"Rover's Rival," a 1937 Looney Tune directed by Bob Clampett, was the first such short to use "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" as the opening and closing theme music, and as such assumed Porky Pig's place in world history with the closing titles! #SaturdayMorningCartoons

Fun fact: The 1980s "Johan and Peewit" segments in season 2 show every reason why they were dropped from the lineup: their failure to interest audiences; they focused more on slapstick than "The Smurfs"; their adventures didn't leave a cultural impact in America, much like they did in Belgium.

Fun fact: Both the Smurfs and Sonic the Hedgehog share similarities in worldbuilding, but both have key differences in premise. Smurfs live in mushroom houses, protecting their village from Gargamel. Sonic and friends protect their environment from Doctor Eggman's evil gadgets.

Heh, nice timing with this being on MeTV Toons before I leave for work! #MeTVToons

Happy anniversary to the 1981 animated TV series The Smurfs, featuring Smurfette! 🥳 I can’t believe that I get to draw her again! #TheSmurfs #Smurf #Smurfette #HannaBarbera #Peyo #Birthday #Anniversary #Gift

Almost forgot: Happy 40th anniversary to the Super Mario Bros! #FursuitEveryday #SuperMarioBros40thAnniversary

Hanna-Barbera Australia being Hanna-Barbera Australia...

On this day in 1981 #TheSmurfs premiered on #NBC ! 🦚 💙 🍄 ✨

On today's date in 1981, "The Smurfs" premieres on NBC. Laa-laa la-la-la-laa! Sing the happy song! Based on Peyo's Bande Dessinée, the Smurfs all over Smurf Village protect themselves and their Smurfy village from Gargamel and Azrael. 🌟 Hanna-Barbera's biggest 1980s success! 🚫 Dec. 2, 1989

Happy 56th anniversary to Scooby-Doo! That private toon detective fox finds it a pleasure to work with that fellow mystery-solving toon. (Scooby played by @liriedane.bsky.social) #furryfandom #FursuitEveryday

📺 September 12, 1981: "The Smurfs" debuted on NBC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it is based on the Belgian comic series of the same name, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo. One of the most iconic '80s Saturday morning cartoons, it ran nine seasons.

the johan and peewit reprints by @papercutzgn.bsky.social are so beautiful especially here in the smurfs archives please can they publish the complete run as well i need it……

Paramount gave us Smurfs 2025 with a new no-name Smurf 🙄 But Baby Smurf already had powers in the classic series and Papa knew it! They could’ve revived the canceled 2008 trilogy, where adult Sasette was planned. That would’ve made more sense and real potential! #Smurfs #Nostalgia #Smurfs2008

Penciller Smurf's smurfday is coming up! If anyone wants to draw him a gift, feel free to participate. #pencillersmurf #smurfday #september9th #birthday #thesmurfs #smurfs #fanart #art #traditional #coloredpencils #announcement #visualannouncement

Doodlin' some Smurfs on a Sunday night...

Fun fact: The 1981 Smurfs episode, "Supersmurf" was made as a parody of the superhero action shows that Gerard Baldwin previously worked on at Hanna-Barbera.

Fun fact: Before Peewit and the Smurfs, Johan was the only title character. He appeared in solo outings like Basenhau's Punishment and The Master of Roucybeuf (the first two stories of the Johan series). Both sold well in 1950s Belgium, laying a foundation for what comes next.

That's true. Warner Bros. owns the rights to the 1981 TV series of The Smurfs by Hanna-Barbera, but they do not own the Smurfs outright. That honor goes to the Culliford family estate at the Peyo Company.

At least now you can watch all the classic Looney Tunes you want on Tubi! youtu.be/QUEvqs693b8

Happy International Wolf Day from Zak Wolf! #InternationalWolfDay

Fun fact: Johan and Peewit were popular in Belgium in the 1950s, but they weren't enough to make Peyo a household name. Most of Peyo’s human characters in Johan and Peewit had little to no personality, unlike The Smurfs, which had more layers under their one-note personality traits.

Fun fact: When the Smurfs show started, Peyo vetoed H-B from Americanizing his little blue characters. He wanted them to stay rooted in the Middle Ages — old-fashioned and timeless. The series also featured a classical music soundtrack. Like Charles Schulz, Peyo was against adding a laugh track.

If you don't like the 2025 movie, watch 1961 series, The Magic Flute, 1981 Hanna-Barbera series and Smurfs: The Lost Village instead. They're good/decent Smurfs content.

Fun fact: Characters such as King Gerard, the Pussywillow Pixies, Lord Balthazar, the Wartmongers, and Nemesis were created exclusively for the 1980s Smurfs animated series by Hanna-Barbera, meaning none of them were adapted into later entries of the original Smurfs comics produced by Studio Peyo.

Wang Film Productions sure got around in the 80s and 90s. Many animated TV shows during that time subcontracted to Wang, especially anything from Disney and Hanna-Barbera. Horta Editorial's sound design for this show was also pretty good.

A scene that was animated by Danish cartoonist/animator/musician Børge Ring (b. 1921 - d. 2018) Film: "Astérix chez les Bretons/Asterix in Britain (1986)" Director: Pino van Lamsweerde Writer: Pierre Tchernia Producer: Yannick Piel and Philippe Grimond

Janice Chiang with a tip of the cap to Kurtzman in Johan and Peewit: battle of 7 springs (smurfs).

Cartoon pals for @boobun.com, @grishamanimation1.bsky.social, @nambroth.bsky.social and @jessejayjones.bsky.social #artfight

Colored pencil drawing of Kiki (Henrieke's OC) and Dopey Dwarf (1980s AU version). From ArtFight 2025. @henrieke.bsky.social #disney #sevendwarfs #dopey #kiki #fanart #crossover #artfight2025

the Smurfs' communist roots betrayed www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

Déjà au moyen-âge, tel que vu par Peyo en 1955, ça n'allait pas avec les jeunes. 😋

Non en vrai j'abuse parce que mon Johan et Pirlouit en Bill and Ted c'est un banger je pense....

#SaturdayMorningCartoons The SMURFS Aired Saturday mornings on NBC from 12 September 1981 to 2 December 1989, 9 seasons Produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on Belgian comics by cartoonist Peyo, SMURFS were ubiquitous in the 80s from PVC figures by Schleich, board games, to SMURF BERRY CRUNCH cereal

Yeah, if I'm gonna watch a Belgian comic turned CG animated movie, the two Asterix films (The Mansions of the Gods & The Secret of the Magic Potion) and the miniseries of The Big Fight, they're definitely more entertaining than this mess, and in the case of the two movies, they're free on YouTube

Today's nerdy finds. A #Smurfs Life Magazine and some Flash and Smurfs socks!

Sloppy Smurf, but with "grunge band" era clothing of the 1990s. #sloppysmurf #thesmurfs #smurfs #modernau #fanart #art #digital #grungeband #1990s #characterdesign

I wish that Americans had embraced other Franco-Belgian comic series like The Adventures of Tintin, Asterix, Lucky Luke and Gaston Lagaffe instead of just The Smurfs. I wonder why Americans didn't embrace them? #Tintin #TheAdventuresofTintin #Asterix #LuckyLuke #GastonLagaffe

Started to watch the Asterix mini-series with the kiddos! Soooo good. I grew up reading the Asterix & Obelix comic books, and I'm so happy they were able to actualize the humor while still respecting the spirit of the books. Watch it, it's amazing.

This shop in Strasbourg is one of the best I’ve ever been to and I got there by following the Lucky Luke signs

Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight This was so fun. Great animation and humour even if a couple of gags got on my nerves by the end. Hope we see more Asterix stories in this style #geomedia

I've had enough of people criticizing some of Pixar's recent original movies for utilizing what they think is unfairly called the "CalArts Style". So Disney's Big Bad Wolf once again, sets the record straight... #Pixar youtu.be/G4PwP0LEoO0

Happy birthday to Jon Lovitz! Such a distinct voice of his!

Now the Smurf-loving Korey has had his heart broken by Hollywood over and over... and well, that time has come again as SMURFS (2025) gets Double Toasted!

Smurfs Movie Rewatch: 4/4 Lost Village Now just have to wait and see how the newest film will do tomorrow boxd.it/anfNgJ

You might not realise it, but The Smurfs have a long history in comics.

Fanart by @hpwendiz.bsky.social FULL CREDITS WITH NUMBERING IN THE COMMENTS; OC (owner/artist)

A caricature of myself as a Snork. Maybe I'll make him into a supporting character or a minor character in the background. Who knows? #snorks #thesnorks #caricature #fanart #traditional #coloredpencils #seacreature #characterdesign

Finally finished this comic strip I started back in March. I hadn't drawn Pierre and Andre for about four months and I thought it would be funny to break the fourth wall and have them confront me about it. That is cartoon me in the second and third panel.