For its sheer absurdity and originality, we're going with Gumby. Murphy didn't invent Gumby — children of the 1950s remember him as a beloved clay TV character — but Murphy did have a ...

I have a lot of respect and affection for him, and for Pokey as well, and Goo, Prickle, and even the Blockheads. One other thing that I’ve never thought of—that Gumby does for me in some of his ...