The Smurfs (1981 TV series)

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The Smurfs
	International title card for season 1
Also known as	Smurfs' Adventures (in syndication)
Genre	Animated sitcom; Adventure; Fantasy; Comedy; Slapstick;
Created by	Pierre "Peyo" Culliford
Based on	The Smurfs; by Pierre "Peyo" Culliford
Directed by	Bob Hathcock (seasons 1–2, 5); George Gordon (seasons 1–4); Rudy Zamora (seasons 1–6); Carl Urbano (seasons 1–6, 8); John Walker (seasons 3–4); Oscar Dufau (seasons 3–4, 9); Alan Zaslove (seasons 4–5); Don Lusk (seasons 5–6, 8–9); Jay Sarbry (seasons 6–9); John Kimball (seasons 7); Bob Goe (seasons 7–8); Paul Sommer (seasons 7–9); Gerard Baldwin (specials 2–6); Ray Patterson (specials 7); Gordon Hunt (recording director);
Voices of	See Voices
Theme music composer	Mireille Delfosse (worldwide version); Hoyt Curtin (seasons 1–8, American version); Tom Worrall (season 9, American version);
Opening theme	"The Smurfy Way" (worldwide); "La La Song" (season 2, United States); "Johan and Peewit" (Johan and Peewit episodes only, worldwide);
Ending theme	"The Smurfy Way" (instrumental); "La La Song" (instrumental);
Composers	Hoyt Curtin; Clark Gassman (season 9);
Country of origin	United States; Belgium;
Original languages	English; French;
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	256 (417 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera; Freddy Monnickendam (seasons 6–7; special 7);
Producers	Gerard Baldwin (seasons 1–3); Bob Hathcock (seasons 4–6); Don Jurwich (season 7; special 7); Walt Kubiak (season 7); Paul Sabella (seasons 8–9);
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions; SEPP International S.A. (seasons 1–7); Lafig S.A. (seasons 8–9);
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	12 September 1981 –; 2 December 1989
Related
	The Smurfs (1961 TV series); The Smurfs (2021 TV series); Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs; The Smurfs and the Magic Flute;

The Smurfs (syndicated as Smurfs' Adventures) is an animated fantasy-comedy children's television series that originally aired on NBC from 12 September 1981 to 2 December 1989. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it is based on the Belgian comic series of the same name, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (who also served as story supervisor of this adaptation) and aired for 256 episodes with a total of 417 stories, excluding three cliffhangers and seven specials.

The Smurfs
International title card for season 1
Also known as	Smurfs' Adventures (in syndication)
Genre	Animated sitcom Adventure Fantasy Comedy Slapstick
Created by	Pierre "Peyo" Culliford
Based on	The Smurfs by Pierre "Peyo" Culliford
Directed by	Bob Hathcock (seasons 1–2, 5) George Gordon (seasons 1–4) Rudy Zamora (seasons 1–6) Carl Urbano (seasons 1–6, 8) John Walker (seasons 3–4) Oscar Dufau (seasons 3–4, 9) Alan Zaslove (seasons 4–5) Don Lusk (seasons 5–6, 8–9) Jay Sarbry (seasons 6–9) John Kimball (seasons 7) Bob Goe (seasons 7–8) Paul Sommer (seasons 7–9) Gerard Baldwin (specials 2–6) Ray Patterson (specials 7) Gordon Hunt (recording director)
Voices of	See Voices
Theme music composer	Mireille Delfosse (worldwide version) Hoyt Curtin (seasons 1–8, American version) Tom Worrall (season 9, American version)
Opening theme	"The Smurfy Way" (worldwide) "La La Song" (season 2, United States) "Johan and Peewit" (Johan and Peewit episodes only, worldwide)
Ending theme	"The Smurfy Way" (instrumental) "La La Song" (instrumental)
Composers	Hoyt Curtin Clark Gassman (season 9)
Country of origin	United States Belgium
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	256 (417 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna Joseph Barbera Freddy Monnickendam (seasons 6–7; special 7)
Producers	Gerard Baldwin (seasons 1–3) Bob Hathcock (seasons 4–6) Don Jurwich (season 7; special 7) Walt Kubiak (season 7) Paul Sabella (seasons 8–9)
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Productions SEPP International S.A. (seasons 1–7) Lafig S.A. (seasons 8–9)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	12 September 1981 (1981-09-12) – 2 December 1989 (1989-12-02)
Related
The Smurfs (1961 TV series) The Smurfs (2021 TV series) Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs The Smurfs and the Magic Flute