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The Best Episodes of The Smurfs

Every episode of The Smurfs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Smurfs!

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Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 24 - The Purple Smurfs
    7.6/10(322 votes)

    #1 - The Purple Smurfs

    S1:E24

    A purple fly bites Lazy, causing a tail-biting purple epidemic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Smurfs Season 6 Episode 1 - Smurfquest (1)
    7.5/10(85 votes)

    #2 - Smurfquest (1)

    S6:E1

    Grandpa Smurf returns to the village from a 500-year voyage around the world to restore the power of the Long Life Force Stone. Papa Smurf and a few other Smurfs help Grandpa Smurf find the purest sources of the four primal elements from around the world while the remaining Smurfs stay behind to search for the Long Life Force Stone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 31 - The Smurfette
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Smurfette

    S1:E31

    Gargamel creates Smurfette as a pawn to destroy the Smurfs, and Papa Smurf changes her into a real Smurf to foil Gargamel's plan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Chuck Menville, Len Janson, Duane Poole, Tom Swale

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  4. The Smurfs Season 3 Episode 13 - The Tear Of A Smurf
    7.3/10(94 votes)

    #4 - The Tear Of A Smurf

    S3:E13

    An ugly hag is turned into a beautiful princess when some captured Smurfs shed some tears for her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Smurfs Season 4 Episode 8 - Tick Tock Smurfs
    7.3/10(81 votes)

    #5 - Tick Tock Smurfs

    S4:E8

    Brainy's new time schedule has the Smurfs rushing through their day, and it's making them feel stressed out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Smurfs Season 2 Episode 10 - It Came From Outer Smurf
    7.2/10(103 votes)

    #6 - It Came From Outer Smurf

    S2:E10

    Dreamy's claim of seeing a visitor from another world is ignored until he retrieves a crystal that creates a windstorm.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Smurfs Season 2 Episode 13 - The Kaplowey Scroll
    7.2/10(96 votes)

    #7 - The Kaplowey Scroll

    S2:E13

    A translated scroll with a magic word that makes things disappear becomes dangerous when Grouchy uses it on Jokey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Smurfs Season 2 Episode 24 - Smurfs At Sea
    7.2/10(97 votes)

    #8 - Smurfs At Sea

    S2:E24

    Papa Smurf recounts Dreamy's adventures at sea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Smurfs Season 2 Episode 27 - The Last Laugh
    7.2/10(97 votes)

    #9 - The Last Laugh

    S2:E27

    Gargamel's giggle glitter causes uncontrollable fits of laughter in the Smurfs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Smurfs Season 7 Episode 6 - The Smurfstalker
    7.2/10(69 votes)

    #10 - The Smurfstalker

    S7:E6

    A bounty hunter is terrorizing the Smurfs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 1 - The Astrosmurf
    7.1/10(245 votes)

    #11 - The Astrosmurf

    S1:E1

    The Smurfs help fulfill Dreamy's wish to travel to the stars by disguising themselves as Swoofs on another planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Len Janson

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  12. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 5 - The Magical Meanie
    7.1/10(146 votes)

    #12 - The Magical Meanie

    S1:E5

    Brainy and Clumsy discover a badly behaving genie who's only nice when somebody says the magic words "pumpernickel pickle".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 12 - Dreamy's Nightmare
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    #13 - Dreamy's Nightmare

    S1:E12

    Dreamy's trip around the world is cut short when Gargamel captures him

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 16 - Sideshow Smurfs
    7.1/10(144 votes)

    #14 - Sideshow Smurfs

    S1:E16

    The Smurfs enter a human village to rescue Smurfette and Clumsy from a mean showmaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 21 - The Fake Smurf
    7.1/10(187 votes)

    #15 - The Fake Smurf

    S1:E21

    Hogatha's impersonation of a Smurf backfires when she loses her tail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Smurfs Season 2 Episode 8 - The Three Smurfketeers
    7.1/10(101 votes)

    #16 - The Three Smurfketeers

    S2:E8

    It's an ""all for one and one for all"" adventure, brought to you by the boys (and the angel) in blue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Smurfs Season 5 Episode 3 - Papa's Day Off
    7.1/10(72 votes)

    #17 - Papa's Day Off

    S5:E3

    Homibus gives Papa Smurf the chance to see how the other Smurfs would handle an emergency situation if he wasn't there.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Smurfs Season 6 Episode 2 - Smurfquest (2)
    7.1/10(68 votes)

    #18 - Smurfquest (2)

    S6:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 2 - Jokey's Medicine
    7.0/10(176 votes)

    #19 - Jokey's Medicine

    S1:E2

    The Smurfs end up trapped in Gargamel's lair when they decide to get even with Jokey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Villaire

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  20. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 6 - Sorcerer Smurf
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    #20 - Sorcerer Smurf

    S1:E6

    Gargamel disguises himself as a long-lost Sorcerer Smurf.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  21. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 10 - Soup a la Smurf
    7.0/10(141 votes)

    #21 - Soup a la Smurf

    S1:E10

    Bigmouth's soup becomes unappetizing when Papa Smurf puts a formula in it that disfigures the hungry ogre.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 17 - Supersmurf
    7.0/10(128 votes)

    #22 - Supersmurf

    S1:E17

    Brainy tries using brute force instead of brains to retrieve his village's stolen food supply from Bigmouth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Len Janson

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  23. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 18 - Paradise Smurfed
    7.0/10(127 votes)

    #23 - Paradise Smurfed

    S1:E18

    Lazy dreams of discovering a hidden paradise that hides a nightmare.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 23 - Haunted Smurf
    7.0/10(131 votes)

    #24 - Haunted Smurf

    S1:E23

    Something is haunting a castle that the Smurfs discover when they leave the village in search for food.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Smurfs Season 1 Episode 25 - The Fountain of Smurf
    7.0/10(132 votes)

    #25 - The Fountain of Smurf

    S1:E25

    Papa Smurf becomes a Smurfling, and the Smurfs must find a way to restore him to normal with the help of Gargamel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Purple Smurfs" is the best rated episode of "The Smurfs". It scored 7.6/10 based on 322 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/31/1981. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Smurfquest (1)".