Gargamel
| Gargamel | |
|---|---|
 Gargamel in "Jokey's Medicine." | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Azrael |
| Occupation | Wizard |
| Mother | Unnamed mother |
| Marital status | Single |
| First appearance | TS: "The Astrosmurf" (1981) |
| Played by | Paul Winchell |
Gargamel is an evil wizard and the main villain in the The Smurfs animated television series. He is voiced by Paul Winchell.
Gargamel's one goal in life is to destroy the Smurfs in any way he can eat them, or to liquefy them into gold. Many of his plans are often thwarted by the Smurfs, leaving him with an utter hatred of them as a result. He lives in a small castle near the Smurfs' village, and has a pet cat named Azrael.
Character description
Gargamel is a human male carrying a hunched back, black hair that's balding on the top, bushy eyebrows, and a single tooth. He wears a patched, black robe with dark red socks and shoes.
He is a highly competent wizard expertise in magic and alchemy. He owns many spell books in his castle that he can use, but his preferred method is using his other skills; namely inventing machines. He is also seen planting traps for the Smurfs to fall into. Despite this, Gargamel is easily thwarted by the Smurfs' workforce and their various allies, and much of his schemes didn't fare any better in the long run.
Biography
Development
Gallery
- Main article: Gargamel/Gallery
Behind the scenes
- Gargamel's first comic appearance was in a Smurfs story titled "Le Voleur de schtroumpf" (or "The Smurfnapper" in English), created by Peyo and published by Dupuis in 1959.
- Gargamel's voice and mannerisms are very similar to Dick Dastardly in Wacky Races and Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines, another character also voiced by Winchell.
In popular culture
Sugar and Toys
- Main article: Sugar and Toys
- "Superduper Kyle's Stay at Home Staycation:" Rachel Dolezal has gone from pretending to be a Black woman to pretending to be a purple Purp (who are supposed to be Black themselves) and trying to live among the other Purps, which is annoying the women Purps. "Dolezal Purp" gets interviewed on CNNN when the host asks if she is the daughter of Gargamel, unnamed, but his photo is put on screen.
- "Rebooty Call:" Gargamel is in a therapy group for reforming villains. His pursuit in trying to eat them started because when the Smurfs came into the village, it raised the prices for food. Instead of calling them purple Purps, he calls them Smurfs and refers to them being blue.
