Smurfs 1961 Animated Universe

The Smurfs 1961 Animated Universe is the universe where the 1961 Smurfs cartoon show takes place, with all its events from nine episodes to The Smurfette - a lost 1969 Smurfs TV special, being its canon. It does not include the events that take place in the animated version of The Smurfs And The Magic Flute or the 1981 American TV cartoon series Smurfs. This continuity is considered closed since 1969, as there are no new stories being produced for it.

Notable Elements

• Average age of the adult male Smurfs is 100 years of age, while Papa Smurf is 542.
• The Smurfs in this universe are not immune to the effects of the Magic flute.
• Like the comic books, sarsaparilla is the main source of the Smurfs' sustenance, while smurfberries were nonexistent as the series was produced during the early years of the franchise until the creation of Western produced-Smurf media starting with the 1981 TV series.
• While not explicitly stated, it is possible that there are 100 adult male Smurfs in this universe.
• Some of the Smurfs such as Clumsy, Baby, and the Smurflings which would later be introduced to the franchise are nonexistent and unestablished in this universe.
• Like the comic books, Gargamel wanted the Smurfs for his Philosopher's Stone. His first canonical encounter with them was in the 1961 TV adaptation of The Smurfnapper.
• While not explicitly stated, Grouchy became grouchy because he was stung by the Bzz Fly.
• The direction of the stories in the series' universe follows the quirky edgy and irreverent tone of the comic books.
  • Like the Smurfs 2021 Animated Universe, the series' universe follows suit with the humor from the comic books.
• Similar to the 1980s series, some of the stories adapted from the comic books had the plot points changed.
• The 1960s TV series establishes that Smurf Village is located somewhere in South America instead of an unknown location in Medieval Europe as shown in the prologue for The Smurfnapper.

Presentations That Are Part Of This Universe

• The Smurfs (1961 TV series)
• The Smurfette (1969 TV special)
• V'la Les Schtroumpfs!