Mary Poppins is one of the most popular Disney films combined with live action and animation. All of the songs in this film were written and composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The video was released on November 5, 1985 as part of the "Making Your Dreams Come True" promotion, and was re-printed several times -- in 1986, 1988, and 1990, all the way up to the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection release in 1994.[1]
The closed captions were actually first seen on the back cover of the 1986 VHS.
Synopsis
1985-1988 VHS
Mary Poppins is unquestionagly Walt Disney's triumphant masterpiece. Julie Aadrews, in her Academy Award-winning performance, stars as the irrepressible nanny who soars out of the london skies and into the hearts of everone she ecounter. "Practically perfect in every way," Mary brings a carptbag of magical adventures into the lives of the Banks family on Cherry Tree Lane. An unparalleled blend of animation and live-action, dazzling dances, and an award-winning musical score makes Mary Poppins a joyous, timeless classic!
1994-1996 VHS
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Song ("Chim Chim Cher-ee") and Best Visual Effects, Mary Poppins has become one of Walt Disney's most fondly cherished film classics! High above the dawn clouds of London, "practically perfect" Mary Poppins flies out of the sky and into the lives of two playful children. With the help of a carefree chimney sweep named Bert (Dick Van Dyke), the spirited nanny makes every chore a game and every day an adventure with rooftop dancing, a leap into an imaginative cartoon world, and a visit to a hilarious floating tea party, But it may take more than "A Spoonful of Sugar" to cheer up the children's prim and proper father! With its brilliant blend of live action, animation, breathtaking fantasy and memorable songs, there's only one word to describe Mary Poppins -- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Supplements
1985-1988 VHS
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1994 VHS
Video | Creation date | |
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1 | Green warning screens | September 1991 |
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3 | Trailer for The Brave Little Toaster | August 1994 |
4 | Feature Presentation | Q4 1991 |
5 | Full Screen Format Disclaimer | January 1994 |
6 | Mary Poppins | August 1964 |
1994 VHS
Video | Creation date | |
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1 | Green warning screens | September 1991 |
2 | Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo | September 1994 |
3 | Promo for the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection | September 1994 |
4 | Trailer for The Brave Little Toaster | August 1994 |
5 | Promo for the Walt Disney Family Film Collection | October 1994 |
6 | Feature Presentation | Q4 1991 |
7 | Full Screen Format Disclaimer | January 1994 |
8 | Mary Poppins | August 1964 |
1995 VHS
Video | Creation date | |
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1 | Green warning screens | September 1991 |
2 | Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo | September 1994 |
3 | Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection promo | May 1995 |
4 | Trailer for The Brave Little Toaster | August 1994 |
5 | Promo for the Walt Disney Family Film Collection | October 1994 |
6 | Feature Presentation | January 1995 |
7 | Full Screen Format Disclaimer | January 1994 |
8 | Mary Poppins | August 1964 |
1996 VHS
Video | Creation date | |
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1 | Green warning screens | September 1991 |
2 | Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo | September 1994 |
3 | Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection promo | December 1995 |
4 | Walt Disney Family Film Collection promo | Q2 1996 |
5 | Video preview for Aladdin and the King of Thieves | December 1995 |
6 | Feature Presentation | January 1995 |
7 | Full Screen Format Disclaimer | January 1994 |
8 | Mary Poppins | August 1964 |
In Other Countries
Country of origin | Release date |
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UK | November 3, 1986 |
Japan | April 25, 1989 |
South Korea | November 1990 |
Television broadcasts
Mary Poppins aired on NBC for the first and only time on April 15, 1990. From there the film returned to The Disney Channel in late 1990, but was not rebroadcast by a major television network again until 2002.
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