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Granpa Joe vs Grampa Potts (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)


..Who wins?
Only one way to find out, Fiiiiight!!!

Round 1: Singing

Granpa Joe: I've got a Golden Ticket (9)
Grampa Potts: Grow the Roses and P.O.S.H (10)

Round 2: Lying

Granpa Joe: Says he can't get out of bed(20years), but can (10)
Grampa Potts: Says he is off on expedition, really going for 5h1t (9)

Round 3: Agility

Granpa Joe: Quicker than he looks (9)
Grampa Potts: Can walk with full back pack (10)




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I don't think that was an out-house. It was Grandpa Potts's own playhouse for daydream adventures.

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Yeah, maybe if he was 5 years old!!!

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uh.. It was an outhouse

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Summing up the fight so far...

Round 1 started lively enough with Granpa Joe taking the initiative and singing 'I've got a golden Ticket'. But , it was quickly countered by Grampa Potts 'Posh with a capital P'. Then Potts had Joe wobbling with a fine rendition of 'Grow the Roses'.
I give that round to Grampa Potts, 10 - 9 on my score card.

Round 2 and Potts steams in with "I'm just of to India dear boy"! But Joe rocks him with "I can't get out of bed. Haven't done in 20 years"!
I give that round to wily old Joe 10 - 9, so all is even so far.

Just looking around the gathered fight fans I see a few potential challengers for the winner. Dr Smith from Lost in Space and Fitzhugh from Land of the Giants. The obvious candidate though, would be the Hooded Claw, sat right behind Penelope Pitstop in the second row.

Round 3 and Joe is quicker than he looks but Potts is the fitter seeing as he hasn't kept his lazy ass in bed for 20 years, and proves so by carrying a big back pack into the ring.
That round is Potts in my opinion 10 - 9.

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Round 4: Potential to get out of danger.

Granpa Joe burps to avoid being disemboweled (9)
Grampa Potts enlists the help of other old timers to avoid execution (10)

Round 5: Leeching.

Joe cannot earn because he is bed bound (9)
Grampa Potts cannot earn because he is always off on an expedition (10)

Round 6: Potential future earnings.

Granpa Joe has only got his hands on the chocolate factory (sort of), KO, we have a winner!!!!

Summing the fight up.

Round 4.
Joe has endangered the lives of his grand son and himself by stealing Fizzy Lifting Drinks. He is heading towards certain doom when he (accidently) belches. This turns out to be a lucky thing as it saves them. Grampa Potts is kidnapped through mistaken identity and is given until dawn to make a flying car. He enlists the help of the other prisoners (scientists). This shows better initiative and I score it 10 - 9 in favour of Potts.

Round 5.
Joes leeching abilities are great and the old 'I can't get out of bed' has worked a treat for 20 years now. But, Grampa Potts 'I'm off on another expedition' is pure gold. We all know (including his son and Grand kids) that he is really going for a number 2, yet he gets away with it. I score the round 10 - 9 in favour of Potts.

Round 6.
Potts is building a fine lead at the moment, but here comes Joe. There is only Charlie left in the competition, surely this is all over. But wait, Wonka has rumbled them for stealing the drinks. Charlie gets nothing...NOTHING! Granpa Joe is calling him a crook and he has one last card to play..the Everlasting Gobstopper. Sell it to Slugworth. Oh no, Charlie has handed it back to Wonka. Grampa Potts sensing victory now wades in with his son has invented Toot Sweets.Dogs love them. So does Lord Scrumptious, Grampa Potts former commanding officer whom he used to be Batsman for in the army. Grampa Potts is gonna be wealthy and it looks like Joe is down and out!! Wait though, Wonka has given Charlie the factory. Joe is making a desperate last bid to win this " ..and me, me, what about me". Wonka says they can all come and live there. Joe just needs to kill off the others and manipulate his gullible grandson and he can buy and sell Lord Scrumptious. Grampa Potts is down and he's not getting up! It's all over folks, we have a winner!!!

Granpa Joe is the Champ! There is an uproar in the crowd. The Hooded Claw jumps up and shouts "Nyaaahh! I'll get you Granpa Joe", before fleeing the arena with the kidnapped Penelope Pitstop. The Ant Hill Mob (who earlier were arguing with the Oompah Loompahs) are in pursuit. It has been an eventful spectacle. One that this fight fan will remember for a long long time!!!



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Needs bumping again!

You are entitled to my opinion, whether you want it or not!!

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....and again!

Gentlemen, England will be playing 4-4-f---ing-2

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lest we forget......bump!

It wasnt me, it was the other three. Hang them!

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Round 4: Potential to get out of danger.

Granpa Joe burps to avoid being disemboweled (9)
Grampa Potts enlists the help of other old timers to avoid execution (10)

Round 5: Leeching.

Joe cannot earn because he is bed bound (9)
Grampa Potts cannot earn because he is always off on an expedition (10)

Round 6: Potential future earnings.

Granpa Joe has only got his hands on the chocolate factory (sort of), KO, we have a winner!!!!

Summing the fight up.

Round 4.
Joe has endangered the lives of his grand son and himself by stealing Fizzy Lifting Drinks. He is heading towards certain doom when he (accidently) belches. This turns out to be a lucky thing as it saves them. Grampa Potts is kidnapped through mistaken identity and is given until dawn to make a flying car. He enlists the help of the other prisoners (scientists). This shows better initiative and I score it 10 - 9 in favour of Potts.

Round 5.
Joes leeching abilities are great and the old 'I can't get out of bed' has worked a treat for 20 years now. But, Grampa Potts 'I'm off on another expedition' is pure gold. We all know (including his son and Grand kids) that he is really going for a number 2, yet he gets away with it. I score the round 10 - 9 in favour of Potts.

Round 6.
Potts is building a fine lead at the moment, but here comes Joe. There is only Charlie left in the competition, surely this is all over. But wait, Wonka has rumbled them for stealing the drinks. Charlie gets nothing...NOTHING! Granpa Joe is calling him a crook and he has one last card to play..the Everlasting Gobstopper. Sell it to Slugworth. Oh no, Charlie has handed it back to Wonka. Grampa Potts sensing victory now wades in with his son has invented Toot Sweets.Dogs love them. So does Lord Scrumptious, Grampa Potts former commanding officer whom he used to be Batsman for in the army. Grampa Potts is gonna be wealthy and it looks like Joe is down and out!! Wait though, Wonka has given Charlie the factory. Joe is making a desperate last bid to win this " ..and me, me, what about me". Wonka says they can all come and live there. Joe just needs to kill off the others and manipulate his gullible grandson and he can buy and sell Lord Scrumptious. Grampa Potts is down and he's not getting up! It's all over folks, we have a winner!!!

Granpa Joe is the Champ! There is an uproar in the crowd. The Hooded Claw jumps up and shouts "Nyaaahh! I'll get you Granpa Joe", before fleeing the arena with the kidnapped Penelope Pitstop. The Ant Hill Mob (who earlier were arguing with the Oompah Loompahs) are in pursuit. It has been an eventful spectacle. One that this fight fan will remember for a long long time!!!



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If you even dream about shooting me, you'd better wake up and apologize!!!

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ROLMFHO

There's only birth,copulation and death. Everything else is guess work!

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can't let this classic die

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THE comparision would be
WILLY WONKA vs Father Poots (i.e., the Dick Van Dyke lead role in CCBB)
Both make Candy.


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No, I picked Granpa Potts because he is a Grand father like Granpa Joe. Either way it isn't a comparison, it's a fight.

Gentlemen, England will be playing 4-4-f---ing-2

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bump

Gentlemen, England will be playing 4-4-f---ing-2

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Oh my God, who the hell cares.

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You care enough to reply!

Gentlemen, England will be playing 4-4-f---ing-2

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bump!

Bats, are they really blind or are they taking the piss?

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Grandpa Potts wins every time!

If for the sole reason that he's not a lazy git who only does things when it's convenient for him!
He also helps out his widowed child and his grandchildren and actually takes care of them all and provides for them!

Grandpa Potts is a great man!

Grandpa Joe is Satan in a night shirt!

'You people. If there isn't a movie about it, it's not worth knowing, is it?'

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Grandpa Joe is Satan in a night shirt!

Sounds like a song title.

It wasnt me, it was the other three. Hang them!

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Oh yeah! It does actually!

'You people. If there isn't a movie about it, it's not worth knowing, is it?'

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that's the theme song for the sequel.



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Bump

It wasnt me, it was the other three. Hang them!

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Oddly enough, I just watched both movies back-to-back, and I gotta say, Potts takes it by a landslide!

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I think Grandpa Joe gets an 11 for pulling off the lie of being a gimp for 20yrs.

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Bump!

It wasnt me, it was the other three. Hang them!

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Bump

It wasnt me, it was the other three. Hang them!

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You're old enough to kill, but not for voting....

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Potts is there to help his family.
Joe is there to help himself.



I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.

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Absolutely

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Bump

You're old enough to kill, but not for voting....

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Cant let this classic disappear

If those pen pushers up at city hall don't like it,well, they swivel on this middle digit!

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Bump

If those pen pushers up at city hall don't like it,well, they swivel on this middle digit!

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bump

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So here’s the verdict:

Round 1: Singing
Grow the Roses and P.O.S.H are both much better songs. Potts wins big.

Round 2: Lying

Granpa Joe’s lie keeps him in bed and makes life more difficult for the whole family. He is lazy & selfish

Pott’s really did go on an adventure, so he spoke the truth even though he didn’t know it. Also, his adventure story brought excitement to the kids lives and hurt no one.
Big win for Potts again.

Round 3: Agility
No clear winner here.

Still, in Round 1 Potts takes the lead and knocks him dead in around 2.

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Guess you ought to read the rules

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