I genuinely never knew this supposed to be a parody of Walt Disney’s fantasia of the toccata and fugue in d minor segment and that this was technically what was started the creation of Gumby
Absolutely stunning! I've always been a huge fan of Art and his work, ever since I got one of those bargain bin "classic cartoon" DVDs as a kid. To this day, I can't get over how stunning Gumbasia is (not to mention the music SLAPS)
Clokey was a genius, I say. I miss claymation... CGI is nice, don't get me wrong, but it's all you ever see in animation nowadays. (Especially for motion pictures.)
Sara Houck Well, as an animation-fan personally, I like every kind of animation, and try not to hate on CGI, even if it is overdone nowadays. Some CGI animations, like Pixar's shorts are quite good, and alot like the "good ol' animated shorts," I feel..
This is a nicely treasured film created by Art Clokey-the creator of Gumby. It was made in 1953 and shown in 1955. In 1956 it was used as a pilot film for. "The Gumby Show". The prints you're most likely to see are VERY faded, dusty, and ugly. But look at how much this film was cleaned up!
+Nate Cahnman My grandma has a disc that contains the cartoon. The footage is in pretty terrible quality. But you can't blame them, it was made in 1953.
I had this on an old cartoons Disc set. I have to say, this is my favorite clay animation movie! Also, it was my favorite cartoon on the disc set. And I still love it today! I'm glad you posted this. It's awesome! Thanks for posting this cool clay animation movie. YOU ROCK! Keep up the good work! :D
Art was truly on something different he had such a time consuming yet beautiful perspective on his process he is the manifestation of quality over quantity
@Love God & Neighbor. That's right, but it does feel like one of hose educational shorts they would air, even though it isn't really educational, ìt's just Art Clokey doing stuff with clay.
I don't know if it's due to the color itself, or the process used to recolor these (I assume this is recolored rather than some long lost perfect version that was found) But I find myself not noticing the texture as much with these vibrant colors. I love the color but between this and the faded version I actually prefer the faded one as I find the use of texture to be far more interesting than the color itself.
I’ve been trying to look for this animation for years. Now that I finally found it, I realize that the version I’ve been seeing has just been a faded color 16mm version. My life is a lie. I’m so glad I found this animation again. :)
Solid props are better than the CG we have these days, for a good reason. The practical effects offered interactivity with the actors, offering a sense of realism despite being pretend. We also miss cel cartoons too for being an art medium, and can be stored better than deleting hard drives.
as far as i'm aware, this (gumbasia) is the only place you can listen to don-que-dee by mel powel, since all other recordings were taken down. At least there's some neat visuals!
@@LordShadrach Yes, but you could have done it without losing so much. You managed to enlarge the frame beyond the screen borders, cutting off huge amounts of it, and that has nothing to do with widescreen not being available. I was uploading lots of videos back then. I think you just didn't know how to do it. There are other copies here of better quality, such as this one: ruclips.net/video/YEdmp0CfWqk/видео.htmlsi=f_mU-0QU19vsXjw3 , yours is now a distraction from them, people might land on yours not knowing of the better ones. My suggestion is you should take it down. It won't be missed. No offense, you tried your best at the time.
@@outerrealmI refuse to take it down as mine is the most popular on this site. As for the cropped frames, it was how RUclips did their formats. Nothing on my end. Also, did you even watch the video?
I genuinely never knew this supposed to be a parody of Walt Disney’s fantasia of the toccata and fugue in d minor segment and that this was technically what was started the creation of Gumby
Gumbasia is perhaps one of the best stop motion animation films ever made.
Absolutely stunning! I've always been a huge fan of Art and his work, ever since I got one of those bargain bin "classic cartoon" DVDs as a kid. To this day, I can't get over how stunning Gumbasia is (not to mention the music SLAPS)
Seeing this with such vibrant colors feels really weird lol. I had a version from when i was a kid that was super faded out.
Same
same here too. did you guys have it on the Toon Factory Woody and Friends dvd with pantry panic
@@johnlocke5021 I did
Clokey was a genius, I say. I miss claymation...
CGI is nice, don't get me wrong, but it's all you ever see in animation nowadays. (Especially for motion pictures.)
Lucky for me I disregard most of the CGI films I come across these days and focus more on other interests from time to time.
Sara Houck Well, as an animation-fan personally, I like every kind of animation, and try not to hate on CGI, even if it is overdone nowadays. Some CGI animations, like Pixar's shorts are quite good, and alot like the "good ol' animated shorts," I feel..
Yeah I wanna see claymation again sometime soon :(
One studio.... Laika
Laika and Aardman still make stuff
This is a nicely treasured film created by Art Clokey-the creator of Gumby. It was made in 1953 and shown in 1955. In 1956 it was used as a pilot film for. "The Gumby Show". The prints you're most likely to see are VERY faded, dusty, and ugly. But look at how much this film was cleaned up!
Yup
+Nate Cahnman My grandma has a disc that contains the cartoon. The footage is in pretty terrible quality. But you can't blame them, it was made in 1953.
CarbonGaming Also, it was not made by any big studio who had a well kept film archive, so it's likely the film was just left to rot.
@@thatundergroundflavorrareo3194 This one, meanwhile, was actually struck from an original camera negative.
I had this on an old cartoons Disc set. I have to say, this is my favorite clay animation movie! Also, it was my favorite cartoon on the disc set. And I still love it today! I'm glad you posted this. It's awesome! Thanks for posting this cool clay animation movie. YOU ROCK! Keep up the good work! :D
Was the DVD called "Toon Factory" ?
@@austinroundsgallery83 No.
@@FB3Network Oh.
@@FB3Network Gumby: gumbasia? Cartoon craze
Same here.
This film has very good quality, almost like a treasure trove!
This was the trippiest thing I've ever seen in claymation
Thank you so much for uploading this, I had a DVD set as a kid and this was one of my favorite segments on it.
Gumbasia was found on Internet Archive. I love this version.
so the name of the song in this is Don-Que-Dee by Mel Powell
and it can't be found anywhere on the internet at all
The ones who downvoted were the block heads
Haha yeah probably
Art was truly on something different he had such a time consuming yet beautiful perspective on his process he is the manifestation of quality over quantity
This feels like something you'd see on Sesame Street back in the 70s
Now that you mention it, it kinda does.
@Love God & Neighbor. That's right, but it does feel like one of hose educational shorts they would air, even though it isn't really educational, ìt's just Art Clokey doing stuff with clay.
I don’t think this was on Sesame Street 🤔
This was by the creator of Gumby back in 1955
I know, that's what it said in the opening credits, everybody knows
This should be on NBC back in 1955.
It was.
I was so confused when I watched this but I still liked it nontheless
I was confused about it too. Yet, it was fun to watch.
This new Tool nusic vid is amazing!
This animation is interesting.
Agree.
We making it outta gumbasia with this one 🔥 🔥 🔥
Good to know.
I remembered watching it as a kid!!
Me too I love the clay creations
I love Gumby! I enjoy it more as an adult than I did as a kid lol good wholesome entertainment.
Gumby and jazz are a perfect pairing
Gumby is awesome regardless.
The following program is brought to you In Living Color by Gumbasia. It just starts in black and white.
XD
I don't know if it's due to the color itself, or the process used to recolor these (I assume this is recolored rather than some long lost perfect version that was found)
But I find myself not noticing the texture as much with these vibrant colors. I love the color but between this and the faded version I actually prefer the faded one as I find the use of texture to be far more interesting than the color itself.
thanks for posting - great film and great soundtrack !
Statler: That kind of film only comes once in a lifetime.
Waldorf: If you're lucky.
Oooooohohohohohohoho!
I always thought this was epic as a kid.
Produced (1953) and Released (1955).
True art is incomprehensible...
LOL
Clay mation is one of the coolest forms of animation
Stop Motion Animation in general is incredible.
Reminds me of Norman Mclaren!
i saw this when i was like 3 and it was terrifying at the time yet i was mesmerized and could never forget it
I love this. It inspired me to create my own Animations too!
i think some of the parts were funny 🤣
i wanna see this high
LCD or marijuana and do it in a dark room....that is safe lol
I FOUND IT
I remember watching Gumby all the time
It's on The Gumby Show The Complete 50's Series DVD. And I like that this is remastered in HD.
I want this song on my playlist 🥲
it's called Don-Que-Dee by Mel Powell
and it is literally impossible to find on the internet
Finally the non-faded one!
I’ve been trying to look for this animation for years. Now that I finally found it, I realize that the version I’ve been seeing has just been a faded color 16mm version. My life is a lie. I’m so glad I found this animation again. :)
Thanks for making the effort to post this.
me at 4 watching clay do weird shit: 👁️👄👁️
me, a full graphic designer with a masters in visual arts watching this: 👁️👄👁️
This was the basis for Gumby
Cool music! Googling...
Don-que-Dee by Mel Powell Trio
Ruby Braff (tp), Mel Powell (p), Bobby Donaldson (dm)
This is a wonderland
Great jazz soundtrack man
Cool !!!!!!!!!!!
I love it!
In living colour.
Wow, me too! I love the Green Guy! There are episodes on youtube.
The first claymation short film
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ART!
This is so amazing! I love the dream like aspects to it, reminds me of sesame street
Thanks!
Thank you Grayfruit, very cool!
Fruit man gang
Gang*
Wait nvm
This feels like some kind of LSD trip.
This whole thing is like a fever dream
The original version was on 1953 and the restored version was on 1955
Solid props are better than the CG we have these days, for a good reason. The practical effects offered interactivity with the actors, offering a sense of realism despite being pretend. We also miss cel cartoons too for being an art medium, and can be stored better than deleting hard drives.
Cell cartoons are much more memorable.
Ah, nostalgia.
MASTER PIECE
I wonder if they still have the clay models
as far as i'm aware, this (gumbasia) is the only place you can listen to don-que-dee by mel powel, since all other recordings were taken down. At least there's some neat visuals!
why was it even taken down?
that's just dumb
A Gumby and Fantasia Hybrid
This A Classic Stop Motion Of Gumby
That is why I went out of my way for the remastered version.
Music by Mel Powell.
Yup and it's good.
still can't believe they kept LSD illegal : (
Acid Trips are way out there.
Nostalgiaaaa
that's tv brought me here
*Where in earth did you find a restored print of the film?*
If lee hardcastle make this i am going to be happy
OG
How did you enhance the color?
Its been remastered
This is from 1953.
The last year of the Korean War.n
So is the music public domain?
It says it's in the public domain in the description
it is but it was somehow purged from the internet entirely for copyright reasons
i'm so confused
Anyone else here from an English assignment XD
Did they record the music before or after they make the film
Hailey Shannon before
It's from a 1954 album called Thigamajig by composer Mel Powell
@@willc5405 Gumbasia was made in 1953
@@bradyryan5105 1955
@@willc5405 it was produced in 1953, but wasn't released till 1955
the color version
It's the best.
@@LordShadrach i know it’s better than the other one the other one was just bland
Can someone make an accapella video of this
Um... you can. Just mute it.
Like one of those satisfying videos they recommend on here
2:49-2:55
I'm not sure that that's clay.
It's plasticine.
@@songplugger83302:49 No, it’s clay.
GUMBASIA?? WHAT IS GUMBASIA??
This film
One of Art Clokey's first films. The clay used here would eventually be used to make the Gumby series.
It was Art Clokey's finest and first. Did you know he was a Christian?
a lutheran to be exact
It's just weird
Why did you crop the frame so much?
The video was uploaded back in the day before when widescreen came out.
@@LordShadrach Yes, but you could have done it without losing so much. You managed to enlarge the frame beyond the screen borders, cutting off huge amounts of it, and that has nothing to do with widescreen not being available. I was uploading lots of videos back then. I think you just didn't know how to do it. There are other copies here of better quality, such as this one: ruclips.net/video/YEdmp0CfWqk/видео.htmlsi=f_mU-0QU19vsXjw3 , yours is now a distraction from them, people might land on yours not knowing of the better ones. My suggestion is you should take it down. It won't be missed. No offense, you tried your best at the time.
@@outerrealmI refuse to take it down as mine is the most popular on this site. As for the cropped frames, it was how RUclips did their formats. Nothing on my end. Also, did you even watch the video?
Hmmm strange like an acid trip
Lol