Gumby

Gumby is a young green clay humanoid figure who is the main protagonist of the clay comedy series which is named after him. He was animated using stop motion clay animation and was created by Art Clokey. He was voiced by Lou Albano.

Origins
Gumby was inspired by a suggestion from Art Clokey's wife. That he base his character on the Gingerbread man. Gumby was simply green because that was Clokey's favorite color. Gumby's legs and feet were made wide for pragmatic reasons: they ensured the clay character would stand up during picture-taking filming. The famous slanted shape of Gumby's head was based on the hair style of Clokey's younger brother Charles Farrington in an old photograph.