My dad wanted Gumby back on TV, ... He did Gumby because he loves children. He wants children to have something of value on TV.

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How often do people adopt 11-year-old troubled boys? ... When he was adopted, his life opened up. ... If that hadn't happened, Gumby probably would have never happened.

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What people like about stop-motion animation is that it's real. It's like a magic trick, taking real things, real sets, and making them come to life with movement.

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