Train Trouble

As first prize in the most recent Flaky Flakes Cereal contest, Gumby receives a small model train, which consists of a steam locomotive and its tender. The train is able to carry its tracks wherever it goes, enabling it to travel wherever it wants. Gumby gets tired trying to chase it so he can play with it, so he tries using a steam shovel and blocks to keep the train in one place, but the model locomotive escapes, then chugs over to a toy shop, meeting up with a larger model steam train. It explains via "train whistle" language how Gumby has been treating it. Gumby goes into the toy shop, and after poking around a bit, suddenly notices the large train barreling towards him, trying to mow him down (for mistreating the smaller train). Luckily Gumby swipes a red sheet and toreador's costume from a nearby poster and "bullfights" it. After a couple of near-misses, the model train rams Gumby. Even though he survived, he forfeits the match, and then the smaller train returns. It's cautious at first, but Gumby promises to treat it well and be friends. Even though he has to shrink to a smaller size so he can ride it, Gumby rides around the toy shop on his new train set.

Gumby, Pokey

Gumby and his pal Pokey and their claymation adventures.

He was once a little green glob of clay... GUMBY!

Made using a claymation stop-motion animation process called "Pixillation," which was also used for the Art Clokey series Davey and Goliath.