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• Based on a True Story: The car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was inspired by several real race cars, and the start-of-film sequence showing the car and its crash is loosely based on elements of the first Chitty's history.
• Hey, It's That Guy!:
  • Bert the Sweep apparently stopped even pretending to have a British accent.
  • Auric Goldfinger is a toy-craving, child-hating manchild?
  • Benny Hill is the Toymaker.
  • Phil Collins (a Former Child Star) has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role.
  • Millie the stage hand has done well for herself, marrying a baron and all.
  • Q apparently got his start as a junkman.
• Mean Character, Nice Actor: Robert Helpman, who played the Child Catcher, was actually extremely kind, especially towards the children.
• Not Even Bothering with the Accent: After taking a lot of criticism for his phony Cockney in Mary Poppins, Dick Van Dyke completely dispensed with a British accent in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, despite the fact that his character's father and two children all had one.
• Shout-Out:
  • During breakfast, Grandpa Potts tells everyone "I got up this morning, and I shot an elephant in my pajamas.", making everyone say in unison "How it ever got into my pajamas, I shall never know."
  • To the film: The video for Barenaked Ladies's song "One Week" includes a sequence that duplicates the "dolls" scene from the film.
• Sibling Team: The Sherman Brothers, who wrote the film's songs.