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by the time you hear them singing it's already too late. the Oopa Loompas have come for you...
I never got why they were orange.
It's a metaphor for the the prolonged winter of 1970 that heavily hit the citrus industry.
They are Donald Trumps Secret Army
The little trill at 3:05 "or could you just not beaar to look!" has made me giggle ever since the first time seeing this as a wee one.
It finally just dawned on me how much the Oompa Loompas sound like The Association.
Cartwheel
Oompah Loompah Dupe-ity Dupe. I'm not saying it's a dupe. I'm just predicting the joke for when this inevitably IS duped.
Don't tell me how to raise my kids you little shits! You have orange skin, green hair, and white eyebrows! The fuck do you know?
bigot.
I've always somewhat doubted their honesty when they say "You will live in happiness too, like the Oompa-loompa-doompity-doo". They seem pretty depressed/bitter if you ask me.
Crypto-anti-communism
hey now! Wonka saved them from a life of slavery in the book (no shit). their new master is much kinder: just look at those snazzy uniforms! they also get much-needed breaks, a tanning spa, and a 401k.
They think they have a good union but they don't, they're basically slaves
Somehow it's difficult these days for me to look at the Chocolate Factory without thinking of Suerjail. I blame Johnny Depp.
Needs "Nightmare Fuel" tag.
I was an Oompa Loompa in a school play.