Llamatronic

Here’s some random thoughts I came up with after yesterday’s post regarding the announcement of a new Smurfs movie:

• As a kid, my favorite was Brainy Smurf, because I thought he looked like me. A few years ago, my local Fox station picked old 1980s Smurfs episodes in syndication and I got to rewatch them. Surprisingly enough, they actually weren’t bad. My favorite now, though, is Grumpy Smurf, the Smurf who punctuated the conversations by complaining about the topic at hand. For example, if you were discussing baking (you can tell I’m hungry), he would interject “I hate cakes!” I find him funny now because he reminds me of how I sometimes see myself. (Yes , I know the first season is out on DVD. I can’t afford everything.)
• Jokey Smurf was the Smurf who ran around giving people prank gifts. When the recipient would open the present, it would explode. Wouldn’t that make him the predecessor of today’s terrorist suicide bombers?
• Updated Smurfs for the new movie: ADD Smurf, Prozac Smurf, Paparazzi Smurf who chases Shameless Publicity Whore Smurf (aka the Smurfette makeover), Jokey the Terrorist Smurf who is pursued by Government Agent Smurf who bugs his mushroom home…
• Gargamel better be in the movie, cuz it’s not Smurfs without Gargamel!