Veruca

Just watching one of these future "Veruca Salts" as she learns to be a sore loser or worse, an ungracious winner, and overhearing a starstruck mother as she imparts upon her impressionable child life's most valuable lesson: the need to be better than everyone else, one can't help but feel that by simply tuning into the show, you're an accomplice.

David Fagin: Saving for a "Collagen" Education: Can We Go Any Lower Than Toddlers & Tiaras? David Fagin 2011

Just watching one of these future "Veruca Salts" as she learns to be a sore loser or worse, an ungracious winner, and overhearing a starstruck mother as she imparts upon her impressionable child life's most valuable lesson: the need to be better than everyone else, one can't help but feel that by simply tuning into the show, you're an accomplice.

David Fagin: Saving for a "Collagen" Education: Can We Go Any Lower Than Toddlers & Tiaras? David Fagin 2011

She also does a dope version of Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

Just watching one of these future "Veruca Salts" as she learns to be a sore loser or worse, an ungracious winner, and overhearing a starstruck mother as she imparts upon her impressionable child life's most valuable lesson: the need to be better than everyone else, one can't help but feel that by simply tuning into the show, you're an accomplice.

David Fagin: Saving for a "Collagen" Education: Can We Go Any Lower Than Toddlers & Tiaras? David Fagin 2011

Augustus Gloop is a glutton, Veruca Salt is a greedy, spoiled brat, Violet Beauregarde is a motor-mouth who chews gum and talks incessantly, and Mike Teevee is addicted to television and acts like the world should entertain him.

Seeing Double: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory / Fantastic Mr. Fox » Scene-Stealers 2010

Just watching one of these future "Veruca Salts" as she learns to be a sore loser or worse, an ungracious winner, and overhearing a starstruck mother as she imparts upon her impressionable child life's most valuable lesson: the need to be better than everyone else, one can't help but feel that by simply tuning into the show, you're an accomplice.

David Fagin: Saving for a "Collagen" Education: Can We Go Any Lower Than Toddlers & Tiaras? David Fagin 2011

I imagine that some sort of Veruca Salt-tantrum happened in the W offices as Kim (the third K is silent and therefore not racist) Kardashian demanded, "I want an artist with a K name, now, Editor-in-Chief, NOW!"

Carol Hartsell: Suggestions for Improving the Kim Kardashian Cover of W 's Art Issue Carol Hartsell 2010

You guys were the ones who whined like Veruca Salt and demanded Carlos Beltran, Francisco Rodriguez and Jason Bay.

The Note the Mets Jason Gay 2010

She also does a dope version of Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

Just watching one of these future "Veruca Salts" as she learns to be a sore loser or worse, an ungracious winner, and overhearing a starstruck mother as she imparts upon her impressionable child life's most valuable lesson: the need to be better than everyone else, one can't help but feel that by simply tuning into the show, you're an accomplice.

David Fagin: Saving for a "Collagen" Education: Can We Go Any Lower Than Toddlers & Tiaras? David Fagin 2011