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Unicef bombs the Smurfs in fund-raising campaign for ex-child soldiers
Published in the UK, "The Telegraph" August 10, 2005 by David Rennie in Brussels

The Kerner Entertainment Co. Press Release for "The Smurfs"
Published on IMPS' website July 2005

Smurf Collecting Tips
An original article by Peter Caparelli published on MushroomVillage.com, February 10, 2004

The Smurfs Return to Television!
DIC Entertainment Press Release published November 22, 2004

Hanna Barbera, Licensor of Smurf Home Video Rights
An original article by Peter Caparelli published on MushroomVillage.com, September 15, 2004

Care & Conservation of Smurfs
An original article by Peter Caparelli published on MushroomVillage.com September 14, 2004

2004 NYC Licensing Show Report
Published in the August 2004 edition of the Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli

Licensing Primer
Published in the August 2004 edition of the Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli

Smurfs Comeback?
An original article published on MushroomVillage.com July 25,2004, by Peter Caparelli

The Smurfs
From Wikipedia.org, the free encyclopedia June 11, 2004

A Fine Blue Line
From a promotional folder for the licensing trade
distributed by IMPS at the NYC licensing Fair, June 8-10 2004

Smurf Movie Rumors
Published in the April 10, 2004 Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli

Goodbye Suzanne Lipschitz
Published in the April 10, 2004 Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli

Smurfs Have Returned From The '80s to Retail Shelves Near You
Published in USA Today, Life Section October 8, 2003, by Christine Rook, Lansing State Journal

Props - The Smurfs
Published in Vibe Magazine, Tuesday, August 19, 2003 by Jeff Sanico

Animal Control Fighting Smurf Infestation
Discovered at TheToque.net, Canada's source for humor and satire, July 2003

2003 Licensing Show
Published in the June 29, 2003 Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli.

Der Schlumpf Katalog IV Takes Off!
Published in the June 29, 2003 Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli.

The Smurfs - The Movie!
A hoax reported by productionweekly.com on April 1, 2003.

Are the Smurfs Closet Communists?
An undated article by By Kristen M. Sonntag, Esq. found at "The Anti-Smurf Conspiracy Archives" website March, 2003

Collectors - Hands Off!
Published in the November 2002 Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli.

Belgian Comic Publisher Dupuis Dies
AP wire, Saturday November 16, 2002 10:22AM ET.

Behind The Laughter
Published in the April 1st 2002 issue of "The South End," the official student newspaper of Wayne State University, by Huckelberry Hound.

New Smurfs in 3D!
Published in a press release by A&A Computer Systems, Belgium in February, 2002.

Antique Dealer Sick of Appraising Smurf Collections
Published in the January 23, 2002 issue of The Onion.

Internet Collector Resources - MushroomVillage.com
Published in the June 2001 issue of Antique Trader's Collector Magazine & Price Guide.

The Smurfs - A Primer
Written by Peter Caparelli May 29, 2001 and published in the June 2002 edition of the Smurfy News.

Collect It! USA Column
Published in the November 2000 issue of Collect It! magazine, a UK publication.

'Smurfs' Busted In Drug Money Scam
Published in the Wednesday,June 28, 2000 edition of the New York Post.

Smurf Preservation and Display
Published in the June 19, 2000 edition of the Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli.

New Promo Smurf "Discovered" - "The Candy Store"
Published in the June 11, 2000 Special Edition of the Smurfy News, by Peter Caparelli.

Smurfs - Little People, Big Profit
Published in the June 2000 issue of Collect It! magazine, a UK publication.

Smurfs Figurines Synopsis
Published on the YesterdayLand.com website ~ Summer 2000.

Smurfs Cartoon Synopsis
Published on the YesterdayLand.com website ~ Summer 2000.

The Killer Smurfs
Found on the Net ~ Summer 2000, by Edwin Pieter Treur.

Alive & Smurfing
Published on the Eastciti.com Trends (Singapore) website May, 2000 by Stanley Leong.

Remembering Don Messick
For Animato Magazine, Issue 41 Spring 2000 by Brett Rogers.

The Smurfs... Cute Individualistic Little Blue Men!
Published March 26, 1999 on the Belgian Comics Website (www.geocities.com/Paris/Cafe/2877) by E. Borgers.

Socio-Political Themes In The Smurfs
Originally published on a personal web page, August 1998 by Jonathan Marc Schmidt.

The Smurfs as a Paradigm for Communist Society
Written by Eric Lott in Spring, 1995 for a speech class and published on his personal web page September 27, 1997.

Smurfy Sexism: Created with a Biased Hand
Published on the "Nameless Museum" website April 30, 1996 by Mariruth Graham.

The Smurfs Were Communists!
Published on Dave Morgan's Home Page February 14, 1996, by Dave Morgan

Happy 35th birthday Smurfs, Smurfens and Schtroumpfs
Published in the Chicago Tribune, 1993.

The Man Behind The Smurfs
Published in December 24th, 1992 issue of Newsline Magazine, by Rosamund Green (just after the death of PEYO).

What to collect in the 90's
An excerpt from an article published in the December 4, 1989 U.S. News & World Report

Boy Collects Smurf Toys
Published September 23, 1987 in an unknown publication, by Sharon Thompson.

Smurfs Happy 30th Birthday 1957-1987
Published in an unknown publication during 1987.

Smurf Collectors' Club Sponsors Car in the Great American Race
A "Smurfagram" published by Suzanne Lipschitz of the Smurf Collectors' Club in June 1986

Smurfabilia
By Shirley Wilcox, published in The Antique Trader Weekly, April 24, 1986

A Legend in Their Own Time For an All New Generation To See
A Wallace Berrie Marketing Slick from 1986

Move Over Snoopy - A Belgian Gnome is Smurfing Up the Kiddie Market
Published in Published in Money magazine 1982, by Lois Armstrong.

The Smurfy Story
As printed in a U.S. pamphlet by Wallace Berrie & Co. Inc. © 1979

Cuddly dolls spew expletive when squeezed
Published in an unidentified newspaper

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