Anne Tenna

Resident Gumby Fan

GUMBY HAS SURRENDERED. SAN DIEGO POLICE SAY THE MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO ROB A CONVENIENCE STORE DRESSED AS THE FAMOUS CLAYMATION CHARACTER TURNED HIMSELF IN, WITH AN ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE.

Detective Gary Hassen tells the San Diego UnionTribune that Jacob Kiss and Jason Giramma voluntarily went to police headquarters. He says Kiss brought the Gumby suit and turned it in as well.
Police say a man dressed in a Gumby costume and an accomplice went into a 7-Eleven in Rancho Penasquitos on Labor Day and told the clerk it was a robbery.

The clerk thought it was a prank and disable missed him. Both then left the store.

Surveillance video shows the clumsy would be robber struggling to keep the green suit on as he walked out the door.

Now, for those of you who are old enough to remember, know that the goodnatured Gumby was originally started on The Howdy Doody Show in the late 50s. Every episode started with the loveable goofball Gumby and sidekick Pokey the Horse wreaking havoc, and then the show would end with some kind of uplifting moral.

Which is why when one thinks of Gumby robbing a convenience store, it’s totally understandable why the clerk did not take it too seriously. That would be the equivalent of Mr. Rodgers pointing a gun at you and demanding your wallet. Unfathomable!

At least there was some morality involved in the whole fiasco. Just like the do-good, decent lessons Gumby taught us, these would-be robbers actually had a conscience and decided to turn themselves in for their bad intentions and even worse actions.

I’m guessing Gumby and his creator would be proud that the positive messages intended for young ears actually did some good!

Source:The San Diego UnionTribune, http://www.signonsandiego.com