My dad wanted Gumby back on TV. He did Gumby because he loves children. He wants children to have something of value on TV.

My dad wanted Gumby back on TV, ... He did Gumby because he loves children. He wants children to have something of value on TV.

How often do people adopt 11-year-old troubled boys? ... When he was adopted, his life opened up. ... If that hadn't happened, Gumby probably would have never happened.

What people like about stop-motion animation is that it's real. It's like a magic trick, taking real things, real sets, and making them come to life with movement.

It was really hard for my dad psychologically. That's one of the reasons why he stayed an 11-year-old boy for so many years.

We felt such a void in our lives without children and now it has been filled.