Mary Poppins

In 1910, Winifred Banks returns to her Edwardian London home after a suffragette rally and learns that Jane and Michael have run away for the fourth time this week, prompting their nanny Katie Nanna to quit. The household is thrown into confusion as the children paste their own ad for a kind nanny. The incident sets the stage for a new, mysterious governess to enter the Banks family.

That night, George posts a newspaper ad seeking a stern, no-nonsense nanny. Jane and Michael submit their own advertisement for a kind, sympathetic nanny. George tears up their note and throws the scraps into the fireplace, but a gust of wind carries the scraps up the chimney into the sky.

The next day, a mysterious Mary Poppins descends from the sky, carrying the children's advertisement in her hand. She agrees with the requests in the ad but promises to be firm with the children. Mary convinces George to hire her, beginning her unconventional care.

Mary immediately demonstrates a magical touch, helping the children clean their nursery with a wave of her umbrella. The room brightens and becomes spotless as Jane and Michael watch in awe. This marks the start of Marys transformative, whimsical approach to parenting.

In the park, Mary meets Bert, a jack-of-all-trades who works as a street painter. Mary transports the group into one of Bert's drawings, and the children ride a carousel while Mary and Bert sing together. They later participate in a playful horse race, which Mary wins, using the nonsense word to describe her victory.

A thunderstorm dissolves Bert's drawings, returning the group to London. Back at home, Mary sings the children's lullaby as they settle in for the night. The magical excursion leaves the Banks family with a renewed sense of wonder.

The next day, Mary and the children visit Albert, Mary's jovial uncle whose laughter causes him to float. George grows irritated by the cheerful atmosphere and threatens to fire Mary. She persuades him to take the children to his workplace, hoping a change of scene will help.

That evening, Mary sings a lullaby about a woman who sells bird food on the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral. The gentle tune soothes the children and begins to soften George’s worries. It reinforces Mary’s growing influence over the household.

The next day at the bank, Mr. Dawes Sr., George's elderly boss, advises Michael to invest his tuppence, snatching it away from him in the process. Other customers overhear the conflict and join the demand for their money back, triggering a bank run. The incident exposes the fragility of the Banks' finances and George's fragile leadership.

Jane and Michael flee the bank and get lost in the East End. Bert, now a chimney sweep, guides them home and helps them scale the rooftops with playful dancing. The rooftop sequences emphasize the boundary between reality and the magic Mary brings to the family.

George receives a humiliating cashiering at the bank after the day's chaos. In a moment of defiance, he repeats Mary’s playful word and tells a joke Albert taught the children, prompting Mr. Dawes Sr. to float up laughing. The moment shifts the family toward a new sense of buoyancy and possibility.

The next day Mary tells the children she must leave, signaling the end of her tenure with the Banks. George makes amends and bonds with his children, repairing his relationship as they fly a kite together in the park. The family slowly embraces a renewed sense of togetherness.

Mr. Dawes Sr. dies laughing after overhearing the family’s dynamics, and Mr. Dawes Jr. rehires and promotes George. The bank’s morale improves, and the household experiences a renewed sense of stability. The event signals a hopeful new chapter for the Banks family.

Mary leaves the Banks home to return to the skies, concluding her magical stewardship of the children. Bert looks up and says goodbye, urging her not to stay away too long. The film closes with London returning to its ordinary rhythm, warmed by Mary’s memory.