FOX Entertainment has acquired the iconic animated character Gumby, and all his friends, from the estate of Joseph Clokey, son of creator Art Clokey, it was announced by FOX Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier.
The acquisition expands on FOX Entertainment’s long-term strategy of building a select, curated, and culturally compelling library of owned content and intellectual property to showcase across its linear, AVOD, blockchain-based, and other platforms.
FOX Entertainment has obtained all rights to the popular franchise, including film, television and streaming, consumer products, licensing, publishing, and all other categories. In addition, FOX has acquired the full library of Gumby animated series, specials, movies, and content, which will expand Tubi’s current offerings of the franchise. This classic and well-known IP complements other recent FOX Entertainment acquisitions and FOX partnerships, including Tubi, Bento Box Entertainment, Studio Ramsay Global, TMZ, MarVista Entertainment, and start-up company Blockchain Creative Labs, as well as FOX Alternative Entertainment and the newly formed FOX Entertainment Studios.