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Steve Carras · 06-15-2008, 11:35 PM

For fans of the show as it originally aired before the middle nineteen-eighties, when the newer synthesiser music (sounding much like a Barney the Dinosaurized verison of the German "Krautropck" progessive art rock group Kraftwerk, best known for tbe pioneering 1974 techno prototypical-Blue-Man-Group nearly thirty minute long recording of "Autobahn", a much edited version a 1975 US hit), appeared, and all though other new episode,s the restored epsiodes (with a few original ones of those 80s oines.)

These have largely the older ones (No Prickle and Goo in the 1960s ones even though this decade was their debut), with the old stock music themes by Jack Shaindlin and Phil Green, the theme "He was once a little ball of clay" (and "Gumby! Gumby!" for you y9ounger fans, and the olriginal rochetsral theme), even a bonus,m the 1955 original "Gumby on the Moon" (these first showed up on "It's Howdy Doody Time", 1947-1960). Issued by Classic Media. Not Much otherwise..though 19853's earlier ":Gumbasia is there..."

IMO the best is the 1950s chapter, with the restored or reedited pairs (actually formerly one LONG episode) of episodes
1950s
"In the dough" [syndicated as the shorter title one and as "Baker's Tour"]
"Too Loo" [syndicated as the title and as "Gumby Concerto"]
"Rain Spirits" [likewise shortened down into both a shborter version with that title and as "The Kachinas"]
"Robot Rumopus" [Thbe famous MST3K short, split in two in reruns as the "Yard Work Made Easy" and like the longer one in the second half of the short, "Robot Rumpous"]

"Racing Game" [again split up but with overlapping footage, "Racing Game", "The Gumby Racer"]

1960s
"Richochet pete"
"Gumby crosses the delaware" (with later 1960s stock music)
"Groobee"(the title bee would have three more entries in the third 1960s and the final 1980s-9-0s seres]
"Hidden Valley"
"Small Planets" [the "Arpeggio" one, a return to planets for Gumby, nwo with pokey"

1980s
"Wold Horse"
"Knight Mare"
"Goo'sa Pies"
"To Bee or not to bee" (I think again with the Groobee (see above)
"Kid Brother Kids"

These are the debated opnes with chpeaer synth music but the older ones have the same soundtracks that they did when they first appeared and were in pre-1988 syndication!)

Ireneparalegal · 06-15-2008, 11:52 PM

So what are you trying to tell us?

tv star collector · 06-16-2008, 08:59 AM

I have the video tape Gumby's Fun Fling, which features four episodes:
"Lost and Found," "Lawn Party," "Gumby Baby Sits" and "Of Clay and Critters."
"Lawn Party" is an odd entry that features mostly live-action--but the real
people in it move in a jerky, animated fashion. The final line of the cartoon,
after Gumby tries to mow the lawn in the same way as the people in the
film he has just watched on TV (you have to see it) is the clincher. He says
to his pal Pokey, after his attempt to mow the grass is a disaster: "Never
trust animated people!"

06-15-2008, 11:35 PM	#1
Steve Carras Sandra Bullock RULES! Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 30, 2002 Location: Riverside County, CA Posts: 807	GUMBY ESSENTIALS For fans of the show as it originally aired before the middle nineteen-eighties, when the newer synthesiser music (sounding much like a Barney the Dinosaurized verison of the German "Krautropck" progessive art rock group Kraftwerk, best known for tbe pioneering 1974 techno prototypical-Blue-Man-Group nearly thirty minute long recording of "Autobahn", a much edited version a 1975 US hit), appeared, and all though other new episode,s the restored epsiodes (with a few original ones of those 80s oines.) These have largely the older ones (No Prickle and Goo in the 1960s ones even though this decade was their debut), with the old stock music themes by Jack Shaindlin and Phil Green, the theme "He was once a little ball of clay" (and "Gumby! Gumby!" for you y9ounger fans, and the olriginal rochetsral theme), even a bonus,m the 1955 original "Gumby on the Moon" (these first showed up on "It's Howdy Doody Time", 1947-1960). Issued by Classic Media. Not Much otherwise..though 19853's earlier ":Gumbasia is there..." IMO the best is the 1950s chapter, with the restored or reedited pairs (actually formerly one LONG episode) of episodes 1950s "In the dough" [syndicated as the shorter title one and as "Baker's Tour"] "Too Loo" [syndicated as the title and as "Gumby Concerto"] "Rain Spirits" [likewise shortened down into both a shborter version with that title and as "The Kachinas"] "Robot Rumopus" [Thbe famous MST3K short, split in two in reruns as the "Yard Work Made Easy" and like the longer one in the second half of the short, "Robot Rumpous"] "Racing Game" [again split up but with overlapping footage, "Racing Game", "The Gumby Racer"] 1960s "Richochet pete" "Gumby crosses the delaware" (with later 1960s stock music) "Groobee"(the title bee would have three more entries in the third 1960s and the final 1980s-9-0s seres] "Hidden Valley" "Small Planets" [the "Arpeggio" one, a return to planets for Gumby, nwo with pokey" 1980s "Wold Horse" "Knight Mare" "Goo'sa Pies" "To Bee or not to bee" (I think again with the Groobee (see above) "Kid Brother Kids" These are the debated opnes with chpeaer synth music but the older ones have the same soundtracks that they did when they first appeared and were in pre-1988 syndication!)
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06-15-2008, 11:52 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	So what are you trying to tell us?
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06-16-2008, 08:59 AM	#3
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	I have the video tape Gumby's Fun Fling, which features four episodes: "Lost and Found," "Lawn Party," "Gumby Baby Sits" and "Of Clay and Critters." "Lawn Party" is an odd entry that features mostly live-action--but the real people in it move in a jerky, animated fashion. The final line of the cartoon, after Gumby tries to mow the lawn in the same way as the people in the film he has just watched on TV (you have to see it) is the clincher. He says to his pal Pokey, after his attempt to mow the grass is a disaster: "Never trust animated people!"