'Smurfs' trivia and fun facts

Unlike the cartoon series where Smurfette is a regular character, in the original comics, she appears infrequently from her debut in 'The Smurfette' in 1966 until the 1980s.

Gargamel's cat Azrael is named after the angel of death in Hebrew and Islamic traditions.

The Smurfs made their debut in 1958 in a comic strip drawn by Pierre "Peyo" Culliford in the Belgian magazine Spirou.

All naturally-born Smurfs are bald. Only Smurfette and Sassette, who were created by magic and are female, have hair.

When choked a Smurf turns yellow.