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"Grandpa's Nemesis" is an episode that appeared in Season 8 of the 1980s Smurfs cartoon show.
Characters[]
- Grandpa Smurf
- Nemesis
- Nanny Smurf
- Smoogle
- Handy Smurf
- Clumsy Smurf
- Brainy Smurf
- Hefty Smurf
- Mother Nature
- Gargamel
- Scruple
- Papa Smurf
- Painter Smurf
- Grouchy Smurf
- Feathers
- Feathers' friend
- Father Time (Mentioned only)
- Mummy (Mentioned only)
- Unnamed Smurfs
Synopsis[]

No eye can keep the look on that face.
Grandpa starts seeing his old enemy Nemesis, but the Smurfs don't believe him that Nemesis actually returned. But when Nemesis proves his appearance, Grandpa and the others must hide their Long Life Stone from him.
Plot Summary[]

Promo for the episode on VHS releases.
One day, Grandpa Smurf is being chased by a wizard with only his eyes being shown. Grandpa then comes across a huge hill and finds another way out by going through a tunnel of a river, which also turns out to be a dead end. The wizard breaks out of the rocks and takes his hood off, telling him not to be afraid of himself, revealing that his name is Nemesis. He does not want Grandpa, but the Smurfs' Long Life Stone so he could get to live forever. Grandpa refuses and runs off, telling him giving him the stone will cause all of the Smurfs to die. Nemesis shoots a laser while Grandpa gets away, causing it to go out of control and hits several rocks. He jumps into the water and Grandpa is glad, but his happiness is short-lived when Nemesis comes out with his hood on his head again, the water transforming him into a creature. Grandpa escapes and Nemesis says he will get both him and the stone. The rocks stumble off the hills and Nemesis is covered by one of them.
All of this is revealed to be a bad dream that Grandpa was thinking of. Nanny tries to wake him up, telling him they have an earthquake in their campout area, but to no avail. She and Smoogle get him out of the space that was about to crack. In a few minutes, Grandpa, Nanny, and Smoogle notice that the shaking stopped as Handy, Clumsy, and Brainy got out of a log, dozed. Grandpa tells Nanny that he had the dream where Nemesis was chasing him. Clumsy then asks who Nemesis is. Grandpa tells him that Nemesis was once a handsome, powerful wizard, but his quest for immortality made him evil. Nanny follows with Grandpa turning the tables and Nemesis becoming a creature. Grandpa finishes with the way he looks and demonstrates it by coming out of the blanket Nanny wrapped him with, scaring several Smurfs. Brainy, partially scared, says that this is another one of Grandpa's stories. Just then, the earthquake shakes again, and they leave.
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the first appearance of Nemesis.
- This is one of the few times Gargamel appears without Azrael, the others being "Bigmouth's Friend" and "Denisa's Greedy Doll".
- Feathers' gender is mentioned once. Grandpa mentions 'Feathers and his friends'. There seems to be another stork that has appeared a couple of times in various episodes, but the name is not given. It is possible that this other bird is Feathers' mate or close friend.
Goofs[]
- When Grandpa believes Nemesis is in the pond, Handy has no suspenders.