flashback friday favorite ~ gumby fun day

a fellow gumby collector was asking me what my prized gumby items are in my gumbyland collection & i laid awake thinking about this last night ~

so i may have mentioned before here that my earliest memory is of gumby? ~

i had to be a mere 2 years old & my dad would pull out my playdoh from under the livingroom couch where it was tucked away on a big kitchen board, & i'd play with it in front of the tv watching gumby :D ~

perhaps creating my own adventures? <3 ~

so although i've collected so many gumby treasures over the last 4 or 5 decades, i have to say my gumby memories are what are priceless to me ~

as a first gen gumby fan, i was literally setting my vcr to tape the new 80's gumby episodes as i left for the hospital to give birth to my son raven :D!! ~

& he became a second gen fan through his own childhood ~

in fact his 3rd birthday was all gumby themed & i turned over half my collection to him at that time ~

because i believe toys are to be loved & played with by children first off ~

as he grew up i tucked away what was left happily ~

i remember how excited i was at the grocery store when i discovered a discarded gumby freeze pops box & brought it home with more gumby freeze pops for my son & his friends to enjoy on hot summer days ~

i'll always remember setting up for the lbpt collector's corner interview with tabitha's pittypats 'help' ~

finding an old gumby at a yardsale & the ladies there all started talking about how they loved gumby, so i mentioned my website & they were so happy to know their gumby was coming home to my toyroom <3 ~

getting an email from joe clokey way back in the day when he was first setting up the prema website asking if i'd add a link up at gumbyland :o :D ~

discovering rare old bendys ;) ~

the new comic books! ~

as an oldschool longtime gamer i have to say it was positively unreal those days & nights playing games at gumbyworld & winning those prize boxes that came in the mail! i'll never forget those times.. ~

& just all the memorable interactions this reclusive eccentric catlady has been able to enjoy with such good gumby people <3 <3 <3 ~

my toyroom is my happy place ~

gumby has been a source of joy for me all my life, thank you gumby! ~

if you haven't visited gumbyland yet, why not come on over? & just click gumby in the category list in the left sidebar for so much more!

bren

Comments

[Charles]

Hey this is Charlie.
Great post! Those erasers with Hopi Indian stuff are unreal. I have the freezer pops too. Your collection is so much fun for me to look at. Thank you. I'm gonna jump on Instagram!
Cheers
Charlie

[Charles]

I have to say how amazing those old blockheads and G&P bitties are! Ok. I just had to come back and say it. So cool!!!

[ghost]

charlie i know literally nothing about those old bitties! i started selling on ebay right at the onset to raise $ to buy gumby stuff for gumbyland & that was a cool lot that i snagged for cheap right off, just like those funfair toys.. some of my favorites, just due to their uniqueness.. :)