Mary Poppins Comes Back

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Inexplicably Awesome: It's never explained how or why she's able to do the fantastic things she does. Mary Poppins herself certainly doesn't plan on telling, since in her own words, she "never explains anything". Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: At first, William Wilkins comes off as a conventional bank president and is initially friendly to Jane and Michael when they visit the bank. Once they leave, his true colors show as he tears out their late father's records of being a shareholder and burns them in the fireplace. In the Royal Dalton Bowl, he is represented as a wolf who's just as duplicitous, making him a literal "wolf in sheep's clothing".

Hone, Joseph (2013-12-06). "Steely, self-centred, controlling — the Mary Poppins I knew". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 2018-06-08. The Hamadryad: An old and wise snake (a king cobra), stated to be 'the King of all beasts', who is Mary Poppins's first cousin once removed on her mother's side. He lives at London Zoo. He is the host of Mary Poppins's birthday party whenever it falls on a full moon. JadePhoenix13 on Reading The Wheel of Time: Taim Tells Lies and Rand Shares His Plan in Winter’s Heart (Part 3) 2 hours ago Anti-Villain: First film only. Like his father, he only wants what's best for the bank, and that narrows his viewpoint on what a child may want versus what a bank customer may want. George Banks talking about Mary Poppins and passing on the tuppence to Dawes Sr. had an impact on the son, who is smiling the next day. Die Laughing: When he finally gets the punchline of the "Wooden leg named Smith" joke, he laughs, and according to his son, he died laughing.

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Fred Twigley: Mary Poppins's cousin. He gets to have seven wishes granted on the first New Moon, after the second rainy Sunday, after 3 May, as a present from his Godmother. Ambiguously Human: Besides the fact that Mary can do things that normal humans wouldn’t be able to do (such as being able to travel via the wind, defy the laws of physics and being a Weirdness Magnet), Mary’s behaviour tends to be rather strange compared to other people in the story. Basically, she stands out in a crowd and she can do things that no one else in the story can do and nobody knows why... except Mary herself. She hires herself. With, no less, the implication that Mr. and Mrs. Banks are the ones who need to impress her! Adaptational Attractiveness: The book's author, P.L. Travers thought Julie Andrews was too attractive to play Mary but admitted she had the right nose after meeting her.

Bait-and-Switch: The way the adults talk about her and her brother at the start of the film, the audience is led to believe they're spoiled brats and a nightmare to be around, but they turn out to be kind, obediant, mostly well-behaved children who only commit the periodic crime of trying to have fun. No Full Name Given: His first name is never mentioned, but because of the "Sr.", it must be the same as his son's, whatever it is. Defrosting Ice King: When Mr. Banks tells him the joke about a man with a wooden leg named Smith, he breaks into a fit of laughter before he dies laughing. Even Dawes Jr. mentions that he had never been happier in his life.Mary Poppins comes to the rescue when the Banks's family cook goes on an unexpected leave, teaching the young Banks children the basics of cooking in the process. The book includes recipes.

Kid Hero All Grown-Up: More than two decades have passed since Mary Poppins entered his life and left, and he grew up accordingly. Jerkass Has a Point: His points about having money in the bank to invest and grow ends up being proven true in the second movie, something Michael can appreciate with irony; George Banks invested Michael's tuppence, and the interest over twenty years is enough to save the house. The truth behind Mary Poppins creator P.L. Travers" by Time Barlass, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 January 2014 Those little beasts have run away from me for the last time!" Film actress: Elsa Lanchester ( Mary Poppins)P L Travers". Desert Island Discs. BBC Radio 4. 1977-05-21. Audio recording of the episode featuring Travers with Roy Plumley. Hate Sink: Even more so than Katie Nanna, who, while very bumbling and fond of the bottle, was never shown to be outright abusive towards the Banks children. By contrast, Miss Andrews is an avowed Child Hater and a bully who wants to mold the children under her "care" into proper British citizens no matter how much abuse she has to put them through. To make matters worse, it almost seems like she enjoys it. Deadpan Snarker: She's quite snarky about Katie Nanna, and is happy to see her out the door. She's even snarkier in the musical, especially towards Robertson Ay. Following her father's death, Goff, along with her mother and sisters, moved to Bowral, New South Wales, in 1907, and she attended the local branch of the Sydney Church of England Grammar School. [14] She boarded at the now-defunct Normanhurst School in Ashfield, a suburb of Sydney, from 1912. At Normanhurst, she began to love theatre. In 1914 she published an article in the Normanhurst School Magazine, her first, and later that year directed a school concert. The following year, Goff played the role of Bottom in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She became a prefect and sought to have a successful career as an actress. [15] [16] Goff's first employment was at the Australian Gas Light Company as a cashier. [17] Between 1918 and 1924 she resided at 40 Pembroke Street, Ashfield. [18] In 1920 Goff appeared in her first pantomime. [19] The following year she was hired to work in a Shakespearean Company run by Allan Wilkie based in Sydney. [20] Career [ edit ]

She enthusiastically sings about how she's fighting for the equality of women everywhere, to the female staff who feel they aren't getting paid enough for what they have to put up with under her employment. Film actors: Rita Shaw ( Mary Poppins) Stage actors: Jenny Galloway (original London cast), Jane Carr (original Broadway cast), Sally Ann Upton (original Australian cast), Claire Machin (2019 West End revival)Mrs. Brill is the cook. She and Ellen run the household, and see the litany of nannies that come and go. Fortunately, in a couple of cases, I think the stories here are better than their counterparts in the first book: Jane’s story of getting drawn into the Doulton Bowl is not only more detailed, but also contains several parallels to Jane’s real life, and helps Jane to accept her role in the Banks family. Hate Sink: He is the Chairman of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank who takes advantage of London's slump to repossess at least 19 homes and now sets his sights on doing so for the Banks home too. Wilkins has no compulsion about doing so despite likely putting multiple families out on the street purely for profit. He's extremely unrepentant about it to the point that his own uncle fires him at the end of the movie. As if to drive down the point, his balloon sinks while everyone else flies up to the sky with their balloons. Almighty Janitor: Bert, despite being a variety job man that includes chimney sweeper, screever, etc. seems to be one of the most well connected people in both the movie and the musical. The upper class seem to respect him, he is an associate of Mary, and is implied to have some magic at his disposal.

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Cheerful Child: In the film, she seems to be the most cheerful of the two. She's not suspicious of Mary like her brother, she giggles a lot, and she expresses happiness at Mary's exploits.