# The Isetta in film and television **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953 "2008-05-28T23:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/1 "2008-05-28T23:08:15Z")
The [Isetta](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta) has played a part in a number of films (virtually all comedies) that I have seen. But for the life of me I can’t remember a one. I’m sure most, if not all, were in the 50s, 60s and 70s, but as I said, I can’t remember them. Can anyone help by recalling any for me? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/2 "2008-05-28T23:14:14Z")
In _Bedazzled_, the first one with Peter Cook, I’m pretty sure that Eleanor Bron’s boyfriend picks her up after work in one of the front-opening models, at the beginning of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/3 "2008-05-28T23:26:58Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] In _Bedazzled_, the first one with Peter Cook, I’m pretty sure that Eleanor Bron’s boyfriend picks her up after work in one of the front-opening models, at the beginning of the movie. [/QUOTE] I bet it is. I will look for it next time I watch it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/4 "2008-05-28T23:40:13Z")
It was Terry-Thomas’ car in **The Naked Truth**. Drove it all through the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/5 "2008-05-29T02:30:27Z")
Yes, it was indeed an Isetta in _Bedazzled_. Check out the [Internet Movie Cars Database](http://www.imcdb.org/). They’ve got listings for a bunch of movies with Isettas in them. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/6 "2008-05-29T02:58:24Z")
Steve Urkel drove an Isseta on **Family Matters**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/7 "2008-05-29T03:51:36Z")
[QUOTE=Santos L Halper] Yes, it was indeed an Isetta in _Bedazzled_. Check out the [Internet Movie Cars Database](http://www.imcdb.org/). They’ve got listings for a bunch of movies with Isettas in them. [/QUOTE] **Santos** : thanks for that link. I’ve been thinking for years that a site just like that was needed. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/8 "2008-05-29T10:17:57Z")
[http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/whattadrag.html](http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/whattadrag.html) Not quite related, but you might like this. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/9 "2008-05-29T12:24:22Z")
The Wikipedia entry you linked to says that Fred Astaire drove one in _Funny Face_. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-isetta-in-film-and-television/450953/10 "2008-05-29T18:32:29Z")
the **Sega Dreamcast** game **Daytona USA** has a three-wheeled Isetta type car they call the “Pywachet Varcheta”, somehow it holds it’s own quite well with the big, heavy stock-cars in the game