Grouchy Smurf
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Grouchy Smurf is a male fictional character from the Smurfs.
[edit] Character
Grouchy Smurf wasn't always "grouchy" to begin with. At first, he was a regular, nameless smurf, who appeared in the beginning of the very first smurfs comics issue: "The Dark Smurfs". In this adventure (The Purple Smurf in the cartoon), a flying insect called the "Bzz" Fly stings smurfs, turning them dark-skinned and insane. Grouchy Smurf was the first one stung, and, being maddened under the fly's venom, he went to bite the other Smurfs, infecting them with his condition and making the other smurfs pseudo-rabid Dark Smurfs like him.
After a huge confrontation, all the Smurfs managed to be healed from the venom thanks to a special flower pollen that Papa Smurf discovered. The only smurf who didn't really get back to normal was Grouchy Smurf. Since he was the one who was under the "Bzz" Fly's toxins the longest, his personality was damaged and he became the Grouchy Smurf we know today, always complaining, frowning, his hands tightened in fists, and always saying "I hate (anything he hears the name of)", even saying in one instant "I hate being told I'm grouchy all the time". In one episode he saved the other Smurfs because he was the only one not affected by the Bird of Misery's cry, which makes anything that hears it grouchy (even more so than Grouchy Smurf).
Still, Grouchy Smurf sometimes managed to overcome his antisocial mental status, especially in "The Baby Smurf" issue. Baby Smurf was delivered by mistake by a stork, he had to be taken back but Grouchy Smurf developed strong affection towards Baby Smurf; he ran away with him into the forest, taking care of him despite the dangers and the weather. Baby Smurf got sick; Grouchy had to return to the village in tears, yet the smurfs felt sympathetic towards him and didn't hold any grudge, being immediately touched by his unusual caring attitude, it is shown that he can act normal but hates doing it in front of the other smurfs such as when he checked that no smurfs were looking at him and he quickly patted smoogle on the head as a show of affection while smiling.
It was Grouchy Smurf's valour that decided the mysterious senders of the baby to make the stork bring the baby back to the village, much to the delight of all the smurfs... including Grouchy, of course.
Grouchy once showed that he liked flowers, but that he didn't like people knowing that he liked flowers. Grouchy also has a secret affection for Smurfette that he'd hate to have discovered. At one point, Grouchy has admitted that he doesn't always hate dancing.
[edit] Trivia
- Making a parody of NBC's constant creation of bizarre miniseries, Saturday Night Live used the smurfs as an example. In this example, Al Pacino (portrayed by comedian Chris Kattan) played the role of Grouchy Smurf. His catchphrase is "I hate (something somebody else mentions)".
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