Gumby solves the problem by inventing a root machine that makes tasty roots out of weeds. This causes great problems for Farmer Glenn. In order to feed his large, hungry family, a chemist gopher injects roots of corn plants with a chemical that makes them grow into giant ears and roots. His crops are not growing properly, so Gumby helps in every way he can and finally divides himself into a lot of Gumbys, which go over the fields with many different farm machines. Their scheme of freezing Gumby enables them to lasso Pokey, but Gumby unfreezes in time to give hot pursuit and rescue the Pony. The Blockheads are bent on kidnapping Pokey, but to succeed in this, they must get rid of Gumby.
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Rushing to the rescue, Gumby manages to free Pokey a moment before the train goes by. Gumby finds Pokey with his hoof caught in a railroad track. With the promise of a reward of 100 free ice cream cones, Gumby heads off in search of the missing red pony Pokey. The episode in which Gumby first meets Pokey. The car finally comes to a stop beside a pile of sand and there Gumby finds his coin. Gumby has a wild ride through buildings and streets while searching for his lost money. Gumby finally succeeds in doing this and the hunt ends successfully. In one of the mirrors, Gumby meets his ‘mirror image’ who tells him that in order to find the coin, he must do everything backwards. He loses his coin and hunts for it within three of the mirrors. On his way to the store, Gumby passes through a part of the toyshop where there are several mirrors. Gumby’s parents bring him back to Earth and revive him in a hospital. Here, the low temperature of the moon causes him to become stiff and unable to move. The rock-like moon creatures pursue Gumby to a crater. Using the fire extinguisher, he sprays the moon creatures and takes Gumby back to earth by retracting the extension ladder. Gumby’s father sets out to rescue him in a fire engine that has a long extension ladder. Looking through a telescope, Gumby’s parents discover that Gumby is in great need of help. Upon reaching the moon, his space-ship is destroyed by a meteorite, leaving him stranded and confronted with strange objects that look like rocks, but which sometimes move and sprout eyes. Gumby discovers a spaceship in a toy store and decides to visit the moon. Sam Engel at 20th Century Fox referred to it as “the most exciting film I’ve ever seen” – and the rest, as they say, is history.
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A series of clay shapes twist, turn and contort in kaleidoscopic patterns, all set to a happening jazz soundtrack. The first clay animation film by Art Clokey and the work that helped give birth to the Gumby phenomenon.