Smurfette is one of the characters from the 1958 Belgian comic strip, (French: Les Schtroumpfs) The Smurfs created by cartoonist, Peyo and later, Hanna-Barbera’s 1981 cartoon show, Smurf’s Adventures. Smurfette was created by the evil wizard Gargamel, the Smurf’s long-standing enemy, in order to spy on them and sow jealously throughout their village. But much to his chagrin, the overwhelming love and goodness of the Smurfy way of life made her want to be a real Smurf and live in harmony with them. So Papa Smurf cast a spell which transformed her into a real Smurf. And the rest is history.
Full disclosure, we dabbled a wee bit with photoshop to alter the color of Mia’s face to fully capture that Smurfy look. Oddball conspiracy theories aside, Stop trying to destroy my already fragile childhood! I was a huge fan of The Smurfs growing up. When I was 18 years old I would set my alarm to wake up at 4 in the morning just to watch an hour of re-aired Smurfs episodes and then go back to sleep for a few hours before I needed to get up and get ready for work. My auntie and uncle, who I was living with at the time thought it was completely bonkers. Looking back, I have to admit it was quite a Smurfy commitment and it gives me a little chuckle thinking about it. I can now understand them being perplexed then.
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