These lovable powder blue characters were the creation of Belgian cartoonist Peyo Culliford, who in the late 70s licensed Smurf toys in America.
NBC President Fred Silverman observed how much his own daughter cherished her Smurf doll and quickly devised a cartoon series.
The show chronicled the adventures of the little mushroom-dwelling humanoids and their nemesis, the evil wizard Gargamel.
It became the smash hit of the 1981 – 1982 Saturday morning season and has remained highly popular since.
Papa Smurf
Don Messick
Brainy Smurf Danny Goldman
Smurfette
Lucille Bliss Gargamel
Paul Winchell
Hefty Smurf
Frank Welker
Handy Smurf
Michael Bell
Clumsy Smurf
William Callaway
Greedy Smurf
Hamilton Camp
Jokey Smurf
June Foray
Farmer Smurf
Alan Young
Vanity Smurf
Alan Oppenheimer
Baby Smurf
Paul Winchell
Balthazar
Keene Curtis Azrael the Cat
Don Messick
