Everlasting Gobstopper (fictional candy)
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The Everlasting Gobstopper is a fictional, magically long-lasting candy from Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka stories, famous for never getting smaller and changing colors and flavors as it’s sucked.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Everlasting Gobstopper | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
confectionery in fiction
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fictional candy ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005)
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film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971) NERFINISHED ⓘ novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Arthur Slugworth (1971 film interpretation)
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Charlie Bucket NERFINISHED ⓘ Willy Wonka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPattern | multiple colors in sequence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspired real-world candy products named Gobstopper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalManufacturer | Willy Wonka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist as described in reality ⓘ |
| firstPublication | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (1964) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | children’s literature ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Everlasting Gobstopper (Roald Dahl)
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Everlasting Gobstopper (fictional candy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty | magical ⓘ |
| hasShape | small round candy ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
changes colors when sucked
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changes flavors when sucked ⓘ lasts for a very long time ⓘ never gets smaller when sucked ⓘ |
| partOf | Willy Wonka franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotRole | temptation offered by rival candy maker Slugworth (1971 film) ⓘ |
| setting | Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeRelation | tests loyalty and integrity of children ⓘ |
| usedAs | test of children’s honesty in the story ⓘ |
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