The History of THE SNORKS: An Obvious Smurfs Rip-Off Made of Spite
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The Smurfs took the merchandising world by storm and everyone wanted to get in on the action, including one of the people instrumental in getting the Smurfs on the air in the United States.
When it wasn’t enough, he created THE SNORKS and tried to organize a Snorks merchandise blitz similar to the Smurfs.
SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Monnickendam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs_(comics)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs
https://www.tcj.com/behind-the-blue-the-story-of-peyo/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94549/smurf-turf-remembering-snorks
https://www.newspapers.com/image/758495904/?match=1&terms=snorks
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/681/813/1800630/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/721279603/?match=1&terms=snorks
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1143676825/?match=1&terms=snorks
https://www.newspapers.com/image/945552027/?match=1&terms=snorks
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1271494907/?match=1&terms=snorks
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/broca.htm
https://www.snorks.com
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@nicholasgettling7462
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Nah, SNORKS were black, Hispanic, Asians all the minorities. Smurfs were aryan nation and kkk, papa Smurf the grand wizard. Gargamel is Jewish. That’s why they portray him as evil and got us all living under water.
@gzignl
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Snorkels over Smurfen!
@davidspraguedragonman6479
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Man, I remember watching The Snorks quite often on weekend mornings in the mid-to-late 2000s when I was really young, when the show would air on Boomerang and then go right into The Smurfs! I actually somewhat preferred The Snorks to The Smurfs, but I would every once in a while still stay tuned to actually try watching The Smurfs, and while I don’t remember that much about scenes from The Snorks as a show itself, I DEFINITELY remember the intro! I actually think I discovered The Smurfs around the same day I watched The Snorks on the channel, and I didn’t even notice that the latter was the supposed ripoff of the other, but I was still just bright enough to be able to somewhat put the similarities between the names of the shows together, at least!
@travisdelafuente1150
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Before SpongeBob there was the Snorks… a Smurfs wannabe underwater.
@jonahfalcon1970
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
As a Smurfs ripoff, The Snorks wasn't too bad. The stories and characters were engaging enough.
@mikkosiltanen-p8b
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Underated cartoon, would like to see it again
@bipolarbear7325
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Never saw a snork come up for air.
@TheGrack81
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
I was a big Snorks fan as a kid. Yet for whatever reason if you'd have asked me any of their names before watching this video, I wouldn't have been able to lol
@kingbeef66
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
They’re remaking the Snorks.
@DecoytheSkeletalBoy
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
God there's nothing more American than trying to force the concept of greed into an inherently pure, moneyless culture…
@Copper20
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
The Smurfs are second rate to the Snorks in my eyes. I intend on showing the Snorks to my niece.
@mozark132
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
I could've sworn that the snorks were the cousins of the smurfs
@midwestmonster9886
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
The Snorks may not have received the same recognition as the Smurfs. But they did receive a cameo in that beloved 80s classic about a boy and his extra terrestrial friend, Mac and Me.
@TreyMcDonaldAnimator
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Honestly, I was a bigger fan of this than the Smurfs! Not that I really want them to, but I'm slightly surprised there hasn't been major push to make a movie or a new series out of this, considering how much they revive the Smurfs. But maybe that's my 90s brain talking.
@Lahire-s7l
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Super video de ressumes top cool❤😊
@COMPFUNK2
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
The 1987 episodes were more like mini soap operas; it was one 21-minute episode instead of two shorter episodes; and they usually only had two or three main characters along with a whole bunch of one-shot guest stars. I also wonder why Dimmy was Chuck Cunningham’d after season two.
@WhispyWoods.
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
Nice 👍
@1988SHAREBEAR
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
COMEDY NOT ADVENTURE LIKE THE SMURFS. SET IN THE PRESENT DAY NOT SET IN THE MIDDLE AGES LIKE THE SMURFS. COMPLETELY DIFFERNT ORIGINAL CHARACTATERS AND PLACE. THE SNORKS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SERIES. IT IS ONE THE BEST HB CARTOONS FROM 1980'S. IT IS A CLASSIC NOT A RIP-OFF!
@MaxwellBradshaw
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
I LIVE AND DIE FOR THE PUNS
@spongyoshi
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
6:44 It's funny, looking back, how Peyo's last Smurf comic he worked on was a comic about the Smurfs inventing/adopting money and how it affects the Smurf Village
@arlequinelunaire418
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
5:18 That avalanche of Smurfs clones and other merch-first series make it clear why Ren & Stimpy would've felt like such a breath of fresh air back then
@averelldalton7964
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
How can the Snorks be a ripoff of the Smurfs if they're part of the same franchise? Yeah, apparently they both come from the magazine Spirou.
@beeleo
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
I thought the Snorks were made of SPRITE. You know, that lemon-lime soft drink made by Coca-Cola in order to spite 7-Up?
@Powherkrangunch
July 8, 2026 at 11:27 pm
I absolutely remember seeing this cartoon on Boomerang at some point. The music really caught my attention, even though they were more than a little bit weird, and I was already a young teenager at the time. I'm glad that I gave them a chance! The Snorks were fun, clever, and truly hilarious! Nice to see them get a moment in the spotlight again! May have to visit that new website soon!