The BEST episodes of The Gumby Show season 1956
Every episode of The Gumby Show season 1956, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Gumby Show season 1956!
Gumby first appeared in the 1953 film short Gumbasia, (believed to be one of the first music videos). In 1956 Gumby and his horse friend Pokey hit the airways on The Howdy Doody Show in their first shorts in 1956. It was so popular that it became its own show in 1957 called The Gumby Show. The show contained the 1956 shorts along with new ones. Each episode contained 3 cartoons. In the 1960's Goo the blue mermaid, Prickle the yellow dinosaur, and Nopey the dog were introduced. The Blockheads sometimes chased after Gumby, Pokey, Prickle, and Goo with some scheme. Gumbo and Gumba were Gumby's Dad and Mother.
#1 - Gumby on the Moon
Season 1956 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/1956
Looking through a telescope, Gumby’s parents discover that Gumby is in great need of help. Gumby’s father sets out to rescue him in a fire engine that has a long extension ladder. Using the fire extinguisher, he sprays the moon creatures and takes Gumby back to earth by retracting the extension ladder.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Moon Trip
Season 1956 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/1956
Gumby discovers a spaceship in a toy store and decides to visit the moon. Upon reaching the moon, his space-ship is destroyed by a meteorite, leaving him stranded and confronted with strange objects that look like rocks, but which sometimes move and sprout eyes.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Little Lost Pony
Season 1956 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/19/1956
The episode in which Gumby first meets Pokey. With the promise of a reward of 100 free ice cream cones, Gumby heads off in search of the missing red pony Pokey. Gumby finds Pokey with his hoof caught in a railroad track. Rushing to the rescue, Gumby manages to free Pokey a moment before the train goes by.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Lost and Found
Season 1956 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/9/1956
Gumby has a wild ride through buildings and streets while searching for his lost money. The car finally comes to a stop beside a pile of sand and there Gumby finds his coin.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - The Fantastic Farmer
Season 1956 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/24/1956
Gumby goes to Farmer Glenn’s Ranch. His crops are not growing properly, so Gumby helps in every way he can and finally divides himself into a lot of Gumbys, which go over the fields with many different farm machines.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Trapped on the Moon
Season 1956 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/1956
The rock-like moon creatures pursue Gumby to a crater. Here, the low temperature of the moon causes him to become stiff and unable to move. Gumby’s parents bring him back to Earth and revive him in a hospital.
#7 - Mirror Land
Season 1956 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/9/1956
On his way to the store, Gumby passes through a part of the toyshop where there are several mirrors. He loses his coin and hunts for it within three of the mirrors. In one of the mirrors, Gumby meets his ‘mirror image’ who tells him that in order to find the coin, he must do everything backwards. Gumby finally succeeds in doing this and the hunt ends successfully.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - The Blockheads
Season 1956 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/19/1956
The Blockheads are bent on kidnapping Pokey, but to succeed in this, they must get rid of Gumby. Their scheme of freezing Gumby enables them to lasso Pokey, but Gumby unfreezes in time to give hot pursuit and rescue the Pony.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Gopher Trouble
Season 1956 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/24/1956
In order to feed his large, hungry family, a chemist gopher injects roots of corn plants with a chemical that makes them grow into giant ears and roots. This causes great problems for Farmer Glenn. Gumby solves the problem by inventing a root machine that makes tasty roots out of weeds.