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08/17/2019

gumby new adventures

gumby news! ~

the latest gumby dvds have been released ~

volume 2 of the new adventures from the 1980s ~

i posted volume 1 here ~

sadly, it doesn't seem like this last set is going to include any bendy toys ~

but it is good to complete the entire collection ~

included on these dvds is one of my favorite episodes, rip van prickle ~

in which an aged prickle wakes up to a strange world after a very long nap ~

it seems pokey is ceo of his own delivery company ~

with granny working as his receptionist ~

& goo is secretary of state! (a vast improvement on reality, wouldn't you say?) ~

but sadly, no one seems to recognize or remember poor prickle ~

gumby is of course president of the united states & has a wonderful green plan for the country & to benefit the world (if only..) ~

the secret service hauls off prickle ~

but wait, he really wakes up in the end ~

to a little good natured ribbing from his friends ~

be sure to pick up your copy ~

bren

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06/07/2019

flashback friday favorite ~ gumby's car

i made a major gumbyland score this weekend :D ~

i found the car that gumby & pokey had several of their adventures in! when they came up against the blockheads in 'even steven' or discovered dinosaurs in 'hidden valley' it was in this car called the flying dutchman, made by remco toys in the 60s ~

& i just happened to find one mint in box yesterday ~

i've been looking for a good one for gumbyland for literally years ~

they do come up on ebay but in varying levels of condition & price ~

since it's quite large in the box shipping is also a cost consideration ~

i just got lucky & found one here locally ~

every boy wants a remco toy... & so do girls! ~

mr dad was just as excited as i was to find it ~

original price $10.94 ~

it takes 4 D batteries to operate ~

& has a cool working headlight ~

set the controls ~

there's a handle with line connected to keep control of it that probably came in handy using it in gumby's original stop motion adventures ~

instructions ~

another fun addition to gumbyland!

even steven & hidden valley ~

& vintage sav-on ad.. toxic loved her local sav-on store! ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from summer of 2017 :) ~

bren

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05/31/2019

flashback friday favorite ~ vintage southern california themeparks

this is a flashback friday favorite post from the summer of 2012..

i feel fortunate to have grown up in the la area, & to have raised my own son there, because for one thing we've been to the various themeparks too many times to count.. what's most nostalgic to me are memories of days spent at disneyland or knott's berry farm in the off-season when we practically had these places to ourselves.. these vintage postcards & ephemera are from the early 70's ~

knott's map includes gypsy camp & lagoon, & toxic remembers feeding the seals, the goat on the roof in fiesta village, & attending birthday parties in the old macdonald's farm area..