Gumby Creator Clokey, 89, RIP

Sat., Jan. 9, 2010

ADVANCE FOR TUESDAY PMS, NOV. 14--FILE--Cartoonist Art Clokey demonstrates the flexibility of Gumby, his happy-go-lucky creation, on May 16, 1995, at his office in San Rafael, Calif. The Gumby character is making a comeback on the cable TV channel Nickelodeon, which is showing new episodes of Gumby interspersed with reruns of the old series that started in 1956. (Lacy S / Associated Press)

By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com (509) 319-0354

In this 1995 file AP photo, cartoonist Art Clokey demonstrates the flexibility of Gumby, his happy-go-lucky creation at his office in San Rafael, Calif. Clokey, whose bendable creation became a pop culture phenomenon through countless satires, toys and revivals, died Friday at age 88. Story here . (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File)

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