Mary Poppins Scene 8 Summary

Double the Powder, Double the Fun

  • At home, Mary makes the kids take medicine because they got their feet wet. The kids discover that it actually tastes great—like "lime cordial" and "strawberry." Mary takes her own and says it tastes like "rum punch."
  • Even though it's bedtime, the kids are still hyped up and not ready to sleep. The kids talk about their cartoon adventures, but Mary denies it ever happened.
  • She then sings a lullaby, which rapidly knocks the kids out.
  • The next morning, Admiral Boom decides to put a double-charge of powder in his cannon.
  • In the Banks house, Winifred plots to throw things at the Prime Minister with other suffragettes.
  • Weirdly, everyone in the house is happy. The only one who seems miserable is George—he's annoyed at how happy everyone else is.
  • Even the maids are singing, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"
  • Winifred tells George that he's out of sorts, but he angrily denies it. He says that Mary Poppins has been undermining the level of discipline in the house.
  • Admiral Boom's cannon goes off, and everyone rushes to prevent things from shattering.