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. a b c Picardie, Justine (2008-10-28). "Was P L Travers the real Mary Poppins?". The Daily Telegraph (telegraph.co.uk). London. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12 . Retrieved 2010-11-25.

Speaks Fluent Animal: Mary Poppins can talk to animals, notably to Miss Lark's dogs Andrew and Willoughby. 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. Costume Evolution: Mary's wardrobe keeps up with the times she lives in, from the 1910s ◊ to the 1930s ◊. She does however keep her trademark colors of blue and red. The stage show mentions in passing that George's own parents neglected him, leaving him in the care of Miss Andrew and thus leading to his personality and parenting style. 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.

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Late to the Punchline: He ponders over the "Wooden leg named Smith" joke at first before he gets it and flies up into the air, dying of laughter. Twenty-six vignettes (one for each letter of the alphabet) weave unexpected tales of Mary Poppins, the Banks children, and other characters from Travers's previous novels. Each vignette is filled with fun and unusual words that start with the featured letter. These are usually classified as children's books, but Travers stated many times that they were not written for children. Evil Reactionary: She has a special disdain for Mary Poppins's approaches to babysitting, calling them "newfangled methods" with such venom that it sounds like Parenthetical Swearing. Cool Old Guy: He's blossomed into this in the sequel, having become an honest bank president who's much friendlier and more approachable than his father before him, and also dances like a pro despite his advanced age.

Officer and a Gentleman: He is very polite and has gentlemanly manners in the adaptations. He's generally nice in the books too, but he fittingly curses like a sailor ( none of which is heard in the narrative). Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE ( / ˈ t r æ v ər s/; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian-British writer who spent most of her career in England. [1] She is best known for the Mary Poppins series of books, [2] which feature the eponymous magical nanny. Jerkass Ball: Held by him in the "Bad Tuesday" chapter of Mary Poppins, where he does things like intentionally make Ellen spill her tray and yell at the servants. 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.

Balloon Woman: An old woman and a friend of Mary's who sells balloons in the park. Her balloons seem to have a magical quality as the name of whoever buys them appears on them. She appeared in the 2018 sequel, played by Angela Lansbury.

It’s ok, Annabel. I think. After all, Michael just turned six, which comparatively speaking is very old indeed, and he can still travel to circuses up in the stars. Even if it all feels so unfair.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. Mrs Banks is married to George Banks and is the mother of Jane, Michael, John, Barbara, and Annabel Banks. Her first name is never revealed in the books, but was given as Winifred in the film and the stage musical. In the books, she is the struggling mistress of the Banks household, and is easily intimidated by Mary Poppins, who treats her with thinly veiled contempt. In the film, she is a strident suffragette (in public; at home, she is the typical Edwardian wife) who is treated somewhat satirically. She was made into a suffragette in the film to explain why she sometimes did not have time to look after her children. In the stage musical, she is a former actress who is under constant pressure from her husband as she struggles to enter his social circle. In the 1964 Disney film, she is portrayed by Glynis Johns; in the 2004 Radio 4 drama, she is played by Deborah Berlin. Lawson, Valerie (2006). Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0743298162. . Bag of Holding: Her magical carpet bag easily contains multiple objects way too big and heavy for a normal bag.

In the 1977 interview on the BBC's Desert Island Discs, Travers remarked about the film, "I've seen it once or twice, and I've learned to live with it. It's glamorous and it's a good film on its own level, but I don't think it is very like my books." [44] [45] Later films [ edit ] Grilli, Giorgia (2007) [1997]. Myth, Symbol, and Meaning in Mary Poppins: The Governess as Provocateur[ In volo, dietro la porta: Mary Poppins e Pamela Lyndon Travers]. Translated by Jennifer Varney. Foreword by Neil Gaiman. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-97767-8.

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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. Witchell, Alex (1994-09-22). "At Home With: P. L. Travers; Where Starlings Greet the Stars". The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-11-21. 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". Friend to All Children: Jane and Michael like him, and he makes sure to take them home safely. He also defends them when Mr. Banks wants to be stern.