The Smurfs, a Hanna-Barbera show, on Nickelodeon in 2022?

[Cartoons90]

I've been out of the loop for a bit as far as active shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, but from what I can see it looks like a new Smurfs show is airing on Nickelodeon. Given that Hanna-Barbera owns The Smurfs, which is all under the Turner/Cartoon Network/WarnerMedia umbrella, why didn't Cartoon Network pick this show up? I can't remember Nickeloden airing a Hanna-Barbera show since it aired Yogi Bear reruns in the '90s. This is very fascinating to me. Thank you for any info!

Edit - I apologize if this needs to be moved to the Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network forum. My mistake!

 

[ShadowBlinky]

Hanna-Barbera never owned the Smurfs; their original creator, Peyo, allowed HB to make animated cartoons of them.

 

[kanc]

2021, actually, and we already have a thread for it plus that thread already in Nicktoons section.

It already premiered in Nick USA in Sept 2021

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Nickelodeon and LAFIG Belgium and IMPS are partnering to bring a brand-new original CG-animated series based on The Smurfs to a new generation of kids and families around the world. Under the deal, Nickelodeon has licensed the global rights to The Smurfs which follows the beloved...

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[Cartoons90]

Hanna-Barbera never owned the Smurfs; their original creator, Peyo, allowed HB to make animated cartoons of them.

Ah, gotcha! I did not realize that, but that may very well take care of the mystery of how this came to be. Thank you for this info. Fascinating!

 

[Cartoons90]

2021, actually, and we already have a thread for it plus that thread already in Nicktoons section.

It already premiered in Nick USA in Sept 2021

Nickelodeon Acquires New The Smurfs CG-Animated Series

Nickelodeon and LAFIG Belgium and IMPS are partnering to bring a brand-new original CG-animated series based on The Smurfs to a new generation of kids and families around the world. Under the deal, Nickelodeon has licensed the global rights to The Smurfs which follows the beloved...

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Ah, I see now. Thank you for this info. I need to see this show!

 

[Pooky]

I'm not quite sure what the agreement was for the Hanna-Barbera series, but it seems neither they (or their then owners Taft Broadcasting) had full rights to The Smurfs even at the series' peak; another company (Atlantic Releasing) dubbed and released the 70s Belgium Film The Smurfs and the Magic Flute in the US in 1983.

 

[Cartoons90]

I'm not quite sure what the agreement was for the Hanna-Barbera series, but it seems neither they (or their then owners Taft Broadcasting) had full rights to The Smurfs even at the series' peak; another company (Atlantic Releasing) dubbed and released the 70s Belgium Film The Smurfs and the Magic Flute in the US in 1983.

Never realized that. So H-B made Smurfs cartoons in the same way they made Batman cartoons, really...they were commissioned to make them, but never owned the franchise. I didn't realize that until today.

 

[Pooky]

Pretty much. There was some Smurfs merchandise in the US in the late 70s, and to my understanding the President of NBC saw their potential after his daughter bought one of the dolls. Hanna-Barbera would have got involved because they were the biggest company producing Saturday morning animation at the time.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

The Smurfs are under the estate of their creator Peyo, so no they're not owned by Warner Media.

 

[Goldstar!]

As was previously noted, the Smurfs are owned by Studio Peyo, who loans the rights to the franchise out to the highest bidder. The Smurfs were never owned by Hanna-Barbera, even though they produced the NBC StaAM cartoon in the 1980s.

 

[Pooky]

For anyone interested in sampling pre-Hanna Barbera Smurfs, the late 70s UK dub of Smurfs and the Magic Flute is on the official YouTube channel, although fair warning the Smurfs themselves don't appear until about half way in!

 

[Red Arrow]

That movie is an adaptation of the Johan and Peewit comic "The Flute and the Six Holes" from 1959.

 

[parkersfan89]

I've been out of the loop for a bit as far as active shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, but from what I can see it looks like a new Smurfs show is airing on Nickelodeon. Given that Hanna-Barbera owns The Smurfs, which is all under the Turner/Cartoon Network/WarnerMedia umbrella, why didn't Cartoon Network pick this show up? I can't remember Nickeloden airing a Hanna-Barbera show since it aired Yogi Bear reruns in the '90s. This is very fascinating to me. Thank you for any info!

Edit - I apologize if this needs to be moved to the Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network forum. My mistake!

Nick also played Looney Tunes & Yogi bear back in the day from what I heard before.

 

[parkersfan89]

I've been out of the loop for a bit as far as active shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, but from what I can see it looks like a new Smurfs show is airing on Nickelodeon. Given that Hanna-Barbera owns The Smurfs, which is all under the Turner/Cartoon Network/WarnerMedia umbrella, why didn't Cartoon Network pick this show up? I can't remember Nickeloden airing a Hanna-Barbera show since it aired Yogi Bear reruns in the '90s. This is very fascinating to me. Thank you for any info!

Edit - I apologize if this needs to be moved to the Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network forum. My mistake!

Also, Garfield is apparently Nickelodeon property now.