“I've tried it on like twenty Oompa-Loompas and each one ended up as a...” – Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005

Willy Wonka

[about the three-course-dinner chewing gum]

I've tried it on like twenty Oompa-Loompas and each one ended up as a blueberry. It's just weird!

Mrs. Beauregarde

[after Violet has turned into a blueberry]

But, I can't have a blueberry for a daughter. How is she supposed to compete?

Veruca Salt

You could put her in a county fair.
[Mrs. Beauregarde looks at Veruca viciously]

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Willy Wonka Johnny Depp More Willy Wonka quotes →

Dr. Wilbur Wonka Christopher Lee More Dr. Wilbur Wonka quotes →

Veruca Salt Julia Winter More Veruca Salt quotes →

Mrs. Beauregarde Missi Pyle More Mrs. Beauregarde quotes →

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