Go For Smurf!

Here’s a round up of some Smurf action that hasn’t already been covered on Skate and Annoy. This definitely should have been split into more than one post.

First up, these are probably the most well known and blown out extreme Smurfs that look like skateboards if you aren’t paying attention, but are in fact Surfing Smurfs.

What you say? Those little blue bastards are on skateboards. Nope. These are surfboards. Check the packaging on theses 90’s era fast food toys from Hardees. Read it: “Come Surf With The Smurfs,” and “All Six Surfin’ Smurfs…”

You don’t have to be bummed out. These guys are readily available for relatively cheap in auctions as complete sets or individually. Enjoy some pics.

Next up, the most popular Smurf figure that is riding a real skateboard. Ok, so maybe it’s a leafboard. I”m willing to bet leafboards are actually a thing, but I’m not going to google it. These guys are also readily available for a modest price.

Did I say moderately priced? Well yeah, sure, unless you want it to come with the box too.

What if you want a rare albino Smurf? This one managed to make it out of the factory without getting pained, and the box is pristine.

Now for some reason this is actually the most expensive collectable Smurf on a skateboard, even though it’s the least interesting figure. This guy starts at $57 and gos as high as $120!

Thi sis by far the least interesting of the skateboarding Smurfs. The pose is the same, as the leafboard, but the board is really generic looking.

Nobody seems to have a date on these but there are a few of them available online, which would suggest this is legit and not just a Smurf figure placed on an unrelated figure. I’ve seen at least one that appears intact inside unmarked plastic packaging too. The phot is blurry and that packaging is easy to make on your own but it seems unlikely that tit is fake. Plus….

This is a weird assortment of figures on skateboards that would appear to match the design of the green one above. No date is visible.

Here’s a “Kinder Surprise” Smurf on a skateboard that definitely looks more recent. (2018) Kinder Surprise are crappy chocolate eggs with usually crappier plastic toys inside. This one looks remarkably decent though, which makes me wonder if it is mislabeled.

Well, that wraps up the figurines. Let’s move on to buttons. Whaddya say we “Go For it!??” Image courtesy of the Busy Beaver Button Museum. In other images, a copyright of 1980 is visible on the side.

Blue Buddies shows 2 different versions were made with Go For It! If you aren’t paying attention you might not realize they are different.

There’s even a French version, which I think says “Let’s Go” but I suppose it could loosely be interpreted as Go For It!

Check out these Action Transfers! Action transfers were amazingly fun (at the time) decals that had a transfer paper that you would cut out and place them on another sheet of paper that was usually a printed backdrop that you could use to make your own scenes. The sets were usually themed in one adventure, fantasy, history, sports or war. The technology was invented for the graphic design world for making layouts and mocking up package design. This particular set is different in that it’s just individual characters with no backdrop, and was given away in Kelloggs cereals. The product had its heyday in the 60’s and 70’s and the artwork is great. I definitely recommend checking out the link in the first sentence if you’re at all interested.

Lastly, here’s some odds and ends from Blue Dwarfs, including a keychain, coffee mugs and a prismatic sticker.

If you’re somehow not sick of Smurfs yet, check out our previous Smurf posts.