Gumby was an underrated classic show. Pokey was one of my early childhood comfort characters.

Keep in mind that this was released in 1995, the same year Toy Story got released

I always thought Gumby was a very iconic claymation alongside Wallace and Gromit.

One of those movies that has the ability to slow down time.

it's already been 20 years & nobody is bringing back Gumby classic non-stop motion

Honesty even though people may not like the movie it honesty doesn’t feel like a cash grab it felt like people who worked on the movie tried their best unlike other movies made to make a quick buck

They should make another Gumby movie that’s in the same vain as the 2011 muppet movie which was to reintroduce the characters to a new generation of people and give people who grew up with Gumby some nostalgic memories of watching it when they where kids

Fun Fact: There is a compilation film from 1987 called The Puppetoon Movie, in it showcases the stop motion shorts of Hungarian animatior George Pal and features wrap around segments in which Gumby appears as a film director.

Geez, I did not expect the voice acting to be THIS robotic. Also, what I think of The Revenant, Ad Astra and The Midnight Sky somehow made it through a thumbnail for an AniMat Classic Review.

I think AniMat you were watching the original theatrical version from the 1995 VHS. If you really wanted to get a better first exposure to Gumby through the film, you should have probably watched the Director’s Cut which did try to improve the pacing of the film by shortening the original 90 minute runtime to 76. But I remember watching the original Gumby shorts in art class and I remember being entertained at the very least.

I’m not really into Gumby that much since I’m more of a Aardman person of stop motion, but yeah I can see how this movie can be slow like a sloth. James and the giant peach is coming up next though

This is the first stop motion film that everyone considered bad and first to get the seal of garbage. In fact, this movie could fit well in Animats top 10 worst movies based on a cartoon.

I'll always be a defender of this movie. I grew up with this movie on VHS. The music is catchy, the animation is wonderful and the final battle is awesome!

This movie felt more like so many episodes clotted up into one mess with so many plots & subplots. *Pokey searching for Gumby *Pokey, Goo, and Prickle get smooshed together & go to the hospital to get separated *Gumby starring in a band (this wouldn't be the first time either) *Pokey feeling envious towards The Clay Boys because Gumby spent more time with them lately *Gumby & band team up to save local farms from the Blockheads *Gumby's dog Lowbelly suddenly having the ability to cry pearls (insert the Savage Garden song "Tears of Pearls" ) *The Blockheads dognapped Lowbelly & tried to make him cry *Gumby & the Clayboys get kidnapped and have robot clones replacing them *Goo gets kidnapped *Gumby fights his robot duplicate through many books *A sudden love story between Gumby & Tara *Gumby & band are assigned to make a music video *Gumby & Pokey are actually two parts of an alien satellite slab (that looks like the one from "Space Odyssey" ) That is a whole lot to take in! I may be a Gumby fan, but this movie was more messy than a paintball fight in a mud pit.

I’m betting that the next one is going to be James and the giant peach. Anyone else wanna place their bets?

To be fair to the series: it was the initial cartoon that held a lot of wonder and creativity, but the character and plots were not meant to be a cinematic experience. It’s ignorant to assume the entire franchise must be a mess, because of its little known film. That would be equal to saying the Indiana Jones and Star Wars franchises must suck overall then, because they also have 1 or 2 films fans consider tanked. Don’t make a review unless you actually have more context next time. Your research gets more thumbs down than the movie got in 95’ lol

Sorry you had to sit through this whole yawnfest Animat.

This movie is slower than Jimmy Valmer from South Park singing the 12 days of Christmas

I remember the series since I was a kid and it was good, and it was the first animated series to featured claymation as an experimental tool. Gumby has been a series back in the 1950’s and 1960’s and it was revived in the 1980’s, and it had a slow pace. It was created by Art Clokey where he later created another stop-motion animated series “Davey & Goliath” which was produced for the Lutheran Church of America for churches, and it does contained religious subjects. The location for the entire series was made with toys.

I guess the next review gonna be James & The Giant Peach

Man, I remember how some of the VHS's I had as I kid had the trailer for this, where they made it seem like a film noir, and then tried to be "rad" with the title reveal with guitar riffs!

I could not BE a bigger fan of this movie. I love Gumby Adventures and am very familiar with the characters, so lemme give you my take on all of this: The pacing, animation and acting are not really the problem (though they are definitely painful lol) the problem is with the story. The lack of definition for the characters is criminal. In the original cartoons there ARE no clayboys, and even though I like them a lot and think they have a lot of potential, the problem is that the main characters get swept to the side for them and the band, even Gumby himself. The characters have always been simple, but more well-defined in the original stuff. Gumby is a goody-two-shoes boyscout whose edge only shows when he wants to make a difference, or show off. Pokey is a foil to him in that he’s sort of an eyore, negative, lazy and cowardly, but sensitive and careful when Gumby is impulsive. Prickle is a fun-loving, chilled out, emotion-riding dude and Goo is the sweet, tough “mom” of the group lol. Thing is, they used to be a band all together, no clayboys And don’t get me wrong, they were fucking awful lmao. With the clayboys, Gumby definitely traded up, but in this movie -that- is why Pokey acts so badly, he feels betrayed. Yet, for some reason, this isn’t the plot? It’s barely mentioned. Like, I am very used to Gumby as a show being insane, slow, nonsensical, pointless plots. But for the movie they should have done better. Not in acting, animation, or even pacing - but in story. Despite the insanity of the franchise they DO have solid characters and dynamics to work with! Those four characters are all well-defined, and yet, they barely make an impact, other than Gumby and his martyr complex making him determined to help the farmers haha. Don’t get me wrong, I love this movie, the weird pacing and quality make it unique and memorable to me. I love the new characters, the creativity (and by GOD the music is better) but they did miss a big opportunity to give the four main characters chances to shine on the big screen. I don’t at all blame you for finding the main characters boring and flat, they barely make themselves known. At least the sets are cool, and the animation is wonderfully trippy! haha. Anyway, your review was 100% fair, I really have no complaints or counter-arguments; I fully agree with it all. But as a Gumby fan myself, just thought I’d share my specific perspective. Thanks for even making a video about it! It makes me happy to see people even find any joy in it, stil. Sincerely, a true Gumby fan.

Animat Needs To Review The Following Madagascar Madagascar 2 Shrek Shrek 2 Shrek The Third Shark Tale Kung Fu Panda Every Other Scooby Doo DVD Movie Ice Age 3 Robots Cars Ratatoullie The Incredibles Monsters Inc Finding Nemo Spirt Wallace And Gromit The Curse Of The Were Rabbit Chicken Run Flushed Away And So Much More Animated Movies

I thought you were going to mention how Lucky was based off of Groucho Marx.

Mat: Gumby is the definitive claymation character *Morph has entered the chat*

AniMat "maybe it should be watched only once" the memories of me as a kid watching this movie over & over again on VHS. "gasp"

I also always saw the Gumby shorts as being more of a "stream of conciousness" type of cartoon, a little more surreal then the other stuff that was on tv at the time, both the original run and even in the 80s.

I like Jack Skellington, King Kong, and Wallace and Grommit. Not a big fan of Gumby.

I’ll admit that I have a soft spot for the Gumby movie, both due to just how weird it is and watching it frequently as it kid due to owning ot on VHS. But looking back at it nowadays...yeah, it ain’t very good. It’s like they had no idea how to fill a feature-length runtime, and so just threw in whatever they could think of. It’s funny that you reviewed this now though, since I was just recently thinking of it for some reason lol.

I remember watching Gumby as a kid...

James and the Giant Peach is next, right?

That Bendefits pun made me think things that I will never tell a SINGLE SOUL

8:11 Flint Lockwood types more subtle

I guess that even snails, tortoises and sloths would be like "This movie is slow AF!!!" Jokes aside, maybe you were a wee bit harsh on this one, but just a bit.

Ah yes, I've heard of this series awhile back as kid both the show and the movie. Admittedly the movie Itself not only put me to sleep but sometime gave me nightmares but now that I'm grown up years later I'm not too bored of this like It used to but this series still bettered better then this.

The movie is kinda slow and eh, but I’ve always fond the show to be fun! Some really memorable episodes in the series run!

I used to watch Gumby on KZfaq years ago.

This is probably AniMat at his harshest, but hopefully will someday give this Gumby movie a second chance. At least with his review of "Sgt Stubby", he gave that film a decent score which I gave him credit for.

James and the Giant Peach is up next YAY!

Gumby was a part of my childhood. My favorite character was Prickle.

Theres a article on this film in ANIMATO! magazine back in 95, The creator was planning this on this while making the mid 80's Nickelodeon series.... Completed it 92, took 3 more years to find a rightful studio to release it...

One of the first movies I ever loved. I've wanted a sequel for 23 years

James and the giant peach is next

Wow. For a short film released in the 1970s, this doesn't look bad. Oh, wait. A full-length movie made in 1995? Yeah, I've got a thing I've got to take care of.

finally the review is here, I was wondering where this review was at for every monthly on why it took long but also yay James & the Giant Peach next

I was doing my best

Animat, which version of Gumby did you watch? The Theatrical cut, 90 minutes, or the directors cut, 77 minutes? Also, oooooo. James and The Giant Peach might be next

Hmm. Movie from the 90's, stop motion, Henry Selik and a jazzy sounding soundtrack? I do believe it may be James and the Giant Peach! Sweet, I love that movie! ;3

*Animat's Classic Reviews 2021 Ranked* #1: The Emperor's New Groove *9.3/10* #2: Boy and the World *9/10* #3: Gumby the Movie *4/10*

Next one will be James and the giant peach, and just in time for its 25th anniversary too.

As "The Duke of Artz" this is going to be Triple great Great GREAT 😉👍👍👍! I have always loved Gumby since I was little in the 1995.

Hey, Animat. I would like you to review these films: -The Rugrats Movie -Beavis and Butt-head Do America -Curious George -Once Upon a Forest -The Trumpet of the Swan -Clifford's Really Big Movie -Delgo -Rugrats in Paris: the Movie -Barnyard -The Last Unicorn -Eight Crazy Nights -Starchaser: the Legend of Orin -Oliver and Company -Valiant -Tom and Jerry: the Movie (1992) -Rover Dangerfield -Cats Don't Dance -The Wild Thornberrys Movie -Doug's 1st Movie

I remember renting and watching this with my siblings a whole lot as a kid. And James & the Giant Peach is next? Now you're talking.

Technically, this movie was produced in the late '80s, with a budget of $3M. It didn't find a distributor until 1995.

Wow, it's really a bad stop motion film? Never I thought we would end up seeing one like ever. For every stop motion film always has the upper quality to never be bad. Other than one made for a specific audience, it honestly makes you feel sorry for it since all the time and patience to be made a bad stop motion film is already wasted.

You're too slow! -Sonic the hedgehog

I love Gumby, but what bugged me about the movie was introducing the Clayboys Fatbuckle, Thinbuckle and Nobuckle from out of nowhere without any proper introduction to them. Plus, I didn't understand them creating Lowbelly when Gumby already had a dog named Nopey who would always say no.

Yeah Matt I have always been an Aardman fan so I naturally go with Morph but I do like the SNL skits where Eddie Murphy plays Gumby those are absolutely hilarious

I'm more of a Wallace and Gromit kind of guy.

In the characters section, you forgot to mention Goo. The blue clay figure with the blonde hair

I think one of this film’s greatest weaknesses is just how horribly muddled the plot is. It feels more like a compilation of loosely related episodes stapled together with little revision or sense of continuity. So much is happening that it’s impossible to remember what the heart of the story is meant to be. Is it about Gumby and his friends saving a farm from bankruptcy? Is it about Gumby and Pokey trying to fix a rocky patch in their friendship? Is it about the gang’s quest for stardom? Is it about saving Lowbelly? How does one keep up with this massacre of a plot? Plus, this film is filled with absurd plotholes. Why didn’t the gang just take the Blockheads to the police instead of leaving them in the lab and forcing them to till the field? Where are the stakes in Gumby’s fight against his robot clone when he can just regenerate himself? What was the point of the surgery scene? Since when do the characters get stuck being fused together? Overall, this movie is a bit of a disappointment to newcomers and fans of Gumby alike. I will say this though, the musical segment at the end, “Take Me Away,” is easily the best part of the movie. The music rocks, the visuals are fantastic, and it’s a perfect representation of what the movie could have been. It deserves a watch by itself, and I will defend that statement no matter what anyone says.

Next up Animat is going to talk about Henry Selick’s Second Animated Film from the 90s just in time for its 25th Anniversary

I don't really like Gumby but am fine.

Either James and the Giant Peach or Monkeybone is next

I tend to prefer the earlier 50s/60s Gumby style, the 80s style that the movie uses (especially the weird thing they do to the voices of the main characters) was always a little off for me. The charm is in the imperfection of the clay above all else.

2:50 I think the slow is actually just part of it... I’ve seen the Tv show and it’s also slow if you want a good stop motion movie I suggest the French film “a town called panic” it fully understands it’s weird and uses it to its advantage

My brother loves Gumby

Basically this is a ninety minute episode of the explosive clay animation show "Gumby Adventures".

I used to be obsessed with this movie when I was a little kid

This movie exists? How did I not know this?

I can’t stop watching 8:11 lol

James and the Giant Peach is next!

After 3 Animat Seal of Approval movies in a row. Comes Gumby I guess it's too slow to escape the Animat Seal of Garbage.

I haven't Gumby the Movie but I should watch the tv series episodes before seeing the movie and I honestly couldn't believed you give this clay motion or stop motion animated film a Seal of Garbage. But I do respect your opinion and your first impression on Gumby. I honestly can't wait to see your review James and the Giant Peach! 😃😀😄😁😊 👍🏻 💖❤

Onward is the Slowest Movie I've ever watched

Ah yes, the “Make a dog cry and become rich” movie of the famous clay icon. I only remember Gumby from the Screaming Skull episode of MST3K with “Robot Rumpus” Also, since Gumby (and apparently everyone in this picture) can reconstruct himself, doesn't that beat the point of the blockheads to destroy him with a robot?

This was my first exposure to Gumby since I watched this movie a couple of times as a young kid. As a kid, I had a soft spot for characters who are green since that is my favorite color.

This movie has a superpower: Slowing Down Time

He's green. He's clay. He's a cosmic display. And his movie is underwhelming. Also, I didn't know it was made in 95! I thought it was made in the 80s...

Next review is James and the Giant Peach!

I didn’t watch the full movies definitely too slow

Full Voice Actor List Dallas McKennon: Gumby, Two Band Members, The Producer, Multiple Males (Last Movie Before Death) - Art Clokey: Pokey, Prickle, Gumbo (Gumby's Father), Multiple Males (Last Creation Before Death) - Gloria Clokey: Goo - Janet McDuff: Gumba (Gumby's Mother) Bonnie Rudolph: Lowbelly, Multiple Females - Manny La Carruba: The Third Band Member - Alice Young: Ginger - Patti Morse: Tara, Multiple Females - David Ozzie Ahlers: A Radio Announcer - The Blockheads: NONE! The Blockheads did not talk at all!

Some say the movie is still playing

I remember gumby alot when I was a kid I think I need a movie a watch

ok, i watched this movie a lot as a kid, but i had NO IDEA it was made so recently

Dio Brando: Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary

Tbh I wanna see him review the entirely claymation video game Hylics 2 someday. He doesn't really need to play Hylics 1 to understand what's going on because nothing in it makes sense anyway

I have a 2 questions: 1. Who was Arrow Releasing (the distributor of the film)? 2. What other films did they release?

SNL Gumby: I understand that he is tearing this movie apart but I respect that because THIS WAS NOT THE MOVIE I REMEMBER DOING, DAMMIT!

0:23 - The people in my life have heard of King 👑 Kong and Wallace & Gromit but not Gumby or Jack Skellington. Gumby and The Nightmare Before Christmas 🎄 were more successful in America than the UK 🇬🇧

Man, I have not seen this movie since I was a kid.....

That's for kidnapped Gumby's friends and his dog too! Blockheads ruined their are adventure tries to copies these robot and eliminate Gumby.

AAAAAAAHHHHHIIIIIII'MMM READY!!!! I'M READY, I'M READY, I'M READY READY READY!!!

I swear if I wasn't there at the time and there were no copyright notices, I'd think the film was from 1985 rather than '95.

It's sucks!! I actually wanted more Gumby and Pokey's falling out in the state of their friendships. Gumby going off to college by leaving his old friends behind and new friends coming to his life. But since it's a kid movie.. there is no mean spirited tone.

meh, I loved this when I was a kid. Claymation was rare in the 90's.

Was a classic i would gladly rewatch..i might just go rewatch this

he's Grumby! HE'S GRUMBY DAMMIT!

you know, i'm very nostalgic with this movie, it was one of the first DVD's i ever owned.

This April it'll be celebrate for the 25th anniversary of James and the Giant peach released on April 7th 1996.