Free Hugs started by The Smurfs
The episode titled A Hug For Grouchy aired on 11/5/1983 . This episode revolved around the old tradition of Hug A Smurf Day . On this day, it is customary to give a hug to anyone we meet. It is hinted at by Chlorhydris, the witch, that other creatures have also taken over this tradition. For your information, The Smurfs was a cartoon in which little blue communist guys enjoyed their everyday happy lives until the big bad cheater capitalist shows up and tries to turn them into gold. However, thanks to obeying their totalitarian leader, the power of the community always wins the battle over the egoistic individual. I wonder whether the original inventors or the early birds of spreading the Free Hugs Campaign have seen this episode. By the way, this series could be subject to a great deal of analysis.