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Puppy is a supporting character that appeared in various episodes of the 1981 Smurfs cartoon show from Season 5 to Season 8, and a minor character in the comic books.

Character

Originally named Homni-One, he was a thousand-year-old dog who remained young due to the magic locket he wears on his dog collar -- a locket that only one person can safely open without getting zapped by a bolt of lightning, which turns out to be Baby Smurf (It is uncertain what exactly is contained in the locket, besides it simply being called "the key to all magic"). He was originally Homnibus' pet dog whom he gave to the Smurfs as a gift, who remained a loyal pet to them as long as he lived.

Personality

Puppy is very playful and adventurous. He loves attention and dislikes being neglected, as shown in "Have You Smurfed Your Pet, Today?", where he leaves the village from being ignored by the Smurfs.

Puppy is also very friendly. The minute he shows up in "Puppy", he sees Baby Smurf and immediately makes friends with him. He also becomes friendly to the other Smurfs as well, with all of them taking him in and giving him shelter.

Puppy is obedient and smart. In "Things That Go Smurf In The Night", he follows Papa Smurf's command to get Gargamel out of the village and saves the Smurfs from Gargamel in "Put Upon Puppy".

Relationships With Others

The Smurflings

Puppy is often seen with the Smurflings, whom he lets ride on them when they need to or want to.

Baby Smurf

Puppy's best friend in the 1980's cartoon is Baby Smurf. Baby is the only living being that can open Puppy's locket. Anyone else, Smurf or other, will be struck by lightning.

Gargamel

Gargamel dislikes Puppy as much as he dislikes the Smurfs. He has even threatened to burn the dog alive.

Gargamel has tried to capture Puppy and be his master but ended up getting zapped too.

Appearances

see Puppy (character)/Appearances

Trivia

  • Puppy is the only animal besides Feathers who was allowed to live in the Smurf Village. Puppy was, however, temporarily expelled from the village in "Put Upon Puppy" when he kept on exhibiting bad behavior. He was readmitted after saving the Smurfs from Gargamel.
  • Papa Smurf was seen to be the original owner of Puppy, but he seen more often in the care of the Smurflings. In the comic books, he was mostly seen with the other adult Smurfs.
  • His character was voiced by Frank Welker and Russi Taylor.
  • In the Polish version, he gets redubbed as "Pieszczoch" (Polish for Pet, Darling).
  • Puppy did not appear in any of the live-action media of the franchise, most likely due to it being a "non-canonical" Smurf presentation focusing on the original 100 Smurfs. However, his comic book animation appears at the end credits.
  • A song dedicated to Puppy was created for the 1986 French album "Les Schtroumpfs" simply titled "Puppy" performed by both Henri Seroka and The Smurfs themselves.
  • The 1996 UK Smurfs Album "The Smurfs Go Pop!" has a song called "I've Got A Little Puppy" (a reworking of Technohead's "I Wanna Be A Hippy") which features a puppy who closely resembles Puppy in the music video and album cover.
  • According to Yvan Delporte, Puppy was the result of Hanna-Barbera's formula to put a dog in all of its cartoons to broaden a show's appeal (due in part to the success of "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" which features a dog).
    • Puppy was originally going to look like a blue Smurf-sized pet for Baby. Peyo vetoed his original design and decided to help the studio remodel Puppy into a magical creature with the appearance of a "real" dog.
  • Puppy has his name in five episode titles which are "Puppy", "Papa's Puppy Prescription", "Put Upon Puppy", "It's A Puppy's Life", and "Pappy's Puppy".
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