Original: Art Clokey, article at KQED When Clokey showed Gumbasia to movie producer Sam Engel in 1955 Engle decided to fund a 15 minute short film that became the first Gumby episode - Gumby Goes to the Moon.
Simplified: Art Clokey, article at KQED After watching Gumbasia, movie producer Sam Engel decided to give Clokey money to make a 15 minute movie that became the first Gumby movie - Gumby Goes to the Moon.