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Julia York | ARTWORK's avatar

This is so interesting! And it totally makes sense that Gumby in all its oddness would have roots in the avant-garde cinema.

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Thank you -- so glad you enjoyed this one!

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Ron Spurga's avatar

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Samuel Edme's avatar

Gumby is one of those characters as a kid I recognized but never looked any deeper into. Looks like I'll have to get to watching it.

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Haha, hope you like it!

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Cat Kidd's avatar

Now you tell me why I loved Gumby!

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Haha, happy to help. Thanks for reading!

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Steve Rustad's avatar

Wonderful story. Great job of research.

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Animation Obsessive Staff's avatar

Thanks so much for the kind words. Happy to hear you liked it!

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