The Smurfs - Season One, Vol. One | 
| Directors: Bob Hathcock, Carl Urbano, George Gordon, Rudy Zamora
Actors: Raúl Aldana, Francisco Colmenero, Lucille Bliss, Michael Bell, William Callaway
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 345 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.3
MPN: 014764370828
UPC: 014764370828
EAN: 0014764370828
ASIN: B000XXWKFW
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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Beloved in Europe for almost 20 years before they became a toy and marketing hit on American shores, Belgian cartoonist Peyo's industrious and charming Smurfs were a natural choice for Saturday morning TV; fans who grew up with their popular and Emmy-nominated network run (1981-1990) can now enjoy (and share) the first 19 episodes of the Hanna-Barbera produced series, which are remastered and compiled in this tidy two-disc set. Though simplistic by today's animation standards, the quarter-century-plus since their U.S. TV debut has not diminished the key ingredient to the Smurfs' enduring appeal: their unflappably upbeat demeanor, which helps Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and the rest of the clan overcome the schemes of their chief rival, the evil wizard Gargamel, but also a dangerous bird ("The Smurfs and the Howlibird"), a duplicitous genie ("The Magical Meanie"), and the Tribble-like "Fuzzles" ("Fuzzle Trouble"), and the giant Bigmouth ("Soup a la Smurf"). More benign issues are also handled with the Smurfs' typical can-do attitude, like Harmony's embarrassment over his lack of tunesmanship in "Smurphony in 'C'" or the hubbub caused by the arrival of Smurfette (addressed in "The Smurfette" and "Romeo and Smurfette"). And if the dialogue remains a touch on the corny side (especially the incessant use of "smurf" to replace any number of nouns, verbs and adverbs), it's delivered with good cheer by some of the best names in vocal talent, including Paul Winchell, Don Messick, Lucille Bliss, June Foray, Frank Welker, and Lenny Weinrib. It's unfortunate that the set's supplemental features don't delve further into the Smurfs' long history (or even into the TV series) with any detail; the Emmy-nominated 1982 primetime special The Smurfs' Springtime Special is the chief extra, while Smurfs: The Music Video offers tantalizing snippets of production sketches and promotional footage in a haphazard montage. Previews for DVD releases of Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry, and Looney Tunes round out the set. --Paul Gaita
Product Description
Follows the adventures of the tiny blue creatures known as the Smurfs as they try to avoid the evil wizard Gargamel and his cat Azrael.
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 A forest full of possibilites June 7, 2010
Pat Dewees (Birmingham, Alabama United States)
It is a cliché now, but I remember the Smurfs from my childhood. What Peyo has done here is create a new mythical creature alongside elves, trolls, imps, and fairies. Some of those creatures also appear in the cartoon.
For adults, the Smurfs are fascinating from a sociological standpoint. The claim made on various websites that The Smurfs is communist propaganda is farfetched but the Smurfs do practice an informal socialism. All resources in the Smurf Village are shared and Smurfs work for the good of the community, not to acquire the wealth of their neighbors. There is a very strong sense of community among the Smurfs.
For children, there are messages about sharing, friendship, respecting the wisdom of elders, and mercy. One episode even has an environmental message.
The Smurfs live in a forest that is full of possibilities. Some of these possibilities present a danger to the Smurfs. Then the happy background music becomes ominous. The music, by the way, is based on actual classical music pieces. So don't be surprised if you recognize music on this DVD from a music appreciation class or vice versa.
This DVD set contains the first half of cartoons that were aired during the first season of The Smurfs. To get the entire first season, you will need to also order Season One, Vol. 2.
Smurfs are AWESOME! March 3, 2010
C. Larson (Indianapolis, IN USA)
I love this set. I remember the best cartoons being from when I was a kid, and sitting down to watch the Smurfs with my son after it arrived completely proved me right. I will definitely get the second set. Good stuff! Now, if they could just start producing Paw Paw Bears....
Kept 4 yr old entertained on plane trip December 23, 2009
D. Plodkowski (renoNV)
Purchased this along with Panasonic DVD for long plane trip to Hawaii. As kids never heard of smurfs or seen it before, this kept their attention the whole flight. Now my kids are fans of the smurfs too. Great for the plane ride and made it fun to fly again.
Childhood December 13, 2009
James J. Bolton
The Smurfs bring back fond memories of my childhood. I enjoy watching them as an adult.
 Something Good, Something Bad About This August 4, 2009
Vic George 2K6 (Westfield, MA, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First, let's start off with the something bad about this product: the packaging. I'm not a very big fan of Studio Peyo artwork (the style used following Peyo's death in 1992), and while this may be acceptable for the independent foreign video distributors to use, in the case of Warner Home Video's release, WHY USE IT?!? I mean, doesn't Warner Bros. have access to any sketches of the cartoon characters from Hanna-Barbera Studios that could have been used for the packaging to make it a bit more legit that this is a 1980s cartoon show created by them with Peyo's licensed characters? Another big bone of contention I have is that the image of Papa Smurf on the front cover is very disturbingly creepy to look at, particularly next to the image of Smurfette. It doesn't help that his image is used on men's underwear with the saying WHO'S YOUR PAPA on it. Yeah, good idea, let's further sexualize the character by putting him on inappropriate clothing!
WIth that out of the way, here's the something good: the use of the 1981 intro sequence. This hasn't appeared since the cartoon show stopped running on Saturday mornings and the syndicated version, Smurfs Adventures, continues to air to this day with Gargamel's "ravage the land as never before, total destruction from mountain to shore" rant as part of its intro sequence. It appears on the video just the way that it sounded back when it first appeared on television, narration included, no alternate "carnival music" like in the Australian video release version.
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