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The Best Episodes of The Smurfs Season 1

Every episode of The Smurfs Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Smurfs Season 1!

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...
Genres:AnimationFamilySci-Fi & FantasyKidsComedy
Network:NBC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Astrosmurf" is the best rated episode of "The Smurfs" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 217 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Len Janson, it aired on 9/12/1981. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Jokey's Medicine".

  • The Astrosmurf
    7.0/10217 votes

    #1 - The Astrosmurf

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Len Janson

  • Jokey's Medicine
    6.8/10156 votes

    #2 - Jokey's Medicine

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Villaire

  • Vanity Fare
    6.6/10161 votes

    #3 - Vanity Fare

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/1981

    Gargamel hides in a magic mirror to catch some unsuspecting Smurfs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • St. Smurf and the Dragon
    6.5/10149 votes

    #4 - St. Smurf and the Dragon

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/1981

    A baby dragon has an insatiable appetite for the berries that Papa Smurf needs for his invisibility formula.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Reaves

  • The Magical Meanie
    6.7/10132 votes

    #5 - The Magical Meanie

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sorcerer Smurf
    6.8/10150 votes

    #6 - Sorcerer Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/1981

    Gargamel disguises himself as a long-lost Sorcerer Smurf.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Reaves

  • Bewitched, Bothered, and Besmurfed
    6.8/10132 votes

    #7 - Bewitched, Bothered, and Besmurfed

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/1981

    Hogatha's amulet causes some of Smurfette's wishes to come true when she wears it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • King Smurf
    6.5/10124 votes

    #8 - King Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/1981

    Brainy becomes king of the village and starts a civil war when Papa Smurf's gone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chuck Menville

  • The Smurfs and the Howlibird
    6.4/10129 votes

    #9 - The Smurfs and the Howlibird

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/1981

    The Smurfs are threatened by a howlibird and have to find a way to defeat it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Reaves

  • Soup a la Smurf
    6.9/10124 votes

    #10 - Soup a la Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/3/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All That Glitters Isn't Smurf
    6.8/10118 votes

    #11 - All That Glitters Isn't Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/3/1981

    Every Smurf mistakenly believes that Papa Smurf lost his magic touch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dreamy's Nightmare
    7.0/10110 votes

    #12 - Dreamy's Nightmare

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/3/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Romeo and Smurfette
    6.6/10120 votes

    #13 - Romeo and Smurfette

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/10/1981

    Hefty and Handy, not to mention everyone else, compete for the amourous attention of Smurfette.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Magic Egg
    6.8/10119 votes

    #14 - The Magic Egg

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/10/1981

    A magic egg that grants every Smurf their fondest wishes creates chaos.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Smurphony In 'C'
    6.7/10116 votes

    #15 - Smurphony In 'C'

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/10/1981

    Harmony discovers a magical horn that puts its listeners into an eternal sleep.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sideshow Smurfs
    7.2/10126 votes

    #16 - Sideshow Smurfs

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/17/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Supersmurf
    7.0/10114 votes

    #17 - Supersmurf

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/17/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Len Janson

  • Paradise Smurfed
    6.9/10114 votes

    #18 - Paradise Smurfed

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/17/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sir Hefty
    6.9/10119 votes

    #19 - Sir Hefty

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/24/1981

    Hefty becomes a knight to slay a dragon that's been setting fire to the village.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Baby Smurf
    6.8/10109 votes

    #20 - The Baby Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/24/1981

    Gargamel transforms himself into an blue infant to destroy the village from within.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fake Smurf
    6.9/10169 votes

    #21 - The Fake Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/24/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Painter and Poet
    6.8/10106 votes

    #22 - Painter and Poet

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/31/1981

    Two creative Smurfs take their unappreciated talents with them when they flee to a deserted island.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Haunted Smurf
    7.0/10118 votes

    #23 - Haunted Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/31/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Purple Smurfs
    7.5/10306 votes

    #24 - The Purple Smurfs

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/31/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fountain of Smurf
    6.9/10119 votes

    #25 - The Fountain of Smurf

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/7/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A