History Characters / MaryPoppins

* ButNowIMustGo: She does this at the end of each of the first three books and the films. In addition, she leaves at the end of both acts of the musical.
** In both movies, she departs without saying a direct good-bye to the children.

* IAmSong: ''Practically Perfect'' in the musical.

* {{Leitmotif}}: "A Spoonful of Sugar" in the original film. Becomes a slight BootstrappedTheme in ''Mary Poppins Returns'', played as Mary first arrives at the Banks household.

* MagicalGuardian: One of the most iconic.

* {{Omniglot}}: Mary not only SpeaksFluentAnimal, but when asked if she can speak the 'Leery' dialect, Jack immediately says she can, and indeed she does, translating back and forth.

* RefugeInAudacity: She hires herself. With, no less, the implication that Mr. and Mrs. Banks are the ones who need to impress ''her''!

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Mary is portrayed with one in the film and musical.

* IAmSong: "Chim Chim Cher-ee" in both the film and musical.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: In the film, he has a different job in every scene he appears in: first he's a OneManBand, then a screever, then a chimney sweep, and finally a kite seller. When the rain spoils his chalk drawings, he says it's time to switch jobs from screever to hot chestnut vendor, suggesting that his repertoire of professions is dependent on the weather.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Albert's laughter makes him literally defy gravity, and it is contagious enough that Mary warns the children and they react with fear. It is contagious enough that LateToThePunchline joke he got after Banks was fired caused Mr. Dawes Sr. to laugh loudly enough that he developed the same disorder and literally [[DieLaughing died laughing]].

** In the novels, Uncle Albert floats to the ceiling whenever his birthday falls on a Friday, due to laughing gas.

* BritishStuffiness: At least, until Mary's message gets through.
* TheComicallySerious: In the film and the stage musical.

* HeManWomanHater: "Hate" might be pushing it, but he has no patience for silly female frivolity. He disapproves of his wife's suffragette nonsense, admonishes wife for showing "female emotions" to the children, and outright states in his IAmSong that he considers a wife to be an obedient subject of a man's domain just like his house, servants, and children.

* ParentalNeglect: His life is so strictly regimented by his job that he has no time for nor interest in his children until Mary Poppins presses the issue.

* GoodParents: She is shown to be slightly more caring and attentive to her kids than George, even though her militant activities prevent her from doing it full time.

* IAmSong: "Being Mrs. Banks" in the musical.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: In "Sister Suffragette" she sings about her glorious crusade of gaining equality for women everywhere, over the protests of her current nanny (who is trying to complain about her working conditions, collect her pay, and quit).

* JerkassBall: Held by her in the "Bad Wednesday" chapter of ''Mary Poppins Comes Back''.

* JerkassBall: Held by him in the "Bad Tuesday" chapter of ''Mary Poppins''.

* TookALevelInKindness: The movie starts with her and Ellen bickering about Katie Nanna leaving after the children have run off again. She and Ellen get along better under Mary Poppins's influence, opening the door for each other and singing with the children. At the end, she's trying to comfort Mrs. Banks if being terrible at it.

* ScatterbrainedSenior: A possible reason for his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and InsaneAdmiral behavior.

* BigBad: The closest thing the first film has to one.

* DieLaughing: When he finally gets the punchline of the "Wooden leg named Smith" joke.

* CoolOldGuy: He epitomizes this in the sequel.

* YourAnswerToEverything: Brimstone and treacle!

* TheBully: For all her bluster about bringing up children to be pillars of society, she is ultimately little more than an abusive guardian who bullies her charges until they do as she says. Mary Poppins even [[LampshadeHanding lampshades]] it in their duet.

* BabysitterFromHell

* VillainSong: "Brimstone and Treacle"

* CanonForeigner: A downplayed and averted example. There is a background character named William Weatherall Wilkins in the books, but he was not the bank president.

* AscendedExtra: George didn't really have that much of a role in the original books; he was the kids' somewhat distant, [[DeadpanSnarker slightly snarky]], but ultimately loving father who was usually busy with work and only occasionally got involved in the stories at all. In the movie, he is a central character; arguably his CharacterDevelopmen is the entire point of the story.

* AscendedExtra: George didn't really have that much of a role in the original books; he was the kids' somewhat distant, [[DeadpanSnarky slightly snarky]], but ultimately loving father who was usually busy with work and only occasionally got involved in the stories at all. In the movie, he is a central character; arguably his DharacterDevelopmen is the entire point of the story.

!!!'''Film actor:''' Creator/DickVanDyke (Navckid Keyd) (''Film/MaryPoppins'')

!!!'''Film actor:''' Creator/DickVanDyke (''Film/MaryPoppins'')

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Wilkins feebly protests his uncle's attempt to fire him by pointing out that the bank's profits increased under his administration. His uncle fires back that while this is true ''for now'', he achieved this by betraying the trust of many of the bank's most valued customers, which will seriously hurt business in the long term. It's also implied that Dawes was disinclined to be merciful after learning that his nephew had been falsely telling people he'd gone senile.]]

* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: In the film, he has a different job in every scene he appears in: one scene, he's a OneManBand, one scene, he's a screever, once scene, he's a chimney sweep, and finally, a kite seller.
** This also applies to the musical, where he's a chimney sweep, a screever, a barrel organ player, a street sweeper and even a lamp lighter through out the course of the show.

* {{Omniglot}} Mary not only SpeaksFluentAnimal, but when asked if she can speak the 'Leery' dialect, Jack says she can without a second thought, she's Mary Poppins!

* CanonForeigner: A downplayed example. There is a background character named William Weatherall Wilkins in the books, but he was not the bank president.

!!!'''Film actor:''' Ed Wynn (''Film/MaryPoppins'')

Character sheet for the ''Mary Poppins'' [[Literature/MaryPoppins books]], movie adaptations (''Film/MaryPoppins'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'') and [[Theatre/MaryPoppins stage adaptations]].

!!!'''Stage actresses:''' Laura Michelle Kelly (original London play), Ashley Brown (original Broadway play), Verity Hunt-Ballard (original Australian play)

!!!'''Stage actors:''' Gavin Lee (original London and Broadway plays), Matt Lee (original Australian play)

* BreakoutCharacter: He appeared first in the 1964 film, then became so iconic and beloved because of it that he made it to the musical stage adaptations.

!!!'''Stage actors:''' Creator/DavidHaig (original London play), Daniel Jenkins (original Broadway play), Philip Quast (original Australian play)

* ControlFreak: In the film, he feels that everything in the bank runs with precision, so why shouldn't it be like that at home too?

* HappilyMarried: In spite of all his ParentalNeglect, his marriage with Winifred doesn't seem unhappy at any point in the film.

* SuperOCD: In the film. He's a ScheduleFanatic who insists on everything in his life being "run with precision", and when Mary Poppins shows up and causes little disruptions to his life, he sees it as chaos.

!!!'''Stage actresses:''' Linzi Hateley (original London play), Rebecca Luker (original Broadway play), Marina Prior (original Australian play recording)

** As a surprise for George in the book and musical, she hires Miss Andrew, George's childhood nanny, to replace Mary Poppins in the musical. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she was not fully aware of his rough childhood until it was too late. In addition, George had praised Miss Andrew earlier in the show, so Winifred wouldn't have a clue that she scarred him for life.

!!!'''Stage actresses:''' Charlotte Spencer (Original London play recording)

!!!'''Stage actors:''' Harry Stott (Original London play recording)

* DeadpanSnarker: She's quite snarky about Katie Nanna, and is happy to see her out the door.

* BigBad: While not as prominent as the Dawes family in the first film, Miss Andrew is implied to have scarred George for life in his childhood and certainly makes things a living hell for the family when she returns.

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!! Other characters

[[folder: Admiral Boom]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Storms are up at Number 17! Bit of heavy weather brewing there."'']]
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[[caption-width-right:300: ''"Batten down the hatches, Mr. Binnacle! Rough seas ahead, I fear."'']]
!!!'''Film actors:''' Reginald Owen (''Film/MaryPoppins''), Creator/DavidWarner (''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'')

A neighbour of the Bankses and former Admiral in the Royal Navy. He had the roof of his house built like a ship and has a cannon fired by his first mate Mr. Binnacle twice a day, at 8 AM and 6 PM, causing earthquakes in the neighborhood.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He acts like his house is a ship.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a lot of comments on the Banks household, calls their nanny applicants a "ghastly crew".
* InsaneAdmiral: Played for laughs; he likes to fire off a cannon every morning from the roof of his home in suburban London and shoots at the chimney sweeps with fireworks believing they are "Hottentots".
* OfficerAndAGentleman: He is very polite and has gentlemanly manners in the adaptations. He's generally nice in the books too, but he fittingly [[SirSwearsalot curses like a sailor]] ([[InformedFlaw none of which is heard in the narrative]]).
* OldSoldier: Given his mention of "Hottentots", it's likely that some of his military service took place in South Africa, probably during the Boer Wars of the 1880s and 1890s.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: A possible reason for his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and InsaneAdmiral behavior.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Despite his bizarre behavior and the inconvenience that comes from his constantly shooting off his cannon, the Admiral is respected and well-liked by his neighbors. Even Mr. Banks, who's constantly obsessed with order and things running smoothly, has fond, casual chit-chat with the Admiral on his way home from work, and seems to appreciate the clockwork precision with which he fires. Mrs. Banks and the household staff are quite used to the routine, and rather than complain about it, they simply do what needs doing to protect the household breakables; they'll put up with a twice-daily inconvenience if it means the Admiral is happy.

[[folder: Constable Jones]]
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!!!'''Film actor:''' Arthur Treacher (''Film/MaryPoppins'')

The local policeman who comes and assists with the Banks family as best as he can.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: In the novels, he's the oblivious cop who is bewildered by Mary Poppins's magic. In the films, while it's unclear if he knows about Mary Poppins, he is a more competent police officer.
* AdaptationalNameChange: In the novels, he's known as Constable Egbert. He was renamed "Jones" in the film and is left unnamed in the stage musical.
* AdultFear: He's concerned about how Jane and Michael's father isn't picking up the hints that the kids want to spend time with their dad and have fun. He can't do more than offer his opinion, and promises to watch over the family.
* FriendToAllChildren: 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.
* NiceGuy: He makes sure Jane and Michael are brought home as soon as possible and tells Mr. Banks to go easy on them since they spent the whole afternoon tiring themselves out by chasing after a kite.
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. He's the only adult besides Bert who finds the children when they go missing, and he brings them home straightaway. When Mr. Banks goes missing near the climax, he helps comfort a frightened Mrs. Banks.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: We see him watching Bert's one-man-band to make sure there's no trouble, and then he finds Jane and Michael and brings them home.

[[folder: Mr. Dawes Sr.]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: ''"Fiddlesticks, boy! Feed the birds and what have you got? Fat birds!"'']]
!!!'''Film actor:''' Creator/DickVanDyke (''Film/MaryPoppins'')

The old director of London's main financial center, and the greedy boss of Mr. Banks.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When he gets the "Wooden leg named Smith" joke, he laughs so hard that he starts floating to the ceiling.
* AntiVillain: For all his crustiness, at worst he is insensitive and unwilling to listen to a child. He truly doesn't mean harm, and fires Mr. Banks because he thinks it's the only proper thing to do.
* BigBad: The closest thing the first film has to one.
* CanonForeigner: Mr. Dawes, Sr. and his son were not in the original Mary Poppins books.
* DefrostingIceKing: 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.
* DieLaughing: When he finally gets the punchline of the "Wooden leg named Smith" joke.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Michael as a child protests that he wants to keep his tuppence to feed the birds and show kindness, Dawes Sr. tries to explain complicated concepts on the good things saving tuppence in a bank can do. Michael starts scratching his head in confusion.
* EvilIsPetty: His reason for firing Mr. Banks is understandable considering the trouble the situation has caused; but the ''method'' of firing him, ruining all of his nice possessions, is incredibly mean spirited.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: A MorallyBankruptBanker who wears glasses.
* JerkassHasAPoint: His points about having money in the bank to invest and grow ends up being proven true [[spoiler: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]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite earlier blaming George Banks and his children for causing a run on the bank, when he dies, his son offers George a new position at the bank.
* LateToThePunchline: He ponders over the "Wooden leg named Smith" joke at first before he gets it and flies up into the air, dying of laughter.
* MorallyBankruptBanker: He only cares about his bank making profits; downplayed in that he cares about the customers.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: He wears a red scarf and a black suit and is a MorallyBankruptBanker.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Just as Michael opens his fingers to reveal the tuppence, Dawes Sr. grabs it before Michael can officially give an answer. This leads to Michael and Jane fighting him for the tuppence, and causing the bank run.

[[folder: Mr. Dawes Jr.]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: ''"I may be circling the drain, but I still have a few steps left in me."'']]
!!!'''Film actors:''' Arthur Malet (''Film/MaryPoppins''), Creator/DickVanDyke (''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'')

The son of Mr. Dawes Sr. and one of the members of the board of their bank.

* AntiVillain: 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.
* CanonForeigner: Neither he nor his father were in the original books.
* CastingGag: Dick van Dyke played Mr. Dawes Sr. in the first film. He plays his son in ''Mary Poppins Returns''.
* CoolOldGuy: He epitomizes this in the sequel.
* DefrostingIceKing: The last thing this normally ruthless and serious banker does in the first ''Mary Poppins'' film? Flying kites with the other bank employees, following the happy death of his father.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He cares for his father greatly, defending him when he thinks Mr Banks will hurt him and desperately calling for him to come down when he starts flying from laughter.
* EveryoneHasStandards: As he [[spoiler:angrily tells his nephew]], you don't increase bank profits by lying to people, especially when they are [[spoiler:your own customers and employees]]. He takes it rather personally as well that [[spoiler:Wilkins went after the Banks family, whose men were loyal workers, and that his nephew called him senile]].
* HonestCorporateExecutive: Appear in ''Returns'' as that rarest of things, an honest ''bank president''. [[spoiler:In his ReasonYouSuckSpeech to his nephew, he presents not just a moral argument against Wilkins' actions but also a business one - his dishonest practices are going to start scaring away customers in the long term]].
* IdenticalGrandson: In ''Mary Poppins Returns'', he looks ''exactly'' like his old father from the first film (as he's played by Dick van Dyke and with very similar makeup).
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the first movie, he is last seen telling George that his father died laughing and surprisingly, does not resent George for it as he is glad that he died happily. He is now the chairman of the bank, and one of his first acts as chairman is to reintegrate George and make him a partner. By the time of ''Mary Poppins Returns,'' he is a totally changed man.
* JustInTime: [[spoiler: In ''Mary Poppins Returns'', he makes an appearance at the very last moment to oust his nephew as chairman, get his job back, and save the Banks household]]
* MorallyBankruptBanker: Initially, he's just as ruthless a banker as his father, but more narrow-minded about what money might mean to a child. Averted in ''Mary Poppins Returns''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even after [[spoiler:it is pointed out that the signatures are missing from the certificate, Mr. Dawes tells Michael that it is fine and he can still save the shares for his children]].
* TookALevelInKindness: He's mellowed out in between the films, forgave Michael for his transgressions as a child, and [[spoiler:saves the Banks family home by revealing that George invested the tuppence]].

[[folder: Miss Andrew]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: ''"These children have been spoiled! I've arrived here just in time. By chance, I brought the punishment that best befits the crime."'']]
!!!'''Stage actresses:''' Rosemary Ashe (Original London play), Ruth Gottschall (Original Broadway play) Judi Connelli (Original Australian play)

George's childhood nanny who is [[SarcasmMode affectionately nicknamed]] ''The Holy Terror''. She is featured in the ''Mary Poppins'' books, beginning with the sequel ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'', as well as the stage musical.

* AdaptedOut: She doesn't appear in any English film adaptation, but she does have a part in the Russian film.
* AscendedExtra: Miss Andrew was prominent in only one chapter of ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'' and is never seen again until ''Mary Poppins and the House Next Door''. In the musical, she gets her own two-part song and she becomes part of George's backstory per the books.
* BabysitterFromHell
* BigBad: While not as prominent as the Dawes family in the first film, Miss Andrew is implied to have scarred George for life in his childhood and certainly makes things a living hell for the family when she returns.
* {{Birdcaged}}: Her punishment in both ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'' and in the musical. Mary Poppins magically turns Miss Andrew's lark's old cage into a human sized one and traps her inside. In ''Comes Back'', her lark Caruso carried her away and drops her outside the Banks household, where Miss Andrew calls for the next cab out of Cherry Tree Lane. As noted below, the stage show goes a bit further.
* DraggedOffToHell: After trapping Miss Andrew in the birdcage, Mary Poppins ends up sending her down to hell in the stage musical.
* EvilCounterpart: She's this to Mary Poppins, especially in the musical.
* VillainSong: "Brimstone and Treacle"

[[folder: William Weatherall Wilkins]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: ''"You're not giving Banks one more second to pay that loan!"'']]
!!!'''Film actor:''' Creator/ColinFirth (''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'')

The president of the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank and the villain in ''Mary Poppins Returns''. He is Michael's boss and Mr. Dawes Jr.'s nephew.

* BigBad: Wilkins is the film's villain, as noted above. A bank president [[spoiler: who gladly engages in purposeful foreclosures and wants to repossess the Banks household.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: At first, William Wilkins comes off as a conventional bank president and is initially friendly to Jane and Michael when they visit the bank. [[spoiler: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".]]
* CharacterTic: He has a habit of swinging his pocket watch.
* ClocksOfControl: Downplayed. Wilkins fits the personality of this trope to the letter, being the ruthless, stern, and manipulative president of a bank, and he seems to be very fond of his pocket watch, but his association with it mostly boils down to twirling the watch as a CharacterTic.
* EvilNephew: He takes over Mr. Dawes's job as bank chairman [[spoiler: after convincing people his uncle is too crazy to run it. Dawes demotes him at the very end though]].
* FieryCoverup: After claiming he can't find a record of the Banks' shares, Wilkins [[spoiler:rips out the relevant page and throws it into a fire. He then requests ''all'' of the Banks family's financial records be brought in so he can destroy them as well]].
* ForTheEvulz: There is no specified reason for his actions other than pure greed.
* HateSink: 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 [[spoiler: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]].
* HeelFaceReturn: [[spoiler:His last appearance after being ousted by his uncle and storming off is in the park, buying a balloon like everyone else, but his fails to take off. However, the Balloon Lady tells him there's nowhere to go but up, suggesting he may eventually mend his ways.]]
* MorallyBankruptBanker: [[{{UpToEleven}} Even more so than]] his uncle and grandfather in the first film. [[spoiler: He convinces Jane and Michael that he is willing to help them save their home. On the contrary, he's the one who wants to repossess it personally, destroying George Banks's records of owning shares.]] As stern as his family members were about making profits in the first film, they never did anything ''illegal''. As [[spoiler:his uncle tells him]], they made the bank's profits by smartly investing the money with which their customers trusted them, not by taking advantage of the ones struggling financially and seizing their property.
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Wilkins feebly protests his uncle's attempt to fire him by pointing out that the bank's profits increased under his administration. His uncle fires back that while this is true ''for now'', he achieved this by betraying the trust of many of the bank's most valued customers, which will seriously hurt business in the long term. It's also implied that Dawes was disinclined to be merciful after learning that his nephew had been falsely telling people he'd gone senile.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Wilkins starts off smug that he had denied Michael the chance to save his home. But when Mr. Dawes reappears and starts dressing him down for betraying his trust in him to look after the bank, Wilkin feebly protests that he nearly doubled the profits of this bank, only for his uncle to fire back that he did so by betraying the trust of many of the bank's most valued customers (which is what built this bank in the first place), and wringing the money out of their pockets. Finally, when his uncle fires him and has him escorted to the door, Wilkins throws a huge, childish temper tantrum before storming out.]]
-->[[spoiler: Get '''''OFF!''''' (''violently pushes off the two men escorting him to the door, then turns to Mr. Dawes Jr.'') ''YOU'RE NOT FIT TO RUN THIS BANK!!'']]

[[folder: Katie Nanna]]
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!!!'''Film actress:''' Elsa Lanchester (''Film/MaryPoppins'')

The predecessor of Mary Poppins as nanny of the Banks children.

* AdultsAreUseless: Utterly terrible at her job, losing the kids four times and leaving without a second thought of it. George remarks that she was no better than all the previously hired nannies, and so takes it upon himself to find a more competent one.
* TheAlcoholic: Implied with George's comment about "confusing efficiency with a liver complaint" and Michael's disgust at the idea of a nanny who "smells like barley water".
* HateSink: Katie Nanna is the last kind of person you want to entrust with your children. She mentions that she has lost the children a grand total of four times during her service with the Banks family and refuses to accept any of the blame, instead insisting that the children are beasts and that it is all on them for getting themselves lost. She even packs up and leaves the Banks residence while they are still missing! On top of that, she has the nerve to demand her pay before storming out bags and everything. The only reason Ellen tries to dissuade her is to because of the fact that she ends up having to look after the children when there are no nannies present. Mrs. Brill, however, is not the least bit upset to see her out. Downplayed in the musical, where Katie Nanna is seen for all but two minutes, nearly dragging the kids home before they ditch her. She then quits per the film.
* NeverMyFault: She is completely nonchalant about how poorly she has done keeping track of the children, blaming them for getting in to mischief and apparently making no effort to bring them back before leaving. Winifred even calls her careless for this latest incident, but Katie Nanna remains straightfaced and pompous about it all the while.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Upon losing track of the children for the fourth time, she leaves without so much as a damn given for the fact that they were still out and about in the park.
* SpecialGuest: Elsa Lanchester was no small star, and she appears for barely three minutes in the 1964 film.

Character sheet for the ''Mary Poppins'' [[Literature/MaryPoppins books]], movie adaptations (''Film/MaryPoppins'', ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'') and stage adaptations.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Has a full conversation with Alexander, the dog.

[[folder:Bert]]

* {{Adorkable}}: He has moments of this, especially when he's around Mary.

!!!'''Stage actors:''' David Haig (original London play), Daniel Jenkins (original Broadway play), Philip Quast (original Australian play)

* FlatCharacter: One of the major complaints the film's detractors have is that none of the kids have distinct personalities like George and Michael from the first film. There's a reason all three of the kids have to share a character file.