RIP Art Clokey

[Dan Murphy]

Thanks for the memories, Mr. Clokey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brc7xzhkyUY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34778153/ns/us_news-life/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhczFRlBT2E

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[Micca]

I never truly appreciated Gumby until Eddie Murphy portrayed him on SNL.

Those stop motion clay figures are the very foundation of what Pixar has perfected. Hope the originator gets some credit for that.