Gumby television show first episode date

1957 American clay animation franchise

For other uses, see Gumby (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Gumbo or gumbly.

Gumby is a cartoon character and associated media franchise created by Art Clokey.

Gumby is a blocky green humanoidmade of clay.

Gumby stars in two television series, Gumby: The Movie, and other media. Upon his debut in 1953, he immediately became a famous example of stop-motion clay animation and an American cultural icon, spawning tributes, parodies, and merchandising.

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The Gumby franchise follows Gumby's adventures through different environments and historical eras. His primary sidekick is Pokey, an anthropomorphic orange pony. His archnemeses are the Blockheads, a pair of silent, antagonistic, red humanoid figures with cube-shaped heads; one has the letter G on the side of his head, while the other has a J.

Their creation was inspired by the trouble-making Katzenjammer Kids.^[4][5] Other characters include Prickle, a yellow fire-breathing dinosaur who sometimes styles himself as a detective wit

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the gumby show theme song