Who is The Oompa Loompas

The Oompa Loompas are from the classic Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. In fiction, the Oompa-Loompas were first featured in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

In the 1971 musical film adaptation, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the characters are orange-skinned and green-haired.

Oompa-Loompas perform impromptu witty, moralising songs about the mischievous children who have been invited to tour the factory. Four songs are presented to make adolescents think about the consequences of their behaviour:

The Augustus Gloop Song

It's about a gluttonous boy who tried to drink up the chocolate river only to fall in and get sucked up into a pipe headed for the Fudge Room;

The Violet Beauregarde Song

It's about a chronic gum-chewer who eats an experimental gum, causing her to turn blue, expand into a human-like blueberry, and be taken to the Juicing Room to return to normal;

The Veruca Salt Song,
It's about a spoiled brat who falls into a garbage chute;

and the Mike Teavee Song,

It's a song about a boy who watches too much television, only to be shrunken down to a height of one inch and sent to a stretching machine to be stretched back to normal.

Whether you prefer the classic version with Gene Wilder or the later version with Johnny Depp playing Willy Wonka, the Oompa Loompa helpers are a treat to watch and really make the movie stand out as they try to teach a lesson in an otherwise intriguing movie full of wit and humor.