The Voice Of Gumby Gas Been Silenced..Dallas McKennon dead at 89

[rsmith6621]

Source: King 5 TV Seattle

RAYMOND, Wash. - Northwest personality Dallas McKennon, who was the official voice of "Gumby," died Tuesday in Raymond. He was 89.

McKennon used his prolific voice talents for Walt Disney cartoon film features, Walter Lanz cartoons, "Archie (and friends)", and more.

Read more: http://www.king5.com/movies/stories/NW_071409MOV-dallas-mckennon-obit-SW.3e6ab04a.html

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RIP

[Duckhunter935]

1. Gumby GAS ?

[Javaman]

5. yes, he also did clay flatulence.

he was one talented guy!

:rofl:

[tularetom]

2. Separated at birth?

Check out the gumby 'do on Ronnie

[Dennis Donovan]

3. He WAS Gumby, dammit...

:(

[MiaCulpa]

4. Noooooo, not Gumby, dammit! n/t

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[Joe Bacon]

6. RIP Dal

Gumby--as a kid, I thought he was just so magical on TV!

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. I had a Gumby!

[Renew Deal]

7. The Unrecommended feature silences another person!

;)

[Libertas1776]

9. Get the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks

outta here. Seriously though, I use to watch Gumby all the time when I was little. RIP Mr. McKennon.

[Kceres]

10. Oh nooos. How about the little pony dude? Is he gone too?

I'm going to bed sad now.

[Art_from_Ark]

11. The pony dude? You mean Pokey?

He was also voiced by McKennon, for all but the first few years

[tomm2thumbs]

12. Puppetoons, Gumby etc :( sad but it was a good run i 'spose

[BumRushDaShow]

13. OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

R.I.P.

Once he was a little green slab of clay, GUMBY!

(as an aside, the article has a pic of McKennon next to Fess Parker! LOL)

Daniel Boone was a man, yes a big man... :rofl:

[Blue_Tires]

14. man....damn!