Google and Gumby

Today, Google's homepage features Gumby and his cast of friends.  I have a funny story about Gumby, actually.  When I was a kid, I was unsure if Gumby was an actual thing or something I had imagined or dreamed about.  I had seen a couple episodes at my cousins house when I was really little - two or three - and afterwards did not see anything referencing Gumby for many years.  I figured it had been a character from a dream I had, but then I finally saw or heard something about Gumby, and I knew I hadn't dreamed it.  Same thing for the Brave Little Toaster.