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* AmphibiousAutomobile: By inflating a raft underneath its chassis, Chitty can transform into Ian instant seacraft.
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* AmphibiousAutomobile: By inflating a raft underneath its chassis, Chitty can transform into Ian an instant seacraft.
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* AmphibiousAutomobile: By inflating a raft underneath its chassis, Chitty can transform into Ian instant seacraft.
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* FlyingCar: It isn't the current page image for nothing! The car can sprout a pair of red-and-yellow wings and take to the sky in an instant.
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** In the stage show, Chitty bursts through a wall to stop the Child Catcher from taking the children again.
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** In the stage show, Chitty bursts through a wall to stop and stops the Child Catcher from taking the children again.
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** During the climax, Chitty escapes captivity and enters the FinalBattle to give its family a lift.
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** During the climax, FinalBattle, Chitty escapes captivity and enters the FinalBattle swoops in to give its family a lift.
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** During the climax, Chitty escapes captivity and enters the FinalBattle to give its family a lift.
** In the stage show, Chitty bursts through a wall to stop the Child Catcher from taking the children again.
** During the climax, Chitty escapes captivity and enters the FinalBattle to give its family a lift.
** In the stage show, Chitty bursts through a wall to stop the Child Catcher from taking the children again.
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* SentientVehicle: At least in the story-within-a-story, though Caractacus believes that it talks to him and his family through its distinct "chitty chitty bang bang!" sound. The stage version of Chitty, on the other hand, is established as being sentient from the very start -- it even takes a bow at the end.
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[[folder:Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]
The titular car itself, a former racing vehicle that Caractacus refurbishes into a mechanical marvel. It is capable of traveling by land, air, and sea.
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* CoolCar: One of the coolest cars in cinema. Not only is it a reliable roadster, it can sprout wings for air travel and spawn a raft on the fly to become a boat.
* EjectionSeat: It has one of the "giant spring" variety, which Grandpa uses to send the Baroness flying.
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The titular car itself, a former racing vehicle that Caractacus refurbishes into a mechanical marvel. It is capable of traveling by land, air, and sea.
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* CoolCar: One of the coolest cars in cinema. Not only is it a reliable roadster, it can sprout wings for air travel and spawn a raft on the fly to become a boat.
* EjectionSeat: It has one of the "giant spring" variety, which Grandpa uses to send the Baroness flying.
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* VillainLoveSong: "Chu-Chi Face", which she sings with her husband. She gushes about their love without realizing that he's trying to kill her throughout the song.
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* PlotArmor: Taken to an astonishing extreme. The Baron attempts to kill her several times, and she narrowly avoids it every single time, without even ''realizing'' it. Even after he drops her through a trap door, she just comes back through another door unscathed.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After they're thrown overboard from the Baron's airship, they finally make it back to Vulgaria after swimming across the ocean. The moment they see the castle getting ambushed, they turn around and head ''back'' into the water.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After they're thrown overboard from the Baron's airship, they finally make it back to Vulgaria after swimming a long swim across the ocean. The moment they see the castle getting ambushed, they turn around and head ''back'' into the water.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After they're thrown overboard from the Baron's airship, they finally make it back to Vulgaria after swimming across the ocean. The moment they see the castle getting ambushed, they turn around and head back into the water.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After they're thrown overboard from the Baron's airship, they finally make it back to Vulgaria after swimming across the ocean. The moment they see the castle getting ambushed, they turn around and head back ''back'' into the water.
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* ButtMonkey: With the Baron's balloon taking on too much deadweight, the Vulgarians quickly look for something to toss out to lighten the load. Any guess what, or ''who'', they decide to get rid of?
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He no longer has a murderous hatred for his wife in the stage show, so their love is genuine and requited. As a result, "Chu-Chi Face" is a straight love song without the irony.
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* VillainLoveSong: "Chu-Chi Face", a [[SillyLoveSongs Silly Love Song]] that he sings with his wife... while trying to kill her at every turn.
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* HateSink: By far the most despicable villain in the story; while the Bombursts and Spies are LaughablyEvil, he's just evil. It's almost a tradition for the audience to ''boo'' him in the stage play.
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* SinisterSchnoz: He's got a big, elongated nose that grants him the ability to sniff out children.
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* VillainSong: The stage adaptation gives him his own song, "Kiddy-Widdy-Winkies", which he sings as a warning to any child that has the misfortune of crossing his path.
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* BreakoutCharacter: He only has about ten minutes of screentime, yet he manages to be the most memorable character of the whole film. To this day, he is considered by many to be one of the scariest villains in children's cinema.
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* GenderFlip: In the musical's 2024 UK tour, the Catcher is played by a woman.
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* AdaptationalUgliness: As if having a huge, pointed nose and unkempt black hair wasn't enough, the stage version exaggerates the Child Catcher's appearance even further with ghoulishly-pale skin and large ears not unlike [[LooksLikeOrlok Count Orlok]].
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* AdaptationalUgliness: As if having a huge, pointed nose and unkempt black hair wasn't enough, the stage version exaggerates the Child Catcher's appearance even further with ghoulishly-pale skin and large ears ears, not unlike [[LooksLikeOrlok Count Orlok]].
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* AdaptationalUgliness: As if having a huge, pointed nose and unkempt black hair wasn't enough, the stage version exaggerates the Child Catcher's appearance even further, further with ghoulishly-pale skin and large ears not unlike [[LooksLikeOrlok Count Orlok]].
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* AscendedExtra: They have a much stronger presence in the stage version, appearing as early as the second scene. They even get their own duet, "Think Vulgar" (or "Act English" in later shows).
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A kindly old junkyard owner, who sells Caractacus Chitty.
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A kindly old junkyard owner, owner who sells Caractacus Chitty.
the car that would become Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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The sadistic, yet incredibly childish ruler of Vulgaria. He has his eye on Chitty and wants to reap it for himself.
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The baroness of Vulgaria. She loves and spoils her husband silly, though he [[UnwantedSpouse doesn't exactly reciprocate those feelings]].
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A wicked catcher who hunts stray children on the streets of Vulgaria. He is tasked to capture Jeremy and Jemima.
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Two bumbling spies who are ordered by the Baron to steal Chitty.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: In the stage musical, they are named Boris and Goran.
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Whoever added the spies really formatted it poorly. And added one bit character who is rather important...
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-> '''Played by:''' Creator/DesmondLlewelyn
A kindly old junkyard owner, who sells Caractacus Chitty.
* ActorAllusion: A old man who gives a young man a car with various gadgets he ends up using by the end of the film... [[Franchise/JamesBond Now where have we heard that before?]]
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-> "Played by:" Alexander Doré and Bernard Spear.
* BumblingHenchmanDuo: They are the bumbling henchmen sent by the Baron to steal the car and kidnap its inventor. They keep messing up their mission, accidentally kidnapping Lord Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts instead of Caractacus Potts.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In the musical, it's shown that they dislike The Child Catcher.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the musical, they turn over a new leaf after The Baron, his wife and The Child Catcher are all beaten.
* LaughablyEvil: Befitting their characterization as a BumblingHenchmanDuo. Their failed attempts to capture the eponymous car are just so hilarious.
[[folder: The Vulgarian Spies]]
-> "Played by:" Alexander Doré and Bernard Spear.
* BumblingHenchmanDuo: They are the bumbling henchmen sent by the Baron to steal the car and kidnap its inventor. They keep messing up their mission, accidentally kidnapping Lord Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts instead of Caractacus Potts.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In the musical, it's shown that they dislike The Child Catcher.
* HeelFaceTurn: In the musical, they turn over a new leaf after The Baron, his wife and The Child Catcher are all beaten.
* LaughablyEvil: Befitting their characterization as a BumblingHenchmanDuo. Their failed attempts to capture the eponymous car are just so hilarious.
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* LivingToys: Poses as a marionette to get into Baron Bomburst's birthday party.
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* LivingToys: Poses as a marionette sentient rag doll to get into Baron Bomburst's birthday party.
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* LivingToys: Depending on who you ask, Caractacus disguises himself Poses as a puppet/marionette or a rag doll as a marionette to get into Baron Bomburst's birthday present for Baron Bomburst. On the Scale of Living Toys,
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* ParentalLoveSong: He sings "You Two" to Jeremy and Jemima to tell them how much he loves them.
* ParentalLoveSong: He sings "You Two" to Jeremy and Jemima to tell them how much he loves them.
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* Wind-UpKey: WindUpKey: A wind-up key is inserted into the music box to make it start up.
