How do Smurfs reproduce? This is a fundamental question that a couple of us were discussing. Do Smurfs give birth or do they lay eggs? Or, like other people have suggested, are Smurfs asexual? Here is a brief analysis of all three possibilities.

The case for Laying Eggs :
Well, Smurfette is the only female Smurf in the entire village of Smurfs. Therefore, some have assumed that the Village of Smurfs is like a beehive and that Smurfette is the Queen Bee. In a beehive, The Queen Bee’s sole function is to serve as the reproducer. She lays thousands of eggs that become new bees. This would make Smurfette the mother of all the Smurfs. Then, this would also mean that Papa Smurf is the father of every Smurfs in the village since he would be the one that fertilizes her eggs. However, this theory cannot be true for one simple reason: All the Smurfs in Smurf village are in love with Smurfette.. In the romantic sense! According to this theory, all the Smurfs are in love with their own mother!! To analyze this theory even further reveals that, since Smurfette is the mother of ALL the male Smurfs in the village, then Smurfette is also the mother of Papa Smurf! It’s just too weird..

The case for Giving Birth :
The entire village of Smurfs consists of many male Smurfs and only one female Smurf. Every male Smurf in the village is in love with Smurfette.The male Smurfs are constantly fighting to get Smurfette’s attention. Then there is the question of Papa Smurf. He seems to be like the leader of the pack or the alpha male. The assumption is that all the male Smurfs fight it out (to the death!) to see who is the strongest Smurf. The strongest Smurf becomes Papa Smurf and mates with Smurfette every night and new Smurfs are added to Smurf village daily. The loser Smurf is killed. This theory assumes that Smurfette can get pregnant and give birth rapidly. This theory also assumes that baby Smurfs grow up very quickly. So Papa Smurf and Smurfette can get it on every night and a new Male Smurf is added to the village every day. Obviously, this is my favorite theory since there are no flaws with this theory. The only issue with this theory is: why is Papa smurf dressed in red and why does he look older than the other smurfs?

The case for asexual reproduction :
Some people on the Internet have suggested that Smurfs Reproduce Assexually. Natalie had the following asexual reproduction theory for the Smurfs:

“There has been a great deal of speculation regarding the fact that Smurfette is the only female Smurf in the entire village. People automatically assume that Smurfette is responsible for the propagation of the entire Smurf population. This is an erroneous assumption, because this theory postulates that Smurfs reproduce sexually. I offer forth the idea that Smurfs reproduce asexually, much like amoebas. I believe that when a Smurf takes off his little white hat, the hat grows a new Smurf, and the old Smurf grows a new hat. In the case of Smurfette, well, there is at least one obviously homosexual Smurf in the village (that being Vanity), so why not two? I submit the idea that Smurfette is simply a cross-dressing male Smurf, and there are no real females in the village. No real female acts that over-the-top feminine. I have converted many unbelievers to this theory, based on the simple logic that it puts forth.”

Nice theory, Natalie. There is only one problem with your theory: asexual reproduction leads to identical copies! If the Smurfs were asexual, the village would be filled with hundreds of Grumpy Smurfs and hundreds of Papa Smurfs. There would even be hundreds of Smurfettes. Since this is obviously not the case, this theory is not even worth considering.

Conclusion :
We still do not know how the Smurf village gets populated. But Papa Smurf and Smurfette getting it on every night seems to be the best theory that we’ve got. All hail Papa Smurf!