…and his Pony Friend Pokey too
Pokey can stand
Pokey can sit
Pokey can twist
Pokey can hang on
Ah, Pokey. Let's face it – he's no Gumby, is he? I blame his chosen form. A horse, huh? Interesting, isn't it? Gumby's kind-of Human and Pokey's kind-of horsey.
Now, can you pick the master in this relationship? The creators of Gumby and Pokey never gave Pokey a fair chance! He's always been doomed to a fate of non-adoration! Sure, one might be able to love him as you would, say, a dog, but one could never feel respect for him on the same level as Gumby.
But that's not to say that he really is inferior to Gumby. Far from it! While he's not adored by the masses as Gumby is, he's certainly one of the most evocative figures of our television. Actually, I'm talking complete crap. Cuz, well, to be honest, I've never given Pokey a second look. That's right, I'm another one of those swine that can't see past Gumby. (Except for that flying chick – wow, what a babe! Purrrr!). I mean, the only reason that I even know that Pokey is a horse is because I've been reliable informed that this is the case! But I mean, even that could be wrong – for who can truly attach our-world labels to the plasticine-worldof Gumby and friends? Not me, that's for sure!
But hey, I'm not going to call myself shallow. Why? Okay, so maybe I am shallow, but there's a far better scapegoat out there! I blame the television network executives! Oh yes… I'm sure that in the pilot for Gumby, all the plasticine characters were equally important – we had no tyrant Gumby or any such thing. If you saw that pilot then I'm sure you would've felt equal love for all the characters (except for those nasty block-heads! Boooo!) You would've seen the depth of character. You would've felt the pain! The exquisite emotions! For a brief moment in time, you would've known what it felt like to be trapped inside that quirky plasticine world!
But alas, no, the television executives couldn't have that. Nosireeee! They spake, saying, "Eh, that's real beautiful, but damnit, our audience just won't appreciate it. Make that green chappy the main character and make all the other beasts worship him. Yeah, then maaaybe we'll consider airing your show."
And so it was done. And are we better off for it? No. Do you see what sorry state it's reduced me to? Oh, I feel so terrible, not knowing anything about Pokey… because I'm sure that he really is quite a lovely chap!
Eh, anyway, he's fun to look at… enjoy!
— Luke Kirby