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Smurfs Stuff!

I've had this box of Smurf-related toys and collectibles collecting dust and being the straw that breaks the camel in half and prevents me from being able to shut one of our closet doors laying around for months, and I'm sick of seeing blue, so here's a big review of ten weird Smurfy things, all random, including everything from Smurfberry Crunch cereal to Smurfs stickers that smell like peanut butter. Look, it had to be done sometime.

It's getting really nice out. Almost feels like Christmas. I'm taking a week's worth of mini-update images, so expect a semi-lively blog schedule starting tomorrow. I bet you won't bet on it. But I'll make you eat crow, oh yes. Oh, I promised a photo of a guy in a shark suit around St. Patrick's Day...here tis. Told you what I saw, I did.

Posted by Matt on 04/10/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 131 comments

I recal going to a friend’s dorm room once only to find a copy of one of the old Smurfs movies from the late 60s. This would’ve been great if we could watch it, but we couldn’t. Why? Because the damn tape was a frickin BETA! Apparently his family owned a BETA player. I think this was the first time I’d ever even seen a BETA tape.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 04/11/2005 5:43 PM

Hey Pedro, i always say Vaseline and q-tip as opposed to petrolium jelly and cotton swab

Chestnuts roasted by Shannon @ 04/11/2005 5:47 PM

Shit. Did I say the late ’60s. I meant the early ’80s. I think it was that magic flute movie or sumthin like that. Shows how much I know about Smurfs. Matt was right. We were never purely devoted Smurfs fans, but we all watched it from time to time, and had at least one piece of SMurfs merchandise. For me, that was a Smurfs cup. It might’ve been one in the article with the handle. I remember it ahaving a handle. However, I’m not entirely sure if that’s it.

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 04/11/2005 6:00 PM

it’s the second most awesome cereal of all time.

Chestnuts roasted by Jay Amabile @ 04/11/2005 6:43 PM

Sweeet, I have the cup on the right in the picture at my house, it’s my cheetos cup.

Chestnuts roasted by Scuba @ 04/11/2005 6:59 PM

Punchballs ruled. Smurfs still plays occaisionally as a "It’s 7:30 in the morning let’s throw something on" show on our fox network. Also had Smurf glasses.

I’m kind of suprised the Smurfs hasn’t made at least a nostalgic comeback. Every other popular 80′s character (and then some) has: Scooby Doo, Flinstones, Jetsons, Alf, Chipmunks, He-Man, GI Joe, Transformers, Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, etc.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 04/11/2005 7:54 PM

First time post-er, long time reader…I have to know something, Matt…how in the hell do you find all this cool vintage stuff…I mean smurf berry crunch cereal…where…and in good shape no less…I need to know your secret…

Chestnuts roasted by darknight @ 04/11/2005 8:50 PM

Along the Hula Hoop and Frisbee line, Crescent Wrench (WTF is an "adjustable wrench"?)

Chestnuts roasted by bad karma @ 04/11/2005 8:59 PM

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0678963/">Peyo, the http://www.smurf.com/infos/bio.html">father of the http://www.smurf.com/homepage.html">Smurfs

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 04/11/2005 9:10 PM

I remember two of the items in this article, the Smurfberry Crunch (don’t remember if we ever had it – we DID have the later version with marshmallows) and the cups. I think we had those cups, or some like them. We had this Smurf Christmas wrapping paper for so long, the last of it was brittle when we finally got rid of it. The cartoon was very hard to avoid. NBC ran it for at least two hours during its heyday, and it was also prominent in reruns and on the USA Cartoon Express morning block.

Tetsu Deinonychus, my first comics were Smurf comics. I think they were more based after the cartoon, but I had them for years, well into my teens. All I remember is they were just a simple series of silly stories. Two were action-y stories featuring Gargamel. The others were all silly little shorts, often with a running gag.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 04/11/2005 9:18 PM

kingklash:

I always though Red Razzberry Zingers sounded like a good idea for a cereal. I always laugh like hell where that little girl pukes up the "bloody red mess"!

The Sharp Cereal Professor seemed like a good guy to me.

"I’d tell ‘em eggs taste good"

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 04/11/2005 9:50 PM

Funny, kingklash, I just happened to start rereading that. Red Razzberry Zingers sounds more like a Kool-Aid (hey, there’s another one, Pedro!) flavor than a breakfact cereal.

Speaking of – is cereal marketed for anything besides breakfast? Why even bother w/ the "breakfast" part? Seems redundant.

"Pampers" is another brand name turned generic word. Does "Kraft dinner" count for Canadians?

Has anyone actually watched an old Smurf cartoon lately? We have Boomerang w/ our satellite service, which is like a trip back in time for cartoon fans. Everything from The Flintstones to The Hair Bear Bunch to The Banana Splits to The Snorks to Popeye to Tom & Jerry. They’re tagline is, "It’s all coming back to you." Yes, it certainly is. But, I digress. The Traj-lettes and I were watching The Smurfs and, holy crap, how did I not remember how annoying Papa Smurf’s voice is? He sounds like he’s getting a rubdown by the Magic Fingers while being shot through w/ a couple hundred volts of electricity. I was seriously shocked and started thinking that maybe they switched his voice actor over the years. But, unless they went back and redubbed every Papa Smurf line w/ some new guy, then his voice has always sounded like that. Very distracting, I might say.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 04/11/2005 11:02 PM

We have one cable channel that has a revolving door and it is on BOOMERANG right now! The Herculoids need to come out with an action figure line.

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 04/11/2005 11:12 PM

"Mac and Me" coming to DVD April 12?

Chestnuts roasted by springsprite @ 04/11/2005 11:27 PM

Evadrad, I remember those vitamins too. I LOVED them. But, I remember them as blue regular smurfs and red Papa Smurfs. Could there have been variation.

And, don’t feel too bad Kennef. Any teacher that buys into that horseshit has no business teaching!

And, BTW, thanks for the links, ME!

Chestnuts roasted by Tetsu Deinonychus @ 04/12/2005 12:03 PM

That’s the best shark suit.. ever!

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 04/12/2005 3:40 AM

Mac & Me? Oh Matt you gotta review that.

Chestnuts roasted by jhnnywalkr @ 04/12/2005 8:56 AM

Manimal, The Hurculoids do have an action figure line. They come in sets of three I do believe.

Chestnuts roasted by Kennef @ 04/12/2005 10:30 AM

Matt, Strawberry Shortcake and myself were manufactured by Kenner. You should expect a letter from our attorney, sir.

Chestnuts roasted by Huckleberry Pie @ 04/12/2005 10:32 AM

Would Unicron count as a guise of Satan? If so, then I’ll need to find a Malbolgia figure to start a set of Devil Toys. Or Deveel, if you’ve ever read the Myth Adventures books.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 04/12/2005 11:27 AM

springsprite, you just made my week. I still Matt should hold off reviewing the film until he wants to retire from the site, as it could very well be the ultimate X-E review.

Tetsu, you’re welcome. I am not around as much, but I am happy to see other posters quick to the draw with links.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 04/12/2005 1:12 PM

Incidentally enough, I got to thinking about Mac & Me and Flight of the Navigator on the bus ride in today, for no reason at all. Would like to review one soon, and I’d probably go with Mac first. But it won’t retire the site! :)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 04/12/2005 1:24 PM

Does anyone else think of that farside with the two aliens, on saying you put imcompatable earthlings together and in a little tank is a guy and a bear eating him when they think of Flight of the Navigator? I really wonder if that sentance made sense.

Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 04/12/2005 2:35 PM

It kind of made sense RAS. I don’t remember the cartoon, but I think I have an idea what you’re getting at.
Yeah! Flight of the Navigator too. Been a long time since I’ve seen that one. I believe when I was on safety patrol, all of us got out and saw that one as a reward for our year-long tour of duty.

Chestnuts roasted by jhnnywalkr @ 04/12/2005 3:06 PM

Strangely enough, eating Smurfs themselves causes your poop to turn blue, but you never hear me complain.

Chestnuts roasted by Gargamel @ 04/12/2005 4:24 PM

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