I figured there would be non-verbal product configuration trademark registrations for the appearance of the Gumby character too, but nope, nope, nope, only two dimensional depictions ( here, here, and here). The GUMBY word mark is still federally-registered in Int’l Classes 9 ( DVDs), 16 ( paper products), 25 ( clothing), 28 ( toys), 41 ( entertainment services), and Gumby’s is also federally-registered in Int’l Classes 30 and 42, since Gumby’s Pizza & Wings is a restaurant franchise offered by Prema Toy. This third party application for Gumby’s Pizza, was most likely brought into the fold, as detailed below. The Gumby trademark - bolstered in strength, if not fame, by the character’s status as a long-lasting pop culture phenomenon - has enjoyed a similar exclamation of self-confidence and apparent, well-deserved respect from others over the years, as the brand’s owner Prema Toy has had virtually no trademark oppositions ( one for footwear averted with a little help from an Examining Attorney), at least as it appears from the USPTO’s online TTAB database.
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The programs were so perfectly wholesome, making the anthropomorphic Gumby character the natural target of an iconic series of R-rated Saturday Night Live parody skits featuring a young and hilarious Eddie Murphy as Gumby, a “ cigar-smoking show business primadonna,” who coined the infamous and often repeated catchphrase: I’m Gumby Dammit! I can still remember my Gumby toy and watching the Gumby Show as a young child along with the Davey & Goliath television series, both creations of Art Clokey (who passed away at 88 in 2010).
The Minnesota History Center is currently promoting its Toys of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s exhibit - my favorite promotional billboard is the one captured above, featuring none other than Gumby.
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