The Smurfs (1981)

Name: The Smurfs
Released: 1981
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Don Messick, Lucille Bliss, Frank Welker, Michael Bell, June Foray

TV-Y 17m 6.8/10 IMDb

Animation Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy Kids Comedy

Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.

Creator: Peyo

Cast: Don Messick, Lucille Bliss, Frank Welker, Michael Bell, June Foray

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted) (referenced)

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction Natural disasters

Phobias & Sensory

Confined spaces (claustrophobia) Spiders / insects

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death (referenced)

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

2 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 7 warnings

Avg severity:(1.1)

Hate crimes (depicted)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionNatural disastersConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Spiders / insectsAnimal cruelty / animal death

Season 6 7 warnings

Avg severity:(1.3)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionNatural disastersConfined spaces (claustrophobia)Spiders / insectsAnimal cruelty / animal death