The Smurfs (TV series) Saturday morning cartoon "The Smurfs", produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with SEPP International S.A. (from 1981 to 1987) and Lafig S.A. (in the years 1988 and 1989), debuted on NBC in 1981. The series became a major success for the networkand one of the most successful and longest running Saturday morning cartoons in television history, spawning spin-off television specials on an almost yearly basis. The characters included Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, the evil Gargamel, his cat Azrael, and Johan and his friend Peewit. "The Smurfs" was nominated multiple times for Daytime Emmy Awards, and won Outstanding Children's Entertainment
The Olympic Smurfs Smurfette: a pink card, so Smurfette decides to walk away with Brainy instead. The Olympic Smurfs The Olympic Smurfs (original French title: "Les Schtroumpfs Olympiques") is the eleventh album of the original French-language "Smurfs" comic series created by Belgian artist Peyo. It was first published in "Spirou" in 1980 and appeared in book format in 1984. Hefty Smurf decides to organize games to get the other Smurfs to play sports. When the Smurfs hear the prize is a medal, they don't care (since they already got medals in the King Smurf story), so the prize is changed to a kiss