Mary Poppins (film) Banks as a junior partner. With her work done, Mary Poppins flies away, with Bert bidding her farewell, telling her not to stay away too long. The first novel in the "Mary Poppins" series was the film's main basis. According to the 40th Anniversary DVD release of the film in 2004, Disney's daughters fell in love with the "Mary Poppins" books and made him promise to make a film based on them. Disney first attempted to purchase the film rights to "Mary Poppins" from P. L. Travers as early as 1938 but was rebuffed because Travers did not believe a
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song - Mary Costa/Bill Shirley 26. Cruella De Vil: "101 Dalmatians" (1961) - Bill Lee/Lisa Davis/Ben Wright 27. Higitus Figitus: "The Sword In The Stone" (1963) - Karl Swenson/Ricky Sorenson 1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke/The Pearlie Chorus 2. A Spoonful Of Sugar: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Julie Andrews 3. Chim Chim Cher-ee: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews/Karen Dotrice/Matthew Garber 4. Winnie The Pooh: "Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree" (1966) - Disney Studio Chorus 5. The Bare Necessities: "The Jungle Book" (1967) - Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman 6. I Wan'na Be Like You: