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| Nanny Smurf | |
| Race | Smurf |
| Nationality | Smurf Village |
| Occupation | Unknown |
| Alignment | Good |
| Marital Status | Unspecified |
| Known Relations | The Smurfs (Family) Smoogle (Pet) |
| Residence | Smurf Village |
| Voice Actor | Susan Blu (Original)
Cree Summer (Desired) |
| First Appearance | Original: "The Lost Smurf" Season 8
Fanon: "Lost Tales of the Forest" Season 1 |
| Universe | LD Stories |
| Gallery | |
Nanny Smurf is a character from the cartoon show. Her Wiki page is located here. She also exists in The Smurfs: Light and Dark. To see a full list of episodes in which she appears, please CLICK HERE.
Background Information
Around the same time when Grandpa Smurf started his journey to retrieve the four primal elements for the Long Life Stone, Nanny ventured out to acquire more yarn only to fall prey to Castle Captor for 500 years. She used to be older than Grandpa, having raised him in a parental relationship, but upon her rescue and escape from Castle Captor, they are now both seniors with her being in her early 700s.
Despite her age, she is a spritely and adventurous individual with sharp wit and motherly care over the younger Smurfs. She took up knitting during her imprisonment in the haunted Castle and likes to point out the exaggerations in Grandpa's stories, although she means no malice in doing so.
True Origin
To be potentially revealed later!
Arrival in the Village
After being acquainted with the Smurfs in the village, she first lived with Smurfette, which only caused arguments and ill feelings between them. Once the other Smurfs finished building a house for Nanny, they began to develop a mother-daughter type of relationship and have since remained good friends. They may disagree now and again, but in general they enjoy each other's company.
Nanny is also seen performing various activities that are considered specific to some Smurfs, such as cooking, knitting, gardening, hiking, home repair, and assisting the sick or injured. Many Smurfs considered her actions as "meddling" in their affairs. After speaking with her about their concerns, she has backed off, but most Smurfs come to her for help with Grandpa or Papa Smurf are unavailable.
Relationship with Grandpa Smurf
She and Grandpa have had a close bond since they met, but it has strengthened after her release from Castle Captor. The age gap between them is gone, and so they have a husband-wife type of relationship, but they view themselves as more of a platonic sibling relationship.
Familial Ties
She is also close to the Smurflings in a grandmotherly way, especially Nat with whom she shares a love of animals and nature. She takes delight in Sassette's energetic nature, Slouchy's common sense and calm demeanor, and she has great patience when it comes to Snappy.
Relationships with Humans
As for humans, she has a good friendship with several characters found in this series.
- Prince Paestum -- A displaced prince whom she befriended during their time together in Castle Captor. She does try to keep in touch with him whenever possible, although he may not answer her letters as quickly as she answers his. She hopes that he will find his place in the world, being 500 years away from his original throne.
- When Falla is introduced to the village, she finds her fascinating and highly intelligent. They have a good relationship based on their combined feminine yet wistfully masculine personalities, and Nanny believes the girl is worthy of someday being a queen. She is one of the first to support Falla in her quest to become a knight to the Good King.
Relationship with Moxette Smurfette
Nanny has taken a shine to Moxette since they first met, seeing her impersonations of every Smurf as "a healthy smurf of reflection." They tend to get along well, jokingly gossiping or adventuring around the village, and share stories at tea parties. Nanny sees her as a beautiful, quirky, and misunderstood young Smurfette, and she sees great potential in the gal's ability to mimic her fellow Smurfs.
Appearance
Nanny is an elderly Smurf in her early 700s, but she has fairly good posture and a bit of a bounce in her step despite her age. She has a large nose compared to the other Smurfettes, gentle standard black eyes, and small round glasses to make up for her poor eyesight.
- Season 1 -- She wears a white Smurf hat with matching earrings, trousers under a pale lavender long-sleeve dress, and a light blush-pink scarf over her shoulders.
Voice Actor(s)
In the cartoon show, she was voiced by Susan Blu. Another suitable voice actress would be Cree Summer who is known for voicing both Abigail and Cree Lincoln on Codename: Kids Next Door, Foxy Love on the Adult Swim series Drawn Together, and many others.
Trivia
- There is no canonical explanation given for Nanny Smurf's origin since all naturally born Smurfs are male. She is chronologically the first in-universe Smurfette.
- Unlike the other Smurfs, there is no evidence of Nanny having a tail. The original model sheets from Hanna-Barbera studios, which can be found in her gallery page on the main Smurfs Wiki, also do not include a tail, prompting much speculation as to why this may be.