Gumby was first introduced on the Mickey Mouse Club show in 1956.
 In 1955, Art Engel of 20th Century Fox approached Art Clokey to do a 
cartoon in clay. Clokey had already done a claymation cartoon set to 
jazz music. The character he created, Gumby, debuted on The Howdy Doody 
Show in 1956. Gumby’s unique head shape was inspired by a photo of 
Clokey’s father at 18, which showed him sporting a huge cowlick.  

 

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