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ADVISORY/StudioFX Invites You to Meet Gumby and His Inventor, Art Clokey, as Gumby Announces Presidential Candidacy; You Can Be a Republican, You Can Be a Democrat, or You Can Be Flexible!


Business/Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (March 22)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

StudioFX, a privately held digital media company specializing in bringing magical experiences to Internet users Internet user ninternauta m/f

Internet user Internet ninternaute m/f 
, today revealed the long awaited and hoped for news that Gumby, the lovable lov·a·ble also love·a·ble  
adj.
Having characteristics that attract love or affection.



lov
 clay character, will be announcing his candidacy for president at a special event, featuring both Gumby and his inventor, Art Clokey.

What:         Meet Gumby and his inventor, Art Clokey

Where:        StudioFX
              210 N. Fourth Street, Third Floor
              San Jose, CA

When:         Wednesday, March 22, 2000
              5 to 8 PM


Gumby, "The Candidate with a Heart" is running on a platform dedicated to ending air pollution, promoting literacy, championing the right to play, and above all, encouraging a flexible approach to life. No blockheads allowed! Gumby fans are welcomed to his special site on the World Wide Web at www.gumbyworld.com.

About StudioFX

Located in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , StudioFX is a privately held Internet media company. Dedicated to "connecting entertainment and commerce through the power of the Internet," StudioFX specializes in creating a "magical place in cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. " for Internet users, bringing interactive enjoyment to millions of people around the globe. The company has gained exclusive, official digital licenses to a world-class portfolio of universally recognized animated characters, and television and movie star archetypes for use in its Internet amusement sites and sales collateral. Licenses currently under contract to StudioFX include Howdy Doody Howdy Doody was a children's television program (with a decidedly frontier/western theme, although other themes also colored the show) that aired on NBC in the United States from 1947 until 1960. , Gumby and Pokey, Underdog, Galactic Trader Galactic Trader is a multiplayer, text-based, space trading video game for the OpenVMS platform.

Galactic Trader was created in the early 1980s by Stephen Meier. Meier released five major versions of Galactic Trader, with the final release being 5.33 on February 6, 1992.
 (the first commercially authorized NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA
 in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Independent U.S.
 souvenir site), Bernard of Hollywood, and Close to Home. Licensing agreements for additional well-known icons of America's past are in process. More information about StudioFX can be found on the worldwide web at www.studiofx.com.

StudioFX is a trademark of StudioFX. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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