Summary
John Stamos sings about an apocalypse inspired by legendary candymakerWilly Wonkain a new parody music video. Stemming from the 1964 Roald Dahl novelCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka is canonically the greatest candymaker of all time, and the character has appeared in a number of films. Most recently, the inventor was displayed in theprequel musicalWonka, which starred Timothée Chalamet as the titular chocolatier. Stamos has never been involved in a Willy Wonka movie, and is best known for playing Jesse inFull House.
Wonkais currently available to watch on Max.
Now, theWilly’s Candy SpectacularYouTube channel has posted a bizarreWonka-based music video starring Stamos, who sings about the apocalypse caused by Willy Wonka.
The video features Stamos in a suit and a set of rose-tinted sunglasses, singing about “an immersive treat that was meant to be sweet” that ended up causing the apocalypse. The song goes on to contend that not Donald Trump, not Vladimir Putin, but Willy Wonka spurred the apocalypse. Visually, the song features a series of bizarre images, such as Stamos extending his tongue to a giant lollipop.
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Though the Stamos video uses a different name, it is inspired by a real-life exhibit called the Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow. Planned for this past winter, the exhibit was made without licensing from Warner Bros., and many of the elements were as cheap and poorly-made as one would expect from an unofficial experience of that sort. The ramshackle event looked thrown together at the last minute, with the performers looking like characters out of a horror movie and none of the visual effects even close to up to par with what was promised.
As a result, Glasgow’s Willy Wonka Experience was quickly shut down. The supposedly immersive experience was scary for kids and angered parents who were expecting far more from it. Even though it was shut down, the Willy Wonka Experience became oft-talked about all over the internet, with many images going viral. Multiple actors from the failed event shared their own unfortunate stories of being made to believe that the experience was something far different than it ended up being.
Since then, multiple creative projectsabout theWilly WonkaExperiencehave been announced. This includes a horror film based on the event, which should not be too hard to conjure given the horrific nature of the original product. Furthermore, a musical calledWilly’s Candy Spectacular: A Parody Musicalwas announced. The Stamos video appears to be the opening number from said musical, and if this is any glimpse into what the whole thing is like, it is sure to be a wild ride.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 film featuring Gene Wilder as the reclusive candy maker Willy Wonka. The plot follows young Charlie Bucket’s quest for a golden ticket, granting him a tour of Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory with a lifetime supply of sweets as the ultimate prize.
