A Miner Affair / All Cooped Up / Gumby's Circus

A Miner Affair: On the way to a gig in Tombstone Gulch, Gumby and friends are stopped by an old silver miner, who forces them, with his sheer charisma and a long whip, to work in his silver mine. Goo causes a distraction, which must involve their band equipment for some reason, and Gumby and Pokey dump a load of silver ore on him. They escape easily, and make it to the gig. The silver miner has the intelligence to follow them into town, where he's recognized and arrested almost immediately. All Cooped Up: While Gumby and friends are away, the Blockheads steal Chilly, the only chicken on Gumby's farm. They take her to the Eggspedition Building at Chickenco. What follows is a far too real description of corporate farming: chickens are kept in cramped cages for their entire lives, forced to lay eggs until they grow too old and then. . . . Well, it's still a children's show, so they don't go on to say. Chilly fakes an illness by not laying eggs, and when she's removed from her cage, she escapes the building, but gets stopped by the fence. We have to wrap it up quick, though, so Gumby and friends very conveniently come along and save her. Gumby shuts Chickenco down, and the world is safe once again. Gumby's Circus: Gumby decides to take advantage of the freaky qualities of his friends and family and puts on his own circus. My, but there's a lot to see. Denali shoots ice cubes into a bucket, Minga does a cartwheel, a walrus does a trapeze act, and there's a special request return performance by the growing and shrinking beetle from "The Beetle and the Caterpillar". The Blockheads try to sneak in to see the wonderful spectacle, but when they can't break in, they cut the ropes that hold Gumby's tent up. Nothing important happens, and the Blockheads are caged up, presumably to become part of Gumby's traveling show.

Writing:
  • Art Clokey

Stars:
Release Date: 1988-01-02
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 5.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30

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The Music Ball / Shrink-a-Dink / Hatching Out
Episode 1 - The Music Ball / Shrink-a...
Mirror-Aculous Recovery / As the Worm Turns / Wild Girls
Episode 2 - Mirror-Aculous Recovery /...
Lost Treasure / The Beetle and the Caterpillar / A Smashing Hit
Episode 3 - Lost Treasure / The Beetl...
Gumbot / Guitar Magic / Gumbitty Doo Dah
Episode 4 - Gumbot / Guitar Magic / G...
A Miner Affair / All Cooped Up / Gumby's Circus
Episode 5 - A Miner Affair / All Cooped Up / Gumby's Circus
The Elephant and the Dragon / Denali's House / Ostrich Feathers
Episode 6 - The Elephant and the Drag...
Birthday Party in the Middle Ages / The Big City / Of Note
Episode 7 - Birthday Party in the Mid...
Humbug / Fun Day / Denali Blues
Episode 8 - Humbug / Fun Day / Denali...
The Fliver 500 / Minga Sitting / A Real Seal
Episode 9 - The Fliver 500 / Minga Si...
Melon Felons / Merry-Go-Pumpkin / Time Kapp-Sule
Episode 10 - Melon Felons / Merry-Go-P...
The Search / Educational TV / Band Contest
Episode 11 - The Search / Educational...
The Big Squirt / Little Lost Girl / Command Performance
Episode 12 - The Big Squirt / Little L...
Witch Way / Children for Sale / Sleepytime Robbers
Episode 13 - Witch Way / Children for...
Strange Circus Animals / A Gumby Day / A Cottage for Granny
Episode 14 - Strange Circus Animals /...
The Wind Bag / Lotta Hot Air / Wild Horse
Episode 15 - The Wind Bag / Lotta Hot...
The Plant / Naughty Boy / Young Granny
Episode 16 - The Plant / Naughty Boy /...
Balloonacy / Picnic / Gumbastic
Episode 17 - Balloonacy / Picnic / Gum...
Funtasia / Rip Van Prickle / Great Mastadon Robbery
Episode 18 - Funtasia / Rip Van Prickl...
Wild Train Ride / Arctic Antics / Runaway Camel
Episode 19 - Wild Train Ride / Arctic...
The Abominable Doughman / The Astrobots / Blocks in the Head
Episode 20 - The Abominable Doughman /...
Geese Grief / Fox Hunt / Goo's Pies
Episode 21 - Geese Grief / Fox Hunt /...
Moving Experience / Gumby's Close Encounters / Flying Carpet
Episode 22 - Moving Experience / Gumby...
Minga's Folly / High as a Kite / Proxy Gumby
Episode 23 - Minga's Folly / High as a...
Goo and the Queen (Part One) / Prickle's Baby Brudder / Goo and the Queen (Part Two)
Episode 24 - Goo and the Queen (Part O...
Little Denali Lost / Clay Play / Gone Clayzy
Episode 25 - Little Denali Lost / Clay...
The Knight Mare / Lost in Chinatown / Joker's Wild
Episode 26 - The Knight Mare / Lost in...
My-O-Maya / Gumball Gumby / Pokey � la Mode
Episode 27 - My-O-Maya / Gumball Gumby...
The Forbidden Mine (Part One) / Robot Farm / The Forbidden Mine (Part Two)
Episode 28 - The Forbidden Mine (Part...
Space Oddity (Part One) / To Bee or Not to Bee / Space Oddity (Part Two)
Episode 29 - Space Oddity (Part One) /...
Skateboard Ralley / Goo's Music Video / Best in the Block
Episode 30 - Skateboard Ralley / Goo's...
The Birthday Present / Just Train Crazy / Wickiups and Bulrushes
Episode 31 - The Birthday Present / Ju...
Kangaroo Express / Kid Brother Kids / For the Graduate
Episode 32 - Kangaroo Express / Kid Br...
Clayfully Yours / Gumby Music Video / Time Out
Episode 33 - Clayfully Yours / Gumby M...
Dolly for Minga / Lost Arrow / Clay Trix
Episode 34 - Dolly for Minga / Lost Ar...
The Funny Bathtub
Episode 35 - The Funny Bathtub
Chicken Feed
Episode 36 - Chicken Feed