"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!"

Last month, when the extended B family came to visit, some of us went to the LeMay Car Museum. When I saw this 1906 Cadillac on the right, I was reminded me a little bit of Truly Scrumptious's car in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. At the time, I thought to myself that Sam was old enough to appreciate that show, which I liked to watch when I was a kid.

Luckily, the opportunity to for me to introduce Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Sam came up sooner than I thought. Today, a nearby theater (an old theater that is still maintains its original Art Deco flair) hosted a free summer matinee screening of the show. I built up a little bit of hype for this movie beforehand, explaining to Sam that Chitty was kinda like a Transformer. Sam thought the show was great, and I loved listening to his cute little voice sing the theme song over and over this evening.

When building up hype for this movie, I came across a documentary that explains a little bit more behind-the-scenes information about the film and the actors. The documentary explains how the filmmakers had to work with Heather Ripley, the actress who played Jemima, so as to mask her Dundee accent. It's interesting that the accent was an issue for this young girl, whereas no one seems to mind (or mention) that Dick Van Dyke has an American accent as Caratacus Potts!