This is one of the extremely rare times we ever hear about Papa Smurf having any amorous infatuation with Smurfette.
The original comic version is not a story, but loosely-based on a collection of gags (under the title "Roméos et Schtroumpfette" or "Romeos and Smurfette" in English) showing the love the Smurfs feel for Smurfette. The gags, which originally appeared in several issues of Spirou in 1971, mark the reappearance of Smurfette since her debut in 1966.
Part of "Romeo and Smurfette" is also based on "Schtroumpf Vert et Vert Schtroumpf" ("Green Smurf and Green Smurf" in English as "vert" is an adjective in French) a comic book story published in 1973 where Papa Smurf enlists the grudging help of Gargamel to stop the Smurfs from never-ending feuding over the use of "smurf." This story is a political parody over the continuing "language war" between French and Dutch speakers in Peyo's native Belgium.
Gargamel using Smurfette to cause division and self-destruction among the Smurfs in "Romeo and Smurfette" is the reason for her creation in the comic version of "La Schtroumpfette" ("The Smurfette" in English). Unlike the comic story where she failed, Smurfette served her original purpose and succeeded.
Some of the early shots from "Romeo and Smurfette" are based on the first part of the Smurfette-themed collection of comics gags titled "Romeos et Schtroumpfette" ("Romeos and Smurfette" in English), such as:
- A Smurf using a hedge shears to trim a tree into the shape of Smurfette.
- Greedy making cakes in the shape of Smurfette. In the comic original, it is Baker who is doing the work as Greedy in the cartoon version is the amalgam of Baker and Greedy.
- Painter (who is shown without his painter outfit) making a picture of Smurfette. Unlike the comic version where he works inside his home, in the cartoon version, he works outside.