'' The Smurfs'' (

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: ''Les Schtroumpfs'') was the first animated adaptation of the popular Belgian comic book series ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

''. The show was produced by TVA Dupuis and aired on RTB (

Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française The ''Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française'' (RTBF, ''Belgian Radio-television of the French Community'', branded as rtbf.be) is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Commu ...

) from 1961 to 1967. Some of the television episodes from this series were chosen and became a part of the film ''

Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs ''Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs'' (lit. ''The Adventures of the Smurfs'') is a 1965 animated compilation film based on the Belgian comic book series ''The Smurfs''. It was the first animated feature film featuring the Smurf characters. The film w ...

''. The film was released in 1965 in

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. Some of the recovered episodes are exhibited in the

Belgian Comic Strip Center The Belgian Comic Strip Center (french: Centre belge de la Bande dessinée; nl, Belgisch Stripcentrum) is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to Belgian comics. It is located at 20, /, in an Art Nouveau building designed by Victor Horta, ...

in Brussels, Belgium.

Episode list

References

Bibliography

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