A Circus For Baby

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"A Circus For Baby" is a Season 4 episode from the Smurfs cartoon show.

Plot Summary

Baby will becoming the first Smurf cannonball!

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. Handy shows Papa Smurf a cannon that he has just built for the grand finale, which will launch a Smurf in the air as the "smurfy cannonball". Baby Smurf becomes curious to examine the cannon for himself, and so he enters into the barrel of the cannon while Handy adjusts its angle and cranks it up to demonstrate how it works, but fortunately Baby Smurf isn't launched from the cannon as he safely appears out of its nozzle with a white flag in his hand.

Meanwhile, Brainy is giving Tailor a hard time with all the demands he makes for adjustments to his suit, which makes Tailor so upset with Brainy that he hurls him out of the village to land on his head. The top hat flattens and then springs back to full size, launching Brainy back into the air and sending him landing on the tightrope while Hefty is still practicing on it. Hefty gets launched into the air and lands on a branch, but then the baton he was using causes him to lose his footing. He grabs onto the branch for dear life, looking down and becoming fearful of how high he must be from the ground, until he loses his grip and lands on the tightrope, only to be catapulted onto the circus tent to knock it down. Hefty becomes so upset with Brainy that he couldn't wait to get his hands on him.

Soon the circus is all set and ready for business, with the Smurfs gathering around the carnival attractions that are outside the circus tent before the main show begins: Brainy showing off the largest rutabaga, Smurfette offering kisses from "the most beautiful Smurf", and Jokey presenting a game of "Douse The Grouch" with Grouchy as the Smurf ready to be dumped into a dunking tank by whoever hits the bullseye. Harmony gives it a try, but his ball misses the target. Papa Smurf lets Baby give it a try, and Baby hits the target dead in the center, sending Grouchy straight into the dunking tank.

Then comes the main event, in which the Smurfs watch inside the tent the acts introduced by Brainy, who just can't seem to get past his introductions without prompting from the audience. The first act was Smurfette riding on top of two squirrels while standing up and then jumping through a hoop Handy was holding, which made the Smurfs cheer. The second act was Nat Smurf taming a trio of chipmunks, which also elicited cheers from the crowd. Then Brainy turns to Hefty to get him to do his tightrope act, but Hefty is acting uncharacteristically fearful and tells Brainy to have Jokey and Clumsy go next, and as Brainy goes to introduce the third act, Hefty takes a look at the tightrope and finds himself getting dizzy from the sight of it. The next act has Jokey, Clumsy, Farmer, Vanity, and Grouchy dress up as clowns, with Jokey and Clumsy doing juggling, Farmer balancing himself on a rolling rutabaga, and Vanity spritzing water in Grouchy's face.

While the circus continues on with the performances, Hefty summons Papa Smurf to talk to him in private, and so Papa Smurf leaves Baby alone so he could find out what's wrong. Hefty confesses that he's now afraid of heights and that he feels like a coward. Papa Smurf says that's nothing to be ashamed of because every Smurf has something that they're afraid of, but he tells Hefty that he must decide what's important to him and to have a little faith in himself. Hefty realizes that Papa Smurf is right and that he can't ruin Baby's circus by not appearing on the high wire like he was supposed to. As he steels himself up for the tightrope act, Baby Smurf wanders off and goes into the cannon which Handy prepares for the grand finale.