Should you watch The Smurfs?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

The Smurfs
Series · 1981
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
The sides of The Smurfs
- Little blue elves in mushroom houses
- Papa Smurf leading the village
- Gargamel and his cat Azrael
The Smurfs is good for you if…
- you want a cartoon to watch with young children.
- you like a village where every problem is fixed by the end.
- you want villains who never really hurt anyone.
The Smurfs is bad for you if…
- you don't watch cartoons.
- nine seasons is too much for you.
- you find 1980s cartoons dated.
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