Gumby Essentials Vol. 1

"...Little Green Slab of Clay"
Gumby is given a new lease on life, fully restored and better than ever!

I am thoroughly delighted with this collection, although it almost seems like a teaser.

This is a major taste of what the essence of the "GUMBY" series is all about. In this collection, you will find episodes in which Gumby, our favorite little clay boy, gets toy robots to do his chores for him until they end up going on a rampage and destroying the Gumbau home, another in which Gumby learns how to bake from mounds of dough in various stages, in and out of the oven, and still another in which Gumby and Pokey enter a drag race that is run like the ultimate board game. The set spans the many decades that the character was a TV favorite, even capping off with three episodes from the last incarnation of the 1980's.

My one wish is that we get longer sets with any proposed second or third volume. If this is merely an introduction (and, judging from the title, it is), then I can...

The best single disc Gumby collection!!!
Yes Goodtimes had pretty good 10 episode collection on DVD from 2003,but this great 15 episode collection called Gumby Essentials,is a much better collection,All episodes ARE selected by Art Clokey,the creator of Gumby(Which means Clokey Productions sees some royalties from this releases,this seems to be an authorized version,the Goodtimes DVD is NOT!)This has pretty good picture quality(considering the source material)and the original soundtracks,a major plus!!! This DVD also has some great bonus featues as well!!! LONG LIVE GUMBY!!!

Great DVD for Gumby Fans
This is a really great DVD and well worth $10. As mentioned, this contains the original version of the episodes (original soundtrack and the 1950's episodes are in their original length).

There are also some nice extras for the DVD. It includes some of the bumpers seen on TV, the music video "Gumbasia," and the pilot episode "Gumby on the Moon".

My only complaint is the packaging. It is not the typical clamshell case most DVDs come in, but rather it's more like a thick paper booklet (which unfortunately can't be locked shut, though it does lay flat). I've read where Joe Clokey, son of Gumby creator Art Clokey, has said this was done to be more environmentally friendly. This could also be a cost cutting measure. Either way, it's a very minor complaint.

This is the first of what is hopefully many Gumby DVDs to be released by Classic Media. On April 22, 2008, the Gumby Movie (Director's Cut) will be released on DVD for the first time.

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