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February 24, 2010 at 2:54 am #593982
velo_nutParticipantIs your Avatar that of the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? I still love that movie. Wife thinks I’m crazy.
Oh you pretty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
We love you.
And, in
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
What we’ll do.
Near, far, in our motor car
Oh what a happy time we’ll spend.
Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Our fine four fendered friend.
Maybe I had one too many Manny’s….
February 24, 2010 at 3:00 am #689138
JiggersMemberI smell children….lol One of my favorite all time movies. They don’t make these like they used to. I must have been 5 years old when it first came out not sure.
February 24, 2010 at 3:43 am #689139
GinaParticipantRobert Helpmann, who played the child catcher, was the choreographer for the movie The Red Shoes.
Just in case anyone needs an extra piece of trivia.
February 24, 2010 at 6:06 am #689140
dawsonctParticipantIt’s been bugging me for months, good call Velo. Dick Van Dyke is great, of course. Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay, I guess the darker aspects fit his style, from a book by Ian Fleming, which explains the character name ‘Truly Scrumptious’.
February 24, 2010 at 8:18 am #689141
HunterGParticipantFebruary 24, 2010 at 1:45 pm #689142
SemeleParticipantthat movie was one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving when I was a kid :)
February 24, 2010 at 3:37 pm #689143
JiggersMemberThe reason I liked the movie when I was a kid was because I always dreamed of having a car that could fly. Not too mention that Dick Van Dyke played an inventor of cool stuff. Willy Wonka was the other favorite movie as a kid.
February 24, 2010 at 4:53 pm #689144
JustSarahParticipantConfession of the day: I had a huge crush on Dick Van Dyke as a kid. Specifically, him as Burt in Mary Poppins. Dancing with the penguins.
February 24, 2010 at 6:35 pm #689145
andreaParticipantI do so love Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Willy Wonka! As a kid, my mom tried to stear us clear of any non-Disney style movies, so these were a few of the staples in our house (back when you had to actually RENT the VCR – Channel 3 Video anyone?!). The child catcher from Chitty gave me such nightmares as a kid! He was so evil…and I love that Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay. He was such a gifted writer of children’s stories.
February 24, 2010 at 11:51 pm #689146
francis57MemberAnother wonderful film was Pippy Longstocking. A tale of a Swedish girl with exceptional strength and funny pigtails! Delightful for people of all ages and I confess I saw it in the theater circa 1969 (not to date myself!).
February 25, 2010 at 2:41 am #689147
velo_nutParticipantPippi was a much better book than a movie.
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