The BEST episodes of The Smurfs season 9

Every episode of The Smurfs season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Smurfs season 9!

The Smurfs are tiny blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a peaceful forest. They repeatedly try to outwit Gargamel, an evil sorcerer, his apprentice, Scruple, and his mangy cat, Azrael.

Last Updated: 6/5/2025Network: NBCStatus: Ended

8.34

67 votes

#1 - The Phantom Bagpiper

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/14/1989

Smurfette becomes a horse jockey to help a Scottish ghost rescue his kidnapped horse.

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8.00

7 votes

#2 - The Clumsy Genie

Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/21/1989

Clumsy trades places with a genie in Baghdad, and now he has to cure the Sultan's cold or else!

7.88

8 votes

#3 - Imperial Panda-Monium

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/7/1989

The Smurfs must rescue a child emperor of China from Gargamel's Oriental self, who wants to usurp the throne.

7.62

8 votes

#4 - Small-Minded Smurfs

Season 9 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/18/1989

A headhunter in the jungle is doing shrinky-dinks with the Smurfs' heads.

7.56

9 votes

#5 - Mummy Dearest

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/16/1989

Gargamel's Egyptian incarnation puts the Smurfs to work on building a monument for his cat pharoah Azra when they wake up a mummy that saves them.

7.56

9 votes

#6 - The Smurf Odyssey

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/30/1989

The Smurfs help Zeus' feeble son learn the ways of godhood on his quest for the Golden Fleece.

7.38

29 votes

#7 - Lost in the Ages

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/1989

While trying to get the dinosaur back, the Smurfs get trapped in time when they lose the key's crystals. This episode was originally featured as a three-part episode and was later broken into two separately titled episodes when it was aired in syndication. Parts 1 and 2 were combined into a single episode, retaining the original title, while Part 3 became "Lost In The Ages".

7.38

8 votes

#8 - Gnoman Holiday

Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/28/1989

Julius Geezer of the Gnomans wants Smurfette as his wife, and Lazy has to fight a Gnoman gladiator to save her.

7.33

9 votes

#9 - Painter's Egg-Cellent Adventure

Season 9 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/18/1989

Painter must get a magic chicken in Russia to start laying painted eggs again.

7.28

58 votes

#10 - Smurfs That Time Forgot (Act 1 + 2)

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1989

A baby dinosaur is brought into the present time and the Smurfs try to get him back by a magic key. This the first part of the story arc which also includes "Cave Smurfs". This episode was originally featured as a three-part episode and was later broken into two separately titled episodes when it was aired in syndication. Parts 1 and 2 were combined into a single episode, retaining the original title, while Part 3 became "Lost In The Ages".

Writer: Ernie Contreras, Glenn Leopold, Reed Robbins, Sean Catherine Derek