Smurfs (1981 TV series)/Season 5

The Smurfs cartoon show title used in the Season 5 intro sequence.

Season 5, which aired from 1985 to 1986, spelled the end of one existing Smurf character as we knew him -- the adult version of Nat Smurf who appeared in Seasons 3 and 4 -- and the beginning of Snappy & Slouchy characters who would collectively become the Smurflings, thanks to the de-aging of three adult Smurfs through Father Time's magical clock and the creation of yet another female Smurf - Sassette - by those same three former adult Smurfs.

With their character introductions came yet another shift in storytelling, as the remaining adult Smurfs now had to deal with three young Smurfs having to go through childhood again with a young female Smurf thrown into the mix. Another character that was added was their new pet Puppy, who would balance out the inequity that existed between the Smurfs and their main adversary Gargamel. The dark elements in most of the stories would also be toned down to affect the change, becoming sillier and more juvenile than truly frightening in the previous seasons.

However, in the eyes of certain viewers, Season 5 with its major character introductions was the point when the cartoon show had "jumped the shark" and would continue its downward slide from then on, culminating with the proverbial "final nail in the coffin" with Season 9's infamous time-traveling episodes. This season was also notable for being the last to have Gerard Baldwin involved in the production (albeit as an associate producer).

Intro Sequence

At the beginning of the opening, we see the Smurflings riding Puppy and a horse passes them. We then see Smurfette and Sassette being chased by Azrael, who is then chased by Puppy. Next, Papa Smurf and some other Smurfs ride on Feathers and save Brainy, Clumsy, and Vanity from a hungry dragon. We then see a bunch of Smurfs rushing out of the castle of Gargamel, who walks out and opens one of Jokey's explosive giftboxes. We then see Dreamy sailing his boat through an extreme storm and a bunch of his friends are about to be eaten by a shark. It turns out to be a book cover that Papa is reading to Baby Smurf, who gurgles something in his ear. Next, the Wartmongers chase Papa Smurf and the Smurflings through the forest. At the end of the intro, Slouchy slides down the log and rushes to keep up with the others who get behind the SMURFS logo and then Puppy with Baby Smurf appears over the mushroom.

Episode Listings

The episodes that appeared in this season (in the order of their original air dates) include:

No. in series	No. in season	Title card	Title	Air date	Code
189	1		Stuck On Smurfs	September 21, 1985	508a
Gargamel casts a spell on Clumsy that now everyone who touches him gets stuck on him.
190	2		Puppy	September 21, 1985	504a
Homnibus sends Puppy to the Smurfs, and Puppy has a magic locket that no one can open which interests Lord Balthazar a lot.
191	3		Papa's Day Off	September 21, 1985	513b
The Smurfs give Papa Smurf a day off while thinking that he needs a break, making him think that he's getting old.
192	4		The Smurflings	September 21, 1985	501a
Nat, Slouchy, and Snappy are de-aged into Smurflings after entering Father Time's reverse clock.
193	5		He Who Smurfs Last	September 21, 1985	503b
Papa Smurf and Baby Smurf try to reverse Chlorhydris' spell that has removed the sense of humor from all the Smurfs but except Grouchy.
194	6		Baby's First Word	September 21, 1985	524
Baby Smurf is going to say his first word the next night, but he's captured by Gargamel.
195	7		The Masked Pie Smurfer	September 28, 1985	504b
A masked Smurf throws pies into the other Smurfs, so his favorite target Brainy decides to expose him.
196	8		Sassette	September 28, 1985	502
The Smurflings create Sassette as a sister for Smurfette, but the clay she's made of is going to explode thanks to Gargamel.
197	9		Papa's Puppy Prescription	September 28, 1985	518a
Papa Smurf prevents the Smurflings from finding out that Puppy is acting like a cat, so they use a counter spell on him.
198	10		Poet's Writers' Block	September 28, 1985	518b
Poet tries to free a princess from her curse, but he doesn't succeed thanks to his writers' block.
199	11		Smurf A Mile In My Shoes	September 28, 1985	505
The Smurfs help a cursed imp get the last shell to turn him back to normal.
200	12		Dreamy's Pen Pals	October 5, 1985	506b
Dreamy wants to visit the Swoofs again, so the Smurfs turn their village into Swoof village.
201	13		Papa's Flying Bed	October 5, 1985	503a
Papa Smurf, Clumsy, Brainy, and Baby Smurf fly away in Papa Smurf's new bed thanks to Gargamel's spell.
202	14		Mud Wrestling Smurfs	October 5, 1985	501b
Clumsy becomes a mud-wrestler to cover the other Smurfs who plan to stop the Wartmongers from draining their river.
203	15		The Sand Witch	October 5, 1985	506a
Papa Smurf must save Baby Smurf when a large monster takes him to the Sand Witch.
204	16		Kow-Tow, We Won't Bow	October 5, 1985	507
An expedition with Smurfette fails when the Smurflings fall into the hands of the Wartmongers.
205	17		Bigmouth's Friend	October 12, 1985	512a
Clockwork Smurf and Bigmouth become great friends while Balthazar wants Clockwork for himself.
206	18		Wild And Wooly	October 12, 1985	509a
The Smurflings travel with Wooly to get wool, but there's a wizard hiding among the sheep.
207	19		The Dark Ness Monster	October 12, 1985	511
Brainy loses his glasses and asks Clumsy to be his eyes.
208	20		The Grouchiest Game In Town	October 12, 1985	510a
Grouchy, who usually loses at every game, must win over the Game Master to free his fellow Smurfs.
209	21		Queen Smurfette	October 12, 1985	509b
The Smurfs let Smurfette be a queen for her birthday.
210	22		Marco Smurf And The Pepper Pirates	October 19, 1985	514
Dreamy's crew fight the Pepper Pirates to save the imprisoned Marco Smurf.
211	23		Educating Bigmouth	October 19, 1985	508b
When Bignose leaves Bigmouth, the Smurfs help him get back her heart.
212	24		Brainy Smurf, Friend To All The Animals	October 19, 1985	512b
Brainy tries to prove that he likes animals just like Nat does.
213	25		The Comet Is Coming	October 19, 1985	517
A torn message from Papa Smurf makes the Smurfs think that the world is going to end.
214	26		Happy Unhappiness Day To You	October 26, 1985	513a
Gargamel doesn't have luck while searching for the Smurfs' happiness on their Unhappiness Day.
215	27		The Great Slime Crop Failure	October 26, 1985	510b
The Wartmongers want the greatest farmer to take care of their slime crop, capturing Farmer and the Smurflings.
216	28		Papa's Family Album	October 26, 1985	521
Papa Smurf shows the Smurflings a family album and tells some stories about Brainy's generation.
217	29		Love Those Smurfs	October 26, 1985	519a
Chlorhydris makes all the Smurfs love only themselves except for Vanity, Brainy, and Snappy, who must get humble pie to reverse that spell.
218	30		Mutiny On The Smurf	October 26, 1985	515a
An evil musician wants the Smurflings to play their music for him, but he accidentally captures Brainy's orchestra.
219	31		Things That Go Smurf In The Night	November 2, 1985	515b
Snappy can't sleep because he doesn't find his teddy bear while Gargamel sleepwalks into the Smurf village.
220	32		Alarming Smurfs	November 2, 1985	516b
The Smurflings run away when no one plays with them and take the others' things to keep them in memory, but the Smurfs think that there's a thief among them and put an alarm on everything.
221	33		Smurfette's Rose	November 2, 1985	520a
Smurfette asks Mother Nature for a blue rose, but the spell takes the blue color from her.
222	34		The Mr. Smurf Contest	November 2, 1985	519b
The Smurfs have a contest to choose who will be Smurfette's dancer this evening, and Gargamel sneaks into it in the form of a Smurf.
223	35		Unsound Smurfs	November 2, 1985	522a
The Smurflings must find a way to free the Smurfs from another mess - Brainy's sound barrier.
224	36		Have You Smurfed Your Pet, Today?	November 2, 1985	522b
The Smurflings forget to feed Puppy due to Handy's new toy, so Puppy runs to the forest and ends up in Gargamel's cage.
225	37		Gargamel's Time Trip	November 9, 1985	523a
Gargamel travels back in time to change his first meeting with the Smurfs.
226	38		All Work And No Smurf	November 9, 1985	523b
The Smurfs are changed into tools while working on their day off.
227	39		They're Smurfing Our Song	November 9, 1985	520b
Sassette and Brainy borrow Woody's magic pipe to make Gargamel love the others, but Gargamel takes it and change its effect - everyone that hears it will be now full of hate and anger.
228	40		Brainy's Smarty Party	November 9, 1985	516a
Brainy throws a great party and invites everyone except for the Smurflings.

Video Releases

• Amazon Instant Video has individual episodes available for download.
• iTunes and Zune have individual episodes available for download. Several episodes in the iTunes edition carry the syndicated Smurfs Adventures repackaging, as opposed to the rest of the season, which remain uncut and use the original intro sequence and credits.
• In December 2011, Magna Home Entertainment released the entire season on DVD set for Australia and New Zealand. All the episodes are included, along with the Season 4 special, "Smurfily Ever After".
• In August 2012, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the entire season on DVD set for Germany, featuring all the episodes and the German version of the "Smurfily Ever After" special.
• Fabulous Films released the entire season on 4-disc DVD set for the United Kingdom from July 2013, which also included "Smurfily Ever After".
• In June 2023, Tubi released the entire season, along with the rest of the series. Unlike Seasons 1-3 and most of Season 4 (which were digitally remastered for HBO Max), the rest of the series (including this season) are unrestored, using the original masters. It has been mysteriously removed as of June 11, 2024.
  • This is also the first season with no remastered episodes.