The French do love their semiotics. But right now, there are whole French discussion boards dedicated to determining whether a brigade of blue cartoon characters from the fifties favored a command ...

"We're going to Smurferize the coronavirus": Thousands gather in France to set a world record right before ban on large groups. This idea probably wasn't from Brainy Smurf. Thousands of people in ...

It was Oct. 23, 1958 — 60 years ago — that the world first encountered the Smurfs, the little blue creatures from a Belgian comic franchise that have become world famous. Since first appearing in a ...

The mayor of a Brittany community has signed a decree banning the sale of alcohol to Smurfs in any of the town's bars this weekend. Mayor Patrick Leclerc issued the municipal decree that bans the sale ...

As The Smurfs, a 3-D Hollywood film, opened across Europe, the French were torn between horror and pride. Reviewers were appalled that the little blue creatures had become distinctly American in Raja ...

A French mayor hosted 3,500 people dressed as Smurfs for a world record attempt this weekend amid accusations the event risked the spread of coronavirus. Patrick Leclerc, the mayor of Landerneau in ...

The Smurfs, the cuddly blue comic strip creatures loved by generations of children, are anti-Semitic and racist, treating blacks like moronic primates, a new book claims. By Henry Samuel 03 June 2011 ...

A new book written by a French sociologist suggests that the Smurfs - blue-skinned cartoon characters aimed at children - are purveyors of racism and anti-Semitism. Video courtesy of AFP. (Photo: ...

A small town in western France has set a world record for the greatest number of smurf-costumed people gathered in the same place, according to organisers, who counted over 3,000 this weekend.

The mayor of a small French town on Tuesday defended hosting a record-breaking gathering of 3,500 people dressed as Smurfs at the weekend, after accusations that the ...