kartooner

“Where Gumby is ide­al­is­tic, Pokey is skep­ti­cal. Where Gumby is trust­ing, Pokey asks ques­tions. When Gumby takes chances, Pokey often gets dragged along against his will, but ends up appre­ci­at­ing the expe­ri­ence. The two save each other with reg­u­lar­ity. In every episode Pokey gives advice, and some­times, Gumby lis­tens to him.” -gumbyworld.com

When I watched the reruns of the Gumby series in the mid-80s, the char­ac­ter that stood out the most was Pokey. As the site describes, Pokey was the com­plainer mas­querad­ing as a real­ist. If there were a hol­i­day that I could make up, it would prob­a­bly be Pokey Day because it would have many interpretations!

“Hey every­one, it’s Pokey Day. You know what that means?”