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The Groobee

July 6, 1957 TV Episode The Gumby Show

Studio
Clokey Productions, National Broadcasting Company

Synopsis

With the help of a giant bee, Gumby captures several wild animals for the zoo. On his way home from the zoo, Gumby encounters a spectacular, crate-building species of animal, the Groobee.

Characters

Gumby, Pokey, Groobee, Giant Bee, Wild Animals

Credits

Directing

Director
Art Clokey

Producing

Producer
Art Clokey

Writing

Story Editor
Ruth Goodell
Creator
Art Clokey

Voices

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

Music

Music
John Seely
Theme Song
Pete Kleinow

Art Department

Art Directors
Alfonson Eggleston, Verlyn Larson, Melvin Wood

Visual Effects

Special Effects
David Allen

Camera

Camera
Colin Young

Production Management

Production Supervisor
Wady Medawar
Studio Coordinator
Pete Kleinow

Production notes

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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