Walt Disney’s movie masterpiece, Mary Poppins, adapted from the Mary Poppins books by P. L. Travers has been loved by young and old since it came out in 1964. Throughout the movie you hear wonderful nuggets of wisdom, humorous word play and timeless phrases that warm the heart.
We have put together some of our favorites quotes from the original Mary Poppins movie. These are timeless quotes that bring joy to all of us. We challenge you to pick a favorite!
Mary Poppins Movie Quotes
Mary Poppins Quotes
1. “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”
2. “Close your mouth, please Michael. We are not a codfish.”
3. “Practically perfect in every way”
4. “Never judge things by their appearance.”
5. “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way.”
6. “First of all, I would like to make one thing clear: I never explain anything.”
7. “You know, you can say it backwards, which is docious-ali-expi-istic-fragil-cali-rupus, but that’s going a bit too far, don’t you think?” (Bert) “Indubitably”
8. “That’s a piecrust promise, easily made, easily broken.”
9. “People who get their feet wet must learn to take their medicine”
10. “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and – Snap – the job’s a game.”
11. “Sometimes a person we love, through no fault of their own, can’t see past the end of his nose.”
12. “Why do you always complicate things that are really quite simple?”
13. “I shall stay until the wind changes.”
14. “Neither am I a Maypole. Kindly stop spinning around me.”
15. “Well begun is half done”
16. “Chim Chiminy, Chim Chiminy, Chim Chim Chile! When you’re with a sweep, you’re in glad company.”
17. “Just as I thought, Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.”
Bert Quotes
18. “There’s the whole world at your feet, and who gets to see it but the birds, the stars and the chimney sweeps.”
19. “Winds in the east, mist coming in, like somethin’ is brewin’ and about to begin. Can’t put me finger on what lies in store, but I fear what’s to happen all happened before.”
20. “You’ve got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone… Though childhood slips like sand through a sieve… And all too soon they’ve up and grown, and then they’ve flown… And it’s too late for you to give – just that spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down.”
21. “It’s easy! Let’s see…You think. You wink. You do a double blink. You close your eyes…and jump!
22. “Speaking of names, I know a man with a wooden leg named Smith.”
Uncle Albert: “What’s the name of his other leg?”
23. “You know, begging you pardon, but the one my heart goes out to is your father. There he is in that cold, heartless bank day after day, hemmed in by mounds of cold, heartless money. I don’t like to see any living thing caged up.”
24. “On the rooftops of London, Coo, what a sight.”
25. “Never was there a more happier crew, than them what sings Chim Chim Chiree Chim Chiroo! Chim Chim Chiminy Chim Chim Chiree Chim Chiroo…”
26. “It’s true that Mavis and Sybil have ways that are winning, and Prudence and Gwendolyn set your heart spinning! Phoebe’s delightful, Maude is disarming…”
Penguin: “Janice”
Penguin: “Felicia”
Penguin: “Lydia”
Bert: “Charming! Cynthia’s dashing, Vivian’s sweet! Stephanie’s smashing, Priscilla’s a treat.”
Penguin: “Veronica.”
Penguin: “Millicent.”
Penguin: “Agnes”
Penguin: “and Jane.”
Bert: “Convivial company, time and again. Dorcas and Phyllis and Glynis are sorts I will agree are three jolly good sports, but cream of the crop, tip of the top…”
Bert and Penguins: “It’s Mary Poppins, and there we stop!”
27. “Step in time!”
28. “Aw, Mrs. Corey. A story for you: your daughters were shorter than you, but they grew.”
29. “The man said, ‘I’d like to replace your cat.’ And the lady said, ‘That’s all right with me, but how are you with catching mice?'”
Mr. Dawes Quotes
30. “What do you get when you feed the birds? Fat birds.”
31. “A wooden let named Smith… A wooden leg named Smith…A wooden…(laughs)”
Michael Banks Quotes
32. “I told you she was tricky.”
Mrs. Banks Quotes
33. “Though we adore men individually, we agree as a group that they’re rather stupid.”
34. “Since you hired Mary Poppins, the most extraordinary things seem to have come over the household.”
35. “Votes for woman”
36. “Oh George, you didn’t jump into the river. How sensible of you!”
Mr. Banks Quotes
37. “Let’s go fly a kite!”
38. “With your feet on the ground you’re a bird in flight with your fist holding tight to the string of your kite.”
39. “What on Earth are you talking about? Supercal – super – or whatever the infernal thing is.”
40. “Never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint.”
Fun Fact: Did you know that the proceeds from Mary Poppins helped to fund some safety features on Disney World’s monorail system? Thanks Mary Poppins!
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