Flighty's Plight (The Smurfs, 1981)

"Flighty's Plight (The Smurfs, 1981)"

"Flighty's Plight" is a Season 7 episode of The Smurfs.

Summary

Having a hard time making decisions, Flighty gets help from his fellow Smurfs on how to make decisions easier.

This is Flighty's first major starring role, in comparison to his first supporting role around "Papa for A Day". He is mainly likeable and can relate to people having trouble making decisions.
Towards the end of the episode, he finally makes a decision to save his friends.
Brainy is likeable, as he came up with the idea to teach Flighty.
Funny moments throughout the episode, such as Brainy, Flighty and Baby being stuck in a maze.
Lord Balthazar capturing the Smurfs in the second half is a classic throwback to the earlier seasons, where the adventures were more dark and exciting.
Good animation and voice acting, especially Paul Winchell, Don Messick, Brenda Vaccaro and Keene Curtis.
Like the episodes prior, it's refreshing to see the Smurfs take care of themselves (without the aid of Papa Smurf).

Despite how good the episode is, the ending felt rushed as it ends with Gargamel cursing the Smurfs for foiling his plans (without a certain epilogue on how Flighty returned to the village).
Papa Smurf and Smurfette don't appear anywhere in this episode. Neither does Grandpa Smurf and the Smurflings (except Sassette).
Despite Brainy Smurf's likeability, the cheesy running gag of his self-published books that nobody reads are evident in this episode.

This is Flighty Smurf's second appearance on the show and first major starring role.
As mentioned above, this is one of the episodes not to feature Papa Smurf or Smurfette.
This is one of the episodes where Papa Smurf doesn't save the day. Other episodes include "Jokey's Medicine" and "Lazy's Slumber Party".

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