Fox Entertainment Has Acquired the Rights to the Gumby Franchise
Fox Entertainment has acquired the rights to the Gumby franchise. Variety reports that “the deal was made between Fox and the estate of Joseph Clokey, the son of Gumby creator Art Clokey. It gives Fox all rights to Gumby and associated characters across film, television and streaming, consumer products, licensing, publishing, and all other categories.”
The deal also gives Fox access to the full library of Gumby animated series, specials, movies and content, which will expand Tubi’s current offerings of the franchise. Fox will now work to develop new projects around the character for broadcast, streaming, and more.
Gumby made his national debut as part of The Howdy Doody Show in 1955. The standalone series The Gumby Show then debuted in 1956 on NBC. The show then aired in syndication from 1960-1968. Another series, Gumby Adventures, aired in syndication in 1988. The feature film Gumby: The Movie was released in 1995.
I feel like I’ve always been aware of Gumby (my kids even have my Gumby toy from when I was a kid), but the show was way before my time. I never really sat down and watched it. But maybe Fox will be able to make a good series out of the claymation character and his friends.
Would you watch a new show or movie featuring Gumby?
