Original: Gumbasia , a 3 minute 34 second short film produced in 1953 and released on September 2 , 1955 , was the first clay animation produced by Art Clokey , who went on to create the classic series Gumby and Davey and Goliath using the same technique .
Simplified: Clokey made Gumbasia while he was studying at the University of Southern California and being taught by Slavko Vorkapich .