History Literature / CharlieAndTheGreatGlassElevator

* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The action takes place over several hours at most; note that Grandpa Joe tells Charlie at the end that -- between the tour of the factory in the first book and the events of this one -- they've had quite a ''day''.

The 1972 sequel to ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' by Creator/RoaldDahl, [[ImmediateSequel beginning directly where the previous book left off]]. Charlie, having just inherited ownership of Willy Wonka's factory, crashed through the roof of his home to pick up his family in Mr. Wonka's huge glass elevator (it can go in any direction, not just up and down). Having spent the past 20 years in bed, Charlie's grandparents (except for Grandpa Joe, who was already out) refused to get out of bed, so Mr. Wonka, Charlie, and Joe just pushed the bed into the Elevator.

** As well as the aforementioned Mr. Wing and Mr. Wong leading to the president saying that "every time you wing you get the wong number."

* SacrificialPlanet: The Vermicious Knids are said to have eaten the former inhabitants of Venus, Mars, and the Earth's moon. The only reason why they haven't devoured Earth yet is because they can't survive the friction heat from plummeting through the atmosphere.

You'll probably be unsurprised to hear that this book was/is a lot less popular than the original ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', though it remains in print to this day. It has never had a film adaptation, since Dahl hated ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'' enough to refuse all rights to make this book into a film. Most adaptations of ''Chocolate Factory'', including the 2005 Creator/TimBurton [[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory film adaptation]] and [[Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory the 2013 stage musical]], have complete closure, negating the circumstances of this book (and thus serving as AlternateContinuity). However, Richard George adapted it into a play, and there have been at least five different audiobook versions. On November 27, 2018, it was revealed that Netflix, as part of a deal that allowed them to make adaptations for other Roald Dahl books, will be allowed to make an adaptation of the book.

** Specific to the U.K. edition as a side effect of the CulturalTranslation the first book received: ''Factory'' suggests Charlie and his family are British; they use British currency and such terms as ''sweets'' and ''lift'' in place of ''candies'' and ''elevator''. Here, they're specifically said to be American. Again, this factors into the plot, as Grandma Georgina's memories as the oldest woman in the world work their way through highlights of U.S. history!

* VicePresidentWho: Inverted with Elvira Tibbs, President Gilligrass's former nanny and vice president, who is competent enough to be universally regarded as the ''real'' power behind the President.

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* YouDoNOTWantToKnow: Willy Wonka, recounting the story of how he invented and perfected Wonka-Vite, lets on that he tested the prototype versions of the pill on 131 Oompa-Loompas, one at a time. It's clear that ''something'' went wrong every time until it was perfected and worked splendidly on the 132nd, but when pressed by the Buckets, he won't say what that was. After Grandma Georgina overdoses on the pills and is de-aged into Minusland, Mr. Wonka finally explains to Charlie that the 131 Oompa-Loompas went through the same experience she did (as the pills were too powerful at that point). Mr. Wonka rescued them all by creating Vita-Wonk and journeying down to Minusland to bring them back, a terribly long and risky process and thus one he didn't want to discuss in the present.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Fanciful as most of it is, the book's events effectively start thanks to this trope -- the bedridden grandparents, having just been uprooted from their home and en route to a new one, are anxious and suspicious of Mr. Wonka and his wacky ways, culminating in Grandma Josephine's panic.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: The Buckets, whose nationality was not stated in ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', are revealed to be Americans here, in the wake of the 1971 movie that cast them thus.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Cover blurbs typically spoil the ending of ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', though since that novel's plot is more or less ItWasHisSled at this point...

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The President wonders how to entertain the aliens who have taken over a space station. Someone suggests fried Mars Bars. This is an actual UK delicacy.

* EyeTake: When the Vermicious Knids are first seen in the Space Hotel, Mr Wonka is described as having his eyes stretched as large as two wheels.

* ArtisticLicenseGeology: On the journey down to Minusland, the factory is revealed to extend more than 200,000 feet underground. This depth is actually a good way into Earth's mantle. Where it's hot, pressure is incredible, and it's {{CaptainObvious|hard to build}}.

* ArtisticLicenseGeology: On the journey down to Minusland, the factory is revealed to extend more than 200,000 feet underground. This depth is actually a good way into Earth's mantle. Where it's hot, pressure is incredible, and it's [[CaptainObvious|hard to build]].

* ArtisticLicenseGeology: On the journey down to Minusland, the factory is revealed to extend more than 200,000 feet underground. This depth is actually a good way into Earth's mantle.

* AccidentalTruth: Willy Wonka tells the listening world a poem warning them about the approach of menacing monsters called "grobes". Soon afterwards, the space hotel comes under attack from real alien monsters. Mr Wonka identifies the aliens as Vermicious Knids, and admits to Charlie he just made the grobes up.

* KarmaHoudini: In the Oompa-Loompas' song, Susie Pinklesweet's grandmother faces no apparent repercussions for sneaking out for a double gin and leaving Susie to her own devices.

* ScareEmStraight: While this isn't the morality play the first book was, the "don't fool around with medicine" Aesop presented in the second half ''definitely'' has this vibe, particularly in the Susie Pinklesweet ShowWithinAShow, which details how she had to be taken to the hospital and get her stomach pumped among other things.

* ShowWithinAShow: The sad story of Susie Pinklesweet, recounted as part of the Oompa-Loompa's MoralityBallad, is a Type 4 PlotParallel example similar to the Miss Bigelow story in the first book.