': Bob Singer
* '''Character Design''': Davis Doi, Barbara Dourmashkin, Alice Hamm, Lew Ott
* '''Layout Supervisor''': Don Morgan
* '''Key Layout''': Terry Morgan, Floyd Norman
* '''Layout''': Kurt Anderson, Tom Coppola, Bob Dranko, David Dunnet, Owen Fitzgerald, Jim Franzen, Drew Gentle, Charles Grosvenor, James Hegedus, David Hilberman, Raymond Jacobs, Carol King, Ken Landau, Larry Latham, Jack Manning, Dave O'Day, Michael O'Mara, Phil Ortiz, Scott Shaw
* '''Animation Supervisor''': Jay Sarbry
* '''Animation''': Bob Hathcock, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Ron Myrick, Jefferey Hall, James T. Walker, Bob Alvarez, Frank Andrina, Ed Barge, Tom Barnes, Bob Bemiller, Becky Bristow, Kent Butterworth, Lefty Callahan, Joan Case, Rudy Cataldi, John Conning, Jesse Cosio, Doug Crane, Zeon Davush, Ed DeMattia, Joan Drake, Gail Finkeldei, Hugh Fraser, John Freeman, Valerie Gifford, Lenny Graves, Alan Green, Terry Harrison, Fred Hellmich, Aundre Knutson, Walter Kubiak, Rick Leon, Hicks Lokey, Ernesto Lopez, Ed Love, Mircea Manta, Lori McLaughlin, Ken Muse, Costi Mustatea, Fred Myers, Bob Nesler, Margaret Nichols, Eduardo Olivares, Karen Peterson, Spencer Peel, Barney Posner, Bill Pratt, Nelson Rhodes, Joanna Romersa, Don Ruch, Michael Sanger, Lana Sauceda, George Scribner, Kunio Shimamura, Ken Southworth, Richard Trueblood, Bob Tyler, Bonita Versh, John Walker
* '''Assistant Animation Supervisor''': John Boersema
* '''Background Supervisor''': Al Gmuer
* '''Background Styling''': Toby
* '''Backgrounds''': Lorraine Andrina, Fernando Arce, Gil DiCicco, Dennis Durrell, Flamarion Ferreira, Martin Forte, Robert Gentle, Eric Heschong, James Hegedus, Jim Hickey, Paro Hozumi, Michael Humphries, Victoria Jenson, Phil Lewis, Michelle Moen, Andy Phillipson, Phil Phillipson, Jeff Richards, Jeff Riche, Ron Roesch, Bill Proctor, Dennis Venizelos
* '''Checking and Scene Planning''': Jackie Banks
* '''Xerography''': Star Wirth
* '''Ink and Paint Supervisor''': Alison Victory
* '''Sound Direction''': Dick Olson, Joe Citarella
* '''Technical Supervisor''': Jerry Mills
* '''Camera''': Roy Wade, Ray Lee, Steve Altman, Candy Edwards, Chuck Flekal, Curt Hall, Ralph Migliori, Joe Ponticelle, Cliff Shirpser, Paul Wainess, Brandy Whittington, Jerry Whittington
* '''Supervising Film Editor''': Larry C. Cowan
* '''Dubbing Supervisor''': Pat Foley
* '''Music Editor''': Daniels McLean
* '''Effects Editors''': Cecil Broughton, Joe Reitano
* '''Show Editor''': Gil Iverson
* '''Negative Consultant''': William E. DeBoer
* '''Post Production Supervisor''': Joed Eaton
* '''Executives in Charge of Production''': Margaret Loesch and Jayne Barbera
* '''A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION in association with SEPP INTERNATIONAL, S.A.'''
* '''(c) 1981 HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS, INC. and SEPP INTERNATIONAL, S.A. SMURFS(tm)'''


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 18:36, 18 July 2009

The Smurfs
Created by
ORF1
Italy Italia 1
Turkey Kanal D
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1981 –
December 2, 1989

The Smurfs is a

series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1981 to December 2, 1989, with reruns airing until August 25, 1990. Made by Hanna-Barbera, it is based on the Belgian comic series The Smurfs, created by Peyo
, and aired for 256 episodes, with a total of 421 stories.

History

In 1976, Stuart R. Ross, an American media and entertainment entrepreneur who saw the Smurfs while traveling in Belgium, entered into an agreement with Editions Dupuis and Peyo, acquiring North American and other rights to the characters, whose original name was "les Schtroumpfs". Subsequently, Ross launched the Smurfs in the United States in association with a California company, Wallace Berrie and Co., whose figurines, dolls and other Smurf merchandise became a hugely popular success. NBC television executive Fred Silverman's daughter, Melissa, had a Smurf doll of her own that he had bought for her at a toy shop while they were visiting Aspen, Colorado. Silverman thought that a series based on the Smurfs might make a good addition to his Saturday-morning lineup.[1]

Run on NBC

The Smurfs secured their place in North American

Daytime Emmy awards, and won Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series in 1982–1983.[2]
The Smurfs television show enjoyed continued success until 1990, when, after a decade of success, NBC cancelled it due to decreasing ratings.

The animated versions of Papa Smurf and Brainy Smurf were featured in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.

Syndication

The series currently airs in reruns on

Turner Broadcasting. Some episodes are available through the online video service In2TV
. Many episodes have black-outs in between scenes or jumps of soundtracks.

TV specials

The smurfs were really big so nbc played many prime-time smurfs specials over the years. The specials were--

Here comes the smurfs (1981)--this was a hour special that aired the episodes "the smurfette", "super smurf" and "baby smurf" with new wraparound of papa smurf telling the stories.

Smurfs Springtime Special (April 8, 1982)--Gargamel teams up with his godfather Lord Balthazar to capture six Smurfs for making gold by putting a spell on Mother Nature, freezing their forest. The Smurfs enlist the aid of the woodland animals to bring an end to their plans and to bring spring back into the forest.

The Smurfs' Christmas Special (December 12, 1982) The Smurfs come to the rescue of two children and their grandfather when an evil mysterious stranger shows up and causes their sleigh to turn over, forcing them to seek help and inadvertently bring Gargamel in on the action.

My Smurfy Valentine (February 13, 1983). Smurfette's wish for a Prince Smurfing eventually causes two evil wizards, Gargamel and Chlorhydris, to fall madly in love with each other when Gargamel intercepts Smurfette's note to Cupid to make her wish come true.

Smurfs Halloween Special (1983)--Smurfs get lost in woods on halloween.

Smurfily Ever After (February 13, 1984) Smurfette contemplates over who she would like to marry someday while the Smurfs help prepare for the wedding of Laconia and Woody, but Gargamel shows up to ruin this joyous occasion with his ghoulish calliope.

The Smurfic Games (May 20, 1984) The Smurfs engage in athletic competition to settle a dispute between both ends of the village over misquoted compound words, which turns deadly when the medal Clumsy is awarded actually causes an earthquake.

'Tis The Season To Be Smurfy (December 13, 1987) Grandpa Smurf and Sassette visits a human village to witness how they celebrate the holidays, and end up helping an old couple by having their fellow Smurfs bring some Christmas cheer into the old couple's lives while tracking down a thief in the process.

Smurfs: Baby's first christmas--This was an episode of the tv show but usa turned in into a special on the Usa cartoon express..

Smurfquest (1986) -Grandpa Smurf returns to the village from a 500-year voyage around the world to restore the power of the Long Life Force Stone. Papa Smurf and a few other Smurfs help Grandpa Smurf find the purest sources of the four primal elements from around the world while the remaining Smurfs stay behind to search for the Long Life Force Stone.

Smurfquest was going to get a big-screen release but ended up airing as a two-hour tv movie. It later got split up into 4 episodes but was edited for commercials. It has never reaired in its complete form!

DVD releases

Warner Bros. started releasing the complete Smurfs cartoon series on DVD in the United States in season box sets in 2008.

In Australia, volumes 1-9 are available of The Smurfs. The 9 discs contain 52 episodes from The Smurfs

DVD Name Cover Art Ep # Release dates Additional Features
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Season One
Volume One		 File:Smurfsdvd.jpg 19 February 26, 2008 TBA TBA This two disc boxset includes the first 19 episodes from Season 1. Bonus features include "The Smurfs Springtime Special" and "Smurfs: The Music Video". The DVD release includes the original broadcast versions of the episodes rather than the syndicated versions seen on
Boomerang
.
Season One
Volume Two		 File:Smurfsseason2.jpg 20 October 7, 2008 TBA TBA This two disc boxset includes the last 20 Episodes from Season 1. Bonus Features include "Smurfology 101" and a bonus featurette called "I Smurf the Smurf" about the phenomenon and enduring popularity of the characters and their world. The DVD release includes the original broadcast versions of the episodes rather than the syndicated versions seen on
Boomerang
.

Voices

Use of classical music

The Smurfs was noted for its frequent use of

themes for particular events. Notable works found in the Smurfs include:[3]

Production Credits

Season 1 (1981-1982)

  • Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
  • Producer: Gerard Baldwin
  • Story Editors: Len Janson, Chuck Menville
  • Supervising Director: Ray Patterson
  • Directors: George Gordon, Bob Hathcock, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora
  • Assistant Directors: Bob Goe, Terry Harrison
  • Story Supervisors: Peyo and Ivan Delporte
  • Story Direction: Ron Campbell, Chris Jenkyns, Larry Latham, George Singer
  • Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
  • Animation Casting Director: Ginny McSwain
  • Voices: Michael Bell, Lucille Bliss, Bill Callaway, Hamilton Camp, Walker Edmiston, Dick Erdman, June Foray, Danny Goldman, Paul Kirby, Ken Mars, Don Messick, Alan Oppenheimer, John Stephenson, Fred Travalena, Janet Waldo, Lennie Weinrib, Frank Welker, Paul Winchell
  • Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
  • Title Design: Bill Perez
  • Musical Director: Hoyt Curti
  • Musical Supervisor: Paul DeKorte
  • Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
  • Design Supervisor: Bob Singer
  • Character Design: Davis Doi, Barbara Dourmashkin, Alice Hamm, Lew Ott
  • Layout Supervisor: Don Morgan
  • Key Layout: Terry Morgan, Floyd Norman
  • Layout: Kurt Anderson, Tom Coppola, Bob Dranko, David Dunnet, Owen Fitzgerald, Jim Franzen, Drew Gentle, Charles Grosvenor, James Hegedus, David Hilberman, Raymond Jacobs, Carol King, Ken Landau, Larry Latham, Jack Manning, Dave O'Day, Michael O'Mara, Phil Ortiz, Scott Shaw
  • Animation Supervisor: Jay Sarbry
  • Animation: Bob Hathcock, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Ron Myrick, Jefferey Hall, James T. Walker, Bob Alvarez, Frank Andrina, Ed Barge, Tom Barnes, Bob Bemiller, Becky Bristow, Kent Butterworth, Lefty Callahan, Joan Case, Rudy Cataldi, John Conning, Jesse Cosio, Doug Crane, Zeon Davush, Ed DeMattia, Joan Drake, Gail Finkeldei, Hugh Fraser, John Freeman, Valerie Gifford, Lenny Graves, Alan Green, Terry Harrison, Fred Hellmich, Aundre Knutson, Walter Kubiak, Rick Leon, Hicks Lokey, Ernesto Lopez, Ed Love, Mircea Manta, Lori McLaughlin, Ken Muse, Costi Mustatea, Fred Myers, Bob Nesler, Margaret Nichols, Eduardo Olivares, Karen Peterson, Spencer Peel, Barney Posner, Bill Pratt, Nelson Rhodes, Joanna Romersa, Don Ruch, Michael Sanger, Lana Sauceda, George Scribner, Kunio Shimamura, Ken Southworth, Richard Trueblood, Bob Tyler, Bonita Versh, John Walker
  • Assistant Animation Supervisor: John Boersema
  • Background Supervisor: Al Gmuer
  • Background Styling: Toby
  • Backgrounds: Lorraine Andrina, Fernando Arce, Gil DiCicco, Dennis Durrell, Flamarion Ferreira, Martin Forte, Robert Gentle, Eric Heschong, James Hegedus, Jim Hickey, Paro Hozumi, Michael Humphries, Victoria Jenson, Phil Lewis, Michelle Moen, Andy Phillipson, Phil Phillipson, Jeff Richards, Jeff Riche, Ron Roesch, Bill Proctor, Dennis Venizelos
  • Checking and Scene Planning: Jackie Banks
  • Xerography: Star Wirth
  • Ink and Paint Supervisor: Alison Victory
  • Sound Direction: Dick Olson, Joe Citarella
  • Technical Supervisor: Jerry Mills
  • Camera: Roy Wade, Ray Lee, Steve Altman, Candy Edwards, Chuck Flekal, Curt Hall, Ralph Migliori, Joe Ponticelle, Cliff Shirpser, Paul Wainess, Brandy Whittington, Jerry Whittington
  • Supervising Film Editor: Larry C. Cowan
  • Dubbing Supervisor: Pat Foley
  • Music Editor: Daniels McLean
  • Effects Editors: Cecil Broughton, Joe Reitano
  • Show Editor: Gil Iverson
  • Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
  • Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
  • Executives in Charge of Production: Margaret Loesch and Jayne Barbera
  • A HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTION in association with SEPP INTERNATIONAL, S.A.
  • (c) 1981 HANNA-BARBERA PRODUCTIONS, INC. and SEPP INTERNATIONAL, S.A. SMURFS(tm)

Notes

  1. ISBN 1-57036-042-1
    .
  2. ^ Leo Cendrowicz (2008-01-15). "The Smurfs Are Off to Conquer the World - Again". Time. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  3. ^ Montreal Mirror article, Astro's Treasure Chest website article
  4. ^ Bluebuddies website article Classical Music in the Smurfs

External links

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