Jokey's Medicine

"Jokey's Medicine" is the first segment in episode one of The Smurfs season one. It aired on September 12, 1981 on NBC. It was written by David Villaire.

The Smurfs teach Jokey a lesson when he takes his pranks too far.

Characters
In order of appearance:

Non-speaking characters are in italics


 * Papa Smurf (Don Messick)
 * Harmony Smurf (Hamilton Camp)
 * Greedy Smurf (Hamilton Camp)
 * Jokey Smurf (June Foray)
 * Hefty Smurf
 * Lazy Smurf (Michael Bell)
 * Smurfette (Lucille Bliss)
 * Papa Smurf (Don Messick)
 * Azreal (Don Messick)
 * Gargamel (Paul Winchell)
 * Brainy Smurf (Danny Goldman)

Locations

 * Smurf village
 * Gargamel's castle

Objects

 * Smurf wood

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
Four directors were credited, including George Gordon, Bob Hathcock, Carl Urbano, and Rudy Zamora. Since Hanna-Barbera were partial to group crediting for their Saturday morning cartoon's entire season, it's unknown if all four of them directed the episode.

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first original story to the series, after "The Astrosmurf" was an adaptation from Peyo's comic.

Home availability

 * Original US DVD, as part of The Smurfs: Season One, Volume One: February 26, 2008.