The Smurfs appeared for the first time in October 1958 in the tale of Joan and Pyuit in "newspaper of Spirou". Their creator - Belgian artist Peyo are already quite sketches behind, but the introduction of the Smurfs will change his life. Initially, they are minor characters, but soon become stars themselves.
After several EPs stories go into solo album with music by Michel Legrand / he sings in the choir and /.
The music pushes the next big step when the contractor Vader Abraham released the first Smurf single, which became a massive hit in Belgium and the Netherlands, and subsequently elsewhere in the world. Soon, figurines, toys, records and television shows flood the market. In 1981. famous cartoon duo Hanna and Barbara / creators of "Tom and Jerry", "Flintstone" and "Yogi Bear" / start work in the series for NBC in the United States.
Produced 256 episodes were shown before in over 30 countries. Although their creator Pierre Kaliford known as Peyo, left this world during Christmas 1992, the Smurfs did not reduce its popularity.
More than 10 million copies of CDs sold in the last three years. Books, toys, figurines and toys are among the most sought. Television series are reissued in video collections in dozens of languages ...
How Smurfs won € 274,000 for UNICEF?
For the 50th anniversary of its establishment in 2008 Smurfs Smarfden are presented in 15 cities in Europe during the holiday Evrotur. 30,000 were sold little blue heroes, just in Brussels profit reached € 124,700, and the whole campaign Smurfs have € 274,700 in favor of the educational programs of UNICEF.
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