I am a long-time fan of Gumby. I had more than one Gumby doll when I was a kid, getting a new one when the old one had worn out from playing with him too much. I was equally a fan of Gumby's horse, Pokey. And even though I grew up, I never really outgrew the little green guy and his orange sidekick.
I have mini Gumby & Pokey dolls on my desk. I named the network printers at my office "Gumby" and "Pokey." I have a postcard of Gumby & Pokey stuck to my filing cabinet. I bought all the Bob Burden/Art adams Gumby comics. The icon for the hard disk on each of my Macs was traditionally Gumby (who moved from old computer to new computer, right up until I installed
My love for all things Gumby will not die.
Which is why I was very sad to learn that Gumby's creator, Art Clokey, passed away yesterday.
For teaching me to use my imagination and giving me a lifetime of happy memories... rest in peace, Mr. Clokey.
If you're wanting to explore the freakishly bizarre world of Gumby, then you'll be happy to know that Hulu has a collection of cartoons available to watch for free! Prepare to get your mind blown (assuming you live in the USA, as Hulu doesn't seem to work elsewhere)...
Goodnight, Gumby!
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RIP, Art Clokey.
He gave so many of us good times and great memories.
Our list of top movies of the decade may not match, but our love of the toys we grew up with does, pretty much perfectly.
I loved Gumby as a kid. Had several of the figures, even had a couple of the smaller ones that you could get from the 25-cent vending machines (next to the 5-cent candy machines).
Sad to hear Art Clokey died, too. He did live a good long life.
And thanks for the Hulu link. Will have to check those out and relive my childhood.
I had a Gumby doll for the longest time. He tore up the middle, but I kept him anyway.
“He was once just a little green slab of clay… but you should see what Gumby can do todaaaay….”
I loved Gumby when I was younger. I had a Gumby doll until my dog ate him. And his dog pokey.
And who can forget Eddie Murphy as Gumby?
I thought Gumby was sort of lame as a kid. He was no Bo or Luke Duke.
I had Pokey when I was little. I loved watching Gumby. It was on right after Davey and Goliath. Gee I’m old.
The Blockheadz were such DICKZ! I LUUUURRRRVED Prickle. I legit had a crush on him when I was a tot.