#Caractacus Potts

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DICK VAN DYKE — Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) dir. Ken Hughes

[felicitykings]

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (1968) dir. ken hughes

[curiouslymyown]

When Remus was eight, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang came out and I have a feeling he loved that film and had a crush on Dick Van Dyke

[carolinanadeau]

Dick van Dyke as Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968

[tothetoonandback]

T4t and I’ll fight to the fucking DEATH on that. Also happy new years to those that it’s new years for!!!:-) Yay! Yay!

(Click for better quality!🤹 also doodles down below…..)

(INCLUDING PLEX HOLDING A KITTY)

[tommieglenn]

Caractacus and Nevada (watercolour commission)

as Ken and Barbie <3

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Links

[thegayfangrrl]

[seashorepics]

Day 22: Reviving the Legend: The Reconstruction of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Car

— Introduction The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car, one of the most beloved vehicles in cinematic history, is undergoing a detailed reconstruction that promises to restore the magic and charm of this whimsical machine. First made famous by the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the car has since become a cultural icon, celebrated by generations of fans who remember it as a flying, floating, and…

[yahoo0messenger]

Fuck you Mary and Robert Rawling - you are both probably mostly kept retarded in boxes like the other associates and family members of wooden Robot inventors.

[raulcentric]

Damn, I love this ship!

Commission for notmyyacht!

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968, Ken Hughes)

11/09/2024

[carolinanadeau]

Dick van Dyke as Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

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can we please have another silly poll on a topic of your choosing. i <3 the silly one-off polls

FUCK YEAH FINALLY

this is about characters, not the people who play them!

if you'd like to watch all of chitty chitty bang bang, it's currently free on youtube.

if you want to refresh your memory on who's who, i've pulled out a couple clips here: grandpa and the vulgarians | caractacus and truly | lord scrumptious | the bombursts | the inventors | the childcatcher and the toymaker | the everyday english people | the spies

[a-princess-dragon]

Suddenly thinking about my brain’s delight with Caractacus Potts as his blond clown and the scarecrow from wizard of oz. Tack moves the same.

I want him bro

[pommedepersephone]

We finished reading Chitty Chitty Bang Bang today. The boychild's assessment?

"LOVELY! It was exciting. I loved that they defeated the gangsters! Can we read it again?"

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is definitely an Ian Fleming book. It does not have the sex and violence of Bond, but the snappy writing, love of cars and gadgets and FOOD is all there. And while the avuncular tone (noted by many of his contemporaries both as praise and criticism) sometimes feels a little simplistic, it overall was a fun read.

An important point as a parent reading this to my kids was that the whole family was part of the adventure. Commander Caractacus Pott, his wife Mimsie Pott and their twins Jeremy and Jemima were all active participants. Mimsie is the least developed character, but I really appreciated that when the twins were kidnapped and plotting how to escape, they worked together and Jemima proved to be just as brave and smart as her brother.

Also, the original illustrations by John Burningham are quite fun.

NOTE: If you have seen the movie, be prepared that the screen version is a VERY loose adaptation. The screenplay was written by Roald Dahl and the director. Dahl also wrote the screenplay for You Only Live Twice, which likewise is a rather loose adaptation of the book by the same name. The musical was produced by Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, who had made five James Bond films to that point, and it does feature both

Desmond Llewelyn (Major Boothroyd "Q") as 'Bill' Coggins and Gert Fröbe (Goldfinger) as Baron Bomburst. That was a bit of fun for my kids.

Overall, our family recommends this book!