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Gargamel the Generous is a Season 1 episode of The Smurfs (1981).

Summary
Gargamel pretends to be a nice man and gets the Smurfs to give him the diamonds. Unfortunately, his bag of Smurfs was switched with his bag of diamonds and proceeds to catch them in the river.

Why it Sucks

 * 1) This episode is infamous for its typical episode formula: The Smurfs mind their own business, Gargamel plots a scheme to capture them, Papa Smurf saves the day, Brainy recites a long speech and gets thrown out of the village by the end of the episode. Not all the episodes follow this formula entirely, as there are some exceptions.
 * 2) In this episode, Papa Smurf sees Gargamel as evil and doesn't trust him at all (ignoring the plot of their team up from Romeo and Smurfette). From Season 2 onwards, he is more caring of Gargamel's well-being than ever before and is willing to help him out (or else the Smurfs are no better than he is).
 * 3) The episode suffers from predictable jokes and one-liners, as well as most of the animation being stiff and robotic.
 * 4) It's nowhere near as dark and/or interesting as its contemporaries, such as "The Smurfette" and "The Astro Smurf".
 * 5) Brainy Smurf serves no purpose to the story, as usual.
 * 6) A good plot of manipulating people for their kindness, this suffered from strictly formulaic writing.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The Smurfs are still likeable characters.
 * 2) Some funny moments, such as Clumsy knocking some Smurfs over and asking why everyone is laying down.

Trivia
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