Whimsical Wednesday – Gumby & Pokey

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Eliza Waters
One of my favorite childhood shows 🙂
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52 Responses to Whimsical Wednesday – Gumby & Pokey

  1. jmankowsky's avatar jmankowsky says:
    May 28, 2024 at 11:03 pm

    Aw…visions of my youth!

  2. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:
    May 28, 2024 at 11:25 pm

    I can recognize Gumby, but I didn’t know there was a tv show. In fact, he was around when I was a kid, but I just have no memory of him — and I didn’t know there was a horse!

  3. Mark Lanesbury's avatar Mark Lanesbury says:
    May 29, 2024 at 1:01 am

    I know of them Eliza, but alas my youth was spent ever lost in the forests, mountains and streams growing up. Maybe not enough variety. Mind you, I did get lost in Dr Who…but only when it was raining 🤣❤️🙏

  4. cindy knoke's avatar cindy knoke says:
    May 29, 2024 at 1:24 am

    I show the shows to my grandsons. They are transfixed. Like dinosaurs come to life! 🙂

  6. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    May 29, 2024 at 7:37 am

    Those two, on all their adventures, have fond places in my memories!!

  7. treahmoon's avatar treahmoon says:
    May 29, 2024 at 7:39 am

    OMG….I LOVE it! I guess if you ever have walked around my garden you’d know why!

  8. Chris King's avatar Chris King says:
    May 29, 2024 at 8:51 am
    A trip down memory lane. 😊

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  9. Earthwatcher's avatar Earthwatcher says:
    May 29, 2024 at 10:39 am

    Long lost friends for my children and me. Thanks for giving me a smile!

  10. Tracy's avatar Tracy says:
    May 29, 2024 at 12:02 pm

    haha, I do remember neighbor kids having the little figures – but don’t remember the show.

  11. krispeterson100's avatar krispeterson100 says:
    May 29, 2024 at 1:49 pm

    I remember Gumby (albeit not well) but not Pokey. Where did you find the garden stool/pot/whatever-it-is?

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      May 29, 2024 at 4:00 pm

      That is a candle holder/lantern that I picked up at the free table at the transfer station. It is the worse for wear, but the chipped sides face the bush, so it works! 😀

  12. automatic gardener's avatar automatic gardener says:
    May 29, 2024 at 2:49 pm

    That is so funny as I was cleaning out my desk and found Gumby in it. I also grew up with Gumby and Pokey and I bought the figures for my kids (or me?).

  13. belindagroverphotography's avatar belindagroverphotography says:
    May 29, 2024 at 3:11 pm

    I remember the Gumby character from Saturday Night Live. Very different from the TV series I’d imagine😏.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      May 29, 2024 at 3:57 pm

      I never saw the SNL version, but the show was a favorite as a kid. 🙂 He was always getting in a jam, with the lesson learned shared at the end. 🙂

  14. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    May 29, 2024 at 3:13 pm

    How adorable is that?

  15. spanishwoods's avatar spanishwoods says:
    May 29, 2024 at 3:19 pm

    Love that Eliza!!

  16. Debbie's avatar Debbie says:
    May 29, 2024 at 4:13 pm

    How cute! I don’t remember watching this show at all, though.

  17. Tails Around the Ranch's avatar Tails Around the Ranch says:
    May 29, 2024 at 6:59 pm

    I know i’m dating myself, but I remember those two! 😆

  18. Born To Organize's avatar Born To Organize says:
    May 29, 2024 at 10:04 pm

    Whimsical Wednesday! Is this your new creation, Eliza? It’s delightful. I loved Gumby, and I’m sure I had one in the day. Thanks for the fun.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      May 30, 2024 at 7:58 am

      Thanks, it just came to me as I was writing the post. I had a bigger version of the bendable G&P than these two which we bought for our kids in the 90s, when there was a resurgence of their popularity. They are iconic! 🙂

  19. greendreamsswe's avatar Maria says:
    May 29, 2024 at 11:31 pm

    I have never seen these before! How fun!

  20. tonytomeo's avatar tonytomeo says:
    May 30, 2024 at 12:14 am

    Gumby was quite a celebrity while we were in school because Joe Clokey, the son of the creator of Gumby, was a classmate (studying horticulture).

  21. Maria I's avatar Maria says:
    May 31, 2024 at 10:51 am

    I remember them. They dubbed their shows to Spanish.

  22. tanjabrittonwriter's avatar tanjabrittonwriter says:
    May 31, 2024 at 7:49 pm

    Thank you for introducing me to Gumby and Pokey, Eliza. My husband was aware of them but they were new to me. How fun!

  23. denisebushphoto's avatar denisebushphoto says:
    June 1, 2024 at 4:06 pm

    That’s great Eliza … I love little surprises in a garden. Wonder where my Gumby and Pokey are?

  24. A Curious Introvert's avatar A Curious Introvert says:
    June 4, 2024 at 8:06 pm

    Love the whimsical Wednesday theme and the characters you have hanging out in your garden!😁

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