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Mary Poppins is a fictional character and the eponymous protagonist of P. L. Travers' books of the same name along with all of their adaptations. A magical English nanny, she blows in on the east wind and arrives at the Banks home at Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, where she is given charge of the Banks children and teaches them valuable lessons with a magical touch. [1]
When Marge becomes stressed, the Simpsons hire a nanny, a Mary Poppins parody named Shary Bobbins (voiced by Maggie Roswell). The episode was directed by Chuck Sheetz and written and executive produced by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. [3] It was the last episode for which Reiss received a writing credit.
The scene in which Mary Poppins and Bert interact with a group of animated penguins is noted for its use of the sodium vapor process. Rather than using the more common bluescreen process to insert the actors into the animated footage, the actors were filmed against a white screen lit with sodium vapor lights, which have a yellow hue.
Because Mary Poppins was a period piece set in 1910, songs that sounded similar to songs of the period were wanted. [2] The movie version finished at #36 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
"The Perfect Nanny" is a song from Walt Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins, and it is composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. [1] This song is heard at the beginning of the film, and its theme is heard through the film as a leitmotif for the children.
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Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. Mary Poppins, a 1964 Disney film starring Julie Andrews, based on the books. Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack, the soundtrack album for the 1964 film. Mary Poppins Returns, a 2018 film starring Emily Blunt, and sequel to the 1964 film.
This nanny, Miss Andrew, a character from the books, makes an appearance in the musical as the polar opposite of Mary Poppins, advocating "brimstone and treacle" instead of "a spoonful of sugar". Winifred Banks is no longer the suffragette of the film, but a former actress who is struggling to fulfill her husband's expectations of her.