Christopher Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 The Smurfs (originally called Les Schtroumpfs) are a popular fictional group of small sky blue creatures who live in Smurf Village somewhere in the woods. The Belgian cartoonist Peyo introduced Smurfs to the world in a series of comic strips, making their first appearance in the Belgian comics magazine Le Journal de Spirou on October 23, 1958. The English-speaking world perhaps knows them best through the popular 1980s animated television series from Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Smurfs. The cartoon had a successful run for nine seasons on NBC Saturday morning cartoons between 1981-1990. Now the Smurfs is coming to theaters. Raja Gosnell has been tapped to direct Sony’s live-action/animated “Smurfs.” The film will be released in 3-D and 2-D formats on Dec. 17, 2010. The original term “schtroumpf” and the accompanying language came during a meal Peyo was having with his colleague and friend Andr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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