Hogatha is a supporting character that appeared in the 1980s Smurfs cartoon show from Season 1 to Season 8 and has also appeared in the Schtroumpf magazine comics. She is a short, fat, ugly, and lonely witch who wears an orange wig to hide her baldness, whose main desire is to make herself beautiful and attractive enough to have the man of her dreams fall in love with her.
Sometimes her plans to do this include Smurfs, which she has masqueraded as twice in the cartoon series (once as Snorty Smurf and another time as Grandma Smurfette). As her name suggests, Hogatha snorts like a pig when she talks or laughs. She rides around on a pet vulture that she calls Harold. Hogatha's favorite holiday is Halloween when she loves to scare children.
In a few episodes, Hogatha claims to have multiple lives, one of which was destroyed when the Smurfs destroyed the magic locket she owned in "Bewitched, Bothered, And Be-Smurfed" which was the source of her magical powers.
Her character was voiced by Janet Waldo.
Powers and Abilities
- Magic: Hogatha is a powerful witch; even without her amulet, she can do magic and cast spells.
- Telekinesis: Hogatha can move objects with a gesture of her hands.
- Potion Craft: Hogatha can make magic potions to do various things.
- Change form: Using a spell or a potion, Hogatha can change the physical appearance; she can transform into a Smurf, a frog, or a beautiful maiden.
Appearances
Trivia
- Hogatha has her name in two episode titles of the 1980's series which are "Hogatha's Heart Throb" and "Head Over Hogatha".
- Hogatha does not appear in Season 2 of the 1980s series.
- Hogatha appeared in a televised Ice Capades special with guest star Jennifer Beals.
- She was originally going to have a Smurfs spin-off devoted to herself called The Hogatha Show by Hanna-Barbera, but Peyo turned it down in fear of overshadowing his creations.
- She is the first villain who can be placed and bought in the Smurf village game.
- She has never interacted with Chlorhydris despite they are both witches and female antagonists.
- In the Polish dub (the old and new dub), her snorting was removed.