The other key defining characteristic of the Smurfs is their language. They use the word Smurf as a verb, so in the 2025 ...

GERMANY The late cartoonist Pierre Culliford - best known by his pen name, "Peyo" - first introduced the tiny blue figures in a comic strip in October 1958. He called them Schtroumpf; they became ...

It was Oct. 23, 1958 — 60 years ago — that the world first encountered the Smurfs, the little blue creatures from a Belgian comic franchise that have become world famous. Since first appearing in a ...

Who knew Smurfberries, those tiny red berries beloved by the tiny Smurfs of comic strip and Saturday morning cartoon fame, really do exist? I definitely didn't until I was sent a press announcement ...

The Smurfs — led by Papa Smurf and Smurfette — kicked off a year of 50th birthday celebrations Monday with Smurfberry cake and sarsaparilla juice.The late cartoonist Pierre Culliford — best known by ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The Smurfs - led by Papa Smurf and Smurfette - kicked off a year of 50th birthday celebrations Monday with Smurfberry cake and sasparilla juice. The late cartoonist Pierre ...

In Smurfs, out in theaters July 18, a Smurf is blue that he doesn’t have a specific task to do in Smurf Village. Voiced by James Corden, he’s just known as No Name Smurf. The Smurfs are a village of ...

No Name (James Corden) in Smurfs from Paramount Animation. Credit - Courtesy of Paramount Animation The Smurfs are a village of creatures who live in mushroom houses that consider themselves one big ...