The Astrosmurf

The Astrosmurf
Premiere date	September 12, 1981
Writer(s)	Len Janson
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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 Smurfs make Dreamy's wish come true by making him believe he's traveled to another planet.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Gargamel	Paul Winchell
Azreal	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

• Gargamel's castle
• 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

International title card.

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.

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

• Papa Smurf is exactly 543 years old.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Warner Home Video originally released this episode on DVD in the United States, as part of The Smurfs: Season One, Volume One, on February 26, 2008.