where the writers are Socio-Political Themes in the Smurfs  1.)
Introduction: This is a discursive analysis of the television
programme The Smurfs, created by Peyo, and first aired during
the greater part of the eighties. In other words, it is an
analysis of some of the socio-political themes I have noticed in
the show.  The Smurfs is a unique programme. It is, first and
foremost, a cartoon, and as such it is aimed at children. The
discussion could end there, however, unlike many other cartoons,
or indeed other television programmes, The Smurfs is about an
entire society and its interactions with itself and with
outsiders, rather than the adventures of just a few characters.
Hence I believe it is, in short, a political fable, in much the
same way that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a fable
about Christianity. Rather than Christianity, however, The
Smurfs is about Marxism.  I am not accusing The Smurfs of being
some kind of subversive kiddie propaganda - although if it was,
would it really be that mu