Which 1971 film character appears in the Condescending Wonka meme?

The 1971 film character in the Condescending Wonka meme is Willy Wonka.

The meme uses a still image of Gene Wilder as Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Mel Stuart’s 1971 musical fantasy film. In the image, Wonka wears a sly, amused expression, which became useful for captions that mock condescending questions, patronizing remarks, or deliberately obvious statements.

Wilder’s Wonka is the eccentric chocolatier who invites children holding Golden Tickets to tour his factory. The film adapts Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, although the movie changed some details and added songs such as “The Candy Man.”

The other answer choices are characters from the same film: Charlie Bucket is the child protagonist, Grandpa Joe accompanies Charlie, and Mike Teavee is one of the visiting children. They are not the character shown in the meme. The film was released on June 30, 1971, and was later selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.