The Smurfs is a Belgian comic franchise centred on a fictional colony of small, blue, human-like creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The Smurfs were first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (the pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958, wherein they were known as Les Schtroumpfs. There are more than 100 Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasise their characteristics, such as "Jokey Smurf", who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow Smurfs. "Smurfette" was the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series. The Smurfs wear Phrygian caps, which came to represent freedom during the modern era. The word “Smurf” is the original Dutch translation of the French "schtroumpf", which, according to Peyo, is a word he invented during a meal with fellow cartoonist André Franquin when he could not remember the word salt.
1. Die Smurfies: Spieresmurf die Ridder: Spiere Smurf wens hy is ’n ridder van die Ronde Tafel. Nou is sy kans!
2. Die Smurfies: Ruimtesmurf en die Gnoefe: Saans hang Ruimtesmurf halflyf by sy venster uit en kyk dromerig na die sterre. Hy wil eendag op ’n ruimtereis gaan en vreemde planete besoek. Daar ontmoet hy toe eendag die Gnoefe…
3. Die Smurfies: Die Honderdste Smurfie: Dit is die jaar 654 in die Tydperk van die Smurf. Daar word gese dat ’n nare wind en ’n maansverduistering die teken sal wees van ’n honderd jaar se ongeluk. Om dit te keer, moet die Dans van Honderd Smurfies gedoen word.
4. Die Smurfies: Smurfie-inkleurboek: Kom maak ’n draai in Smurfie-Dorp. Hier wag jou klein, blou maatjies net vir jou om hulle avonture prettig in te kleur.
5. Die Smurfies: Wegkruipertjie - Waar is Spiere Smurf? Het die Vyf Vrolike Muise die moed en durf om die Groot Prys te wen?
6. The Smurfs: Die Smurfie-Woordeboek/The Smurf Wordbook: 'n Tweetalige woordeboek in volle kleur. Die direkte assosiasie tussen voorwerp en woord help om woordherkenning en betekenis makliker oor te dra. Addisionele soek-en-vind-aktiwiteite help om lesers in taalleer te betrek. ’n Noodsaaklike bron vir vroee kinderontwikkeling en aanvangslees.
Our remarkable ability to remember quotes from practically any movie, and our skill in catering to almost any person in South Africa.
The latter is the harder of the two, because A) we haven't met everyone in the R of SA and 2) our personal tastes can hardly be used as a benchmark for things other people may enjoy.
Still, through sheer determination and never-miss-an-episode viewings of 7de Laan, we like to think we hit the proverbial nail on the head more often than not.
And in the almost unfathomable event that we're completely wrong and nothing on our cyber-shelves appeals to you, we'd like to leave you with the following gem from Lord of the Rings:
"Use the force, Harry." - Edward Cullen.