Question: A bit morbid one, but there's a broken off - therefore missing - piece of Chip's teacup "body." Shouldn't he miss that part from his human body as well when the curse is gone?

Beauty and the Beast (1991)
1 answered question since 2 Mar '25, 23:25
Directed by: Gary Trousdale
Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Bradley Pierce, Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Genres: Animated, Disney, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Continuity mistake: Belle opens the door outward so Gaston falls out, but after she throws his shoes at him, she slams it shut from the inside. (00:18:00)
Gaston: How can you read this? There's no pictures!
Belle: Well, some people use their imagination.
Question: Does Chip really have as many siblings as there are cups in the kitchen? Seems a bit too many, and also they aren't seen as real children at the end of the movie.
Answer: The servants in the castle are transformed into enchanted objects because of the spell, but there are still plenty of other objects in the castle which were not originally people.
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Answer: Not necessarily. There's no indication in the film that every part, feature, or molecule of their furniture bodies is equivalent to one on their human bodies. When they're changed back to their human form, they don't need to "match."