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September 12, 1981
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... in the United States, as a series by Hanna Barbara.
However, they were released as a comic in 1958 in Dutch, and a black and white movie released in Belgium in 1965.
The Smurfs were first introduced in a comic by their creator, Peyo, in 1958 in the comic called "Johan et Pirlouit" (pronounced 'peer-lou-ee') as a creature called a Schtroumpf.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe Smurfs was first created as a series of comic book characters by a Belgian comics book artist named Peyo (Pierre Culliford) in 1958. The Smurfs television show was first aired in 1981 in North America, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and aired from 1981 to August 25th, 1990.
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∙ 14y agoThe Smurfs first appeared on October 23rd 1958 in Belgian comic strip "Spirou". They first appeared in TV animation form on September 12th 1981.
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∙ 14y agoInitially during the 1980s, from 1981 onwards.
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∙ 12y agoThe 1st original Smurfs cartoon debuted September 12, 1981 (to December 2, 1989) .
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∙ 7y agoThe Smurfs aired from 1981 to 1989.
The Smurfs started off as a Belgian comic in 1958.
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∙ 14y agoIn the U.S. it was in 1981 .
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What was the most popular cartoon in 1985?
The "most" popular has been lost to history but some of the popular of the day were, He-Man, GI Joe, Thundercats, Transformers & Smurfs
Why was Gargamel after the Smurfs?
Answer: He never caught the smurfs in the cartoon, The smurfs always escaped from him and he gets angry sometimes when he never gets to eat a smurf and the smurfs escaped from the evil wizard themselfs.
How old was the first cartoon maker when he made the cartoon?
Unfortunately the literal first person who made the first cartoon has been lost to history.
What is better Smurfs or Snorks?
Smurfs
Was Oswald the lucky rabbit the first cartoon ever made?
No, the first cartoon ever made was ''Bugs Bunny.''
What year were the smurfs children animated cartoon series made?
"The Smurfs" aired from 1981 to 1989 .
Are smerfs real?
No, smurfs is a really old made up cartoon.
What cartoon had the blue blobs character that made funny sounds?
The Smurfs
What channel is smurfs on?
they are on cartoon network
Are Smurfs demons?
No, the Smurfs are not demonic. They are totally harmless.
Where in the Holy Bible will you find the word smurfs?
The cartoon characters 'smurfs' is not found in the Bible.
How many smurfs are there in the film?
there are axacly 99 smurfs in the cartoon and movie also the comic books
What was the name of the evil wizard in the cartoon the smurfs?
Gargamel.
What is a blue cartoon critter?
Sonic,Blue,Smurfs
What is the first smurfs episode called?
In cartoon - "The Abominable Snowbeast".
What 80's cartoon had little blue people?
The Smurfs .
Is The Smurfs a British cartoon?
No, it's produced by Hanna-Barbera, which is American.
