AP file photoA Gumby doll in a 2002 file photo. SAN DIEGO — The man dressed in a Gumby costume when he allegedly tried to rob an area convenience store turned himself in to authorities ...

LOS OSOS, Calif. -- Animator Art Clokey, whose bendable creation, Gumby, became a pop culture phenomenon through decades of toys, revivals and satires, died Friday. He was 88.

Gumby Is Back: Classic Claymation Character Sets Up Shop at Fox. Fox has acquired the full library of past “Gumby” episodes and will reimagine the character for broadcast and streaming.

Gumby, the little green clay boy, is celebrating 50 years in show business — in 1956 he made his first appearance on television, on "The Howdy Doody Show" — and ...