Mary Poppins Scene 4 Summary

Blowin' into Town

  • The next day, Admiral Boom's assistant says that the wind is changing. Then, he and Boom notice from their rooftop that a ton of nannies have all lined up at the Banks house, answering George's ad.
  • Michael and Jane are miffed—this looks like a second-rate crowd of ultra-strict nannies. But a strong wind comes and literally blows the nannies away—they fly up into the air and disappear down the street. Jane and Michael's little dog barks at them.
  • From a distance, they spy Mary Poppins flying in the air with her umbrella. She lands in front of the Banks house.
  • Michael and Jane are psyched—she looks like just the kind of nanny they wanted.
  • The maid lets Mary in, and is surprised that the other nannies have all vanished.
  • Mary marches right in and speaks to Mr. Banks. She shows him that she has the same ad he tore up yesterday, though it's now been magically put back together.
  • Mary announces that she meets all the children's qualifications, and—when George is too stunned to say anything—Mary basically hires herself.
  • She rides up the banister of the staircase, to the children's surprise, and gets ready to get down to business.
  • Winifred comes to George and asks him what he thinks of the new nanny. George seems stunned and baffled, but then he says, yeah.
  • He does think she'll do a good job.