
The Gumby Show
1956–1968 · NBC · 5 min · 9 seasons
S1968E26 · Indian Challenge
Wed, 10 July, 2:00 am
Prospector Pete has been telling lies about the Indians causing trouble amongst his people. The chief of the Indian tribe, Old Joe, is angry and seeking revenge. Gumby and Pokey spy on Old Joe to assess the situation, but discover he lies just as much as Prospector Pete. To settle issues, Joe and Pete enter a tall tale contest – whoever loses has to stop telling stories.
About
Follow the adventures of Gumby, Pokey, and those pesky Blockheads, in this Claymation adventure!
Episodes
- E01
Behind the Puffball
Tue, 2 Jan· 4 minPuff balls and gold balls get mixed in this miniature golf game of Pokey and Prickle. Pokey's puff ball becomes a gigantic growing ball absorbing everything in its path. Gumby and Goo race to the rescue with the fire truck and dissolve the ball with the water hose.
- E02
Weight and See
Thu, 4 Jan· 5 minGumby has his fortune told by a weighing machine. When the fortune begins to come true he immediately decides to investigate this amazing machine. There is quite a surprise in store when he looks inside.
- E03
Pokey Minds the Baby
Tue, 16 Jan· 5 minGumby turns baby sitter in this episode but when Pokey's help is enlisted, trouble begins. Little baby Goobalee crawls out the door and from then on, has a really wild adventure.
- E04
A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
Tue, 23 Jan· 6 minGumby tries to grow coconuts despite the fact the climate won't allow it. Disappointed when nothing grows, Gumby enlists the help of a special formula that helps the trees bear fruit – the only problem is, it's the wrong kind of fruit.
- E05
Grub Grabber Gumby
Fri, 2 Feb· 5 minGumby can't eat just one cookie. After eating more than allowed, he realizes he must right his wrong, but can only think of one thing – eating. Will his appetite be his undoing?
- E06
All Broken Up
Wed, 21 Feb· 4 minPrickle and Goo put on a performance piece, but the pesky Blockheads ruin everything. Gumby comes to the rescue and shows the Blockheads how it feels to be all broken up.
- E07
This Little Piggy
Tue, 27 Feb· 5 minGumby is determined to win a prize at next month's fair for his pet pig, but Gumby's grandfather warns Gumby that raising a pig isn't easy. Gumby is concerned when the pig won't eat, but Gumby's grandfather sees the problem and helps his grandson.
- E08
Wishful Thinking
Fri, 1 Mar· 5 minIt is Prickle's first birthday and the gang convinces Prickle to make a wish. Prickle locks himself away for fear his friends will trick him into revealing his wish – and his friends try to trick him into revealing his wish so Prickle will come out to play. Several elaborate failed plots later, Prickle realizes he's forgotten his wish anyway.
- E09
Turnip Trap
Wed, 13 Mar· 4 minPrickle remembers his birthday wish and in his excitement, accidentally builds his friends into a cage. A farmer comes and offers to fill the cage with turnips so that Pokey, Gumby and Goo can climb out. Incidentally, this unusual method of escape ends up granting Prickle's wish.
- E10
The Rodeo King
Mon, 18 Mar· 5 minPokey thinks he is Bust-a-Bronc, the famous rodeo horse. After Prickle tries to cure him (to no avail), the gang decide to enter Pokey in a rodeo to set him straight. However, it turns out Pokey is a great rodeo horse, but quickly reconsiders his career when he sees how much media attention a famous pony can get.
- E11
Gumby Babysits
Sat, 23 Mar· 4 minGumby is asked to baby-sit a troublesome young child. The young boy manages to turn the tables and tell Gumby what to do, before Gumby devises a plot to make the boy behave. However, before he can execute his elaborate plan, the boy's mother comes home and praises Gumby for his good job.
- E12
El Toro
Fri, 29 Mar· 5 minA bull has escaped from the stadium and chases Gumby and Goo up a tree. Prickle thinks he can avoid the bull by acting calm, but he soon ends up in the tree too. Finally Pokey arrives, and promptly scales the branches. All the weight causes the branch to break, but just before the bull can attack, a toreador arrives and saves the day.
- E13
Dopey Nopey
Thu, 4 Apr· 4 minGumby's little dog Nopey finds a pair of spectacles. He is sure that wearing them will make him smart. Pokey wants them for the same reason and chases Nopey right into a little boy who settles the argument by taking the glasses.
- E14
Gold Rush Gumby
Tue, 16 Apr· 5 minGumby and his pals take a trip to the gold country. They find the gold but also find trouble when the hostile Indians appears. The Indians capture them and take them to the chief. Pokey is sure his mane is about to be removed but Gumby discovers that the trouble centres around a toothache. All ends well with Gumby pulling the chief's tooth and substituting a gold one made from his newly found nugget.
- E15
Dog Catchers
Tue, 23 Apr· 5 minPrickle makes a skateboard for Nopey. Nopey is really enjoying his ride until the dogcatcher goes after him with his net. Gumby and Pokey get on their skateboards to rescue Nopey but the only one who escapes the dogcatcher's net is Nopey.
- E16
Stuck on Books
Wed, 1 May· 4 minGumby and Pokey can't understand why Nopey is afraid to go through books to adventureland the way they do. Gumby coaxes but gets nowhere. Pokey tries another method and bucks Pokey through to the other side. Getting him out again though, proves to be a real problem.
- E17
Bully For Gumby
Thu, 2 May· 4 minGumby and Pokey stop to buy apples from Tony's apple cart. They are having a nice chat when the Blockhead mischief-makers play a joke on them with a toy bull. Gumby thinks of a joke of his own to get even and they end up with the last laugh.
- E18
A Bone for Nopey
Thu, 16 May· 5 minGumby promises Nopey the biggest bone in town. Nopey's eyes nearly pop out when Gumby makes good his promise by driving him to the Dinosaur Bone State Park. But of course Nopey wants to bury his big bone and the fun comes in when Gumby tries to solve this gigantic problem.
- E19
Gabby Auntie
Thu, 23 May· 9 minGumby and Pokey visit Aunt Gumbiddy. Auntie likes to talk and Pokey gets sleepy and starts to sleepwalk. Gumby and Auntie try to catch the sleeping Pokey but first they have a nightmare of a ride through streets and canyons.
- E20
Foxy Box
Sat, 1 June· 5 minGumby discovers a mysterious box that seems to have an unlimited supply of interesting toys. A stubborn tractor and a diving plane are but two of the toys that amuse him in this adventure.
- E21
Indian Country
Mon, 10 June· 4 minGumby, Prickle, Pokey and Goo go for a picnic where they are stalked by Indians. Gumby's friends run away and hide, but Gumby is convinced there are no Indians around. Through a series of lucky circumstances, Gumby prevents the Indians from causing any mischief.
- E22
Tail Tale
Wed, 19 June· 5 minPokey agrees to allow Gumby to use him in testing his new teleporter machine, but Gumby has made a mistake in the construction and Pokey ends up with a flowerpot instead of a tail.
- E23
Motor Mania
Thu, 20 June· 4 minGumby and Pokey are in a drag race to Caboodle Corners. Reggie Van Snoot is sure that his high-powered car will defeat them but in the end, Pokey's horsepower proves superior.
- E24
Sticky Pokey
Mon, 24 June· 4 minPokey is tired of trying to keep out of the clutches of the Blockheads so he goes to Professor Kap for help. The professor and his gluepot provide help all right, but in a most unexpected manner.
- E25
Point of Honor
Tue, 25 June· 5 minGumby is angry. Prickle is trying to win Goo's favor at Gumby's expense, so Gumby has challenged Prickle to a duel. This turns out to be quite a duel and since all is fair in love and war, many tricks are used. Goo is the only one who wins this round.
- E26
Indian Challenge
Wed, 10 July· 5 minProspector Pete has been telling lies about the Indians causing trouble amongst his people. The chief of the Indian tribe, Old Joe, is angry and seeking revenge. Gumby and Pokey spy on Old Joe to assess the situation, but discover he lies just as much as Prospector Pete. To settle issues, Joe and Pete enter a tall tale contest – whoever loses has to stop telling stories.