A purple fly is a rare kind of fly that roams around the Smurf Forest. It is the carrier of a disease that affects Smurfs by stinging them in the tail, causing them to change into a Purple Smurf. Purple flies are usually rendered harmless when they inhale the pollen of a tuberose blossom, which makes them sneeze before turning blue. The purple fly is known as the Bzz Fly in the Smurf comic books and in the 2021 animated series.
The purple fly makes its only appearance in the 1980s cartoon show episode "The Purple Smurfs", and from the original comic book story of the same name, which according to some Smurfs in "The Egg And The Smurfs" was the origin for Grouchy's behavior. The Bzz Fly is mentioned in the 2021 cartoon show episode "Unsmurfable Smile" and The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf video game.
The purple fly makes an appearance in the homebrew videogame Smurf Challenge as the Bzzz Bzzz Fly. It also appears as an exclusive offer in the Smurfs' Village app game. The purple fly would be featured in the Papercutz print of "The Black Smurfs", going under the name of its original comic adaptation.
Trivia[]
- In the original French release of "The Black Smurfs", the Bzz Fly was originally black before it was changed to purple in the Papercutz English releases.
- In the 1961 TV series, the Bzz Fly's color was changed to look striped.
- The purple fly's original French comic book adaptation, the Bzz Fly, is sometimes simply referred to as the "black fly" by some of the fans.