A character with magical abilities found in a series of children's books by P. L. Travers. Also a Walt Disney film with Poppins portrayed by Julie Andrews. Mary Poppins appears to be an upright and proper governess, but her magic carpet bag and colourful friends make her world just a little bit different and a little more special than the norm.
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What do the Banks children have against barley water?
In Mary Poppins (1964) Jane and Michael stipulate that their new nanny must:
Love us as a son and daughter, and never smell of barley water.
I've always wondered why they include this. If they mean actual barley water, which apparently is popular…
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Were the backwards lyrics correct in Mary Poppins Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?
At the song Mary Poppins says to Bert
You can say it backwards, which is (garbled that doesn't sound right to my ears) but that's...
Is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious actually pronounced backwards correctly at this point?
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What is the source of Mary Poppins' powers?
In the movie she seems to sit on a cloud, exhibits magical powers, and is sent to help a family come back together. She seems to be operating on a mission of sorts as she helps a lot of people. Bert in the movie is actually multiple characters in…
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How did Mary Poppins' bag work, how did she fly?
In a recent bout of speculation I had the thought that Mary Poppins might be a Timelord, considering that her bag (and umbrella?) seem decidedly TARDIS like (bigger on the inside, can fly, etc).
Assuming she isn't actually a Timelord (but if you…
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