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D. P. Gumby
Played by Michael Palin
D. P. Gumby is a character played by Michael Palin in Monty Python’s Flying Circus. In his flower-arranging demonstration, he presents a lesson amid flowers and vases, then forces the blooms into a vase and attacks the arrangement with a…
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D. P. Gumby is a character played by Michael Palin in Monty Python’s Flying Circus. In his flower-arranging demonstration, he presents a lesson amid flowers and vases, then forces the blooms into a vase and attacks the arrangement with a mallet. The on-screen caption names the demonstrator. This page identifies Palin’s named character rather than every member of the broader Gumby group.
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