Gumby’s Golden! Today marks the 50th anniversary of “The Gumby Show” TV premiere. To celebrate the anniversary of this groundbreaking television series, Gumby is going digital. Starting today, classic TV episodes from the 1950s and ’60s, including the pilot “Gumby on the Moon,” are launching on Google and AOL/In2TV, as well as a dedicated Gumby area on YouTube at the DMGI channel.

Over the next few months all 200+ Gumby episodes will roll out to the digital channels. For his anniversary close-up, the original Clayboy has had a makeover. Joe Clokey, son of Gumby creator, Art Clokey, has digitally remastered each episode from the classic TV series. The original soundtrack has also been restored. Gumby’s digital debut will be the first time the beloved series has been seen in its original format in over twenty years. After more than 40 years, the ’50s episodes have also been restored to their original eleven-minute format (from previously re-edited two six minute shorts).

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