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Karen Johnson

Karen Johnson lives in Peterborough in the UK and started collecting Smurfs as a child. She rediscovered them when honeymooning in Austria in 1999.

Super Smurfs!

By Karen Johnson | Published: 15 September 2004
"If you were a child living in the UK in the late 1970s/early 1980s, then you will more than likely remember the National Garages and the role they played in introducing us to the Smurfs. Smurfs were given away by these garages as part of a petrol promotion and many children enjoyed collecting these little blue figures..." Karen Johnson recalls some childhood friends.
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