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Can anyone believe that the Smurfs have been around since 1958? Though they originally appeared in a Belgian comic, most of us in the West know them by the animated cartoon made by Hanna-Barbera, which ran from 1981-1990 on NBC.

To read more on the history of the little blue guys, check out the Wiki here.

To celebrate, Play Along has released some TRU-exclusive items:

First up is a talking 12" plush of Papa Smurf, Smurfette or regular Smurf. Each one comes with a 22-minute DVD (1 episode) and sound bytes from the cartoon. MSRP is $14.99 each.

Also availabe is a limited edition 15" plush Smurf that also includes a single episode DVD, as well as an animation model sketch and a gold PVC figurine. MSRP for the limited edition is $24.99.