The show is a parody of The Smurfs and Snorks. Like its real-life counterpart, each character has a unique personality and appear on numerous amounts of branded merchandise, such as Little Lacy Surprise underwear. However, unlike the Smurfs, the Barfs explicitly hate sharing, likening sharing to communism. Each Barf has his or her own firearm for "protection and fun" and have an unique serial number on their foot. Their names seem to be a play on the adjectives that can be attributed to kinds of vomit.
A "new" episode is also advertised on Radio Espantoso. The ad starts with an announcer saying the show's broadcast time (Saturday morning at 9), claiming that The Barfs are "under attack from a familiar evil menace", but then, dialogue from the episode plays and this "menace" is revealed as an unnamed character (described as a "tiny purple person") simply seeking help.
The character tells Big Major Barf that his tiny purple people are starving. Big Major Barf refuses to help, saying that their situation is "un-American", but the tiny purple person insists, claiming that they've always helped the Barfs.
Big Major Barf however says that the Barfs are self-sufficient and proud of it, telling him that they deserve to starve, then shooting him.
The tiny purple person screams and calls him a "major dick". The episode then is cut with the "moral of the story", where another Barf says "Today, we learned today that purple is a lot like red. Never judge a book by its cover, instead, shoot on sight!"
The announcer then repeats the show's broadcast time and the ad ends with the Barfs cheering.
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online[]
In Grand Theft Auto V, during the mission Friend Request, four of the six The Barfs toys can be seen in their packaging on the wall in Lester's House and there is an opened figure of Smokey Barf on the shelf with his EXsorbeo game collection.
Smokey Barf
Tiny Barf
Major Barf
Barfella
Lester Crest also has a The Barfs comic book #12 dated May 2012 published by Number 2 Comics featuring Smokey Barf in Blood Bathtime - I'd Lather Be Dead. in his house. It also appears in the window of the Hardcore Comic Store. "New Barfs" are shown on the cover of Animen Only magazine. Tiny Barf is seen on the cover of more on TV magazine, stating they are coming to MeTV.
We're the Barfs We're never red We hate anything foreign We live in a tree, separately We swing like a rabbit warren We're the Barfs We each have a gun Firearms is for protection and fun Most of all, Barfs ain't cherry We keep a natural anthem prairie
Big Major Barf:
Big Major Barf!
Lady Barf:
Lady Barf!
Chunky Barf:
Chunky Barf, too!
Smokey Barf:
Smokey Barf, heh!
Tiny Barf:
Tiny Barf!
Fruity Barf:
Fruity Barf, how do you do?
Barfs:
Now you know our barfy song Grab a gun and sing along Cause before we're through You'll be barfing too! (Bleugh!)
Announcer:
Every Barf is unique, just like you and me! That's right, even though some Barfs look alike, every Barf has a unique serial number hidden on his foot, so no two Barfs are the same.
Kid:
I love my Barf! He's unique, and he's never red, even though he lives in a tree. Mom, I want more Barfs!
Announcer:
Now it's easy to get more Barfs! Just stop by any Pizza Stack location, buy two large pizzas, a pitcher of Sprunk, and a Barfs drinking glass of the day is yours for only $15!
Don't miss a new episode of The Barfs, this Saturday morning at 9, when the Barfs come under attack from a familiar evil menace...
Purple Person:
Big Major Barf! My bouncy purple people are starving! Our tiny purple crops failed and all our tiny purple lifestock was sold to hamburger chains, selling burgers to the Barfs! Please help!
Big Major Barf:
This sounds like a lack of personal accountancy and a slow, but steady decline towards a welfare state. That's un-American!
The crowd is heard booing.
Purple Person:
But, us bouncy purple people have always helped the Barfs, and shared our knowledge, and love!
Big Major Barf:
Barfs are individuals! We have a unique serial number on our foot. We're self-sufficient and proud of it! You deserve to starve!
Purple Person:
But...
Big Major Barf:
Hindsight is easy, but as my mom, Harlet Barf, told me, a wise Barf arms himself to the teeth, because of tomorrow, not yesterday.
Gun cocks are heard, followed by gunshots.
Purple Person:
(screams) You shot me! You're a major dick, Big Major Barf!
Lady Barf:
We learned today that purple is a lot like red. Never judge a book by its cover, instead, shoot on sight!
Announcer:
The Barfs, Saturday mornings at 9.
Barfs:
The Barfs! Yay!
Characters[]
Big Major Barf - a Barf dressed in military garb, carries an M16. Major Barf in GTA V - Ingredients: Napalm, Death, Balls and Flashbacks.
Lady Barf - a female Barf, carries a derringer. Barfella[citation/verification needed] in GTA V - Ingredients: Gin, Bitchiness, alot of dick, tampons.
Smokey Barf - a Barf who smokes a lot, carries a Double Barreled Shotgun. Smokey Barf in GTA V - Ingredients: Tobacco, intolerance, Pomade, Denim.
Tiny Barf - a baby Barf with a mohawk, carries a Python. Tiny Barf in GTA V - Ingredients: Neglect, Poop, Puke and Tantrums
Fruity Barf - a homosexual Barf, carries a squirt gun.
Chunky Barf - a Barf wearing a do-rag and gold chain, carries a Micro-SMG.
Gallery[]
Barfs billboard ad featuring Barfette, Fruity Barf, and Major Barf. (GTA Vice City Stories)