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"A Circus For Baby" is a Season 4 episode from the Smurfs cartoon show.
Plot Summary
Brainy takes Baby Smurf out into the forest by himself one day to show him all the various things that he can identify: a fallen leaf, two chipmunks trying to store away their nuts. And then he comes across what appears to be two trees with grey trunks that he couldn't figure out what they are. As he puts Baby Smurf down to examine for himself the tree trunks, Baby is soon picked up by a very long appendage. Brainy looks back and sees that Baby Smurf is gone, but not very far, as he hears Baby's giggling and soon sees that he is standing underneath a very large creature who places Baby on his head and then raises up the leg that Brainy has grabbed hold of. Brainy demands that the creature put Baby Smurf back down that instant, but the creature responds by blasting the bespectacled Smurf away with his long nose, sending him landing into a bush full of stickers. Brainy realizes that the creature is too big for him to deal with, and so he goes running back to the village, crying for Papa Smurf.
While the creature continues to keep Baby Smurf entertained, Brainy summons every Smurf in the village together to tell them that he and Brainy were attacked by the creature, describing it as huge and ferocious and that he battled it with all his might. Then Hefty asks where's Baby Smurf, and Brainy humbly answers that the creature has him, which makes Hefty so upset with Brainy for just leaving the infant alone with the creature. Papa Smurf has Harmony summon the village together so that they can mount a rescue operation. Meanwhile, the creature shows Baby Smurf the feats of daring strength that it can do until it is called by a human trainer, who refers to it as Pyramis. He is upset that the creature has run off while they were on their way to Lord Balthazar's castle and is ready to deal with it when an older man comes along, reprimanding the trainer by saying that creatures respond better to affection than violence. Baby Smurf watches underneath a bush and cries when he sees the friendly creature being taken away by the humans.
As the Smurfs run into the forest to find Baby Smurf, Clumsy trips and falls into a very large footprint made by a creature that none of them recognize as being from the forest. Brainy says that it must be "the monster", but Papa Smurf sees that it isn't a monster's footprint at all, but before he can say what the footprint is made by, he turns and sees that Baby Smurf is safe. Then Jokey directs their attention to a caravan of humans with various types of animals walking beside them, and Brainy sees that among them is "the monster". Papa Smurf calms Brainy's fears by saying that the "monster" is actually a circus elephant, which makes Brainy rather humble in learning something new. Smurfette asks what a circus is, and Papa Smurf explains that it is a traveling show full of acrobats, clowns, and animals that do tricks. Smurfette sees that Baby Smurf is upset, and Papa Smurf says that Baby and the elephant must have been very good friends, so saying goodbye must be hard on him. Dreamy then suggests that they should put on a circus for Baby Smurf, and the other Smurfs present think that it is a good idea to cheer up the little infant.
Soon the Smurfs are busy in the village preparing to put on their own circus, with Handy and a group of Smurfs raising up a circus tent, Painter giving Vanity a makeover as a clown, and Hefty practicing a tightrope act with Dreamy watching. Brainy is given a new suit to wear as the showmaster of the event, but he tells Tailor that he doesn't like the top hat that has been made to go with the suit, much less any other like it. He says that he needs a hat that is tall and that really makes him stand out in the crowd, and Tailor reluctantly obliges by giving him a special hat that starts out flat, but with a tap suddenly becomes big, which Brainy says is perfect.