List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Oompa-Loompas

The Oompa Loompas are members of a fictional pygmies. They enjoy worldwide known and among the most important figures in the history of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Origin

The Oompa Loompas were from the Norwegian- Welsh writer Roald Dahl for his 1964 published children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( Original Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) created.

Oompa Loompas origin of the

According to the narrative of the people barely knee-high Oompa Loompa lived in Loompaland, which is located in the " deepest and darkest part of the African jungle ." There they discovered Willy Wonka in his search for new exotic cocoas. He meets their leader and learns that the cocoa beans, their only staple food and cash, just been with them, and therefore they threatened to starve, in desperation, the Oompa Loompas - eating caterpillars. Willy Wonka offered to the people to come with him to work in his chocolate factory for him. In return, the Oompa Loompas as many cocoa beans would get, as they could only eat and wear. Then he took all the people with him, and quartered them in his chocolate factory. As he was doing no more people like a case of industrial espionage, they are now the only worker there. They have their reward in the form of cocoa beans. They do not talk, but instead sing songs that are very wise and have a didactic character.

Appearance

There are three versions regarding the appearance of the Oompa Loompas known: In the original novel as they are knee- high, described with very pale, slightly rosy skin and dark blond hair. You wear different hairstyles. The women dress with freshly picked leaves, the men with Rehfellschürzen and the children are unclothed.

In the Erstverfilmung from the year 1971, the Oompa Loompas are also dwarfed. They have a clay - orange skin, bottle-green hair and white eyebrows. They are dressed in brown and white workers overalls and wearing white gloves. In the second film version from 2005 all have Oompa Loompas black, straight hair, knotted together into a bun. Now plug in bright red, shiny overalls.

Criticism of the Oompa Loompas

Both the literary description and the behavior of the Oompa Loompas in the original novel have been repeatedly criticized in the past, so that Roald Dahl was forced to change their appearance and their geographical origin or to cover up. Background were allegations by the press and literary critic, the representation of the Oompa Loompas was " racist" and "discriminatory" Willy Wonka then act like the stereotypical white Neuweltler who can deliver patronizing an oh-so- primitive people from their trouble, only to have them as cheap slave with a migration background to work in its factories to let. The Oompa Loompas were portrayed as brutish and ignorant savages. Roald Dahl denied these allegations from life.

Parodies and allusions

The Oompa Loompas are parodied in many different ways, or alluded to it. Here is a selection:

Futurama: In the episode The party with Slurm McKenzie ( Fry and the Slurm Factory) wins Fry ( similar to the story by Roald Dahl ) a visit in a beverage factory. There he meet, Bender and Leela on small workers, who are called " Gronka Lonkas ".

The Simpsons: In the episode Sweet and sour margin ( Sweets and Sour Marge) Homer asks Marge, who comes back from the sugar factory, whether there would also be Oompa Loompas. Later, a group of exploited by the sugar Oompa Loompa emerges even with them. As a result, large, small love the bartender Moe sees when zapping in the apartment of his diminutive girlfriend happens to be a television sequence in which Oompa Loompas sing.

Family Guy: In that episode where ( again, similar to the original story ) Peter wins a tour of the brewery, where the work Choompa Woompas.

Jackass: The MTV show we see the diminutive performer Wee -Man in an Oompa Loompa costume - skating through the city and dance to a song of the Oompa Loompas from the film version of 1971.

Bela B.: The music video for the song day with dust jacket of the German musician Bela B. is modeled on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, accordingly, figures can be seen, similar to the Oompa Loompas of Dahl adaptations.

Drawn Together: In the episode Freaks & Greeks Captain Hero chewing a chewing gum called the Xandir as Willy Wonka candy, whereupon Captain Hero inflates and a blueberry similar. He is rolled from Oompa Loompas two out of the room.

Epic Movie: Part of the film consists of a parodied visit to the chocolate factory, the film inspired from the year 2005 there are Oompa Loompas also shown in pink suits, however. .

Furthermore, there are countless series and movies that make use of at least the word " Oompa Loompa ", mostly in connection with dainty or small stature people.