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Caractacus Potts


 

Caractacus Potts was the main character in the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Potts was an inventor who turned an old racing car (named the "Paragon Panther" on stage) into a flying, floating motor-car (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). His name is a pun on "crackpot".

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He lives with two childen (Jeremy & Jermima) and Grandpa Potts on the Potts farm. During the story, he develops a relationship with Truly Scrumptious (the daughter of Lord Scruptious).

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In the 1968 film, the character is portrayed by Dick Van Dyke. In the later stage performance, Michael Ball got the role.

Related Topics:
1968 - Dick Van Dyke - Michael Ball

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