"Peewit's Smurfy Creation" is the sixth episode of Season 1 in The Smurfs: Light and Dark. It is set to run between 8 - 10 minutes in length. It is also the sixth episode of the overall series.
Synopsis
One fine day, the Smurfs are delighted to see Johan and Peewit only to learn that something had happened while the time-travelling group was away from the village. Peewit reveals that he had discovered the Smurfette formula in one of Homnibus’ books to create a Smurfette of his own. He hoped that it would help the remaining Smurfs get by until the group returned. He secretly raised his creation, but Johan eventually confronted Peewit and convinced him to take her to the Smurf Village so that she may be with her own kind, but the new Smurfette seems hesitant to meet her fellow Smurfs – let alone leave her home in the King’s castle. It is up to every Smurf to introduce her to their world, make her feel welcome, and help her understand what it means to be a Smurf.
Will this “royal” Smurfette be assimilated into Smurf society, or will she grow lonely and return to the Good King’s castle?
Story
The opening scene is of the Smurf Village, and after several seconds, the camera pans over to Papa Smurf's laboratory with him and Brainy standing outside. They briefly discuss surprise party plans for Handy’s upcoming birthday when Harmony alerts them of approaching travelers. Papa, Brainy, and Hefty head out into the woods to see who it is. They hide in a nearby Smurfberry bush and are delighted to discover that the travelers are their good friends, Johan and Peewit.
Papa Smurf steps out and greets them, to which the boys give mixed responses in return. When Brainy loudly takes notice of Peewit looking nervous, Johan tells his partner to explain why they have sought out their little blue friends on this fine day. Rather shamefully, Peewit dismounts from Biquette.
He seems to have something hidden under his hat, which sparks the Smurfs’ curiosity. He tries to explain that he had managed to keep a secret from everyone in the castle for over a month now, but Johan had finally uncovered what Peewit had done.
He places a Smurfette onto the ground and says, “I, um…I heard that Smurfette and Sassette were among the Smurfs who went missing, and the ones left in the village seemed so upset about it…”
The little lady has black wispy hair, a strapless white dress, slippers, and a Smurf hat. She looks warily upon the other Smurfs – all of whom seem to be shocked to see her – and attempts to appear more confident than she is.
Papa Smurf then asks Peewit where he learned how to create a Smurfette, so a flashback transition appears as the boy begins telling the story:
Several days after the Time Crystals were revealed and a group of Smurfs was sent on an unexpected time-travelling journey, Peewit had visited the Smurf Village with the intention of asking Papa Smurf for advice with an invisibility potion that he wanted to make. He learned that seventeen Smurfs were currently missing, so he offered to help the remaining villagers any way that he could.
Without Handy, repairs could not be easily made; without Smurfette, the flowers had begun to wilt; without Sassette and Snappy, Puppy had become restless; without Greedy, there was no one to prepare daily meals. Most importantly, missing Papa and Grandpa left only Nanny Smurf to assume the leadership role, and they had no idea when their friends would return – or, if they ever would.
By sundown, Peewit needed to return to the castle or else Johan would think something was wrong and come looking for him, but he promised the Smurfs that he would return if they needed his and Johan’s help. Along the way home, Peewit thought to visit Homnibus for some refreshment, claiming aloud that he cannot travel all the way home on an empty stomach.
The enchanter granted him entry. Peewit was introduced to Justin over dinner and quickly realized that the young boy knew nothing of his adopted father’s career in magic, so he waited for Justin to leave before explaining what had befallen the Smurfs. Homnibus assured him that with Nanny in charge, the Smurfs will get by.
Just to be safe, he and Peewit looked through his books in search of a protection spell to cast over the village. During this time, the jester had come across the Smurfette formula in one tome.
“Are all Smurfs made from this formula?” he had asked, to which Homnibus explained that, “Only the female Smurfs. The males are brought by a stork during a blue moon event, although no one knows the origin of a baby Smurf – not even Papa Smurf.”
Peewit was fascinated by this, but when he asked to borrow the page, Homnibus had told him not to meddle with creating life on a whim. The jester was at first discouraged, but when the old enchanter was not paying attention, he quickly copied the page onto a separate parchment, rolled it up, and hid it in under hat for safekeeping.
Eventually, Homnibus located the protection spell for the Smurf Village, so Peewit took the chance to bid him farewell and be on his way home.
Later that night, he went over the list of ingredients:
1. Sugar and Spice, but Nothing Nice
2. Half a Pack of White Lies
3. Three Crocodile Tears
4. One Lizard’s Brain
5. A Pinch of Viper Tongue Powder
6. One Carat of Sympathy
7. A Handful of Wrath
8. The Vanity of a Peacock
9. The Guile of a Vixen
10. A Thimble of Gluttony
11. A Pint of Bad Faith
12. One Cat’s Tail
13. An Ounce of Sentimentality
14. A Pinch of Silliness
15. The Tail of a Shrew
16. The Chatter of a Magpie
17. A Pound of Ingenuity and Stubbornness
18. A Candle that has Burned at Both Ends
19. A Handful of Blue Clay from the Cave of Source
20. The Hardest Stone for her Heart
For the next few days, Peewit gathered as many ingredients as he could behind Johan’s back. He apparently altered some from the list either because he could not find a specific item, or because he misunderstood what was needed and used his best judgement. For instance, he found a songbird’s brain and a myna bird's beak instead of lizard's brain or the chatter of a magpie. He also used three of his own tears because he was too scared to face a crocodile by himself.
It was not long before he could carry out the task of creating his very own Smurfette, although he realized that he had forgotten to obtain a stone for her heart. Luckily, he found some petrified purple pandyroot amongst his alchemy supplies and decided to use it as a substitute. It was hard as a rock, after all.
During the process of mixing the formula, Peewit’s list of ingredients wound up being as such:
1. Sugar and Spice
2. Half a Pack of Colorful Lies
3. Three of his own Tears
4. One Songbird’s Brain
5. A Pinch of Viper Tongue Powder
6. One Carat of Sympathy
7. Two Drops of Bull’s Essence
8. One Peacock’s Tail Feather
9. Three Hairs from a Vixen’s Tail
10. One Cat Tail Reed
11. An Ounce of Sentimentality
12. A Pint of Silliness
13. The Tail of a Mouse
14. One Myna Bird’s Beak
15. A Nearly Burnt-Out Candle
16. A Handful of Blue Clay from the Cave of Source
17. One Petrified Purple Pandyroot
The small cauldron bubbled over and glowed a strange purple and green set of colors before exploding, knocking Peewit clear across the room. He was successful in the end. For all the excitement in the world, it was only after he had his Smurfette in hand when a thought struck him: if anyone found out that he had disobeyed Homnibus and stolen a page from one of the enchanter’s books, the Good King would surely have his creation taken away.
Worse yet, she might be destroyed.
So, Peewit kept his little Smurfette a secret from everyone else in the castle, including Johan, and he taught her everything he knew. Everything from telling jokes and stories, juggling, performing magic tricks, pickpocketing, dancing, and singing were bestowed unto the tiny blue girl – and he grew to love her despite her scraggly hair and bulbous nose.
A month passed. By then, Peewit’s Smurfette had grown accustomed to the castle’s layout and all its inhabitants, still hiding from all but her father. Unfortunately, Johan discovered her one day and approached Peewit about there being a Smurf in the castle, which led to him convincing the jester that she must be taken to the Smurf Village to live with her own kind.
The flashback ends as Peewit mournfully states, “I never meant any harm, Papa Smurf – honest! I just couldn’t bare to say good-bye to my greatest creation.”
“I see. And what is the name of your so-called ‘greatest creation,’ I wonder?” Papa Smurf responds with a frown.
“I haven’t thought of a name yet. I’ve been calling her ‘Smurfette’ this entire time, but I know that won’t do…” the jester shamefully admits.
Papa Smurf then reprimands Peewit for having not heeded Homnibus’ warning and for stealing from him, both of which could have gotten the boy into serious trouble. At this point, the new Smurfette steps in to defend her father.
“Don’t talk to my dad like that, old man! He loves me the way I am and was afraid of anything bad happening to me if anyone else saw me in the castle, that’s all,” she barks.
All three Smurfs are taken aback by her outburst, but Papa Smurf quickly regains his composure while Johan quirks a brow at Peewit.
"My word. She certainly has a lot of moxie, just like her creator,” he mentions.
His friend gasps and happily exclaims, "That's it, Johan: I'll name her 'Moxette' for her moxie! You're a genius!"
Brainy and Hefty exchange uneasy glances behind Papa Smurf’s back, but the elder Smurf simply sighs and offers to perform the True Blue Spell on her. When Peewit asks what that means, Brainy chimes in to explain that it is the spell that will turn an unruly Smurfette – like Moxette – into a real, more domesticated Smurf.
“I’ll show you unruly, four-eyes,” Moxette mutters, much to Brainy’s chagrin and Hefty’s amusement, although he stifles his laughter.
In the interest of de-escalating the situation, Papa Smurf regains the girl’s attention.
“The True Blue Spell will not smurf you into anything you don’t wish to become, my little Smurfette. It will bring out the Smurfy goodness that lies within your heart,” he explains. “And with that goodness smurfed to the surface, your appearance will reflect it. Nothing more, nothing less.”
Moxette is hesitant to accept her fate, but with some coaxing from Johan and Peewit, she follows the Smurfs back to the village. The boys are not far behind them. Along the way to Papa Smurf’s lab, every passerby turns to see the new girl. She looks uncomfortable before disappearing into the lab, leaving Johan and Peewit to wait outside with the other Smurfs. Her father explains her creation to the others during this time.
Much later, Papa Smurf steps out to announce that the spell was successful in transforming Peewit’s creation into a real Smurf.
“Every Smurf, may I present to you our newest fellow Smurf: Moxette Smurfette!” he decrees.
Moxette reluctantly steps into view from behind him. She now wears a white single-strap dress with matching high heels, and her hair is dark violet fashioned into a low ponytail and side-swept bangs. Grandpa and Brainy recognize the shade of purple as that of the purple pandyroot, proving that Peewit had indeed used it as a substitute for stone in his formula.
In no time, the other Smurfs eagerly welcome her to the village and begin to introduce themselves. Clumsy, Smurfette, Handy, and Hefty are among the first to do so, and it is soon clear to Peewit that his little girl will do well amongst her own kind.
Johan informs him that they must return to the castle, much to his friend’s discouragement – and to the opposition of Moxette. However, Peewit promises her that he will visit the village as soon as possible, and that she is welcome to visit the Good King’s castle should she ever feel homesick.
When she pleads for him not to leave, Johan kneels and presents to her one of the gold clasps from his cape.
As she takes it, he says, “I hope you’ll consider this as a token of my best wishes for you here, little Moxette. You are worth your weight in gold.”
She beams at the compliment only to wonder, “What about your cape?”
“I have plenty of spares in my room chest back at milord’s castle,” he assures her.
She then thanks him for the gift, so he nods, folds his cape over one arm, and leaves the village to return to Bayard. He calls for Peewit to join him. The jester approaches Biquette, but not without looking over his shoulder towards the array of Smurfs surrounding his girl.
He wistfully says, “Little Moxette. I like that sound of that. My little Moxie girl,” as he mounts his impatient goat. Johan simply shakes his head with a smile from over his shoulder.
The pair disappears into the forest after waving good-bye to the Smurfs, leaving Moxette with her own kind until they meet again. When Tailor approaches her, he measures the large gold clasp in her hands and ponders aloud a few ideas for what he could do with it. One such suggestion involves using a portion of it to fashion a smaller clasp befitting the strap on her new dress.
Moxette expresses interest in this, so he exclaims, “I’ll smurf right to it, miss! Blacksmith and I can have this smurfed up for you in two shakes of a Smurf’s tail,” which makes her giggle.
Handy chimes in to say, “And I can help Architect smurf you your own house! It’ll take a few smurfs, but you can smurf in the Hospitality Complex in the meantime, Moxette.”
“And I’ll help Tailor smurf up new your wardrobe,” Smurfette trills.
Vanity adds, “Not to mention you’ll need beauty tips to keep you looking your smurfiest,” before Greedy cries, “And I’ll be happy to teach you how to smurf your favorite meals if ya want!”
It seems that every Smurf has something they wish to offer to welcome Moxette into the village – all except for Brainy. He is tapping a foot with his arms crossed, disapprovingly watching the comradery next to Papa Smurf.
“If you ask me, Papa Smurf, I think she owes you an apology for smurfing at you earlier,” he grumbles. With an eye roll, he adds, “And she owes me one for calling me ‘four-eyes!’ If I were you, Papa Smurf, I’d smurf over there and smurf her straight right now.”
The elder Smurf casually tells him, “It takes courage to stand up to someone for the ones they love. Peewit was wrong to disobey Homnibus, but it seems that Moxette loves her creator – and he loves her, too, from the smurfs of it. She certainly takes after him.”
When his assistant pouts, he chuckles and adds, “Now, let’s hope she’s a better singer than him. I’d hate for Harmony to be upstaged, after all.”
The camera switches to a wide shot of Moxette surrounded by the other chattering Smurfs, but Brainy and Papa Smurf can be seen in the background. It holds for several seconds, and then it pans slowly upwards. It stops at sky level, allowing “The End” to fade into view across the screen for another two or three seconds.
The screen fades to black, closing out the episode with some optimistic music.
Trivia
- This was originally episode eight in Season 10 of the Expanded Animated Universe.
- The Smurfette Creating Formula is the one used in Peyo's comics, which was copied off of the Smurfs Wiki.
- This episode was originally written starting on November 26th, 2011, making it one of the oldest of the series. The first revised edition of this episode was completed in August of 2020, and the final version was changed in March 2021 due to the alterations that were made further into the storyline between 2019 - 2021. Check out the Revised Plots section to see more information about this episode's revisions.
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Continuation
- Episode 05 -- "Tripped Up"
- Episode 07 -- "Peewit's Unsmurfy Mistake"