# How tall is a smurf? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596 "2001-08-09T15:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/21 "2025-07-15T15:57:50Z")
According to The Presidents Of The United States Of America, 30 feet. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/22 "2025-07-15T18:15:01Z")
Little blue fu¢ker about _this_\* high \* holds up thumb & forefinger ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/23 "2025-07-15T19:33:21Z")
I always assumed they were the same size as the toys. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/24 "2025-07-15T19:48:53Z")
They’re _blue_. (Hi @Grrr , nice first thread) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/25 "2025-07-15T20:09:39Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > So I’m googling for references to Smurfs being three apples high and one of the hits is this thread. And it is the first thread started by a surviving Charter member. Pretty historic! So is the thread revival driven by the upcoming release of a new Smurfs movie? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/26 "2025-07-15T20:16:57Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So is the thread revival driven by the upcoming release of a new Smurfs movie? No, it was driven by this, which I noticed was half a Smurf tall. [![](https://i.imgur.com/zekkMwm.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/zekkMwm.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/27 "2025-07-15T20:24:07Z")
I believe the average Smurf is about 100 smurfmeters tall, weights about a smurfgram and has a volume of about 300 cubic smurfmeters… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/28 "2025-07-15T20:46:35Z")
Depends on how hard I stamp on the little blue fucker… ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/29 "2025-07-16T00:21:03Z")
Whoa! What the Smurf is going on here? ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/30 "2025-07-16T02:23:23Z")
I had always understood that they were approximately six inches tall, immensely strong, fond of stealing and fighting and given to frequent outbursts of profanity. ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596/31 "2025-07-16T02:24:02Z")
Or . . . wait. Nevermind. I think I’m confusing them with the Nac Mac Feegle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-is-a-smurf/75596.md?page=1)