The REAL Gumby Intro

I can't believe I'm the first person to post this! Don't be fooled by that nonsense from Nickelodeon. This was the real deal!

[@BuddyClontz]

Rest in Peace...Art Clokey. What a great series this was for all of us older folks....when we were kids.

[@I_make_animations]

As someone in the 2000s seeing gumby is like going through a wormhole. It's amazing to see that gumby is still relevant even 70 years later and now gumby is coming back with fox entertainment tho it's gonna be sad without clokey.

[@sweetie_pie082]

I was afraid of Gumby 💀

[@Valtamerisielu]

Beginning music is so eerie.

[@peppie875]

E minor add 9 chord, such a mysterious sound.

[@jadsi]

Ikr

[@mikes7446]

yeah kinda scary as a child

[@JovanyCooldude]

Would make a good sample

[@themartdog]

@@mikes7446 i absolutely remember it scaring the crap out of me

[@quadronaut]

there once was a thug from around the wayyyyy

[@h3r01cviii5]

EAZY

[@thecroll]

witch shut the heck up, get the heck outta here

[@r4yyans___]

But you sh-

[@dragonballz768]

It doesn't matter how old you get. Gumby always has a special place in the hearts of people. I don't care how old I am right now I would still love to watch Gumby. Very great memories.

[@michaeljayklein500]

Oh man, I was addicted to that show when I was kid growing up in the late 60s--every day, I'd run home from Brighton Avenue Elementary School (luckily, I lived only a half block away from school) where my nanny would have either French toast, cream of tomato soup or something from Chef Boyardee (to this day, I can't even look at a chef's hat due to all that overexposure to the Chef's products) and turn on "Gumby". Thanks for the memories!

[@disneycrazii]

Anyone else remembers watching Gumby on Nickelodeon?

[@ZAiNETH]

disneycrazii that was a thing? My dad always just had the VHS tapes

[@JYASOYT]

It was on Nickelodeon?

[@stealthskater5674]

Born in '88 Brothers I thank the good Lord everyday that I grew up in the '90s 😇✝️🇮🇱🛐🙏

[@Biscuit1973]

I remember watching this series back on Philadelphia’s WTAF Channel 29 over 30 years ago as a 14 year old because I really like the intro & how eerie it sounds & all but this show really brings back memories.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@JYASOYT No

[@ElijahLoyer]

He was once a thug from along the way. "EAZY!"

[@seppospencer1776]

This inspired Eazy E and thus The Game and Kanye

[@Rmrmrm24]

Slim Thug erasure smh

[@kristhefirst]

and now future

[@spankrod]

From a time when I can vividly-remember being happy. (*cries softly*)

[@zizwop]

I grew up watching this as well, and while stop-animation seemed strange at times, it was always so creative, and when I think about it now, it was a lot of work. Gumby was just cool-I don't even know why, but we loved it. RIP Art!

[@joeanddianna]

I can not believe that I am this old...I loved Gumby, what a blast from the past!!!

[@mikes7446]

watching this back in the late 80's memories

[@chick724]

Wow! That takes me way back! I mean WAY back! I used to watch Gumby everyday before heading to kindergarten! How sweet! Thanks for sharing!

[@Herman76]

Rest in peace Mr Clokey. You are an inspiration.

[@morsnihil]

His life was never eazy

[@SpelCastrMax]

I remember my best friend's mom singing this all the time Thanks for posting it!

[@elgmalone]

Wow, this was made 45 years ago. Back in the 80s they were showing these re-runs on Sundays back to back with Davie and Goliath.

[@stoicjello]

I turned 50 this past spring and when I heard this version of the intro, I sang the whole damn thing...and it had been, I swear maybe 40-plus years since I've laid eyes on the intro. I was APALLED by that other show opening. I used to bring Gumby and Pokey to school with me. In a pinch, Gumby's legs served as great pencil erasers. Remember though if you bent them enough, evenually a wire would always poke out? Usually in Gumby's arms & Pokey's legs. Remember the way they smelled?

[@METAL_MASKZ]

Wow how old are you today

[@drunkenkender]

Yep, this is the one I remember. My parents had bought my brother and me a lot of the VHS tapes, and this was the theme song used. I recall being extremely confused at seeing the new intro when it was televised.

[@andrewbixler7104]

This was at least the original theme song I think! Must of later been an update or something

[@Vaporwillie]

​@@andrewbixler7104Well, the series got a new soundtrack when it was reran on Nickelodeon, meaning that the opening that he was talking about was part of a repackaging of the series

[@nanox1986]

I used to watch this every morning when I was like 5 or 6... unbelievable... thank you for posting this!

[@z3r0g598__]

he was once a thug from around the wayyyy

[@kristhefirst]

EAZY!

[@sophifatale7034]

He was once a thug from around the way, EAZY, but you should-

[@makkypak415]

Bitch shut the fuck up, get the fuck outta here!

[@kiwidesign_pro]

@@makkypak415 SHUT DA FUCK UP AND LEAVE HIM ALONE YOU BITCH

[@samuelvanrijckevorsel6571]

Yo Dre give a funky ass baseline

[@argopunk]

Cool intro. Neat how they integrated the 60s pop sound into the kids show aspect. I remember watching it as a little kid in the early 70s. Thanks.

[@jvudah1814]

This brings back so much memories when I was a kid I use to watch this all the time

[@Redpaige]

This is the opening I prefer. This brings back so many memories. Thank you so much for posting this. :3

[@kainnosgoth7336]

MJ2 says: "I can't believe I'm the first person to post this! Don't be fooled by that nonsense from Nickelodeon. This was the real deal!" My good man (or lady) you have just won $64,000 and a loud as hell "damn right it was!" from this viewer. I remember this as the original opening just as well as you do, and you have made my day. Thank you so much!

[@M2J]

I actually have it on a VHS tape from around 1986 or so.

[@HunterMann]

Thanks for the great art Art! RIP Gumby was my first glimpse of stop-frame animation as a kid and one of the inspirations for my lifetime working in motion picture production. I'm thankful to Art for his great imagination, the indelible mark he has left for so many.

[@hartleymartin]

I can't believe how old Gumby really is! I remember this introduction - I used to watch videos of Gumby, and I think there used to be old re-runs years back.

[@GracefulStorm]

Oh, this takes me back! I played with my Gumby and Pokey bendable toys till the wires came out ^_^

[@calideson]

I wasn't born yet when these originally aired but they were replayed one or two summers when I was a little kid so this really takes me back! Icouldn't get enough!

[@Conspyracys]

He was once a thug from around the way

[@rubberrubbubnik3962]

we need a gumby reboot!

[@sneesnoo458]

yes

[@joegervasi7351]

Long nose no we fucking don't, we got one in the 80s and it sucked. Let's just leave it alone.

[@sneesnoo458]

we do need one.

[@rubberrubbubnik3962]

Verikron yeah we need a reboot i wanna see gumby on his new adventures!

[@rubberrubbubnik3962]

Joe Gervasi the 80s one was okay

[@monique2891]

i love this theme! brings back memories.

[@CinCimma]

I didnt realize the year Gumby came out. I used to love this show : ) so many memories

[@alxlen]

Thank you for posting this. I've been waiting for somebody to do it. =)

[@pamelawalker2782]

Bro your comments is old THE COMMENTS IS OLDER THAN MY SISTER

[@magistrumartium]

Thanks for posting this! Like Redclif 101, I used to watch this show and the Monkees, plus Spiderman, Captain Scarlet (much darker, violent), and Batman, and Stingray, and Thunderbirds, all on TV around 1967-68.

[@SteveCarras]

@elcantantesea Right. The first was a string/orchestral composition [Bill Loose-John Seely; we all know what they were known for] and the second was the song uploaded above.

[@SandpiperN121PP]

I loved this show growing up! Thanks for the memories! :)

[@NovaPulseVr]

Whos here because of like that🗣️🔥🔥

[@Incredible43]

Thank you so much for uploading this into. Boy, does this bring back memories!

[@Conji]

I remember watching this on VHS when I was younger! This is the real deal! My friend sang me the 'new' Gumby theme and it completely threw me for a loop!

[@Sienn0]

Oh wow, that's really sad. I remember "Gumby" was the first show I watched on Nickelodeon. I didn't know it was that old. Still it was the show that started it all for me getting into the other great shows that aired during my childhood in the 90s.

[@thechadgreenmage]

Bro thinks he metro boomin 🙏🔥

[@kevseb66]

OMGoodness!!!. The nostalgia of it all. My childhood is long gone. It makes me a little teary.

[@BillLarkinmusic]

I was born in '67 so this is like the first thing i ever saw on t.v.. Thank you for the fond memories.

[@AlexGreenGarcia]

I was a kid in the late 70s so this was one of my dearest TVshows!

[@yerkeskid]

Loved this as a kid. Used to watch Gumby when it aired in the 70s on WPVIs Captain Noah show in Philadelphia. Brings back early morning memories.

[@kingdombread]

Yeeeeesssssirrrrr! THIS is the REAL GUMBY INTRO!! Thanks so much for posting "truth". LOL

[@NyMyers64]

RIP and a big thank you to Mr. Clokey for all the joy I got out of this show.

[@phillygrl69]

SO retro!!! This is the Gumby Intro I remember and grew up with! Thnx!!

[@pazvato]

Brings me back to being elementary school age in the 1960's. Great intro!

[@fbaran]

You have "brought so much happiness to youtube with the original Gumby video". Thank you.

[@Mary_Zacarias]

gumby!!!!!! awh, i remember that show!!! i have a tape of gumby around here somewhere, thank you for posting this!

[@caninbar]

Does this bring back memories, or what? I can't believe it!!!!It feels so weird to see this again!!!!

[@westfourtwenty]

This was my favorite show as a kid! 80's ftw!

[@szqsk8]

Holy crap! I feel 9 years old again. I loved this show growing up and I still do. The one with Gumby's out of control robots (Robot Rumpus) scared the crap out of me. Poor kids today stuck with that Nick crap. At least we had Gumby, Felix The Cat, Looney Tunes (without the violence cut out), HR Puff N Stuff, Fractured Fairytales, etc....

[@LuvvyDuck]

What wonderful childhood memories this brings back! I practically grew up with this show. Thanks so much for uploading this intro!

[@kacisunset]

I was singing this song and people thought I was insane. They knew the other song. My friend Tina remembers this one and showed me this here hehehe. Thanks for putting this up!!!

[@evieness7]

I missed this show, thank you so much.

[@xvoy2002]

I certainly say this... that Gumby was one great actor! All those episodes and never ONCE did he flub his lines!

[@zepcrazyfre]

R.I.P Art Clokey & thank you! Gumby has had a great significance/relevance in my childhood. Great Memories.

[@lucaseason]

brings back memories, love the psychadelic intro:)

[@jco211987]

when i was very little i used to watch recordings of gumby. now i am 21. i forgot all about gumby. thx 4 posting this.

[@Tazz77]

This is the version I grew up with. Thanks for posting.

[@DarkEcoMaiden]

When this played at midnight here in Oregon, my brother and i would wake up at midnight every weeknight to catch it.we've always loved Gumby...thats why our aunt gave us her Gumby movie.

[@Astraldragon1]

Yes Gumby great memories, as a child loved this show, I'm glad someone posted the orginal song , the updated song was good to but this one was better...I had the Gumby toy for ages as part of collection of old toys...sadly it has since been missing..after we moved from one home during my childhood.

[@neckarsulme]

Thank u so much for the post, it brings back the memories!

[@Astraldragon1]

oh man I don't know he had passed away recently...how sad... RIP Art Clokey you will be missed. thanks for the childhood memories.

[@realar]

Thank you grandpa for voicing this iconic character. Dallas McKennon 1919- 2009

[@Cosmodude77]

HOLY CRAP!!!! I've been looking for this forever!!!

[@mike_pogo]

wow... im 14 and i remember this

[@zerolv30000]

lmfaooooooo stfu.

[@easypeasy5219]

No you don't lol

[@eli.animations]

This video is almost about to get a million views. Keep it up!

[@citybabe93]

i used to love this show!! i wish it was still on tv lol,

[@voicetube]

YES! That's the theme I was looking for! Thanks for posting.

[@MarioEZugasti]

Yup I remember this intro too. I cant believe they changed it after a while. I used to watch this when I lived in Los Angeles in 1985. I used to watch this on KTTV Channel 11.

[@snbonePHI]

i don't really remember this show at all until my wife and i were talking about kids' shows when we were about 5 years old. hahaha. had some flashbacks on my mind after seeing this video. great!

[@RachelCheree91]

OMG YES I AGREE. Couldn't find this anywhere else on KZbin. Why are there so many? Different themes etc. This is the one I remember. Im only 18 but yay for parents and their shows, and for VCR's. I love Gumby!

[@daviscalvin2371]

I remember watching this cartoon as a little kid

[@susancaddick]

I Love Gumby!! :) If you've got a heart, then Gumby's a part of you!

[@hwatheheck]

thanks a lot for that info. its just that gumby no longer airs here in the philippines for decades now. i still recall some scenes vividly. gumby rocks! hehehe

[@SkyfireTheFox]

I remember this too. This opened up the Gumby show when it ran in syndication...before it was replaced by the newer Gumby opening.

[@toiseywoisey]

Rusty Koi: They're on You Tube, just look for the Fifties-era Gumby animations (later I'll link some to you)On the earlier ones Clokey occasionally used what I reco gnized the Dennis the Menace television background music as the Gumby theme.I met and spoke with Clokey at a 1979 screening of his films at the Nuart Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. He got booed by the intolerant Liberal audience when he showed a short film about an Eastern Guru that he followed at the time.

[@CityOfLewisville]

Around 1995 a GUMBY movie was released, brand new. Me and my friends were in college and decided to go watch it :)

[@arc1798]

My Childhood

[@ZakWolf]

Sung by Art Clokey's daughter Ann and her friends. So it has a more "authentic" sound (i.e. regular kids singing) than the 1988 theme and its' professional children's chorus.

[@davidjay975]

just heard the news. thank you, mr. clokey for making my life a little happier. RIP

[@guineverelaramie]

Oh my God, thank you SO much for posting this!

[@Astraldragon1]

this cartoon came out the year I was born 1967.....I loved it as a kid and still love it as an adult.

[@MisterMiracleComics]

r.i.p Art Clokey, i'll always love your stuff

[@MeganekkoKelly]

Yes! Thank you for uploading the ORIGINAL opening, it's much superior to the Nickelodeon one. :D

[@doleluv01]

One of the forgotten cartoon characters of the 50/60s

[@hwatheheck]

what i remeber in this show is that gumby has a flying firend, a giraffee with spikes and two antagonists that are losers and his friend horse. i remember when i was a kid i used to wish that someday i can be inside gumby's world because everything is not complicated there. i wish i have a gumby item or sort of thing. LOVE THE SHOW!!

[@Biscuit1973]

I remember this was my first time watching the original Gumby TV series back on WTAF channel 29 back in the late 80s as a 14-year-old and this is during a time when they were still airing weekday morning cartoons around that time because I remember the original unrestored intro of the TV series that aired back on television because back then we were still watching television on black and white TVs and color floor model televisions back then and this really brings back childhood memories.

[@gellybarbados92]

Yes! This is the one I was looking for. I adore Gumby :D

[@SteveCarras]

Glad tro see this..by the way, I am writing this not in my himetown of Whittier,CALIF but from my aunt's hometown in Missuori, so I haven't been on here for awhile sand it's hard to type and access this fast enough!! Great clip.

[@aguila36]

THIS is the one I REMEMBER. NO DOUBT! Thank You. :)

[@BRITTNEYLAKAY]

deff a classic!. abolutly loved this show :D

[@1952kid]

This is the innocent ,simple, slower paced ,wonderful 1960's. And this Gumby intro has the feel ,looks and sounds of the mid 1960's. The reason its so captivating now is, its simple innocents,something hard to find in 2010.

[@jawsapple]

AAHHH, finally i find the good intro. Thanx alot, i havent seen this in years.