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The Blockheads are the series' main antagonists.

They're humanoid, red-colored figures, with block-shaped heads, who make mischief and wreak havoc all the time. There are 26 Blockheads, each having a certain letter on both sides of their heads, though the two most featured blockheads are Blockhead G and Blockhead J, who are Gumby's nemeses. Blockhead G's most likely the dominant one of the duo, while Blockhead J usually gets slapped more often. They can also bicker with each other in some episodes, including Clay Play.

The Blockheads never speak, communicating purely through gestures or pantomiming. Their reasons behind terrorizing Gumby and those around him are never elaborated on, suggesting their simply malevolent in nature. The first issue of the 2017 comic series finally gave a concrete answer as to their motives: according to Blockhead G's inner monologue, the term "Blockhead" is actually a racial slur, and the Blockheads are treated as second-class citizens by the Clay People due to the shape of their heads; Blockhead G has been plotting world domination for years, all as a form of revenge against the Clay People reducing his people to an oppressed minority.

Trivia[]

  • The Blockheads were inspired by the Katzenjammer Kids, who were always getting into scrapes and causing discomfort to others.
  • Four additional Blockheads with the letters A, X, Y, and Z, appeared in, "The Racing Game", as a pit crew. Blockhead X and Blockhead Z would later appear in "Band Contest" as members of The Block Rockers with Blockhead G and Blockhead J. Two more additional Blockheads with the letters B and C appear in "The Gumby League", as part of the Blockheads' baseball team. In "Kid Brother Kids", the titular antagonists are Blockhead 1 and Blockhead 2, the only time Blockheads with numbers were seen (and putting the total number of Blockheads at 28).
  • Even though the Blockheads never speak, they can be heard laughing in Gumby's Adventures, usually at Gumby and his pals expense.
  • Blockhead J's letter in the 1960s series' mostly seen reversed in some episodes, while Blockhead G's letter remains the same. Whether this was overlooked, an error, or intentional, is unknown.
  • Curiously, Blockhead J is green in the music video Take Me Away in Gumby: The Movie.

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