The Smurfs, tiny blue people living in a village of big forest mushrooms, have assorted adventures in this theatrical compilation of five "Smurfs" TV cartoon shorts adapted from Peyo's famous comic-book.
This film is actually a compilation of 5 of the 12 black & white "Smurf" TV cartoons produced by T.V.A. Dupuis (from 1961 to 1967) for the RTB (Radio Télévision Belge) television network. These cartoons were faithfully adapted from the original "Smurfs" comic-book by Peyo (who also did the screenplay for these cartoons along with collaborator Yvan Delporte). Originally introduced in the 9th album (graphic novel) of Peyo's "Johan and Peewit" comic in 1958 (which became the basis for the 1976 animated film La flûte à six schtroumpfs (1976)), the Smurfs became so popular that they got their own comic in 1959. The world-famous title characters are tiny blue humanoids, who wear white working caps and pants, and are almost identical in appearance (except for their patriarch Papa Smurf, who wears red in lieu of white, and sports a white beard), but can be told apart by their distinct personalities. The Smurfs live in a village of big mushroom houses in a forest land.
-In "Le Voleur de Schtroumpfs" ("The Smurf Thief"), a Smurf is caught by the evil sorcerer Gargamel, who wants to capture Smurfs, because they are an ingredient in the formula for the famed Philosopher's Stone, which Gargamel wants to recreate and use to make gold. (The original comic version of this story is the very first appearance of Gargamel and his cat Azrael.)
-In "L'oeuf et les Schtroumpfs" ("The Egg and the Smurfs"), the Smurfs discover a magic egg, and when it hatches in the Smurf Village, magical mayhem ensues.
-In, "Les Schtroumpfs Noirs" ("The Black Smurfs"), a Smurf is bitten by a poisonous "Bzzz Fly," which turns his skin jet black, drives him to insanity, and limits his vocabulary to one word: "Gnap!" And he can turn other Smurfs like this by simply biting them on their tails, and a zombie-like plague starts. Papa Smurf, who witnessed an incident like this in his younger years, works fast to find a cure... (This story is based on the very first story in the Smurfs' own comic-book series.)
-In "Le Schtroumpf et son Dragon" ("The Smurfs and the Dragon"), the Smurfs befriend a tame dragon.
-In the last segment, "Le Schtroumpf Volant" ("The Flying Smurf"), a Smurf dreams of flying like a bird, and attempts to do so in various ways, from feather wings to a hot-air balloon.
