Mr. Bucket is the father of Charlie Bucket. In the 1971 film, he is dead. In the book, musical, and 2005 film, however, he works at a local toothpaste factory, screwing the lids onto the tubes, until machines are built to do the job for him, and he is laid off, since the machines can do the job for him, screwing the lids onto the tubes, working at the local toothpaste factory he later gets a job repairing the machines., in the 2005 film, musical, book, book and film book. He is the son of Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine in the novel, but in the film and stage adaptations, George and Georgina are his parents.
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