Mary has a magic carpetbag—not a magic carpet, like in Aladdin, though:MICHAEL: That's a funny sort of bag.MARY: Carpet.MICHAEL: You mean to carry carpets in?MARY: No. Made of.When Mary first mov...

One of the first adventures on which Mary takes the kids is inside a chalk drawing. Bert draws a bunch of different pictures on the sidewalk—one of the English countryside. They jump into it, and...

Back in the day, Disney movies went in for hardcore ethnic and racial humor (think about the disgustingly racist crows in Dumbo). We already discussed Admiral Boom's racial attack on African native...

Laughter feels good. (And it should feel good—unless you're laughing at someone getting thrown off a cliff or run over with a lawn mower.)It makes Uncle Albert feel good, at any rate: ALBERT: I c...

We covered the pigeon lady in the character section, but she's really more of a symbol than a character. So we're going to rewind: what's this lady's deal again? Well, she exists as a character in...

The movie begins with Jane and Michael getting lost after chasing a kite away (which happens off screen), and ends with the whole Banks' Family, flying a kite together. In other words, the movie be...