Gumby Makes A Career Move

Gumby Makes A Career Move
By Chloe Dinnerrolly (September 10, 2011)

It’s been over 15 years since Gumby reigned on television, delighting children and amusing adults. Now as an out of work oddly-shaped headed man decked out in green, Gumby is running low on funds and the bills are piling high, resulting to a life of crime for the once famed TV star.

Caught on video surveillance earlier this week, a fully nude Gumby was spotted attempting to rob a San Diego 711 with Pokey, his getaway horse waiting outside and ready to bolt. Unfortunately, the store’s clerk did not take the stick up seriously as the burglar proceeded, “Give me all your money! I’m Gumby, dammit!” The cashier began to laugh and Gumby ran out of the 711 in embarrassment.

Trying to put the “G” back in Gumby, it appears his act of robbery was a total dud that makes Easy E roll over in his grave in shame. However, the criminal has yet to be caught and out on the loose.

It’s a sad ending to Gumby’s True Hollywood Story. After 35 years in show-biz, seems the lavish spending and the wild parties of the 80’s with the Care Bear gang, his wingman Mr. Rogers, and then girlfriend, Rainbow Brite has caught up to his savings account and the former celebrity filed bankruptcy in 1995.

Things became really bad when the city was forced to shut off the electricity in Gumby’s home. Without a working air conditioner to keep him cool, the clay man was in grave danger of melting away and getting mopped up off the face of the earth. Gumby’s life was at stake and he needed cash now!

However, Gumby’s money-hungry mischievous deed was a very strategic career move. With the crime hitting all the media outlets, Gumby’s getting everyone talking and the publicity is sure to make him a star once again. Look out for his reunion show, Gumby Gets The Green on E.