Smurf

Papa Smurf just said: “What the smurf is going on here?” In this context, what does the word “smurf” mean? In this episode, Smurfette’s pet squirrel died. She ran away because she was worried all the other Smurfs would eventually die and she didn’t want to experience the pain.

Is this what cartoons were like when I was a kid? It would explain a lot.