# The Smurfs have taken a turn for the worst since their show was canceled.

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**Created:** [January 14, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smurfs-have-taken-a-turn-for-the-worst-since-their-show-was-canceled/647158 "2013-01-14T12:31:47Z")\
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**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:** [January 14, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smurfs-have-taken-a-turn-for-the-worst-since-their-show-was-canceled/647158/1 "2013-01-14T12:31:47Z")

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I blame the evil machine that is Hollywood:

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> According to police reports, a 37-year-old man was walking out of a 7-Eleven just past midnight when he was approached by a man that looked like Papa Smurf, who asked for a cigarette. But the victim refused to light the cigarette before handing it over, and had to endure Papa Smurf’s wrath.
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> [Smurf Site](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/14/australian-police-arrest-four-smurf-suspects-for-crime-spree/?hpt=hp_t2)

Damn you Hollywood! You’ve taken these sweet lovable creatures and turned them into something awful!