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Super Smurf Review: #40228 Papa Smurf in Rocking Chair

Can you believe March is almost over? Today, we are reviewing #40228 Papa Smurf in Rocking Chair. Papa Smurf is relaxing in his rocking chair, while smoking his pipe. (Not vaping) First released by Schleich and Wallace Berrie in 1983. 

Super Smurfs are unique, as both Schleich and Wallace Berrie created their own versions. For example Papa Smurf’s Rocking Chair made by Schleich has no markings on the chair. Whereas, Wallace Berrie added a marking underneath the chair. Both Papa Smurfs were made using PVC but used different colours, blue by Schleich and white by Wallace Berrie.

Papa Smurf in Rocking Chair

You can always check the tips of a Smurf’s fingers or nose to see the pvc colour. Using zoom to enlarge a picture can also help. In my opinion, there is nothing worse than having a mixed up Super Smurf. Where someone has combined two different components from two countries to make a Super Smurf. Not a big deal for some collectors but for others it may feel like they have been duped.

1996 was a big year for Papa Smurf in Rocking Chair. Firstly, Irwin Toys released six Super Smurfs on blister cards instead of boxes.

Also Quick a fast food restaurant from Belgium released six Super Smurfs. Each figurine has the Quick logo embossed onto their hat. These Super Smurfs did not come in boxes but plastic bags with their meal boxes.

These Quick Super Smurfs are the same exact ones being featured by Irwin Toys. Except for #40235 Bath Tub came with a uniquely different Smurfette figurine, taking a bath and sitting in a tub, with soap suds in her hand. The Smurfette figurine used was #20448 Smurf Bathing, sold in 1997.

Final Thoughts

In summing up I like Papa Smurf in Rocking Chair because it’s a simple and an easy Super Smurf to ensemble. But I do not know if parents in 2023 want their children to have a Papa Smurf smoking a pipe.

I am going to give Papa Smurf in Rocking Chair a score of 2 Rare – not too difficult to find.

Keep on Smurfin
Kath B

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Rarity Guide
  1. Not really rare, but still worth collecting
  2. Rare – not too difficult to find
  3. Extremely Rare – you’re lucky if you have this one
  4. Ultra Rare – requires skill to have this one
  5. Very Rare – a legendary Smurf

Smurf in Bed

Buying Super Smurfs can be tricky, especially if they don’t come with their original box. Smurf in Bed is a good example of this. Smurf in Bed, #40240 was first released by Wallace Berrie in 1983 and then by Schleich in 1984. The sleeping smurf is lying on yellow mattress with a dark brown frame while wearing a red night gown and matching white hat with a red pom pom. 

Hong Kong W. Berrie Co Schleich S © Peyo 1982 markings

Wallace Berrie only sold Smurf in Bed for two years, this was around the time that they changed their name to Applause and also the beginning of the end of smurfs in the USA. This version was made out of Hong Kong and the smurf was made out of white pvc material and then later painted. Like a lot of smurfs made out of Hong Kong it has dark blue skin. It was only ever sold with Super Smurf!! box

However in 1996 when Irwin Toys attempted to sell smurfs again in the USA and they sold Smurf in Bed on a blister card. Only six Super Smurfs were ever released by Irwin Toys, all sold on blister cards and all made out of China.

W.Germany Schleich S © Peyo 1982 with a mustard paint dot.

When Schleich first produced the smurf was made out of a red pvc material, and the mushrooms on the bed-frame were unpainted. Later this was changed so the mushrooms were painted red with white spots. As Schleich sold Smurf in Bed for at least 19 years, between 1984 to 2015 there are at six different markings that can be found. Like when buying any Super Smurfs always check if you can that the markings on the smurf correspond with the accessory. The markings on the bed can be found under the mattress.

If you are keen to also collect the boxes, there are at least four different ones. 

  1. Super Schlumpf Smurf – 1984 to 1994
  2. Smurf head logo with dancing smurfs pattern – 1995 to 1998
  3. Circular Smurf logo with dancing smurfs pattern – 1999 to 2008/9
  4. Peyo Creations with dancing smurfs pattern – 2009 to 2015

In 1996 the Belgian Fast Food restaurant also used Smurf in Bed as part of their promotion. These can be found with the Quick logo embossed onto the side of the head of the smurf. There were six different Super Smurfs to be found. 

Recently I acquired a Smurf in Bed with a white mattress. This version has always intrigued me as it was never displayed like this in any catalogues or posters but it can be found amongst other collector’s sites. It wasn’t until I was cleaning my smurfs the other day that it finally dawned on me that most likely the white mattress was from the Smurfette’s Bedroom play set. For me it doesn’t really matter as long as the smurf has a pleasant night’s sleep.

Keep on Smurfin

Kath B