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The Worst Episodes of The Smurfs

Every episode of The Smurfs ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Smurfs!

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
Episodes
422
Avg. Rating
6.7
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E3
6.9
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Gingerbread Smurfs" is the worst rated episode of "The Smurfs". It scored 5.5/10 based on 76 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Petrified Smurfs".

  • Gingerbread Smurfs
    5.5/10(76)
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    #1 - Gingerbread Smurfs

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 9/15/1984

    Brainy loses big time to Greedy in a bake-off when his magically-created gingerbread cookies come to life and take over the village.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Petrified Smurfs
    5.5/10(73)
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    #2 - Petrified Smurfs

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 10/6/1984

    Peewit must get Selwyn and Tallulah to work together to reverse a spell that turned half the forest and the Smurf Village into stone before dawn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Grumpy Gremlin
    5.6/10(79)
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    #3 - The Grumpy Gremlin

    Season 3 Episode 24

    Aired 10/15/1983

    A gourmet gremlin with a foul-smelling concoction seeks a new home when Peewit accidentally chops down his tree.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret Of Shadow Swamp
    5.7/10(68)
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    #4 - The Secret Of Shadow Swamp

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 9/29/1984

    Grouchy tries to escape from his birthday with an adventurous troll.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Smurf On Wood
    5.8/10(72)
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    #5 - Smurf On Wood

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 10/6/1984

    Take one toad, put Papa Smurf's cap on him, throw in a bunch of superstitious Smurfs who think it's a result of Papa Smurf making a wish at a magic tree, plus one wizard in search of that toad.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wild And Wooly
    5.8/10(62)
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    #6 - Wild And Wooly

    Season 5 Episode 18

    Aired 10/12/1985

    Wooly and the Smurflings help protect a flock of sheep in exchange for wool.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Symbols of Wisdom
    5.9/10(77)
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    #7 - Symbols of Wisdom

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/15/1984

    Brainy and Gargamel grow magical beards in order to gain respect.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Karate Clumsy
    5.9/10(61)
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    #8 - Karate Clumsy

    Season 9 Episode 8

    Aired 9/23/1989

    Clumsy does chop-sockey to an evil ninja rat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Enchanted Baby
    6.0/10(2)
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    #9 - The Enchanted Baby

    Season 2 Episode 37

    Aired 11/20/1982

    Johan, Peewit, and the Smurfs must deliver a baby with magical powers to his parents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tailor's Magic Needle
    6.0/10(71)
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    #10 - Tailor's Magic Needle

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 9/22/1984

    Brainy puts Tailor's clothesmaking skills to the test when his magical needle starts sticking it to the other Smurfs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sassette
    6.0/10(63)
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    #11 - Sassette

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 9/28/1985

    The Smurflings create a female counterpart for themselves and a sister for Smurfette.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kow-Tow, We Won't Bow
    6.0/10(63)
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    #12 - Kow-Tow, We Won't Bow

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 10/5/1985

    Smurfette escapes from the Wartmongers with the help of Puppy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don Smurfo
    6.0/10(58)
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    #13 - Don Smurfo

    Season 6 Episode 8

    Aired 9/20/1986

    Jokey's masquerade as Smurfette's storybook hero Don Smurfo puts him at risk when he has to confront Azrael to prove himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Smurf Fire Brigade
    6.1/10(83)
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    #14 - The Smurf Fire Brigade

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 9/17/1983

    A rash of fires inspire the Smurfs to create an effective invention for fighting them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Baby Smurf Is Missing
    6.1/10(79)
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    #15 - Baby Smurf Is Missing

    Season 3 Episode 27

    Aired 10/22/1983

    A couple of poachers kidnap Baby Smurf, thinking that he is a leprechaun.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Pet For Baby Smurf
    6.1/10(68)
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    #16 - A Pet For Baby Smurf

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 9/22/1984

    Baby Smurf's glowing darling becomes a ghoulish danger.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Papa's Flying Bed
    6.1/10(67)
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    #17 - Papa's Flying Bed

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 10/5/1985

    An evil spell cast by Gargamel on Papa Smurf's new bed causes him and some other Smurfs to fly off to new adventures.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Queen Smurfette
    6.1/10(67)
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    #18 - Queen Smurfette

    Season 5 Episode 21

    Aired 10/12/1985

    Smurfette's reign as queen for the day raises a ruckus when Father Time forgets to end the day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Maze of Mirrors
    6.1/10(58)
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    #19 - A Maze of Mirrors

    Season 8 Episode 16

    Aired 10/15/1988

    Vanity's mirror reflections come to life, much to his horror.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shamrock Smurfs
    6.1/10(62)
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    #20 - Shamrock Smurfs

    Season 9 Episode 7

    Aired 9/16/1989

    An enchanted stew puts more than a little "Irish spring" into Greedy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Like it or Smurf It
    6.1/10(61)
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    #21 - Like it or Smurf It

    Season 9 Episode 9

    Aired 9/23/1989

    Brainy's version of Double Dare gets dangerous on a volcanic paradise.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hefty Sees a Serpent
    6.1/10(57)
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    #22 - Hefty Sees a Serpent

    Season 9 Episode 17

    Aired 10/14/1989

    Nobody believes Hefty's story about a serpent until Gargamel's Scottish counterpart captures them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Magnifying Mixture
    6.2/10(107)
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    #23 - The Magnifying Mixture

    Season 1 Episode 26

    Aired 11/7/1981

    Brainy accidentally turns Hefty into a giant, who brings an even bigger problem into the village.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Waste Not, Smurf Not
    6.2/10(80)
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    #24 - Waste Not, Smurf Not

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 10/9/1982

    Handy's food processor causes the Smurfs to use food unproductively.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost City of Yore
    6.2/10(83)
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    #25 - The Lost City of Yore

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 10/16/1982

    Nosey's butting-in gets the other Smurfs in the middle of an argument over the evil Scepter of Yore.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A