And let’s not forget the Parades honoring this Green Guy!Īn interesting note on all this is that a writer from SNL would see Gumby from time to time on the streets of West Wood Village and even hired me once for a special appearance. Once Gumby’s creator, Art Clokey, got wind of my “Alter Ego” and grateful for the windfalls, he gave me a 10 year International Contract to perform as Gumby! The coming decade of “Gumbymania” included: New Gumby Shows, a Gumby Movie, and even a few shops that sold Gumby merchandise exclusively. Buy 'Im Gumby Dammit.' by Primotees as a Essential T-Shirt. IMHO Gumby’s resurgence was “helped along” as a direct result of my “product placement.” On the Maepisode of Saturday Night Live, Murphy set his sights on another icon: Gumby, the green claymation figure whose television show ran from 1957 until 1969. Basically one day I decided to make a Gumby suit, strange as this may sound, and I wore that Gumby suit in LA for a good portion of two years. Eddie Murphy's Gumby crashed Weekend Update, dammit, when the star returned to Saturday Night Live as host for the first time in 35 years in its Dec. ![]() Prior to 1980 Gumby was one of those icons riding the fast lane into obscurity. Ive had a lot of candidates lately tell me they are interested in making a career transition or are. I held the world’s only license to perform as Gumby.Įxactly how did I receive such a posthumous honor? Eddie Murphys Gumby crashed Weekend Update, dammit, when the star returned to Saturday Night Live as host for the first time in 35 years in its Dec. ![]() Click through for proof that there are even more TV catchphrases stuck in your brain than you realized. My small claim to fame is that from 1980 to 1990 That's how Robin would have reacted to this list of signature expressions made famous by classic television characters. I’m Gumby Dammit! Tales of Ten Years in a Gumby Suit by Michael West
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