# Smurf Theme = Prokofiev's "Peter & the Wolf"?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 31, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smurf-theme-prokofievs-peter-the-wolf/458299 "2008-07-31T00:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smurf-theme-prokofievs-peter-the-wolf/458299/21 "2008-08-01T00:52:12Z")

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[QUOTE=rowrrbazzle]  
In the Smurf theme, the first 7 notes (in the horns) are the same as the theme of the section of the “William Tell” overture just after the storm.  
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[Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D5SDGjRidY)

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smurf-theme-prokofievs-peter-the-wolf/458299/22 "2008-08-01T03:15:09Z")

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Whenever the Smurfs were facing adversity, there was a classical piece I once identified from “Hooked on Classics”. I’ll have to go check it out again and let you know which piece was played on the Smurfs.

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