Difference between revisions of "The Astrosmurf"

The Astrosmurf
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Premiere date	September 12, 1981
Starring	Don Messick; Lucille Bliss; June Foray; Danny Goldman; Frank Welker; Paul Winchell; Hamilton Camp
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Len Janson
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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Latest revision as of 23:03, 19 March 2024

"The Astrosmurf" is the first episode of The Smurfs season one. It aired on September 12, 1981 on NBC. It was written by Len Janson, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

The Smurfs make Dreamy's wish come true by making him believe he's traveled to another planet.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Gargamel	Paul Winchell
Azrael	Don Messick
Papa Smurf	Don Messick
Greedy Smurf	Hamilton Camp
Smurfette	Lucille Bliss
Grouchy Smurf	Michael Bell
Brainy Smurf	Danny Goldman
Hefty Smurf	Frank Welker
Dreamy Smurf	Don Messick
Harmony Smurf	N/A
Handy Smurf
Clumsy Smurf	William Callaway
Jokey Smurf	June Foray

Locations

Earth
- Gargamel's residence
- Smurf village

Objects

Gargamel's crystal ball
Dreamy's birthday cake
Dreamy's sleep potion
Papa Smurf's transforming potion

Vehicles

Dreamy's rocket

Production

Development

The Astromsurf was a comic book published in 1970. It was written by Peyo, Yvan Delaporte, and Gos, and illustrated by Peyo and Gos. Hanna-Barbera then adapted this as the first episode to air in 1981, being adapted by Les Jansen. Peyo and Delaporte are only given creator acknowledgment.

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 12, 1981 on NBC

Behind the scenes

Papa Smurf is exactly 543 years old.

Errors

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- February 26, 2008: Warner Home Video releases The Smurfs: Season One, Volume One on DVD.

References

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-'''"The Astrosmurf"''' is the first episode of ''[[The Smurfs]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 12]], [[1981]] on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Len Janson]].
+'''"The Astrosmurf"''' is the first episode of ''[[The Smurfs]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 12]], [[1981]] on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Len Janson]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
 The Smurfs make Dreamy's wish come true by making him believe he's traveled to another planet.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Paul Winchell]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Azreal]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Azrael]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
 |-
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hefty Smurf]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Dreamy Smurf]]
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 ==Locations==
-* Gargamel's castle
+* [[Earth]]
-* Smurf village
+** [[Gargamel's residence]]
+** [[Smurf village]]
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 79: / Line 82: @@
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
-''The Astromsurf'' was a comic book published in 1970. It was written by [[Peyo]], [[Yvan Delaporte]], and Gos, and illustrated by Peyo and Gos. Hanna-Barbera then adapted this as the first episode to air in 1981, being adapted by Les Jansen. Peyo and Delaporte are only given creator acknowledgement.
+''The Astromsurf'' was a comic book published in [[1970]]. It was written by [[Peyo]], [[Yvan Delaporte]], and Gos, and illustrated by Peyo and Gos. [[Hanna-Barbera]] then adapted this as the first episode to air in 1981, being adapted by Les Jansen. Peyo and Delaporte are only given creator acknowledgment.
 ===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.
+==Music==
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
+==Crew credits==
+*
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: September 12, 1981 on NBC
 ==Behind the scenes==
 * Papa Smurf is exactly 543 years old.
+==Errors==
+*
 ==In other languages==
@@ Line 99: / Line 114: @@
 ==Home availability==
-* On February 26, 2008, [[Warner Home Video]] originally released this episode on DVD in the United States, as part of the ''[[The Smurfs: Season One, Volume One]]'' collection.
+* In the United States:
+** [[February 26]], [[2008]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Smurfs: Season One, Volume One]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==
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+[[Category:1981]]
+[[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:NBC]]
 [[Category:The Smurfs episodes]]
+[[Category:The Smurfs]]
+[[Category:Written by Les Janson]]