Gumbys Circus

Hurry, hurry. Step right up. Gumby is having a circus! And all his friends have joined the crew -- Pokey, Prickle, Denali, & Goo. Even those trouble-making Blockheads make a special guest appearance when they try to crash the party, just like in your favorite Gumby episodes on TV! So come one, come all, to Gumby's Circus in this sturdy box that includes a hardcover storybook in full color, & a Gumby figurine. For ages 6 & up.

When two bullies try to disrupt the circus which Gumby presents for his friends, Denali the elephant comes to the rescue.

Clay animated superstar Gumby has made an indelible impact on our culture and continues to enchant and entertain generations. Filmmaker Art Clokey’s personal story is one of mystical adventure, tragedy, triumph, art, and most of all, love. This lavish career-spanning retrospective explores the legendary creator’s life and complete works. All of his many creations, including Gumby and Davey & Goliath, are interwoven with a rich tapestry of rare photos and stories — the ingredients for a fascinating tale.

***ALMOST CERTAINLY NOMINATED FOR SOMETHING SOMEWHERE*** The complete scripts from the four Monty Python series, first shown on BBC television between 1969 and 1974, have been collected in two companion volumes. Characters' names, often not spoken, are given as in the original scripts, along with the names of the actual performer added on their first appearance in each sketch. This first volume contains twenty-three classic episodes, featuring some of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere. The minister of silly walks, the dead parrot, banter in a cheese shop - here is every silly, satirical skit, every snide insult, every saucy aside.

2017 Freedley Award Finalist, Theatre Library Association 2016 Best Circus Book of the Year, Stuart Thayer Prize, Circus Historical Society The 1960s American hippie-clown boom fostered many creative impulses, including neo-vaudeville and Ringling's Clown College. However, the origin of that impulse, clowning with a circus, has largely gone unexamined. David Carlyon, through an autoethnographic examination of his own experiences in clowning, offers a close reading of the education of a professional circus clown, woven through an eye-opening, sometimes funny, occasionally poignant look at circus life. Layering critical reflections of personal experience with connections to wider scholarship, Carlyon focuses on the work of clowning while interrogating what clowns actually do, rather than using them as stand-ins for conceptual ideas or as sentimental figures.

Who's the green, happy-go-lucky, brave and loyal soul always ready to help a friend? Gumby! This much-loved claymation hero and his spunky sidekicks (his best pal Pokey, the free-spirited Mermaid Goo, Prickle the dinosaur, and the troublesome Blockhead bullies) are back. Chronicle Books Gift and Children's divisions join forces to bring back everybody's favorite bendable buddy. Now kids can pop Gumby and Pokey right out with two delightful foam-covered board books as they learn simple concepts. And Gumby's Circus will have little ones stepping right up to read from this whimsical picturebook that features a small Gumby figurine as part of the fun. Gumby, Pokey, Prickle, and Goo also dance across the pages of an exciting new line of stationery and gift products as well. Don't be a blockhead and the last in welcoming Gumby back where he belongsin our hearts.

Who's the green, happy-go-lucky, brave and loyal soul always ready to help a friend? Gumby! This much-loved claymation hero and his spunky sidekicks (his best pal Pokey, the free-spirited Mermaid Goo, Prickle the dinosaur, and the troublesome Blockhead bullies) are back. Chronicle Books Gift and Children's divisions join forces to bring back everybody's favorite bendable buddy. Now kids can pop Gumby and Pokey right out with two delightful foam-covered board books as they learn simple concepts. And "Gumby's Circus" will have little ones stepping right up to read from this whimsical picturebook that features a small Gumby figurine as part of the fun. Gumby, Pokey, Prickle, and Goo also dance across the pages of an exciting new line of stationery and gift products as well. Don't be a blockhead and the last in welcoming Gumby back where he belongs--in our hearts.

In 1969, the BBC aired the first episode of a new comedy series titled Monty Python's Flying Circus, and the rest, as they say, is history. An instant success, the show ran until 1974, producing a total of 45 episodes. Despite the show's very English humor and allusions to many things British, the series developed a cult following outside the U.K., particularly in the United States. Known for its outrageous humor, occasionally controversial content, and often silly spirit, Monty Python's Flying Circus poked fun at nearly all institutions—domestic or foreign, grand or intimate, sacred or not. Indeed, many of the allusions and references in the program were uniquely British and routinely obscure, and therefore, not always understood or even noticed outside the British Isles. This exhaustive reference identifies and explains the plethora of cultural, historical, and topical allusions of this landmark series. In this resource, virtually every allusion and reference that appeared in an episode—whether stated by a character, depicted in the mise-en-scene, or mentioned in the printed scripts—is identified and explained. Organized chronologically by episode, each entry is listed alphabetically, indicates what sketch it appeared in, and is cross-referenced between episodes. Entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions, symbolisms, names, peoples, and places; as well as the myriad social, cultural, and historical elements (photos, songs, slogans, caricatures) that populate and inform these episodes. Entries Include: ·"Arabella Plunkett" ·Group of famous characters from famous paintings ·Hell's Grannies ·HRH The Dummy Princess Margaret ·"Kandinsky" ·"On the Dad's Liver Bachelors at Large" ·Raymond Baxter type ·Scun ·"Spanish Inquisition" ·"Third Parachute Brigade Amateur Dramatic Society" ·"total cashectomy" ·"Two-Sheds" ·"Umbonga's hostile opening" ·Vicar sitting thin and unhappy in a pot ·"What's all this then?"