Fun facts about "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

Jason Weisberger 11:53 am Tue May 27, 2025

When I was a kid Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was constantly on Tom Hatten's Family Film Festival, and I loved seeing it.

Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes are just outstanding. The tale of a well-meaning, but bumbling inventor, his kids, and a candy heiress on an adventure in a car, with just enough personality. This was during an era when Disney was also making movies about cars with too much personality, such as The Love Bug.

Previously:
• Why Dick Van Dyke is the coolest 90-year-old in town
• Dick Van Dyke breaks out in song to surprised Denny's diners
• 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke dances barefoot in new Coldplay video
• Songwriting podcast with Richard Sherman of Disney's Sherman Brothers

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