# Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Open Spoilers)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-open-spoilers/312721>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 15, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-open-spoilers/312721 "2005-07-15T21:32:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-open-spoilers/312721/121 "2005-08-05T04:57:35Z")

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> [@PunditLisa](#):
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> The same thing that bugged the shit out of me in the first movie bugged the shit out of me in the second.
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> The mom is obviously overworked and stressed trying to support a child and, count 'em, four elderly bed-ridden parents. They are so feeble that they have to be served their dinners in bed.
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> Yet when Charlie wins the golden ticket, Grandpa, who can’t lift a single finger to help out the overworked parents, suddenly finds all this energy. Not only can he get out of bed and do a little jig, but he can miraculously find the energy to make it through an all-day tour of a chocolate factory.
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> In both versions, if there was any measure of justice, the _mother_ should have gone on the damn tour and grandpa should have kept his lazy, good for nothing ass in bed where he’s laid for umpteen years.
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> Geesh.
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> Okay, I’m done.

Maybe she had to work the day of the factory tour. 😛

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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-open-spoilers/312721/122 "2005-08-05T13:23:16Z")

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> [@Linty Fresh](#):
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> Actually, I think both movies _and_ Roald Dahl (Don’t forget, this scene was in the book too) were making a point. Grandpa Joe was fine physically, but spiritually he was crushed.

As was the mother. And the main reason she was spiritually crushed is because she had four able-bodied free-loaders taking up the only decent, warm bed in the house.

For them I offer this four putz salute:

:wally :wally :wally :wally

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**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-open-spoilers/312721/123 "2005-08-05T13:28:31Z")

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If Mrs. Bucket had gone to the factory in the first movie, Mr. Wonka would have pelted her with Oompa-Loompa poop\* for singing “Cheer Up Charlie”.

\*poompa?

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