Grandpa Joe Bucket is the third main character. He is one of Charlie's four bedridden grandparents.
The character was played by Jack Albertson in the 1971 film adaptation Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In this film, he is often excitable, paranoid, and stubborn, and appears anxious that Charlie won the contest, and becomes angry when Charlie is dismissed without reward because they had violated the rules by stealing Fizzy Lifting Drinks and not following the tour, which indicated that Charlie violated the contract, before realizing that returning the everlasting gobstopper was the true test. He tells Charlie that he expects him to find all five Golden Tickets and most certainly expects Charlie to find one when he receives a Wonka Bar for his birthday.
The character was played by David Kelly in the 2005 film adaptation, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Veteran actor Gregory Peck was originally selected to play the role, but he died in 2003 before filming began. This version of the character is written as more calm than the 1971 version. An original backstory to Grandpa Joe's past was added to Tim Burton's film, wherein it is said that Joe worked for Wonka until the latter fired all his workers from his factory due to constant corporate espionage by rival confectionery manufacturers. When he returns to the factory with Charlie for the tour, Wonka asks if he was a spy working for a competing factory, which Joe assures he wasn't.
Memes[]
During the late 2010's, memes based on Grandpa Joe's behavior in the movie were made. Mainly to show how Grandpa Joe stayed in the same bed for over 40 years but when Charlie gets the Golden Ticket, Grandpa Joe immediately gets out of the bed. There is also r/grandpajoehate, a subreddit on Reddit, a joke subreddit about htaing Grandpa Joe.