Bechdel Test Movie List

Ironic, considering the original show fails the test miserably.

The movie does pass the Test, as Smurfette finds a true friend in Grace. They talk about the importance of having a female friend to trust, and when Smurfette has to go home to the village, they share sentimental farewells, and a 'high-4'.

Moonshadow my dear, you have not seen the "original show", nor have you read the original comic book.

It did not fail miserably.

In fact, it passes in most of its 420 episodes.

Though the show is about the smurfs village, it resides in a forest, which resides in a fairytale version of the Middle Ages, a rich world blending fantasy with history.

There are many female characters in the Smurfs. Much more than you'd think.

There are witches, fairies, queens, princesses, matchmakers, sorceresses, shrews, crones...

Mother Nature is an important figure. She is portrayed as an elderly power and dignity, and helps the smurfs get out of strife on many occasions.

Often, a female character would visit the village.

Flowerbell the woodnymph talked to Smurfette about breakfast.
Marina the mermaid talked to Smurfette about swimming too far from the lake.
Brenda the little witch talked to Sassette about not being a competent witch.

"Sassette? Who's Sassette?" I hear you foolishly cry.

Sassette was added in season 5 to please feminists.

She is a redheaded tomboy who loves going on adventures even more than Smurfette does. She loves frogs and isn't afraid to get mud on her overalls. I think she may even be a dike. How wonderful for you.

She and Smurfette talk about anything. Flowers, promises, friendship, betrayal... they're best friends, they talk a lot...

As for Smurfette herself, she was my favorite smurf as a little girl, one of the only female characters, anywhere, that I related to. (Besides Madeline, of course.)

She is very caring for her friends, and very warm-hearted and generous. She has a habit of crying when things get serious, but this is nothing to be ashamed of. It's a natural response and she doesn't suppress it. And just because she shows her feelings, doesn't mean she isn't strong.

She has a very strong will, and doesn't like to be condescended. In Smurfette For A Day, the other smurfs want to protect her, but she is insulted and tells them she can take care of herself just fine.

She is rather clever, too. Smurfette often is the one to come up with plans to save the smurfs. She is nearly always included on rescue teams.

Smurfette has more episodes where she is the central role, than of any other smurf. And while the cast of 100 smurfs revolve constantly, with only a few smurfs featured in an episode, onscreen, and the rest are part of a faceless chorus, Smurfette and Papa Smurf are the only two who appear in every episode. Most of the other smurfs are one-dimensional joke characters, but Papa Smurf and Smurfette are fully-fledged. They were my two favorite smurfs as a kid. Today, my favorite smurf is Vanity because he is very graceful and beautiful and not ashamed of his homosexuality.

Smurfette is also sex-positive. She is not married, but she has kissed every smurf at one point. No one tells her to kiss them, she does of her own desire and will. It's not her job. She's promiscuous, but she is no prostitute.

In Romeo & Smurfette, all the smurfs propose to her. She is tied between Hefty and Handy, the village's most muscular, virile men. But typiocal of kids cartoons, every competition has either an unlikely winner, or everyone wins. At the end of the episode, she proclaims "I can't marry just one of you, I love you all!" and that's that. She does this again in The Mr. Smurf Contest, about an all-male handsome pageant, and again in Wild About Smurfette.

Her talent in the village is Gardening, and she is often shown gardening in some way, and many episodes like Smurfette's Flower and Smurfette's Green Thumb are about her gardening powers. She mainly does it for herself and her leisure. But it gives her relaxation, shows beauty and creativity, and a feeling of satisfaction from hard work.

My favorite episode is Smurfette's Rose.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGeJ8C7KeMs
It's about promises that need to be broken. It passes the test several times. It's a mature, poetic, moving episode with beautiful imagery and dialogue. It's also very well acted.

Another favorite of mine, one I'm sure you'll like too, is Kow-Tow, We Won't Bow. It seems to pander directly to feminist critics like you, with every line of dialogue. Of course, it passes the Test multiple times over. Sassette says "Gee, I don't care if I don't grow up to be as pretty as Smurfette, I just hope I can run as fast!" Smurfette says "Are we going on an adventure, Papa Smurf? Oh gee, I'm so excited, let me find my comfortable shoes." And did I mention, Smurfette saves a race of creatures called the Wartmongers who are under dictatorship? She teaches them to rebel against their cruel leader, and their motto is 'kow-tow, we won't bow'. She proves herself to be a true feminist hero.

So, dear Kati, your feeble statement was flunked. May everyone who reads this message realise that The Smurfs is a classic cartoon with cardinal socialist and feminist values.

I disagree. Yes they have 2 girl characters but the main characteristic of Smurfette is that she is the only female Smurf and not much else