The Glob

The Glob

June 29, 1957 TV Episode The Gumby Show

Studio
Clokey Productions, National Broadcasting Company

Synopsis

A terror is on the loose! Gumby has created a monster that he cannot control! The Terror of the Territory, "The Glob," is coming to town. It's up to the Sheriff to save everyone. Once "The Glob" visits the ice cream saloon and fills up, he's as peaceful as can be.

Characters

Gumby, Pokey, The Glob, Sheriff

Credits

Directing

Director
Art Clokey

Producing

Producer
Art Clokey

Voices

Voice
Art Clokey (Gumby, Pokey), Dallas McKennon (Gumby), Bobby Nicholson (Scotty McKee/Host)

Music

Music
John Seely
Theme Song
Pete Kleinow

Crew

Creator
Art Clokey
Art Directors
Alfonson Eggleston, Verlyn Larson, Melvin Wood
Story Editor
Ruth Goodell
Dubbing
Bud Tolifson
Camera
Colin Young
Lighting
Wady Medawar
Production Supervisor
Wady Medawar
Studio Coordinator
Pete Kleinow
Special Effects
David Allen
Puppet Makers
Jim Danforth, Pete Kleinow
Artists
Bob Danuser, Roland Shutt, Nick Kurdogla, Jerry Campbell
Set Builders
Roland Shutt, Pete Kleinow
Treasurer
Ruth Goodell

Production notes

The Sheriff's name is Marshall Dill Pickle, a parody of Marshall Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke, the longest television Western. Matt Dillon was played by James Arness, the brother of Peter Aurness, best known as Peter Graves.

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.

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