The Gumby Movie – Timeless Entertaining Charm | VoiceAmerica Press Blog

Take a magical romp with the world’s most popular clay boy in The Gumby Movie. For

the first time, you’ll enjoy this heartwarming adventure, fully re-mastered from its

original film rolls. This is the complete movie, with all its scenes intact. This clay-

animated masterpiece was written and directed by Gumby Creator Art Clokey and

showcases Gumby, Pokey, Prickle, Goo, the Blockheads, Professor Kapp and introduces

the Clayboys and singing sensation Tara. Gumby rocks out with the Clayboys for a

concert benefiting local farmers. But things go awry when Gumby s arch enemies, the

Blockheads, dognap his pet pooch, Lowbelly! Bad turns to worse when the Blockheads

also kidnap the band…and replace them with clones! The battle between Clayboys and

clones is filled with trains and planes, knights and fights, thrills and spills! True to classic

Gumby adventures, The Gumby Movie takes viewers in and out of books, to Toyland,

Camelot, outer space and beyond! KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Gerry O. comments, “This is

the youngest of the Gumby series and is far from the best. However, even though there

are some moments that could be improved on, The Gumby Movie still delivers the

timeless entertaining charm that the earlier decades of the Gumby series are so famous

for.” KIDS FIRST! Adult Juror, Rachael V. adds, “The movie is a well done flashback to

the series and has the same goofy animation and weird storylines.” See their full reviews

below

The Gumby Movie

By Gerry O., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 15
https://youtu.be/1lDnvcjfWHg

This is the youngest of the Gumby series and is far from the best. However, even though

there are some moments that could be improved on, The Gumby Movie still delivers the

timeless entertaining charm that the earlier decades of the Gumby series are so famous

for.This film follows the trend of the show by concentrating on Gumby’s adventures. There

are some light action scenes to keep these adventures exciting as well as a few jokes that

the whole family can enjoy.

The Gumby Movie’s plot is about Gumby and his friends attempting to stage a concert.

During the concert, two investors in the audience accidentally find out that Gumby’s dog

(Lowbelly) cries pearls when he listens to their music. They come up with a scheme to

steal the dog and make thousands of dollars, but get discovered and Gumby and his

friends have to save Lowbelly in one epic and complex adventure.

For the most part, this film really has a lot of great perks. The detail in the stop-motion

clay animation really looks spectacular and mostly natural. The plot has lots of fun twists

as well as quite a few references (i.e. one fighting scene contains light sabers in a ship

that looks like it belongs in Star Wars) to other series that allows for a good laugh. The

background soundtrack by Jerry Gerber fits the tune of the quirky cartoon well and adds a

little spice to the movie as a whole. There are a few technical hiccups that can be

improved on to make this film perfect. One example is the visible and obvious wires

holding up some of the characters. Even though this film was made in 1995, wire

removal editing tools have existed since the late 80s. At times, the animation lags quite a

bit and could be sped up to make more fluid motions. Nevertheless, none of these little

things ruin the watching experience, as The Gumby Movie still is a great film to watch

with the family.

There are some filler scenes that don’t do much to further the plot nor add any

reoccurring elements to the story. Even though they sound bad, they are enjoyable and

make it feel like several separate episodes, each with a unique adventure. My favorite

scene takes place towards the beginning of the runtime when Pokey looks for Gumby

everywhere. On his way, he passes by a slide. At the same time, two of Pokey’s friends

come out of the slide and run into him. The three turn into a big clay ball and need to go

to the hospital to get un-separated. The scene has quite a few made up procedures that are

both funny and realistic looking, which adds to the humor. Even though this has no

purpose to the story, it still provides a few good laughs and, in general, is a fun mini-

story.

The Gumby Movie can be a family movie but its main purpose is being a kid’s movie. For

that reason, I recommend it for ages 8 to 18. I give The Gumby Movie 4.5 out of 5 stars

because it has a few technical faults here and there, but still really provides a good quality

Gumby feature film.

The Gumby Movie

By Rachael V., KIDS FIRST! Adult Juror

I always love watching anything Gumby related. I remember watching Gumby when I

was younger and it was always a blast. It was always quirky and weird, which is

something I can really get behind. The movie is a well done flashback to the series and

has the same goofy animation and weird storylines. If this is not something that you’ve

grown up with, chances are you might not like this movie as much. It’s a hard style to get

into if you are not watching it for nostalgia. My children were a little confused when

watching this because the animation is so old school. I personally really enjoyed it and I

am 26! I recommend it for ages 6 to 12 and give it 5 out of 5 stars, fully admitting that I

am a sucker for nostalgia