I do remember seeing the Clown Arounds at Kaybee when I was a kid. I didn't get any.
From what I remember Schleich Smurfs had been unofficially imported for sale in the US by card and gift shops previous to Wallace Berrie. Once Wallace Berrie started officially releasing the Smurf figures and houses in 79 they kind of hit the ground running and were immediately popular. Then two years later, when the cartoon came out, their popularity exploded and they became a pop culture phenomenon.
From what I remember Schleich Smurfs had been unofficially imported for sale in the US by card and gift shops previous to Wallace Berrie. Once Wallace Berrie started officially releasing the Smurf figures and houses in 79 they kind of hit the ground running and were immediately popular. Then two years later, when the cartoon came out, their popularity exploded and they became a pop culture phenomenon.
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