Earlier this week I told you about another cartoon classic releasing next week, Tom & Jerry: No Mice Allowed, and today I have another release that is coming out just in time before the live theatrical release!
Join Smurf favorites Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Jokey, Handy, Clumsy, Dreamy and others in a delightful set of six entertaining adventures from the classic Saturday morning cartoon series.
They may be itty-bitty and blue, but the Smurfs are enormously brave when someone’s in trouble. Follow Papa, Brainy, Smurfette, Vanity, Lazy and friends as they escape from being the star attraction in Sideshow Smurf, rescue a visitor from outer space in It Came from Outer Smurf, or look out for one another when a volcano threatens the village in The Sky Is Smurfing! The Sky is Smurfing! It all adds up to an “abso-Smurfy-ly” good time when the Smurfs share one of their most treasured traits – courage!
Kids and adults will be entertained with this not-to-be-missed collection featuring six “Smurf-tacular” episodes, totaling over 90 minutes of “Smurf-sational” fun!
Featured Episodes Include:
1. The Goblin of Boulder Woods
2. Sideshow Smurf
3. The Three Smurfketeers
4. It Came from Outer Smurf
5. One Good Smurf Deserves Another
6. The Sky is Smurfing, the Sky is Smurfing
And in case you're saying, "WHO?"- The Smurfs are a group of over 100 bluish, three-apple tall creatures who live in the mushroom homes of Smurf Village. They are led by 543-year-old Papa Smurf (who doesn’t look a day over 530). Their lives would be perfect were it not for their villainous Gargamel, a wizard who spends his days trying to capture them to eat, turn into gold, or for other evil reasons. Gargamel’s cat Azrael adds to the menace, always looking for a tasty, Smurfy snack.
Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Smurfs originally premiered as part of NBC’s Saturday morning programming lineup, way back in 1981, after debuting in comic book form in 1958! The Emmy nominated series ran for nine seasons on NBC earning a 42% share of the U.S. Saturday morning audience.
"While The Smurfs exude optimism and fun, they also teach us valuable life lessons, like friendship, sharing and having a sense of community.That’s part of the reason the show has remained so popular with television audiences throughout the years,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President, Family & Animation and Partner Brands Marketing. She added, “We are pleased to release another volume of this delightful series.”
Review: Miss Grace ADORES the Smurfs, so I knew she would be entranced with this video from the first "la, la, la, la, la, of the theme song! She loved this DVD and is on her 15th viewing already- seriously, I;m not lying about that! We even used it for our inside part of our Teddy Bear Picnic on Wednesday (when the temps soared into the 90s)! All the girls were entranced with the old episodes and loved them! There is something to be said for your kids loving 'old school' cartoons! We highly recommend this video to help with the "I'm bored's!"
You can check out some of the other Smurf toons at http://www.kidswb.com/video/Smurfs/
Turns out, they have some staying power, just like some of the other old cartoons. They're making a comeback! Just read about an anthology being released with all their stories.
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