This is my favourite Smurfette figurine by far. Witch Smurfette #20198 can be found riding a broomstick while wearing orange shoes, a purple outfit with a matching purple witch’s hat with an orange hatband.
Wallace Berrie first released the Smurfette Witch as a seasonal special release for Halloween along with Pumpkin Smurf #20136. I am not entirely sure when they were sold like this but my guess is around 1983 or 1984.
Schleich also sold Smurfette Witch between 1985 to 1993. Both the Wallace Berrie and Schleich versions look pretty much the same except for the paint colours used. Like a lot of paint variances found with Smurfs, sometimes they are not always easy to tell the difference when viewing online. So here goes…..
Made in Portugal W. Berrie Co Schleich S © 1982 Peyo
The first Witch I would like to share is from Portugal. This one has lighter orange shoes and hatband. The purple outfit and hat are painted using matte colours. The blue paint used is what I refer to as dark smurfy blue.
There is also another version made out of Portugal that includes a black paint dot. The black paint was used with Smurfs painted out of Sri Lanka to replace the red paint dot. This version of Smurfette Witch can be found with shiny darker paint colours.
Made in Sri Lanka W. Berrie Co Schleich S © 1982 Peyo
It is quite common for this Smurfette Witch to be described as having red shoes and hatband, light purple outfit and hat. The blue paint used is a light smurf blue. Now this is where I beg to differ, with other collectors as I wouldn’t decribe her shoes or hatband as red. For me it is more a darker orange colour than red.
For most of us this may not seem like a big deal, however when I am looking to add new Smurfs to my collection it can be the difference of buying one Smurf over another Smurf. As they say ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’
Keep on Smurfin
Kath B