THE SMURFS

THE SMURFS

THESMURFSTHE COMMUNIST REGIME

A SHORT HISTORYThe very first Smurf was drawn in 1958 by Pierre Culliford. The Smurfs made their first appearance in the comic 'Johan and Pirlouit' as extras, but they became so popular they gained their own spotlightIn 1982, the Smurfs moved to Los Angeles were they would star in over 150 episodes.

CHARACTERSPapa Smurf the Red FatherLazy SmurfHandy SmurfBrainy SmurfClumsy SmurfReporter SmurfTailor SmurfFarmer SmurfDreamy SmurfHarmony SmurfPainter SmurfHefty SmurfVanity SmurfJokey SmurfSmurfettePoet SmurfGrouchy SmurfBaker SmurfGreedy SmurfSnappy SmurfSlouchy SmurfPuppyNat SmurflingBaby SmurfGrandpa SmurfNanny SmurfSmoogleClockwork SmurfTracker SmurfWild SmurfAnd so on and so on and so on

The Red FatherPapa Smurf is the dictator of a small peaceful communityHis claims that he is 564 years oldHe protects the village from the evil Gargamel (symbolically- the greedy capitalists/ the Jew) and his cat Azrael ( or the oppressed proletariat)

Brainy SmurfHe is the village smarty whos never afraid to criticize the faults of others(like Mr. Barefoot) to his fellow Smurfs, even though it usually results in him being exiled out of the village or whacked in the head with a mallet

Lazy SmurfHe is a smurf who likes to sleep, which at times, can cause problems with the communityHis laziness can be good or bad in a number of episodes, where in one episode, his echoed snores scared off an animal about to attack another smurf

Reporter SmurfHe likes to write heart-wrenching articles in their little newspaper.He is not one of the regulars that appear on the show, but an extra- with a small role with comedic purpose

SYMBOLIC MEANINGThere have been some critics to say that the Smurfs were a representation of communist society- given their lack of currency, the fact that nobody posses personal items; it is shared within the community. Even the farmer Smurf doesnt sell his crops- he distributes them throughout village. The whole clan is dependent on the decision of one Smurf- Papa Smurf- or should I say Tsar Smurf. Nobody holds a specific social class(except for Papa Smurf, everyone is equal in social status. Sounding a bit Familiar?

REFERENCEShttp://www.iamlost.com/features/smurfs/commies.shtmlhttp://bluebuddies.com/help/smurf_names_and_list_of_the_smurfs.htmhttp://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/features/smurfs/history1/

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