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«The Smurfs live in an egalitarian utopia. There is no system of monetary exchange or even barter in the Smurf village. The village can be seen as a planned economy, under the leadership of Papa Smurf. (...) The food in the Smurf Village was stored away in mushrooms the minute it was harvested and then equally distributed to all the Smurfs throughout the year. No one "farmer smurf" sold his crop to one smurf or another. It was understood that the crop was for the entire Smurf population, not for the sale or profit of one Smurf alone (...)
Gargamel could be seen as the physical stereotype for capitalism: a man, totally consumed by greed. Anti-Semitic stereotypes in Gargamel's appearance have been noted, i.e. a large hook nose and a bald pate, except for the dark bushy hair sprouting over his ears, along with the name of his cat, Azrael, which resembles the name of the Jewish state Israel. This could allude to Communism's demonization of rich Jewish antagonists in Russia and the Soviet Union (...)»

("The Smurfs and communism", Wikipedia)