I've been a fan of Gumby and Pokey since the mid-60s, when it was one of the very few tv shows my mother considered wholesome enough for me to watch (Captain Kangaroo and Walter Cronkite being the other two). Little did I know that Gumby's roots are in the West Inland Empire! You gotta read the obituary for Art Clokey, the creator of Gumby, whose story began when he was adopted from a halfway house at age 11 by an art professor at Pomona College. Given that Gumby was the first claymation on tv, I think we should add it to our list of Cultural Triumphs of the Inland Empire.
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Did you see in today's paper that Directors Albert and Allen Hughes (New movie "The Book of Eli", staring Denzel Washington) grew up in Pomona?
Kathleen
My column a few days after your post explored similar territory ... not to mention an out-of-town excursion by your mayor!
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_14173769
To bring back some Gumby memories, this week I bought a dvd of 50's 60's & 80's Gumby & Pokey cartoons.
I guess I forgot how "out there" they were. Strange stuff but instantly remembered.
No LSD required for a Gumby trip.
Mark
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