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The Smurfs

Belgian comic and television franchise
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Summary

The Smurfs is a media franchise[1]. It draws 16,316 Wikipedia views per month (media franchise category, ranking #54 of 382).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Peyo[3], Yvan Delporte[4]
  • Genre: speculative fiction comics[5], humorous comics[6], Franco-Belgian comics[7]
  • Commons category: Smurfs[8]
  • Language of work or name: French[9]
  • Said to be the same as: smurf[10]
  • Country of origin: Belgium[11]
  • Has part(s): smurf[12], The Smurfs[13], The Smurfs in film[14]
  • Publication date: October 23, 1958[15]
  • Characters: Gargamel[16], Papa Smurf[17], Smurfette[18], Brainy Smurf[19], Vanity Smurf[20], Handy Smurf[21]

Why It Matters

The Smurfs has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Belgium Peyo Smurfs: The Lost Village The Smurfs The Smurfs 2

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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