Scruple

Scruple is one of the main villains that appeared in the Smurfs cartoon show from Season 6 to Season 8, with his first appearance being in the episode "The Enchanted Quill". He is a rather mischievous, sometimes downright rotten kid who became such a source of trouble for his teachers in the sorcerer's school that they decided to dump him on the evil wizard Gargamel so he could train him as an apprentice.

The relationship he has with his master is rather tenuous, since neither of them like being stuck with each other. He does help Gargamel out at times when it comes to trying to capture Smurfs, though it sometimes seems he'd just as soon they be doing something else. He often refers to his master as 'Gargie', much to his displeasure, and often has an almost fourth-wall sense of the flaws in Gargamel's many plans.

On many occasions, when Scruple does have a useful suggestion that Gargamel takes seriously, Gargamel takes credit for having thought of it. His name is taken from a word meaning honesty, restraint and ethical behavior, some things neither he nor Gargamel are really known for.

During the visit of Denisa, Scruple found her annoying.

His character was voiced by Brenda Vaccaro.