Blogger Kevin J. Guhl has a list of twelve Smurf figurines that probably shouldn't have been marketed to children, including scenes of intoxication, gambling, murderous rage, and wardobe malfunctions. Pictured above is a Smurf soon be drunk off his Smurf, if not Smurfed from alcohol poisoning. All images are courtesy of Smurfs über-site Blue Buddies.
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Beer or champagne drinking smurfs? Oh no, cover their eyes! A smurf playing cards with an Ace hidden somewhere? We've never seen that in ANY cartoon, have we? A smurf in a halloween costume? God forbid. The devil smurf is actually a bad conscience smurf, that comes together with the angel - good conscience smurf. A mermaid smurf, again, cover your eyes lest you see her breasts! Oh no, she's already covering them, it's okay :)
The caged smurf is ridiculously benign! How else would you display a daring rescue by the other smurfs? And the little smurfette bathing, there should be nothing wrong with that. She's supposed to be a little 2 year old. Americans are so prude :) There's nothing wrong with that unless you have a sick mind.
I've always thought that in the US people are a bit overprotective about alcohol and such. If you think you should shield children from seeing a smurf with a champagne bottle, then it's no wonder there are alcohol abuse problems in the States. By making it taboo, you're making it more interesting than it really is.
We unexpectedly ended up at the beach last weekend. Being unplanned we didn't have any swimming things, so our seven year old daughter just laughed, stripped off and ran in naked. Some of the kids on the beach were dressed - some weren't. No one seemed to care, which is how it should be.
Our son, at twelve, preferred to go find a cheap pair of shorts from a beach shop.
Poor world...
These smurfs are not in my wife's collection but I'd have less of an issue if she wanted to byuy thes ones...