Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory quotes

View Quote [Referring to the soda-powered Wonkamobile] A thing of beauty is a joy forever. [Quoting John Keats.]

View Quote Grandpa Joe: Come on, Charlie, let's get out of here. I'll get even with him if it's the last thing I ever do. If Slugworth wants a Gobstopper, he'll get one.

View Quote Hurry! We have so much time and so little to do! Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.

View Quote The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last. [A quote from Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."]

View Quote Charlie Bucket: Grandpa, look at Augustus! [pointing to Augustus Gloop leaning over face down, heavily slurping from the chocolate river]
Grandpa Joe: Don't worry, Charlie. He can't drink it all.
Augustus: [slurps, but a few seconds later, he plummets into the chocolate] Aarghh!
Mrs. Gloop: Save him!
Augustus: Help! Help! Fish me out!

View Quote Willy Wonka: All aboard, everybody.
Mr. Salt: Ladies first and that means Veruca.
Grandpa Joe: [to Charlie] If she's a lady, I'm a Vermicious Knid.

View Quote TV Reporter: Augustus, how does it make you feel to find the Golden Ticket?
Augustus Gloop: Hungry.
TV Reporter: Any other feelings?
Augustus Gloop: Feel sorry for Wonka. It's going to cost him a fortune in fudge.

View Quote Is it my soul that calls upon my name? [A quote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.]

View Quote T.V. Anchorman: Four down and one to go. And somewhere in this world, another person is moving closer and closer to winning the last of the most sought after prizes in history. Though we cannot help but envy him, whoever he is, and we may be tempted to be bitter in our own losing, we must remember that there are plenty more important things in life. Offhand, I can't remember what they are, but I'm sure there must be something.

View Quote Oompa loompa doopadee do / I've got another puzzle for you / Oompa loompa doopadah dee / If you are wise you'll listen to me / What do you get from a glut of TV? / A pain in the neck and an IQ of 3 / Why don't you try simply reading a book? / Are you too stubborn to take a look? / You'll have no / You'll have no / You'll have no / You'll have no / You'll have no commercials / Oompa loompa doopadee dah / If you're not greedy you will go far / You will live in happiness too / Like the / Oompa / Oompa loompa doompa doopadee do.

View Quote Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three...

View Quote Mr. Turkentine: That's right, you don't know because only I know. If you knew and I didn't know then you'd be teaching me instead of me teaching you, and for a student to be teaching his teacher is presumptuous and rude. Do I make my self clear?
Charlie Bucket: Yes, sir!

View Quote [opening lock] Ninety-nine... forty-four... one hundred percent pure. [A reference to Ivory Soap, which was advertized as being '99.44% pure'.]

View Quote Mr. Salt: What is this Wonka, some kind of fun house?
Willy Wonka: Why? Having fun?

View Quote Charlie Bucket: What was that we just went through?
Willy Wonka: Hsawaknow.
Mrs. Teevee: Is that Japanese?
Willy Wonka: No, that's Wonkawash spelled backwards.