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"Baby's Enchanted Didey" is a Season 4 episode from the 1980s Smurfs cartoon show.

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Synopsis

Tailor makes a diaper for Baby Smurf from a part of Gargamel's flying carpet, sending Baby Smurf into the sky.

Plot Summary

It is the season of autumn, and in the Smurf Village the Smurfs are making preparations in the change of seasons while Grouchy is having a frustrating time trying to rake up fallen leaves, no thanks to Jokey. Smurfette is watching the geese fly south for the winter while Baby Smurf watches her rake up the leaves, only to have fun playing in them afterward. Smurfette scolds the child for messing up the pile of leaves, but when Baby Smurf cries, she says that she loves him and only wishes that the other Smurfs would watch over him once in a while. But when she turns back to raking up the leaves again, she doesn't notice that Baby Smurf has chased a fallen leaf to the Smurf River Bridge until he is at the side of the bridge, ready to fall off as he tries to catch the leaf being blown by the wind. She quickly catches him just before he falls and hugs him tight, saying that she almost lost him. Then Papa Smurf appears to see if Smurfette has finished raking the leaves on the bridge path. He offers to watch over Baby Smurf while Smurfette takes a day off from her duties, saying that she has done more than her fair share. Smurfette accepts and kisses Papa Smurf and Baby Smurf goodbye as she heads off into the forest to take a walk.

Meanwhile, in Gargamel's lair, the evil wizard gets a package delivered to his door. He at first assumes it's from the Smurfs, but upon examination he discovers that it's from his dear old mother. He reads the note that comes with the package and discovers that the package contains magic carpet dust that he could sprinkle on a carpet so it can turn into a flying magic carpet which will help him find the Smurf Village. Gargamel is glad to receive such a package, but then he realizes that he doesn't have a carpet, so instead he pulls the quilt off his bed and sprinkles the magic carpet dust on it. Soon he and his quilt are flying in the air, with Gargamel ready to find the Smurfs, until he runs into a flock of geese which knocks him and his magic carpet out of the air. A piece of the carpet gets snagged on a branch as the evil wizard plunges into the river, where he says he will take up a nice quiet hobby, like birdwatching. Of course, his new hobby doesn't have a nice quiet start as he and his cat Azrael have to avoid an incoming duck.

As Papa Smurf places Baby Smurf near a maple tree and tells the child to stay put while he goes to gather syrup, Brainy and Clumsy are busy bringing in the firewood when Brainy stops and Clumsy bumps into him, knocking the pile of firewood out of his hands. Then the piece of the magic carpet that has been blown off the branch now flies into Clumsy's face. Brainy removes the cloth and examines it, saying that Tailor could make something smurfy out of it. As Brainy rushes to the village with his piece of cloth, Papa Smurf carries Baby Smurf to the same place all stickied up in maple syrup and leaves. Brainy shows the piece of cloth to Tailor and the other Smurfs, which make them wonder what he would make from such material. Brainy suggests he would make a lens cleaner for his glasses, but Jokey demonstrates a much better use of the cloth... as a gag for Brainy's mouth!

Then, Papa Smurf appears with Baby Smurf, and Tailor sees that the infant looks stunning in gold, so he decides to make a golden diaper from the cloth. Soon Baby Smurf is shown wearing the latest seasonal fashion, but then the golden diaper also causes Baby Smurf to levitate from the table until he flies onto a shelf and dumps some buttons onto Brainy before he takes off wearing Brainy's glasses.

Baby In Golden Diaper

Baby Smurf is ready for the season with a golden diaper.

Papa Smurf realizes that the diaper must be enchanted, so he chases after the flying Baby Smurf who deposits the glasses onto Vanity's face and then takes the mirror and looks at himself with it. Just as Papa Smurf catches up to the infant, he takes off again and this time flies over the river. The other Smurfs follow with Papa Smurf after Baby Smurf, with the village leader saying there's no telling what kind of trouble a baby can get into in a flying diaper.

Baby With Birds

Baby Smurf's gone to the birds!

Meanwhile, Gargamel is still out in the forest taking up birdwatching when he sees something blue flying in the sky, which at first, he thinks is a bird but then he sees that it's a baby Smurf. He tells his cat Azrael that he must have that specimen, and as Baby Smurf lands in a nest full of baby birds, Gargamel tries to climb up the tree that the nest is on, only to fall back down when the branch he is standing on breaks. His next attempt is with a single-person hot air balloon, which he says he has learned from his godfather Lord Balthazar, but then a diving eagle comes and pops the balloon with her talons, sending him plunging into the river. For his third attempt, Gargamel watches the nest and waits for the mother bird to leave, then he brings out a basket with a magic rope and uses an incantation to make the rope rise so he can climb up on it to the top of the tree. He finally has his hands on the baby Smurf when he takes to the air again, dragging Gargamel along with him as he hits his face along the treetops until he crashes into a tree trunk and falls to the ground once more. Finally, he decides to give up, saying that catching flying baby Smurfs is for the birds.

Back in the village, Smurfette returns from her walk in the forest when she sees that her fellow Smurfs look so gloomy. Jokey says that Baby Smurf is missing, with Vanity adding that he took off in a flying diaper, and Papa Smurf saying that he may be gone for good. This makes Smurfette feel so guilty for having taken the day off, but Papa Smurf tells her that everyone in the village is responsible for taking care of Baby Smurf. Tailor feels guilty for creating the diaper in the first place, but as the Smurfs reminisce about things they will miss about Baby Smurf, he comes flying back home straight into Papa Smurf's arms. Smurfette is so happy that Baby Smurf came back that she kisses him with a sigh of relief, and Papa Smurf believes the reason he came back is that his enchanted diaper isn't so enchanting anymore.

Quotes

Vanity: "What's smurfing on here?"
Clumsy: "Uh, Baby's wearing a flying didey."
Vanity: "A flying didey? Oh, my word, talk about high fashion!"

- Vanity seeing Baby Smurf fly

Trivia

  • In the syndicated version of the episode, the part where Baby Smurf pulls a ribbon out of Jokey's present as he flies past him, causing it to explode on his face has been edited out.
  • The entire soundtrack was in 2x higher than usual in pitch octave in the syndicated version of the episode.
  • This episode has appeared in the comic books as "The Powder Heels".

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