List of Gumby episodes
The Gumby Show was an American clay animation television series developed by Art Clokey. In the United States, the first episode of the series originally aired on Howdy Doody in 1955. The series was revived multiple times, with the last episode airing on December 31, 1988. The first season was broadcast on NBC, while the following seasons were made for syndication. A majority of the episodes are available on DVD in multiple regions, as well as via online streaming services.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| Pilots | January 29, 1955 | NBC | ||||
| The Gumby Show | 43 | May 1, 1956 | November 9, 1956 | |||
| Syndicated revival | 87 | January 1, 1960 | July 9, 1968 | Syndication | ||
| Gumby Adventures | 99 | January 2, 1988 | December 31, 1988 | |||
Pilots
Art Clokey's first clay animation film was Gumbasia (1953), a short film showcasing a series of clay shapes twisting, turning and contorting in kaleidoscopic patterns. Clokey showed the film to producer Sam Engel, who suggested that Clokey apply the technique to form children's stories. Although Gumbasia didn't originally air on television, it is usually considered to be the first pilot episode of what would become The Gumby Show. Soon afterward, Clokey completed an official pilot for NBC through the financial assistance of Engel.[1] Entitled "Gumby on the Moon", this marked the first appearance of Gumby.[2] The pilot was then shown on Howdy Doody to much success, and NBC ordered Gumby his own series.
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Adventures of Gumby" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 29, 1955 | |
| Gumby's debut | ||||
Episodes
Since information about the original airdates or original production order is unknown, these listings are reasonable estimates of the original production order. The following was compiled based on the evolution of the voices and appearance of the characters. Most of the 1950s episodes were originally presented as 11-minute stories, but they were split up and presented as separate entries when syndicated along with episodes produced in the 1960s.[3] Several of these abbreviated versions borrow footage from their counterparts, while some had new material filmed specifically for these shorter versions (as evidenced by a brief change in how the characters look in the newer footage). New title sequences were filmed for half of these, while the other half retained the original title sequence. For identification purposes, all 1950s episodes have been listed with the original title of the uncut version followed by any counterparts that were created when these episodes were split up.
The Gumby Show (1956)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | "Moon Trip" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 1, 1956 | |
| After discovering a spaceship in the toy shop, Gumby decides to take a trip to the Moon. Upon arrival, the ship is destroyed by a meteorite, leaving Gumby stranded, and soon a group of elongated pyramid-shaped Moon creatures try to attack him. Meanwhile, his parents spot him through a telescope, prompting his father to go after him with a long fire engine extension ladder. The low temperature of the Moon knocks Gumby out after he alerts his father of his location. His father comes to the rescue and carrys Gumby back to Earth. After his mother and father give him medical attention in the hospital, Gumby awakens to full health. | ||||||
| 4 5 | 4 5 | "Mirror Land" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 15, 1956 | |
| When Gumby loses his coin through one of three mirrors, he begins a search within the virtual images of each. In one of the mirrors, Gumby's reflection assists him. Instructed to do everything backwards in the Mirror Land, Gumby is able to trace the location of his coin. | ||||||
| 6 7 | 6 7 | "The Little Lost Pony" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 22, 1956 | |
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A television bulletin warns people to be on the look-out for a lost red pony, with a reward set at 100 ice cream cones. Meanwhile, Gumby goes outside to play and hears a whinny of distress. Rushing to the sound, Gumby finds the pony named Pokey caught on a railroad track and wiggles him free. With hopes of gaining the ice cream cone reward, "G" and "J" Blockhead try to get rid of Gumby and capture Pokey. Notes: Pokey's and the Blockheads' debuts. | ||||||
| 8 9 | 8 9 | "The Fantastic Farmer" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 29, 1956 | |
| Gumby goes to Farmer Glenn’s Ranch to help Pokey. His crops are not growing properly, so Gumby helps in every way he can and finally divides himself into a lot of Gumbys, which go over the fields with many different farm machines. It turns out that the wild growth of the crops is the result of a gopher who In order to feed his large, hungry family, injects roots of corn plants with a chemical that makes them grow into giant ears and roots. Gumby solves the problem by inventing a root machine that makes tasty roots out of weeds. | ||||||
| 10 11 | 10 11 | "The Black Knight" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 6, 1956 | |
| Gumby's playing with a giant electromagnet on a crane one day, which accidentally strips the armor off of a knight who was passing by. As they sort the mess out, Gumby learns that the knight is looking for someone who can challenge The Black Knight, who has placed a spell on the dragon that makes it burn down wheat fields. And so, Gumby confronts the Black Knight, who challenges Gumby to a duel over whether or not the dragon should be freed. During the duel, Gumby slips out of his armor and uses it as a decoy to divert the knight's attention. The bad news is, now he doesn't have any armor. The local dragon came by, seeing that things aren't going well for Gumby, and it spewed flames at the Black Knight. As the Black Knight burns like a candle for about a half hour, Gumby runs off and returns with the electromagnet to strip the Black Knight's armor off, so now the knight is nude as well as roasted alive. Gumby and the good knight ride away on the dragon. Mysterious Fires: Gumby's sitting around one day, minding his own business, morphing himself around at random, when a knight approaches him, mistaking him for a wizard. It seems that he needs to find a wizard who can stop the fires that have been destroying his kingdom's wheat fields. And so, Gumby whips out his fire truck and comes to the rescue. Unfortunately, the fires were started by a rogue dragon. Fortunately, the dragon started crying and instantly agrees to Gumby's suggestion that he stop burning the wheat fields down. Gumby is knighted and the dragon becomes the king's pet. | ||||||
| 12 13 | 12 13 | "Too Loo" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 13, 1956 | |
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Too and Loo are music notes who escape from a cracked record. After Gumby woke up from his nap, he got up to turn off the record player. Two giant sentient notes jump out of it and hide in his mouth from the sour note, which also jumps out of it. When the sour note flies away on the record, the notes, Too and Loo, come out of Gumby's mouth and explain that they want to go home to the instrument they came from. Gumby agrees to take them to Music Land and help them find their home. Unfortunately, they forgot what instrument played them, so Gumby has to try them all, and they go into crying fits with every mistake. Gumby decides to put on a show to cheer them up. Meanwhile, the sour note has found their hiding place and he's using his little flying record to try and catch them. While the real notes hide, Gumby turns himself into Too and Loo. The sour note catches him, but then he turns back and catches the note. The note tells Too and Loo that they came from the flute. Note: This episode was split into two parts (the second and final part as "Gumby Concerto" only) that were released into the public domain. | ||||||
| 14 15 | 14 15 | "Robot Rumpus" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 20, 1956 | |
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Gumby uses toy robots to do his household chores on Saturdays, but they go haywire. Notes: The second part only was released into the public domain and appeared in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode "The Screaming Skull". | ||||||
| 16 17 | 16 17 | "Toy Crazy" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 27, 1956 | |
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It is Gumby’s birthday and he is permitted to choose his own present from the toy store! Note: This episode was edited into the unofficial Christmas segment without the title card. | ||||||
| 18 19 | 18 19 | "Lion Around" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 10, 1956 | |
| A lion escapes from the zoo, frightening Gumby and Pokey who have been playing in the park. The lion proves to be friendly and asks Gumby and Pokey to show him how to go about seeing the world. Meanwhile, the zookeeper sets a lion trap to recapture the lion but instead succeeds in capturing Gumby’s father. Richard the lion sets out to see the world in a fast sports car, taking Gumby and Pokey with him. A wild and frightening ride through the streets of the city gets even scarier when they become airborne. Richard wisely decides that life outside the zoo is too much for him. | ||||||
| 20 21 | 20 21 | "The Eggs and Trixie" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 17, 1956 | |
| Gumby has a daydream adventure with a young dinosaur named Trixie. The pre-historic adventure provides an authentic view of these times. Gumby has an exciting adventure in Dinosaurland. Volcanoes erupting, an earthquake and a dinosaur stampede all cause Gumby trouble before his adventure is over. | ||||||
| 22 23 | 22 23 | "Outcast Marbles" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 24, 1956 | |
| 24 25 | 24 25 | "Gumby Business" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 31, 1956 | |
| Notes: This is the first episode without dialogue. | ||||||
| 26 27 | 26 27 | "The Mocking Monkey" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 7, 1956 | |
| 28 29 | 28 29 | "The Magic Show" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 14, 1956 | |
| 30 31 | 30 31 | "Pokey Express" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 21, 1956 | |
| 32 33 | 32 33 | "The Racing Game" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 28, 1956 | |
| 34 35 | 34 35 | "Rain Spirits" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 5, 1956 | |
| 36 37 | 36 37 | "Toying Around" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 12, 1956 | |
| 38 39 | 38 39 | "In the Dough" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 19, 1956 | |
| Note: A portion of the episode is seen in The Yummy Awards Saturday Morning NBC 1983 preview special. | ||||||
| 40 41 | 40 41 | "Tree Trouble" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 26, 1956 | |
| Note: This is the first episode to have the frozen title card. | ||||||
| 42 | 42 | "Train Trouble" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 2, 1956 | |
| 43 | 43 | "In a Fix" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 9, 1956 | |
Syndicated revival (1960–68)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | "The Zoops" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 1, 1960 | |
| Gumby, who has been selling watermelons to raise money to buy his mother a birthday present, is given a magic potion by a wizard which transforms watermelons into colorful creatures called "Zoops", which move about randomly. Seeing the chance for a fast buck, Gumby sells them to the zoo, then celebrates at an automat. When Pokey says they should only spend the money on the present, Gumby says to lighten up and live a little. Meanwhile at the zoo, when the Zoops are out of control, the zookeeper hoses them with water, causing them to revert to watermelons. Gumby, who already spent half the money celebrating, is made to work it off cleaning cages. Pokey is sorry Gumby's mother will not be getting a present, and when Gumby suggests another moneymaker, Pokey replies "No, Gumby, I have had enough of your ideas". | ||||||
| 45 | 2 | "Even Steven" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 3, 1960 | |
| 46 | 3 | "The Glob" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 15, 1960 | |
| Note: A clip of this episode appears in Gumby: The Movie. | ||||||
| 47 | 4 | "Chicken Feed" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 22, 1960 | |
| Note: Tilly's first and only prototypical appearance. | ||||||
| 48 | 5 | "Hidden Valley" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 2, 1960 | |
| 49 | 6 | "The Groobee" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 18, 1960 | |
| 50 | 7 | "The Witty Witch" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 20, 1960 | |
| 51 | 8 | "Hot Rod Granny" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 24, 1960 | |
| Gumby is taking his hot rod for a spin downtown, at the same time when Granny broke her glasses and mistakes the hot rod for her car and Pokey, who is still inside, for her dog Hepzibah. Due to her blurred vision, Granny risks all sorts of accidents, which she blames on "young reckless speedmonsters" and is happy to hear police sirens, only to realize a motorcycle policeman is on the lookout for Gumby's stolen car. Note: Granny's debut, and this is the first day in the limelight episode. | ||||||
| 52 | 9 | "Ricochet Pete" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 28, 1960 | |
| 53 | 10 | "Northland Follies" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 1, 1960 | |
| 54 | 11 | "The Small Planets" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 12, 1960 | |
| 55 | 12 | "Sad King Ott's Daughter" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 19, 1960 | |
| Note: Sad King Ott and his daughter's debut, and a clip of the re-recorded episode is heard in Gumby: The Movie. | ||||||
| 56 | 13 | "King for a Day" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 25, 1960 | |
| 57 | 14 | "Rain for Roo" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 3, 1960 | |
| 58 | 15 | "Santa-Witch" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 3, 1960 | |
| When Santa Claus gets sick, Pokey calls up the witch to fly the sleigh and deliver children their Christmas presents. Note: This is the first episode where Gumby is mentioned. | ||||||
| 59 | 16 | "Scrooge Loose" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 10, 1960 | |
| 60 | 17 | "Pigeon in a Plum Tree" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 17, 1960 | |
| 61 | 18 | "Dragon Witch" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 1, 1963 | |
| Note: Billed as "A Gumby Special", the episode doesn't feature Gumby. | ||||||
| 62 | 19 | "Treasure for Henry" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 15, 1963 | |
| Note: Billed as "A Gumby Special", the episode doesn't feature Gumby. | ||||||
| 63 | 20 | "Who's What" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 22, 1963 | |
| Note: Billed as "A Gumby Special", the episode doesn't feature Gumby. | ||||||
| 131 | 88 | "Space Ball" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 2, 1963 | |
| Professor Kapp, in his first appearance, has invented a ball-shaped ship that travels out of his control with a passenger on board. Note: This special is not counted among the 234 episodes.[4] It also does not feature Gumby. This is the first day in the limelight short, and a clip of this short appears in Gumby episode, "Minga-Sitting". | ||||||
| 64 | 21 | "The Reluctant Gargoyles" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 9, 1964 | |
| Note: This is the first episode where Gumby is absent. This is also Prickle's and Goo's debut. | ||||||
| 65 | 22 | "Tricky Train" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 18, 1964 | |
| Note: Nopey's debut. | ||||||
| 66 | 23 | "Siege of Boonesborough" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 19, 1964 | |
| 67 | 24 | "The Missile Bird" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 23, 1964 | |
| Note: This is the first lower deck episode. | ||||||
| 68 | 25 | "Good Knight Story" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 24, 1964 | |
| 69 | 26 | "The Blue Goo" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 9, 1964 | |
| 70 | 27 | "A Hair-Raising Adventure" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 10, 1964 | |
| 71 | 28 | "Goo for Pokey" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 31, 1964 | |
| 72 | 29 | "Candidate for President" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 2, 1965 | |
| 73 | 30 | "G.F.D. (Gumby's Fire Department)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 15, 1965 | |
| An experiment causes a fire in Professor Kapp's laboratory. The Gumby Fire Department rushes to save Kapp, only for Gumby, Pokey and Prickle to realize they lost their jump net and other equipment. Goo saves the day by making herself into a net to save Kapp, then uses her clay to snuff the fire. | ||||||
| 74 | 31 | "Making Squares" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 22, 1965 | |
| 75 | 32 | "Golden Iguana" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 14, 1965 | |
| 76 | 33 | "School for Squares" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 18, 1965 | |
| 77 | 34 | "Magic Flute" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 21, 1965 | |
| 78 | 35 | "The Ferris Wheel Mystery" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | September 30, 1965 | |
| 79 | 36 | "Mason Hornet" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 1, 1966 | |
| 80 | 37 | "Prickle's Problem" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 2, 1966 | |
| 81 | 38 | "The Golden Gosling" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 14, 1966 | |
| 82 | 39 | "A Groobee Fight" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 18, 1966 | |
| 83 | 40 | "The Gumby League" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | October 31, 1966 | |
| 84 | 41 | "Pilgrims on the Rocks" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 1, 1966 | |
| 85 | 42 | "Pokey's Price" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 2, 1966 | |
| 86 | 43 | "Son of Liberty" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 15, 1966 | |
| 87 | 44 | "Gumby Crosses the Delaware" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 18, 1966 | |
| 88 | 45 | "Of Clay and Critters" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 19, 1967 | |
| 89 | 46 | "Tricky Ball" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 22, 1967 | |
| 90 | 47 | "Dragon Daffy" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 25, 1967 | |
| 91 | 48 | "Super Spray" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | November 29, 1967 | |
| 92 | 49 | "The Big Eye" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 1, 1967 | |
| 93 | 50 | "Lawn Party" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 8, 1967 | |
| Note: Contains partial live action. | ||||||
| 94 | 51 | "Mystic Magic" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 15, 1967 | |
| 95 | 52 | "Puppy Dog School" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 22, 1967 | |
| Note: First time Nopey says "no" repeatedly. | ||||||
| 96 | 53 | "Puppy Talk" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 23, 1967 | |
| 97 | 54 | "Moon Madness" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 24, 1967 | |
| 98 | 55 | "Shady Lemonade" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 25, 1967 | |
| 99 | 56 | "Prickle Turns Artist" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 26, 1967 | |
| 100 | 57 | "Piano Rolling Blues" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 27, 1967 | |
| 101 | 58 | "Hot Ice" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 28, 1967 | |
| 102 | 59 | "Haunted Hot Dog" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 29, 1967 | |
| 103 | 60 | "The Moon Boggles" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 30, 1967 | |
| 104 | 61 | "Do-It-Yourself Gumby" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | December 31, 1967 | |
| 105 | 62 | "Behind the Puffball" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 1, 1968 | |
| 106 | 63 | "Weight and See" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 3, 1968 | |
| 107 | 64 | "Pokey Minds the Baby" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 15, 1968 | |
| 108 | 65 | "A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 22, 1968 | |
| 109 | 66 | "Grub Grabber Gumby" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 1, 1968 | |
| 110 | 67 | "All Broken Up" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 20, 1968 | |
| 111 | 68 | "This Little Piggy" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 26, 1968 | |
| 112 | 69 | "Wishful Thinking" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 29, 1968 | |
| 113 | 70 | "Turnip Trap" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 12, 1968 | |
| 114 | 71 | "The Rodeo King" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 17, 1968 | |
| 115 | 72 | "Gumby Babysits" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 22, 1968 | |
| 116 | 73 | "El Toro" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 28, 1968 | |
| 117 | 74 | "Dopey Nopey" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 3, 1968 | |
| 118 | 75 | "Gold Rush Gumby" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 15, 1968 | |
| 119 | 76 | "Dog Catchers" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 22, 1968 | |
| 120 | 77 | "Stuck on Books" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 30, 1968 | |
| 121 | 78 | "Bully For Gumby" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 1, 1968 | |
| 122 | 79 | "A Bone for Nopey" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 15, 1968 | |
| Note: Final time Nopey is voiced by Dal McKennon. | ||||||
| 123 | 80 | "Gabby Auntie" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 22, 1968 | |
| 124 | 81 | "Foxy Box" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 31, 1968 | |
| 125 | 82 | "Indian Country" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 9, 1968 | |
| 126 | 83 | "Tail Tale" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 18, 1968 | |
| 127 | 84 | "Motor Mania" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 19, 1968 | |
| 128 | 85 | "Sticky Pokey" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 23, 1968 | |
| 129 | 86 | "Point of Honor" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 24, 1968 | |
| 130 | 87 | "Indian Challenge" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 9, 1968 | |
Gumby Adventures (1988)
The show was revived in 1988 as Gumby Adventures with 99 new episodes and five shorts ("Gone Clayzy", "Gumball Gumby", "Chatter Box", "Clay Trix", and "The Funny Bathtub"). The shorts, as well as the re-recorded editions of The Gumby Show, were included with the revival's syndication.[5][6]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 131 | 1 | "Mirror-Aculous Recovery" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 9, 1988 | |
| 132 | 2 | "As the Worm Turns" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 9, 1988 | |
| 133 | 3 | "The Lost Treasure" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 16, 1988 | |
| 134 | 4 | "The Beetle and the Caterpillar" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 16, 1988 | |
| 135 | 5 | "Gumbot" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 23, 1988 | |
| 136 | 6 | "Guitar Magic" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 23, 1988 | |
| 137 | 7 | "A Minor Affair" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 30, 1988 | |
| 138 | 8 | "All Cooped Up" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 30, 1988 | |
| 'Note: Tilly's first official appearance ever produced. | ||||||
| 139 | 9 | "Wild Girls" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 9, 1988 | |
| 140 | 10 | "A Smashing Hit" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 16, 1988 | |
| 141 | 11 | "The Music Ball" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 2, 1988 | |
| Note: Tilly's first official appearance ever aired. | ||||||
| 142 | 12 | "The Elephant and the Dragon" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 6, 1988 | |
| Note: A clip of this episode appeared in Gumby episode, "Geese Grief". | ||||||
| 143 | 13 | "Birthday in the Middle Ages" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 13, 1988 | |
| Note: Final appearances of Nopey and others in this episode, but they moved to the re-recorded episodes. | ||||||
| 144 | 14 | "Strange Circus Animals" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 2, 1988 | |
| Note: Denali's debut. | ||||||
| 145 | 15 | "The Fliver 500" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 27, 1988 | |
| 146 | 16 | "A Gumby Day" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 2, 1988 | |
| Note: Minga's debut. | ||||||
| 147 | 17 | "The Search" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 12, 1988 | |
| 148 | 18 | "Gumby's Circus" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 30, 1988 | |
| 149 | 19 | "Melon Felons" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 5, 1988 | |
| 150 | 20 | "Shrink-a-Dink" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 2, 1988 | |
| 151 | 21 | "The Big City" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 13, 1988 | |
| 152 | 22 | "A Cottage for Granny" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 2, 1988 | |
| 153 | 23 | "The Big Squirt" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 19, 1988 | |
| 154 | 24 | "Witch Way" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 26, 1988 | |
| Note: First time Minga has red lips. | ||||||
| 155 | 25 | "The Astrobots" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 14, 1988 | |
| 156 | 26 | "Educational TV" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 12, 1988 | |
| Note: Final time Minga has her yellow dress. | ||||||
| 157 | 27 | "Denali's House" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 6, 1988 | |
| 158 | 28 | "Humbug" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 20, 1988 | |
| 159 | 29 | "A Dolly for Minga" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 20, 1988 | |
| 160 | 30 | "The Wind Bag" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 9, 1988 | |
| 161 | 31 | "Little Lost Girl" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 19, 1988 | |
| Note: First time Minga has her yellow buttons. | ||||||
| 162 | 32 | "Children for Sale" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 26, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the first episode where Minga does not speak, and a clip from the episode appears during the end credits of Gumby: The Movie. | ||||||
| 163 | 33 | "A Lotta Hot Air" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 9, 1988 | |
| 164 | 34 | "The Wild Horse" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 9, 1988 | |
| Note: Final time Minga has red lips. | ||||||
| 165 | 35 | "Of Note" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 13, 1988 | |
| 166 | 36 | "Fun Day" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 20, 1988 | |
| Note: A clip from the episode appears during the end credits of Gumby: The Movie. | ||||||
| 167 | 37 | "The Plant" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 16, 1988 | |
| 168 | 38 | "Merry-Go-Pumpkin" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 5, 1988 | |
| 169 | 39 | "Minga-Sitting" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 27, 1988 | |
| 170 | 40 | "A Real Seal" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 27, 1988 | |
| 171 | 41 | "Naughty Boy" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 16, 1988 | |
| 172 | 42 | "Hatching Out" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | January 2, 1988 | |
| Note: A clip from the episode appears during the end credits of Gumby: The Movie. | ||||||
| 173 | 43 | "Time Kapp-Sule" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 5, 1988 | |
| 174 | 44 | "Band Contest" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 12, 1988 | |
| 175 | 45 | "Geese Grief" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 21, 1988 | |
| 176 | 46 | "The Fox Hunt" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 21, 1988 | |
| 177 | 47 | "The Lost Arrow" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 20, 1988 | |
| 178 | 48 | "Command Performance" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 19, 1988 | |
| 179 | 49 | "Sleepy Time Robbers" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | March 26, 1988 | |
| 180 | 50 | "Balloonacy" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 23, 1988 | |
| 181 | 51 | "Picnic" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 23, 1988 | |
| 182 | 52 | "Wild Train Ride" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 7, 1988 | |
| 183 | 53 | "Funtasia" | Art Clokey | Rich Zim, Tom Gasek, Stephen Buckley, Mark Peter Maggiore, Mike Belzer & Anthony Scott | April 30, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the first episode with credits. | ||||||
| 184 | 54 | "Rip Van Prickle" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 30, 1988 | |
| 185 | 55 | "Great Mastadon Robbery" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 30, 1988 | |
| 186 | 56 | "Young Granny" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | April 16, 1988 | |
| 187 | 57 | "The Abominable Doughman" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 14, 1988 | |
| 188 | 58 | "Ostrich Feathers" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 6, 1988 | |
| 189 | 59 | "Blocks in the Head" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 14, 1988 | |
| 190 | 60 | "Gumby's Close Encounters" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 28, 1988 | |
| 191 | 61 | "Arctic Antics" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 7, 1988 | |
| 192 | 62 | "Runaway Camel" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 7, 1988 | |
| 193 | 63 | "Flying Carpet" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 28, 1988 | |
| 194 | 64 | "Gumbitty Doo-Dah" | Art Clokey | Kristine Albrecht, Kurt Hanson, Tim Hittle, Eric Leighton & Mark Peter Maggiore | January 23, 1988 | |
| 195 | 65 | "G.M.V. (Gumby Music Video)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 13, 1988 | |
| Note: A clip from the episode appears during the end credits of Gumby: The Movie. | ||||||
| 196 | 66 | "Lost in Chinatown" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 25, 1988 | |
| 197 | 67 | "Joker's Wild" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 25, 1988 | |
| 198 | 68 | "Minga's Folly" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 4, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the first episode with music selections from previous Gumby episodes by Jerry Gerber. | ||||||
| 199 | 69 | "High as a Kite" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 4, 1988 | |
| 200 | 70 | "Denali Blues" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | February 20, 1988 | |
| 201 | 71 | "Gumbastic" | Art Clokey | Anthony Scott, Kurt Hanson, Angie Glocka & Owen Klatte | April 23, 1988 | |
| 202 | 72 | "Little Denali Lost" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 18, 1988 | |
| Note: Part two of The Denali Blues. | ||||||
| 203 | 73 | "Goo and the Queen (Part One)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 11, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the final episode where Gumby is mentioned. | ||||||
| 204 | 74 | "Goo and the Queen (Part Two)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 11, 1988 | |
| 205 | 75 | "Moving Experience" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 28, 1988 | |
| 206 | 76 | "Prickle's Baby Brudder" | Art Clokey | David Bleiman | June 11, 1988 | |
| 207 | 77 | "My-O-Maya" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 2, 1988 | |
| 208 | 78 | "Goo's Music Video" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 23, 1988 | |
| Note: A clip from the episode appears during the end credits of Gumby: The Movie. | ||||||
| 209 | 79 | "Clayfully Yours" | Art Clokey | Stephen Buckley, Karen Kiser and Rich Zim | August 13, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the final episode to have the only character who speaks. | ||||||
| 210 | 80 | "Proxy Gumby" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 4, 1988 | |
| 211 | 81 | "Goo's Pies" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | May 21, 1988 | |
| 212 | 82 | "Robot Farm" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 9, 1988 | |
| 213 | 83 | "The Forbidden Mine (Part One)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 9, 1988 | |
| 214 | 84 | "The Forbidden Mine (Part Two)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 9, 1988 | |
| 215 | 85 | "Clay Play" | Art Clokey | Blake Martin, Tony Laudati & Stephen C. Wathen | June 18, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the final episode without dialogue, and a clip of this episode appeared in Freddy's Nightmares episode, "The End of the World". | ||||||
| 216 | 86 | "The Knight Mare" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 25, 1988 | |
| 217 | 87 | "Skateboard Rally" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 23, 1988 | |
| 218 | 88 | "Space Oddity (Part One)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 16, 1988 | |
| 219 | 89 | "Space Oddity (Part Two)" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 16, 1988 | |
| 220 | 90 | "Best in the Block" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 23, 1988 | |
| 221 | 91 | "The Lost Birthday Present" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 30, 1988 | |
| The Blockheads are accused of stealing Gumby's birthday present (a piano). | ||||||
| 222 | 92 | "2 Bee or Knot 2 Bee" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 16, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the only episode to have the rebus title. | ||||||
| 223 | 93 | "Just Train Crazy" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 30, 1988 | |
| 224 | 94 | "Wickiups and Bulrushes" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | July 30, 1988 | |
| 225 | 95 | "Pokey à la Mode" | Art Clokey | Gloria Clokey | July 2, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the final episode where Gumby is absent, and also the final day in the limelight episode, and the only episode to have two characters who speak at the end. | ||||||
| 226 | 96 | "Kangaroo Express" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 6, 1988 | |
| 227 | 97 | "Kid Brother Kids" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 6, 1988 | |
| Note: Only appearances of the 1-2 Blockheads. | ||||||
| 228 | 98 | "Time Out" | Art Clokey | Ken Pontac | August 13, 1988 | |
| 229 | 99 | "For the Graduate" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 6, 1988 | |
| The final Gumby classic episode, and final lower deck episode. | ||||||
| 230 | 100 | "Gone Clayzy" | Art Clokey | David Bleiman | June 18, 1988 | |
| The only short to have crazy voices. | ||||||
| 231 | 101 | "Gumball Gumby" | Art Clokey | Gloria Clokey | July 2, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the only silent short. | ||||||
| 232 | 102 | "Clay Trix" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | August 20, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the last time Gumby, Pokey, Prickle, and Goo appear together, and the only mime-and-music only short. | ||||||
| 233 | 103 | "Chatter Box" | Art Clokey | Gloria Clokey | December 31, 1988 | |
| Note: This is the last frozen title card and last episode with credits. | ||||||
| 234 | 104 | "The Funny Bathtub" | Art Clokey | Art Clokey | June 18, 1988 | |
| Note: Last Gumby classic short, and the sixth and last time to feature live action footage, and second and final day in the limelight short, and final Gumby episode with music selections from previous Gumby episodes by Jerry Gerber. The re-recorded editions of 1955-1969 Gumby episodes with music selections from them by him are aired in the late 1980s. | ||||||
Bumpers
- Pokey shoots Gumby out of a cannon.
- Pokey rolls a giant green ball of clay off the cliff and it becomes nine mini Gumbys.
- Gumby inflates a balloon, but gets inflated into a bigger and fatter version with Pokey by his side.
- Pokey throws a baseball, Gumby swings the bat but misses, and then a springy noise is made.
- Gumby and Pokey are aerial fighters, and Gumby leaves an ammo hole shaped like him.
- Gumby and Pokey are inside the rocket about the blast off and leave behind a cloud in a shape of Gumby.
- Gumby and Pokey chess board.
- Gumby turns into a puddle, Pokey pops out from above the puddle, and enters the conference hall.
- Gumby (Return) says, "Here comes another adventure with me and all my friends!"
- Gumby (Commercial Break) says, "Don't go away! I'll be right back with all my pals after this."
- Pokey (Return) says, "Holy Toledo! Here's another Gumby Adventure!"
- Prickle (Commercial Break) says, "Hang on. Gumby will be right back after these messages. You can count on it."
- Goo (Return) says, "Here comes more fun with Gumby and pals!" (Note: This bumper is heard in Freddy's Nightmares episode, The End of the World.)
- Professor Kapp (Commercial Break) says, "Goodness gracious! There will be more Gumby Adventures right after this!"
- Gumbo and Gumba (Return) – Gumbo says, "Here comes another adventure with our son Gumby, and his friends." Then Gumba says, "I'm so proud of our boy!"
- Minga (Commercial Break) says, "Stay right here. My brother Gumby will be right back after these messages."
Home media
Official releases
On June 24, 2015, it was announced that NCircle Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights to the original ‘50s and ‘60s series, the 1980s revival series and Gumby: The Movie in Region 1. It was announced that they would release The Gumby Show: The Complete 50s series on DVD on September 22, 2015.[7] The Gumby Show: The 60s series Volume 1 followed on February 23, 2016 and The Gumby Show: The 60s series Volume 2 on September 13, 2016. There are 5 episodes that were skipped over on the 1960s volumes. These episodes are "Siege of Boonesborough", "Pokey's Price", "Gold Rush Gumby", "Indian Country" and "The Indian Challenge". These 5 episodes have Native American stereotypes that are now considered politically incorrect, thus the reason why they were skipped over.
In 2013, Beyond Home Entertainment released the complete series on NTSC DVDs in Australia as a JB Hi-Fi exclusive. This is a 7 disc, collector's edition set within a tin steelbook case and includes Gumbasia, 6 "bumper" clips, and every episode from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s (including the 5 shorts skipped over on other sets). The film transfers are said to be the Premavision authorized official versions which are all new restorations from the original negatives and can be played on Regions 1 & 4 DVD players (possibly other regions as well). [8][9]
Throughout the 1980s Family Home Entertainment released a majority of the 1950s and 1960s Gumby episodes on various VHS collections (the only episodes that didn't get a release were "This Little Piggy", "Tricky Train", and "Foxy Box"). These all retained their original audio tracks as they were released prior to the 1987 revival series, in which completely new soundtracks had to be recorded due to licensing issues involving the original soundtracks.
In 2002, Kid Rhino Home Video (a division distributed by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment and WEA) (a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner) released a 7-disc DVD compilation containing 110 episodes from the 1950s and 1960s. The set was not widely distributed, and it received much negative feedback because the film elements used were the 1980s reissues with the redubbed soundtracks and voices. Three years later, Rhino Home Video/Rhino Retrovision released a two-volume set entitled The Very Best New Adventures of Gumby.
Classic Media had a few home media releases of Gumby starting on September 4, 2007 with Gumby Essentials, Volume 1, which contained episodes from each season of the show. In 2008, Classic Media released a director's cut of Gumby: The Movie that included bonus episodes from the series. That same year, the company also released a 2-disc DVD set containing four Christmas themed programs. In addition to a compilation of Gumby episodes titled Gumby Season's Greetings, the other programs include Casper the Friendly Ghost, Fat Albert, and George of the Jungle.
In the fall of 2010, Columbia Music Entertainment released two compilation DVDs in Japan titled "Gumby Best Selection" (ガンビー・ベストセレクション) with permission from Premavision and Classic Media. The two DVD series contains the best selected episodes from both 1950s–1960s era to the 1980s era, all digitally remastered and each have Japanese subtitles. Two DVDs were released: Gumby Best Selection: Early Years 50s-60s,[10] released on September 1, 2010 followed by its English subtitled version on November 17, 2010 and Gumby Best Selection: 80s,[11] released on November 17, 2010.
Unofficial releases
There have been many home media releases that were not authorized by Art Clokey or Clokey Productions, and therefore are considered unofficial releases.
In 1994, GoodTimes Entertainment released Christmas with Gumby on VHS. The set features "Scrooge Loose", "Santa-Witch", "Pigeon in a Plum Tree", and "Toy Crazy"/"Toy Joy" edited together as one half-hour program without any episode title sequences. It was re-released on DVD in 2003. GoodTimes Entertainment also released the VHS Fun with Gumby in 1994, containing the episodes "The Kachinas", "Tree Trouble", "Lion Drive", "Yard Work Made Easy", and "The Magic Show" (edited for time).
In 1996, GoodTimes Entertainment released the VHS Gumby's Greatest Adventures. Later released on DVD in 2003, the set features "Toying Around", "Sad King Ott's Daughter", "The Blockheads", "Gumby Crosses the Delaware" (edited for time), "Gumby Concerto", "The Glob", "Gold Rush Gumby", "Baker's Tour" (edited for time), "The Black Knight", and "Gumby Racer".
In 2013, Legend Films released Gumby's Best Episodes (The Original Adventures) on DVD. The set includes: "Tree Trouble", "Lion Drive", "Yard Work Made Easy", "Sad King Otts Daughter", "The Blockheads", "Gumby Concerto", "The Glob", "Bakers Tour", "The Black Knight", "The Kachinas", "In a Fix", "The Witty Witch", "The Groobee", "Gumby Racer", "Rain for Roo", and "Hidden Valley".[12]
Public domain
Many budget-priced DVD collections can be found at dollar stores because some episodes have fallen into the public domain.[13] Gumby episodes believed to be in the public domain include "Too Loo", "Gumby Concerto", "Robot Rumpus", "Mysterious Fires," "Stuck on Books", "Gold Rush Gumby", and "Tricky Train". These collections also often include Clokey's experimental film, Gumbasia.
Restoration
From 2005 to 2006, a project took place in attempt to restore the entire 1950s and 1960s Gumby library. These versions are all official and authorized as they contain Premavision copyright notices at the beginning. As of 2010, a total of 36 restored transfers exist (33 episodes, the pilot cutdown "Gumby on the Moon", the experimental film "Gumbasia" and a stand-alone transfer of the 1964 theme-song intro). The 1950s episodes were assembled back to their original 11-minute format as close as possible with the existing material. These restorations were not perfect as the original negatives for the 11-minute versions appear to be lost and now only exist split into their syndication halves. This is very noticeable as the restoration for "The Magic Show"/"The Magic Wand" retains the 1960s title sequence "The Magic Wand" instead of the original title sequence "The Magic Show". On a similar note, a narration track recorded for the beginning of the syndicated half titled "Gumby Concerto" is still heard on the restoration for "Too Loo"/"Gumby Concerto". Some of these restored versions have since been released on DVD by Classic Media, the rightsholder at the time these restorations were done.
Online distribution
In 2007, the batch of restored versions were made available to view and/or download on various Internet video sites. Most of them were first made available for free viewing on AOL's In2TV, while later a select few became available on YouTube.[14] These episodes were also made available to purchase through Amazon's video-on-demand service Amazon Video. A few of the later additions to YouTube wound up being sourced from 1980s VHS transfers from Family Home Entertainment instead of actually being restored versions, indicating that the project to restore the entire Gumby library might have been either abandoned or temporarily stalled. The complete 1987 series was later added to Amazon.[15] While many of the aforementioned services are no longer active, Legend Films' Gumby's Best Episodes is available for streaming on Hulu.[16]
In November 2014, the entire first and second seasons of Gumby were launched on television and online via the children's on demand network Kabillion.[17][18]
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