Episode Twenty Nine: Smurfing Scallywags Part II

For clarity sake, please read Part I before reading this blog entry- thanks!

When we last left Papa Smorf he was in a dire position with the Bureau of Un-American Activities...

Next Up: Rainbow Brite's Crusade for GLBT Rights

As I said last post, I'm a child of the 80s-90s.  So naturally, like many of my generation, I found myself in college at one point brooding over a cup of coffee getting wax philosophic.  You know that state- that state in which you begin toying with all the pseudo-intellectual concepts you've learned from your college level courses and apply them to popular media.  That point where you think "Yes, I could write a dissertation explaining how Star Wars intersects the concepts of Taoism with western religion's notion of good and evil!".  I was in that place, that humorous place, when I realized "Well [explicative] the Smurfs are commies!"

It's odd to realize that all smurfs seem to have their own special occupation- their occupation is often synonymous with who they are- save for smurfs who are named after their personality traits/character flaws.  Despite having a wide array of careers, most of the Smurf houses look similar in size and luxury.  In fact, most of the Smurfs dress... identical.  And why is Papa Smurf referred to as "Papa"?  Smurfs live in what is, in some respects, a Marxist Utopia. 

I'm sure someone who has watched the Smurfs more recently may have a good counter argument to the theory- or someone who has studied the concepts of communism a little more in depth.  Remember, this crazy theory was concocted under the influence of old coffee and that special lack of sleep you have during undergraduate studies.  At this point I can tell I will be receiving letters from the readership pleading with me to quit drinking coffee...