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Man in Gumby Costume Fails Miserably in Calif. Store Robbery (VIDEO)

First it was two men covered in clown makeup robbing a jewelry store in Denver. Now, surveillance footage from a California convenience store shows Gumby (yes, that Gumby) trying to stage a stick-up, but failing miserably.

The clerk of the 7-Eleven store where the claymation character showed up just after midnight early Monday did not think too much of the green life-sized TV figure standing before him demanding money.

Gummy was accompanied by a plainclothes man, who is seen on surveillance video entering the store behind his costume-clad friend.

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The store clerk ignored the life-size Claymation character, telling him he could not waste time with jokes because he had to clean up the store, according to San Diego Police spokesman Detective Gary Hassen.

According to Hassen, investigators believe that it was a man wearing the Gummy costume.

"You don't think this is a robbery? I have a gun," Gumby said during the robbery, fumbling inside his costume to find his weapon, according to Hassen.

However, the would-be robber was only able to find loose change instead of a gun, dropping 26 cents on the floor.

Gumby and his plainclothes Pokey took off in a minivan after realizing their plan had been foiled...by the costume.

The clerk described the robber to his boss as a "green SpongeBob SquarePants," since he was not familiar with the TV character Gumby.

The clerk did not report the encounter, but his boss informed police after viewing the surveillance tape several hours later.

Back in August, two men wearing bizarre clothing were a little bit more intimidating than Gumby when they attempted to rob Sonny Rock’s, a jewelry store in Denver, while sporting clown makeup and toting guns.

The Denver clowns only got away with fake jewelry the owner used in his display cases.

"It’s surreal…they came in with clown makeup on," said owner Mark Allen. "They were, like, in costume."

"It doesn’t matter if a potential robber is wearing a ski mask, a bandana, a hoodie or a big, green head-it’s still a disguise," Hassen said.

San Diego Crime Stoppers was offering a reward of $1,000 dollars for anyone who can provide information on Gumby’s whereabouts.

Here is a raw clip of the surveillance video provided by the San Diego Police Department:


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