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* One of the reasons why the Brown children never try anything more severe than pretending to have the measles around Nanny [=McPhee=] to drive her off, is that they were probably concerned about her making it a reality. Them pretending to have eaten Baby Aggie, like they did to drive away Nanny Whetstone could well have had Nanny [=McPhee=] make it so they had literally eaten Baby Aggie.

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* One of the reasons why the Brown children never try anything more severe than pretending to have the measles around Nanny [=McPhee=] to drive her off, is that they were probably concerned about her making it a reality. Them pretending to have eaten Baby Aggie, like they did to drive away Nanny Whetstone Whetstone, could well have had Nanny [=McPhee=] make it so they had literally eaten Baby Aggie.
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* One of the reasons why the Brown children never try anything more severe than pretending to have the measles around Nanny [=McPhee=] is that they were probably concerned about her making it a reality. Them pretending to have eaten Baby Aggie, like they did to drive away Nanny Whetstone could well have had Nanny [=McPhee=] make it so they had literally eaten Baby Aggie.

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* One of the reasons why the Brown children never try anything more severe than pretending to have the measles around Nanny [=McPhee=] to drive her off, is that they were probably concerned about her making it a reality. Them pretending to have eaten Baby Aggie, like they did to drive away Nanny Whetstone could well have had Nanny [=McPhee=] make it so they had literally eaten Baby Aggie.
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* One of the reasons why the Brown children never try anything more severe than pretending to have the measles around Nanny [=McPhee=] is that they were probably concerned about her making it a reality. Them pretending to have eaten Baby Aggie, like they did to drive away Nanny Whetstone could well have had Nanny [=McPhee=] make it so they had literally eaten Baby Aggie.
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* Also, Aggie being implied to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.
** Probably her siblings, too, since only she makes an appearance and we don't hear about her siblings.
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Segments concerning the sequel film moved to Nanny Mc Phee And The Big Bang.


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* Nanny [=McPhee's=] suggestions to the guard about how to eat broccoli and asparagus, to some people, would be considered to be very good ideas for a pair of vegetables which are very difficult to get people to eat.
* A bit of a dark one, but why would the bomb in the second film, a bomb that was likely designed to be dropped from a plane, have a timer on it? Putting aside the fear factor of having a ''[[TimeBomb Time]]'' [[TimeBomb Bomb]] in your backyard, many bombs are required by law to have some means of rendering themselves safe, preventing accidental detonation years later. The bomb in the film was likely designed that way so that the secondary timer would set it off if the primary detonator failed, which would be perfect if it landed in an enemy base and not a civilian farm.



* A little bit of FridgeHorror I remembered is how, if Mr. Brown didn't get remarried and if the money ran out, some of the kids would be sent to factory to work, which is made worse because of child labor standards back then.
* Re: the bomb example above. Another interpretation of the bomb's design is that the timer ''was'' the primary trigger, meaning that it would land intact (likely with an armored cone similar to a bunker-buster), then just sit there for a few minutes while those within range scramble to call the bomb techs. And depending on how long it takes for them to actually get there, it may've gone off while they were disarming it, reducing the number of techs available for the ''next'' bomb.

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** In the sequel, the two boys headed to the War office in the capital to ensure they had ''proof'' that the DisappearedDad was still alive... yet they hear the news and immediately leave ''empty-handed''? At least grab the paper ribbon code thingy from the radio guy first...

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* A little bit of FridgeHorror I remembered is how, if Mr. Brown didn't get remarried and if the money ran out, some of the kids would be sent to factory to work, which is made worse because of child labor standards back then.
* Re: the bomb example above. Another interpretation of the bomb's design is that the timer ''was'' the primary trigger, meaning that it would land intact (likely with an armored cone similar to a bunker-buster), then just sit there for a few minutes while those within range scramble to call the bomb techs. And depending on how long it takes for them to actually get there, it may've gone off while they were disarming it, reducing the number of techs available for the ''next'' bomb.

!FridgeLogic
** In the sequel, the two boys headed to the War office in the capital to ensure they had ''proof'' that the DisappearedDad was still alive... yet they hear the news and immediately leave ''empty-handed''? At least grab the paper ribbon code thingy from the radio guy first...
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* A bit of a dark one, but why would the bomb in the second film, a bomb that was likely designed to be dropped from a plane, have a timer on it? Putting aside the fear factor of having a ''[[TimeBomb Time]]'' [[TimeBomb Bomb]] in your backyard, many bombs are required by law to have some means of rendering themselves safe, preventing accidental detonation years later. The bomb in the film was likely designed that way so that the secondary timer would set it off if the primary detonator failed, which would be perfect if it landed in an enemy base and not a civilian farm.




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* Re: the bomb example above. Another interpretation of the bomb's design is that the timer ''was'' the primary trigger, meaning that it would land intact (likely with an armored cone similar to a bunker-buster), then just sit there for a few minutes while those within range scramble to call the bomb techs. And depending on how long it takes for them to actually get there, it may've gone off while they were disarming it, reducing the number of techs available for the ''next'' bomb.
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It was a heavy implication, but still.


* Also, Aggie being revealed to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.

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* Also, Aggie being revealed implied to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.
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* Also, Aggie being implied to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.

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* Also, Aggie being implied revealed to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.
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* A little bit of FridgHorror I remembered is how, if Mr. Brown didn't get remarried and if the money ran out, some of the kids would be sent to factory to work, which is made worse because of child labor standards back then.

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**Probably her siblings, too, since only she makes an appearance and we don't hear about her siblings.
* A little bit of FridgHorror FridgeHorror I remembered is how, if Mr. Brown didn't get remarried and if the money ran out, some of the kids would be sent to factory to work, which is made worse because of child labor standards back then.
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*A little bit of FridgHorror I remembered is how, if Mr. Brown didn't get remarried and if the money ran out, some of the kids would be sent to factory to work, which is made worse because of child labor standards back then.

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The kitchen scene where Nanny [=McPhee=] forces the children to keep playing and nearly catapult their baby sister into boiling water:
* Nanny [=McPhee=] would never have put the children in harm, her primary purpose is to help the families she's assigned to. Aggie was never in any actual danger. Other than the surface-level lesson she teaches about the importance of "please", she was showing them what would've happened if the children kept the "out-of-control" behaviour they did: the children would've hurt the baby themselves eventually.
* Also, Aggie being implied to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.

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*Nanny [=McPhee's=] suggestions to the guard about how to eat broccoli and asparagus, to some people, would be considered to be very good ideas for a pair of vegetables which are very difficult to get people to eat.

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The kitchen scene where Nanny [=McPhee=] forces the children to keep playing and nearly catapult their baby sister into boiling water:
* ** Nanny [=McPhee=] would never have put the children in harm, her primary purpose is to help the families she's assigned to. Aggie was never in any actual danger. Other than the surface-level lesson she teaches about the importance of "please", she was showing them what would've happened if the children kept the "out-of-control" behaviour they did: the children would've hurt the baby themselves eventually.
* Also, Aggie being implied to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.dead.

!FridgeLogic:
**In the sequel, the two boys headed to the War office in the capital to ensure they had ''proof'' that the DisappearedDad was still alive... yet they hear the news and immediately leave ''empty-handed''? At least grab the paper ribbon code thingy from the radio guy first...
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* Nanny [=McPhee=] would never have put the children in harm, her primary purpose is to help the families she's assigned to. Aggie was never in any actual danger. Other than the surface-level lesson she teaches about the importance of "please", she was showing them what would've happened if the children kept the "out-of-control" behaviour they did: the children would've hurt the baby themselves eventually.

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* Nanny [=McPhee=] would never have put the children in harm, her primary purpose is to help the families she's assigned to. Aggie was never in any actual danger. Other than the surface-level lesson she teaches about the importance of "please", she was showing them what would've happened if the children kept the "out-of-control" behaviour they did: the children would've hurt the baby themselves eventually.eventually.
* Also, Aggie being implied to be the same person as the old woman implies that Mr. Brown and Evangeline are dead.
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* Nanny [=McPhee=] would never have put the children in harm, her primary purpose is to help the families she's assigned to. Aggie was never in any actual danger. Other than the surface-level lesson she teaches about the importance of "please", She was showing them what would've happened if the children kept the "out-of-control" behaviour that they did: the children would've hurt the baby themselves eventually.

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* Nanny [=McPhee=] would never have put the children in harm, her primary purpose is to help the families she's assigned to. Aggie was never in any actual danger. Other than the surface-level lesson she teaches about the importance of "please", She she was showing them what would've happened if the children kept the "out-of-control" behaviour that they did: the children would've hurt the baby themselves eventually.
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The kitchen scene where Nanny [=McPhee=] forces the children to keep playing and nearly catapult their baby sister into boiling water:
* Nanny [=McPhee=] would never have put the children in harm, her primary purpose is to help the families she's assigned to. Aggie was never in any actual danger. Other than the surface-level lesson she teaches about the importance of "please", She was showing them what would've happened if the children kept the "out-of-control" behaviour that they did: the children would've hurt the baby themselves eventually.

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