1. THE SMURFS
THE COMMUNIST REGIME

2. A SHORT HISTORY
The very first Smurf was drawn in 1958 by Pierre Culliford.
The Smurfs made their first appearance in the comic 'Johan and Pirlouit' as extras, but they became so popular they gained their own spotlight
In 1982, the Smurfs moved to Los Angeles were they would star in over 150 episodes.

3. CHARACTERS Smoogle Clockwork Smurf Tracker Smurf Wild Smurf
Papa Smurf the Red Father
Vanity Smurf
Grandpa Smurf
Jokey Smurf
Nanny Smurf
Lazy Smurf
Smurfette
Smoogle
Handy Smurf
Poet Smurf
Clockwork Smurf
Brainy Smurf
Grouchy Smurf
Tracker Smurf
Clumsy Smurf
Baker Smurf
Wild Smurf
Reporter Smurf
Greedy Smurf
And so on and so on and so on…
Tailor Smurf
Snappy Smurf
Farmer Smurf
Slouchy Smurf
Dreamy Smurf
Puppy
Harmony Smurf
Nat Smurfling
Painter Smurf
Baby Smurf
Hefty Smurf

4. The Red Father
Papa Smurf is the dictator of a small peaceful community
His claims that he is 564 years old
He protects the village from the evil Gargamel (symbolically- the greedy capitalists/ the Jew) and his cat Azrael ( or the oppressed proletariat)

5. Brainy Smurf
He is the village smarty who’s never afraid to criticize the faults of others(like Mr. Barefoot) to his fellow Smurfs, even though it usually results in him being exiled out of the village or whacked in the head with a mallet

6. Lazy Smurf
He is a smurf who likes to sleep, which at times, can cause problems with the community
His laziness can be good or bad in a number of episodes, where in one episode, his echoed snores scared off an animal about to attack another smurf

7. Reporter Smurf
He likes to write heart-wrenching articles in their little newspaper.
He is not one of the regulars that appear on the show, but an extra- with a small role with comedic purpose

8. SYMBOLIC MEANING
There have been some critics to say that the Smurfs were a representation of communist society- given their lack of currency, the fact that nobody posses personal items; it is shared within the community. Even the farmer Smurf doesn’t sell his crops- he distributes them throughout village. The whole clan is dependent on the decision of one Smurf- Papa Smurf- or should I say Tsar Smurf. Nobody holds a specific social class(except for Papa Smurf, everyone is equal in social status. Sounding a bit Familiar?

9. REFERENCES http://www.iamlost.com/features/smurfs/commies.shtml