The toys below were some of the decade’s biggest — and they’ve stayed popular ever since. Who’d have thought a basic potato could be turned into a toy? George Lerner did, and in 1949, he came up with ...

Gumby! He was once a little green slab of clay. Gumby! You should see what Gumby can do today. – Lyrics from the 1950s TV series He’s 49 years old and looks like an asparagus with legs. But for humble ...

Gumby is officially returning. Fox’s Bento Box Entertainment is confirmed to be developing two new Gumby shows, including a kid-friendly Gumby Kids as well as an adult animated version. Based on the ...

LOS OSOS, Calif.LOS OSOS, Calif. — Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation Gumby became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88. Clokey, who ...

GLENDORA, Calif. (KABC) -- Before SpongeBob SquarePants and Homer Simpson, animations fans were dialed into a green, clay humanoid known to the world as Gumby. "Every generation of kids connects with ...

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The radio and television voice-over star whose work included the animated characters Gumby and Speedy Alka-Seltzer has died in Southern California. Dick Beals was 85. A friend, ...

The Gumby universe, featuring the classic green clay figure, has been acquired by Fox. The company is planning to reimagine the character created by Art Clokey for a new generation with new series ...

SEQUIM — No one says, “I like Gumby.” “They say, ‘I love him,”‘ says Joe Clokey, who grew up quite close to the slant-headed, green TV character. Joe is the son of Art Clokey, Gumby’s creator. He grew ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Happy-go-lucky, green, and full of flexibility like his ...