He played three characters in the Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle movie in 2000 and he provided the voice of Papa Smurf in the 2011 Smurfs film - a role he reprised for its sequel due for release this July.

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In many ways, Jakks hopes Monsuno can rival the craze Papa Smurf once stirred up, when he arrived via stork so many years ago.

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Figurines of the whole bunch, from Papa to Grandpa Smurf, are the province of Jakks Pacific.

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Stephen Parkes, 44, from Nottingham, gains an entry for owning the largest collection of Smurf memorabilia - a total of 1, 061 items.

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