nThe Smurfs is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, human-like creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The Smurfs was first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by artist Peyo in 1958. There are more than 100 Smurf characters, and their names are based on adjectives that emphasise their characteristics. The Smurfs franchise began as a comic and expanded into advertising, films, TV series, video games, theme parks, and dolls.