Gumby: The Movie

1995 animated movie

Rating: 11/20 (Dylan: 14/20; Emma: 17/20; Abbey: 20/20)

Plot: Gumby and his friends Pokey, Prickle, and Goo discover that several families are about to lose their farms after entering a book to meet up with Fatbuckle, Thinbuckle, and Nobuckle to rehearse in the Clayboys. They decide to hold a benefit concert to raise money to help the farmers. Meanwhile, the Blockheads discover that Gumby's dog Lowbelly weeps pearls whenever Gumby's band plays. They form a complicated plan involving dognapping and claynapping and robots in order to get the pearls for themselves. None of this makes much sense to anybody not familiar with how Gumby's world works.

I love Gumby. In fifteen minute installments. Stretching this into a feature-length film just doesn't work all that well. Wackiness abounds, and I imagine this is worth watching for fans of the 50's television series. It is, at least, fairly loyal to the original series although a lot cleaner. Turning this into some computer-animated thing would be devastating, and I imagine I would be forced to end my life immediately.