The Messed Up Origins™ of Mary Poppins | Disney Explained - Jon Solo

[@JonSolo]

I’M MARY POPPINS Y’ALL! ☂️

[@hauntfox1179]

Yondu???????

[@rowanw1312]

@@hauntfox1179 no it’s Jon

[@spiritsofthesky]

I was l looking for this

[@ultracapacity7531]

I can imagine Mary being a nurse maid in a Guardians of the Galaxy film, just a cameo. Her taking care of some alien children or something. ☔🥄🎠

[@tastemyhammer2757]

Big shout out to Gunthers' grandmother!

[@pamelamays4186]

Fun fact: When Mary Poppins said, "Bless you" to Andrew after he sneezed, it was an ad lib. Another fun fact: Jane and Michael's reactions when Mary Poppins pull things out of her bag are real. The young actors were totally surprised.

[@RD0204]

Fun fact. The song "Beautiful Briney Sea" from the 1971 film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (or as my late Grandad called it 'Bed Knobs and Bobcocks") was originally meant to be in "Mary Poppins" but was cut, since the Sherman Brothers wrote the soundtrack for both Movies. The bath scene in "Mary Poppins Returns" is a tribute to this. David Tomlinson (Mr Brown) was also in "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" as 'Professor' Emelius Browne. Speaking of, who wants to see a "Messed Up Origins" on "Bedknobs and Broomsticks?" The plot to both books and the Movie are actually totally different.

[@isabelleoh-criner6697]

Well yes, they were surprised when they saw the scene in the movie because they didn’t understand what they were filming, they were just acting as they were told. They weren’t surprised on set. Just to clarify!

[@Knight-of-Sarcasm]

@@RD0204 I rather like the book for this (or should I say books?) but both the movie and the books are excellent. I own the books, but all my VHS Disney movies were given to a children's lending library that was being started for a neighborhood a few miles away so they could enjoy it. My VHS player had died and I had already started collecting the DVDs. B&B I checked out of the library often at this point. Disney+ has been a huge difference in my life on having the chance to see old Disney movies sans SotS. (Btw, that one is on YT if anyone is interested in seeing a very bad movie about a horrible subject and a very stereotyped concept. It's something I would share with my kids (16, 23) only as a learning experience on Jim Crow and segregation, not entertainment. Sorry for the side topic there) I rather like the book Emelius the best of the two despite liking David. I HATE the deleted scenes version where someone else speaks the edited lines. Couldn't they have gotten a better voice actor?

[@ohurana2294]

Wow

[@Angie2343]

Same for Willy Wonka and Jurassic Park

[@BookwormBelle1191]

PL Travers was a complicated person to say the least; writing was her way of coping with her traumatic childhood so I can understand why she was so protective about her character's portrayal on the big screen but it doesn't excuse her behaviour or lying to her adoptive son about how he was adopted and had a twin brother. Also I'm glad you brought up Saving Mr Banks, it's a really good movie. One of the best scenes for me was when Walt goes to London to see Travers to convince her to finish the movie while discussing their respective fathers which led to this wonderful quote: "that's what storytellers do, we restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again." Excellent video Jon

[@crumblemuffin1257]

Any Disney character: Exist Jon: **laughs in I'm about to ruin you**

[@THIZZAVELI]

lol that's because most of the time they're tragic messed up events turned into something sweet and innocent. At a point in time in America and europe, they realized how much messed up stuff happened on the way to modern times. They basically purified everything by sweeping stuff under the carpet and turning everything around lol. Holidays, nursery rhymes, history, etc etc.

[@THIZZAVELI]

When I learned about my favorite nursery rhyme "3 blind mice" actual origin. It messed me up. I went down a rabbit hole and basically ruined my whole childhood.

[@Knight-of-Sarcasm]

@@THIZZAVELI I think I missed that episode. Now I have to go digging. Thanks YT's algorithm....sighs

[@THIZZAVELI]

@@Knight-of-Sarcasm I didn't learn that from here. I was watching the history channel years ago. They were talking about a point in time in europe/Americas history. Where they wanted to do a re-branding of sorts. They were putting sugar and spice on everything. To cover up their dark history. Damn near every nursery rhyme, poem, holiday, and Disney story adaptation. Got some messed up sick origin story, a deflection, or is based off something serious. The ginger bread man, humpty dumpty, Thanksgiving, the tea party, friday the 13th, the x-men, burr rabbit, Pocahontas, little indians, etc etc. Don't go to far, you'll mess up your childhood like me lol. It's all a lie!!!!

[@olidesillas3151]

@@THIZZAVELI there probaly like oh sh- there abt to expose me

[@Wandergirl108]

Jon: "You're probably asking why she was so protective of this fictional character she created." Me: No, actually, as a writer, it makes perfect sense to me, you don't mess with someone's baby- Jon: **proceeds to explain how Mary Poppins was inspired by the only positive influence in the author's life** Me: Oh…that works too I guess… Jon: **goes on to explain that everyone held a grudge against her for trying to preserve her creation as it was even though it was based on her childhood heroes** Me: I feel so bad for this woman… ;_;

[@ddwhaley1304]

THANK YOU!!!

[@rileyackison4495]

I felt the same when I saw the documentary.

[@MissCaraMint]

While or is sad I do think you have to undratand just how horrible she treated everyone connected to the filming. I can’t get passed how one of the staff told how verbaly abusive she could be, so it’s not just them not liking her for being upset about the integrity of her work. She went far beyond that and directed her anger at people who weren’t actually in charge of making these decisions.

[@AngelJuliet]

I don’t feel so bad after learning how she treated her son.

[@watamote311]

@@AngelJuliet What happened?

[@TomMSTie1138]

Julie Andrews' voice--even just her speaking voice--is like a hug from your Grandmother.☺️

[@misterfeola9268]

What kind of hug???? Hmmm

[@quinnhouk5369]

Yeah

[@alexisdowers2030]

Yes

[@sirenofthesea7802]

@Jupiter Depends on the grandmother.

[@eddue12345]

Of course. It's Julie Andrews!

[@AnimaMandala]

Funnily enough, Mary actually teaches a similar lesson to Jane and Michael about their bad behavior in the original play. She notices the children are often angry, but when talking to them doesn't work, she sets off a nightmarish scene after leaving the room. One by one, their toys come to life--as tall as adults, telling them it's their version of the nursery--explaining to them how losing your temper can hurt those around you, with the toys often being victims of their tantrums. The children are even put on trial where they are found guilty, and are threatened to never return to their safe nursery again. But after trying to hide under the bedsheets, Mary Poppins walks in and everything is back to normal. The really sad thing is that the song, "Temper Temper", is actually incredible, but since children in the audience found the scene too disturbing, it was taken out of future production. I'm so grateful I got to see it.

[@johanneabelsen1644]

So twisted. The English were sick in their heads.🤮😡😖

[@G-mountain863]

Mary Poppins can speak baby, Doctor Who can do the same language. Maybe there is some truth behind the theory Mary Poppins is a time Lord

[@FaerieStar]

🤔hmmm lol

[@spooniesarah]

Also heard the theory of her being a witch a la Harry Potter.

[@RedPandaGirl002]

A little friend of mine once called Missy, *"SCARY Poppins"* 🤣

[@RedPandaGirl002]

@@Pon-PonG9 I did not know that!

[@RedPandaGirl002]

@@Pon-PonG9 Very interesting, fascinating, but very good thoughtfulness!👌

[@likernator]

I didn't finish Saving Mr. Banks because I knew it would make me cry. Richard Sherman saying "She ruined my life, but now I understand why..." just wrecked my whole day. Excellent video Jon

[@TronsOdyssey]

"This episode is dedicated to my personal Mary Poppins, mama solo."🥺🥺😭

[@azurebird1]

I definitely got teary eyed seeing that. 🥺😢

[@ChelseatheCreativeFox-pc2xz]

It was quick though

[@night4263]

That warmed my heart

[@rvfflez]

FR I WAS ABOUT TO CRY OMFG

[@thesamuelrios2181]

When he said that, it made me tear up

[@gab.lab.martins]

Julie Andrews was simply one of the most stunningly beautiful women in the world back then, with a delightful voice and accent. Hell, at over 80 years old, she’s still a true dame, so amazingly elegant. It’s unbelievable someone like that can exist in real life.

[@yanndick]

"Julie Andrews was simply one of the most stunningly beautiful women in the world back then"... Jack Warner strongly disagreed back then and hired Audrey Hepburn for his MY FAIR LADY. Matter of taste, I guess.

[@ThePrincessCH]

​@@yanndickI thought Hepburn was cast because Andrews was too busy playing Mary Poppins.

[@yanndick]

@@ThePrincessCH It was actually the other way around : she was free for Poppins because not hired for My Fair Lady. Good for Disney and eventually for her too !

[@davidogundipe808]

It's cool how you dedicated this episode to your mom John and it's good you decided to cover Mary Poppins.

[@tiffanyofthebooks]

Your mom is so pretty, Jon! Here’s a shout out to her! She raised a clever and awesome boy!

[@justineharper3346]

Kind of random, but the theory that Mary Poppins and Pennywise are related with one feeding off children’s fear and the other feeding off their joy is one of the most compelling theories I’ve heard

[@Appachoppa112]

We musta pulled the short straw. The brits get a magic nanny n we get some clown 😂

[@omnigar9611]

@@Appachoppa112 we let them have her as a sort of "i'm sorry" for throwing all their shit in the river.

[@The66-tqst]

@@omnigar9611😂

[@violetcwest]

I love how the saving Mr. Banks is much like it’s own version of a messed up origins. Backstory goes a long way, even people that worked with the author had that “oh” moment. I like that I get those moments all the time with your videos though!

[@keestar8740]

‘Unlike the movie , Admiral Boom doesn’t send every house on the block into *disarray* by marking every hour on the clock with his cannon’ best quote in the entire vid 😹😹😆

[@michaelg899]

Fun fact! One of Travers' publishers was Peter Llewellyn Davies, who was one of the inspirations for "Peter Pan". He once met the elderly Alice Pleasance Liddell-Hargreaves, who is the inspiration for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". So apparently Mary Poppins has connections to Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland.

[@FaerieStar]

That is so cool!

[@aericabison23]

The Multiverse of Classic Children’s Literature 🌟

[@jackswan3420]

The idea Mary Poppins might be from Wonderland actually makes a lot of sense

[@quintenwhyte6660]

@@aericabison23 LXG

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Whoa! It’s a small world! Literally

[@barbarabaker1457]

"First time I liked a character in the movie more than a character in the book." Time for a messed up origins of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@AustynSN]

There's greater similarity between a McIntosh apple and an Apple iMac than there is between "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Who Censored Roger Rabbit".

[@CeceElla]

I second that Notion

[@daniexists6]

Oh god, yes.

[@LucyLioness100]

That would be a great video for those who don’t know the book; the movie’s groundbreaking work being a huge reason it’s remembered more than the book. However the book is pretty grim even more than the ‘88 adaptation

[@daniexists6]

@@LucyLioness100 Further explained from where Alyssa is coming from, I can explain the biggest difference that isn't exactly a spoiler to the plot that folks like Dom Noble and similar channels haven't outed already: there's two murders, and one of them is Roger's.

[@TheBlaqSpiderman]

Jon: ruins Disney movies Disney: sponsors him Me: That. Is. *irony.*

[@kabirqirati1160]

For Disney all publicity is good publicity The more people talk about their movies the more hype they get ... even criticism is only an asset to them

[@shaniquequa7]

Right

[@LXW-Arts]

Well that is irony

[@Aqsticgod]

id take it a step further and call it comedic irony

[@chasethemaster3440]

Is that a Futurama reference?

[@MrParkerman6]

FUN FACT: Mary Poppins and her tape Measure say that she is PRACTICALLY perfect in everyway is because she has one vice!!!!! BOOZE!!!!! Especially RUUUUMMM-PUNCH!!!!!

[@theultimateusukfan]

i'd love if u could cover the narnia lore. im not religious, but im still super fascinated by narnia as a whole, and i think there's a ton of different things to cover in it!

[@petradegroot3578]

Yes please! 😃

[@micah459]

That would be cool. I haven't read the books so I would love to see a series on it by Jon

[@dreliq981]

I found it interesting that Aslan was actually God. I only learned that recently and always thought he was just a regular lion

[@Myrrden]

@@dreliq981 c.s.lewis wasn't shy about making that known in his works. But he did it in a way that the casual readers wouldn't be force fed religion.

[@glaceongirlakasusie4961]

Well actually Aslan represents Jesus, God’s son. And the white witch represents sin and the devil.

[@jorenbosmans8065]

Kind of impressive that Walt Disney kept going for 20 years to fulfill a promise to his daughters.

[@ragantate3995]

They were grown by the time he was done so I doubt it was still about them for him at that point.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

Yeah, TBH, I bet it's *really* more about Disney being the sort of man that wanted what he couldn't have.

[@NiceDonkey3417]

At that point it was more like a rich man not stopping until he gets what he wants.

[@FraserWakefield-kr2kt]

Shame he had no respect for the book his daughter loved and wanted to change it

[@seanluzdeluna8153]

Awww!🤩Fetus Jon Solo with his mama in the beginning, so cute. Adorable!☺️🙂My heart.❣️

[@sherrybirchall8677]

Oh, my goodness. The song about the Bird Woman. I start to tear up at the very mention of it. She's so devoted and selfless on her mission to feed the birds. What a noble fundraiser she is.😢

[@nellieduncan8448]

Without getting too much into it, I had a very unconventional childhood and Mary Poppins, the movie and the books, we’re a huge comfort to me. I had an aunt who introduced me to the books and looked a lot like Julie Andrews and acted a bit like Mary Poppins, she was very graceful and a bit snooty lol. I was convinced she was secretly Mary Poppins and it got to the point when I was 8 that she took me to Disneyland to meet Mary Poppins so she could prove that she wasn’t her lol.

[@ridanann]

Unconventional childhood satanic neo-nazi rape sex trafficking hippie commune transgender Sudan boy soldier Michael Myers what the f*** is an unconventional childhood are you Jon Venables or something

[@carsfan1995]

I'm sorry for the loss of your mother. She seems like a lovely lady with amazing hair.

[@antilikka]

Man I wish I had ur job. Studying mythology, folklore, folktales and generally just getting paid to talk about stuff I usually drive people insane talking about

[@notmyfirstlanguage]

Did you know P. L. Travers was actually a folklorist and mythologer? She wrote some great stuff on those topics-I particularly recommend her book "About the Sleeping Beauty," if you're interested! :-)

[@spooniesarah]

It takes a while to start making decent money as a KZbinr. Jon had to decide to take his channel in this direction, learn how to make high quality content, and build a loyal fan base. Also, note how popular this genre of YT videos are, and how many similar channels outright rip off good creators like Jon. They only do this because these types of videos get views, and they're too lazy to do the actual work. So you'll have to make sure you stand out enough to get a respectable number of followers. Jon stands out because of his integrity and his style. But DON'T copy him. You need to be yourself, don't copy someone else who has been successful. Jon is successful because he's authentic. Don't sell your soul to the almighty dollar.

[@spooniesarah]

I'm not trying to discourage you from doing this, just letting you know what the reality is. I say go for it, but don't make $$$ your goal. You are more likely to burnout and fail if you set out to make money, because the money doesn't start coming in for at least a year from what I've heard other content creators say. Do it because it's fun, and enjoy the money when it comes.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Leave those people behind and find people with common interests.

[@tamiruiz2766]

I used to love Mary Poppins and compare her to my grandma. After hearing the inspiration for her, it’s actually more accurate than I realized. Not gonna lie, it made me tear up

[@nininoona]

Mary Poppins is, and will always be my all-time favorite Disney movie. In my lifetime I have watched hundreds upon hundreds of times and it never gets old.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

I may well agree as far as their live action movies are concerned.

[@Sskytzo]

Jon doesn’t ruin Disney movies. He teaches about the movies’ inspiration

[@sarahcoleman5269]

Ngl, this one had me choking up a couple of times. Like, Andrew gets to assert himself and gets a brother. Mr. Martin comes to understand Pamela's traumas. And Jane lets Michael sleep with Mary's portrait. My heart. 😭

[@Logitah]

Read Mary Poppins at the age of 12. Loved it and so glad that other people are talking about it too! I actually got to know the books in a really fun way. One evening I found one of the Mary Poppins books on my desk. I later asked my mother if she had put it there and she said: "No I didn't. Mary Poppins did!" I then asked if she was Mary and she looked at me with a mischievous glint in her eye and said "Yes! Yes I am!"

[@beautyforashes2022]

I never read the original book, but it sounds like a really fun read. I like reading old children's stories from time to time. It makes for a nice escape from reality to a time of innocence. It's calming and comforting in that way.

[@alexaviertaiga3686]

So basically all these magical things happened and when the kids asked about it she gaslit them

[@ragantate3995]

Exactly

[@adaj472]

It’s called “Messed Up Origins” for a reason 😬

[@weirdbeard2244]

They leave a hint of that in the movie, when Mary Poppins insists that a respectable nanny like her would never win a horse race while riding a carousel horse. I've read a WMG, though, that suggests that back in that time period, if the kids would be seen as "making up stories," it would be as bad as lying, so nothing good would have come from them talking about it.

[@Dbikgiizis]

As a diabetic, that "spoonful of sugar" thing always seemed more of a threat...

[@AustynSN]

🤣

[@KennyBye]

🎶a spoonful of sugar helps your numbers go high🎶

[@Yamislittleangel55]

I felt like I was excluded from having such medicine as a kid (type 1 here), and thought I was doomed to eternally sick DX

[@NiceDonkey3417]

This joke is overplayed and too full of fallacies.

[@Whatever94-i4u]

Unless you're type one and your blood sugar is too low.

[@pamelamays4186]

On the DVD of The Princess Diaries 2 there's an bonus feature in which Dame Julie Andrews reprises her role as Mary Poppins. She's with two kids looking at some chalk drawings. One drawing is of a cat. One of the kids asks Mary Poppins a question about the cat in the picture. Mary Poppins responds by telling the kids a story about a cat who gets the best of a king. The song Feed The Birds always brings a tear to my eyes. It was Walt Disney's favorite song. He would often request that the Sherman Brothers play it for him.

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

It's beautiful, but I have to say that I'm a Stay Awake girl.

[@rowanw1312]

I watched Saving Mr Banks (the movie Jon mentioned at the start) with my grandma when I was younger, she accidentally put on Saving Private Ryan and we found that out too late

[@katarinadreams6955]

After watching this I'd love to see you tackle other famous kids books who's film adaptations were not well liked by the author

[@jasozilux3791]

Like the Percy Jackson series?

[@katarinadreams6955]

@@jasozilux3791 eh that's more of a YA novel. Besides, Jon already covers Greek mythology

[@EverlastingHobnocker]

Or I Know What You Did Last Summer

[@ragantate3995]

Only if Jon doesn’t go on a tangent about how the authors felt about how they’re book was altered unrecognizable making them treat all the people who disfigured it miserable then says the writers forgive the authors for being so unbearable about something they created.

[@FOXFamily05]

Judy Blume, Amelia Bedilia

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

Not only is Feed The Birds an iconic song in it's own right but it was also Walt Disney's favorite song. He'd have the Sherman Brothers sing it for him every Friday. All he'd have to say is "Sing it" or just stare longingly out the window.

[@LucyLioness100]

Hearing the Sherman Brothers share the story is truly one of the sweetest. The brothers even played the song after Walt passed away and you can see the friendship in their eyes when telling that memory

[@luminescent_tides]

Wow….what an interesting bit of information…it’s funny how that song/part of the movie invokes such emotion in so many people, myself included 😢 Maybe the stark, sudden contrast from such fun, colorful magic to a less colorful, instant switch back to reality, scene of what life looks like for some people or the relatability of seeing people on the streets that appear less fortunate…? Just curious thought….

[@MsKambul53]

Hi Jon, Just had to comment about this post. I am 68 years old and I grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1966, Miss Travers came to our elementary school and talked about her book at an assembly. She had the 5 and 6 year olds on stage with her but the rest of us were in the audience. 🥰

[@613aristocrat]

If you're doing a series highlighting the differences in nostalgic stuff, I would suggest Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The film is almost entirely different from the book, Dick Van Dyke was in it, and Hushabye Mountain is definitely one of my favorite lullabies.

[@micah459]

Wow that ending really hit me. I honestly feel for both Travers and the people working on the movie because they should be treated with respect but they also should've stuck to Travers vision since it was her story and meant a lot to her.

[@emmasmith2380]

Mama solo thank you for the wonderful child who makes these videos

[@sonofdeadmeat713]

I first started learning about Mary Poppins from "Saving Mr. Banks" and I literally rewatched Mary Poppins that night. Me and my family were up to 1 bit we didn't care. So glad to l learn more from this video.

[@nicholewilde4750]

The bird woman song was Walt Disney's favorite songs and one of the Sherman Bro's sang it at his funeral. It makes me misty eyed too, bro

[@ratgirl34]

I sung Stay Awake to my son to put him to sleep for the first few months. One night my throat was sore so I went and found it on KZbin… he was only four months old but I swear the next time I sang it he looked at me like, ‘Mama, you’re no Julie Andrew’s.’

[@getonthelist5620]

When you think about it, being British means Mary Poppins would have gone to Hogwarts. With her personality, her sense of self worth and her tendency to use her cunning ways or magic to get what she wants, Mary Poppins would most likely have been a Slytherin. The book also suggested that she has been around for a really long time. Possibly long enough to have been a student of Salazar Slytherin himself.

[@ΛΣΛ_51]

Well not quite seeing as Harry Potter and marry Poppins are not only placed in different universes but Harry Potter as a book was created long after Mary Poppins and seeing as Mary Poppins has been around long (though we don’t quite know how long) she might not have gone their because she was too old.

[@rickwilliams967]

You're trying way too hard.

[@Pandie2828]

You lost me at student of Salazar especially considering she doesn't hold any hostility towards muggles.

[@TheDinkybird92]

When you *over* think about it

[@girlpower_gacha]

I mean this makes s bit of sense but it’s very unlikely

[@jonathanloux7863]

The most bizarre part of the book I remember is in the zoo chapter. Mary gets into a zen state and starts chanting. She sings that the rabbits eat the grass and the hyenas eat the rabbits and the lions eat the hyenas and we all eat someone else and then we die and the grass eats us so its all a cycle, a circle, and forever. When I first read that I thought it was a strange thing to put in a children's story.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

The Lion King....

[@offwiththefairiesforever2373]

True

[@candiigurl7893]

A near 40 minute video? Time to grab the popcorn!

[@kal-muzel875]

I finished the video and I haven't noticed how long it was until you mentioned it

[@orleansartist6095]

It feels like Mary is a fairy. She is old, beautiful, magical. She can fly and has magical relatives and animal relatives. She loves children. Also the secretiveness, and mystery, and unknown motives. As she flew away I remembered the lyrics to Polly Willy Doodle Fare the well my fairy fey

[@marknobert7226]

@Orleana Artist,I must confess I find your profile picture extremely attractive, will be glad to read a response from you , possibly get to know you more ✌️

[@torisantiago9176]

@@marknobert7226 shut up boy

[@nasirahisaacs4899]

@@marknobert7226 shut up man

[@marknobert7226]

Well that’s some bitter heart up there

[@bluestar3931]

@@marknobert7226 chile-

[@elenas3571]

Practicality perfect!

[@angelibrahim9458]

In every way! 💛

[@sixnow25]

I got bribed by my cat. I was talking on the phone one day and twirling a beaded necklace. I guess since I wasn't paying attention to her she jumped on me, bitch slapped me, and took my necklace under the bed where I couldn't reach it. The next day I brought home some chicken and was determined not to share. So she went under the bed and retrieved the necklace and sat in front of me expectantly with the necklace dangling from her teeth. I gave her some chicken and I got back my necklace. I was bitch slapped and bribed by a cat. That cat scared the shit out of me.

[@theprofessionalamateur3090]

Sweet as she is, Mary Poppins can be lowkey kinda scary at times. (That bird really didn't do her any harm😐)

[@mikecann3220]

Excellent! I found "Saving Mr. Banks" to be a very interesting look into not only Mary Poppins, but how all his movies most likely came about. Enjoyed this episode emmensely! Keep up the good work Jon!

[@infinitumneo840]

I think this was a great story in both version. I understand how it would be difficult to see a large part of your childhood changed and put in a fictional story.

[@lanaporter310]

I’ve never been able to explain it but Feed The Birds always makes me cry. Even just the music with no words. There’s something beautifully haunting about it.

[@etquickair9620]

Honestly if this doesn't enhance your childhood your just wrong

[@Tinymoezzy]

Her singing, and her pleasant nature was so comforting.

[@hauntfox1179]

I really wanted this one, I just didn't know if it had messed up origins

[@Foofapolis28]

Literally JUST finished this book on audible a week ago and I KNEW he would do this one eventually

[@ninomitchell2039]

I swear i cried when i watched saving Mr banks. Such a touching backstory to an iconic character

[@jaymeanderson5121]

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you and your channel grow. I'm a gypsy soul and love a good storyteller. You my son, are one of them. The only reason I'm commenting now is because you covered Mary Poppins. She's close to my heart because I bought the books years ago to read to my children and subsequent grandchildren. The story has been in our family for years. Thank you for this.

[@AuthorCertifiedGoof]

For even more messed up origins, you should find the original version of the compass chapter with all the racial stereotypes! Later editions of the book eliminated them but it wasn't difficult to find it

[@Crusadist1099]

I read that when I was nine or ten and didn't really think too too much of it as far as the stereotypes being bad, because I was used to watching Chuck Jones and other cartoons where racial stereotypes were very common (if someone got hit on the head with something flat it would turn him Chinese and he would start doing the Oriental riff) and you were expected to laugh at them. In retrospect, the stereotypes that were in the original version of the book were pretty bad, especially the mandarin, who did not talk in a tinky tinky dialect, but did use lots of unnecessary Chinese style talk about being unworthy, etc., and the black lady and her husband, who talked in a painfully obvious dialect and offered watermelon. The truly shocking part was them all swooping down on Michael with weapons drawn. The kid's what, six, and they're going to use deadly force?

[@itsokay3054]

I always loved Mary as a character when I was a kid, because she said bless you to Andrew when he sneezed. iconic.

[@Jezedh]

Barely water could be another way of saying "Beer."

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

You get barley sugar. Lollies. I'm guessing she probably ate a lot of them

[@sarahcoleman5269]

Barley water was an actual thing. It's was considered something like Vitamin Water, but more gross. You would drink it as a health tonic more than for fun. It probably did smell like a watered-down beer, though.

[@RustyVigero2005]

It's water, but just barely

[@youarebutplaythingsforahig3801]

It's slang for whiskey. And George at one point mentions that Katie Nanna had liver complaints. In other words, it seems like Jane and Michael were being raised by an alcoholic.

[@avengefullgirl95]

Saving mr banks was painful for me as a creator, I felt for the writer because disney didnt have to hound her so much, so yes she may have been unkind to the other people on the team, but disney was not much better towards her. wanting to change literally everything in her story to fit his wants just like every other movie he made, im kind of glad she pushed back. Im sorry she gave the song writers and other people on the project ptsd though

[@onyinyeihearahu3362]

Great work as always. RIP Betty White

[@clemdane]

When I first heard that the original books were nothing like the movie I went back and read them all and they really were fantastic. The movie is wonderful in its own way, but you really end up having to see them as completely different stories.

[@jacobshore5115]

Guess that Cow story along with her bag being bigger on the inside lends more credence to the theory that Mary Poppins is a Time Lord from Gallifrey.

[@welcome2myhappyworld]

I like the theory that she's a witch that is constantly getting in trouble with the Ministry of Magic for showing magic to muggles.

[@sophieadam9702]

I live in Maryborough where Travers was born. Great museum and walking lights are in the shape of Mary Poppins. There is so much more things to see.

[@byrons8956]

Damn, Walt went after the author for 20yrs to license the rights.

[@ragantate3995]

Exactly & Jon tried to make it seem like Walt did it to magically change the author’s personality 😐

[@LucyLioness100]

P.L. Travers did not want to sell out (I believe that was her way of viewing, but don’t quote me on that). She ultimately hated the film so much; especially the musical moments

[@bethb4432]

Feed the Birds is my favorite song from that movie and makes me cry every time. I don’t know why, either. It’s probably a Julie Andrew’s thing.

[@KyleRDent]

As a writer myself I understand the protectiveness involved. Diana Wynne Jones was slightly more gracious than Travers when Ghibli ruined her book. You'd need at least an hour to cover the differences between the book and anime, though. I'd avoid that one if I were you.

[@Mixedpixie]

I agree and not every book needs be retold in a movie adaptation but she did like Miyazaki take on her book about Sophie and Howl, that’s the big difference. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I would use Tove Jansson or Astrid Lindgren in this case, she did say no which was accepted by the director, and didn’t want Pippi to a Ghibli work and instead we got Kiki which partly based in Sthlm,

[@ASWilshire1]

Same, I would be equally protective.

[@FaerieStar]

Lol yeah...

[@MissCaraMint]

Yeah the thing about “ruining” a book is that the book is still there to be read afterwards. It’s still the same good work that we remember. Just because he movie is different doesn’t mean it’s bad either. Now we just have two wonderful and captivating stories based on the same premis. The fact that the authors of both Howel’s Moving Castle, Princesse Diaries, and The Black Cauldron seem to actually like their movie adaptions seem to me to mean that you are being just a little over dramatic.

[@avengefullgirl95]

@@MissCaraMint this

[@alexlakin4868]

I live in the town the author of Mary Poppins grew up in (Maryborough, QLD, Australia) and each year we have this huge festival and it’s pretty cool. We also have Mary Poppins statues, and other memorabilia scattered around the town centre

[@glebeboi]

there's also a statue of her here in Bowral, Southern Highlands, NSW. where she & her mother & sister moved to when she was 8yrs old

[@AmanKumarVlogs]

Jon is such a great motivation for me on my own KZbin journey, I am glad I was motivated by this man.

[@mary83642]

Yaasss! Do the other Poppins books please! … I’d love to see your recap of all the oz books too!

[@Kira-jz5cz]

I’ve been wanting for this one

[@roddydonn2328]

This is probably one of the best episodes! Thank you to the Solo Team and shoutout Momma Solo!

[@aSUGAaddiction]

This is definitely one of your best videos. Im listening to it while at work, and it makes it a little easier.

[@kiehlkrusade1806]

Fun fact, Walt Disney wanted Julie Andrew to play Mary Poppins he put everything on hold till she wasn't pregnant because when he went to her she was in her early trimester.

[@Fantasygirl2001]

However it is also hinted at in the movie that she is also obsessed with looking at herself as well when she takes down the small mirror and replaces it with one from her bag and says I much prefer to see all of my face at the same time

[@MrJomalley123]

my heart goes out to all the passionate workers that poured their hearts and souls into this film project and to Walt Disney himself for putting up with Mrs. Travers difficulties but my heart especially goes to Mrs. Travers herself who lived through a massively rough childhood but created an incredible story out of it even if she was extremely difficult there is a good reason why we can fully understand what everyone is going through Bless them all

[@erikarussell1142]

This was a really good one. Mary Poppins was always my favorite. As well as bed knobs and broomsticks. Such good stories.

[@FaerieStar]

Wow Jon! You did so amazing! Your attention detail, including info on the author's background was spot on! This movie holds such a happy memory for me and I think you did it justice. Has to be one of my favorites now of a lot of Messed Up Origins vids you've done. Bravo and thank you!💕💕

[@la6don]

I remember watching Jon Solo 4 years back when he first started making these messed up origins His channel has grown so much and all I want to say is thank you for my childhood

[@LiveFightLove]

Yes!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@jazmin2209]

By watching your videos, I realized that I knew absolutely nothing about the origins of different stories/ movies. You did a great job!

[@ChickadeeSlick]

Is it me or did Jon say "south" twice and leave out "west" when talking about the compass?

[@loganavers7364]

Definitely double south

[@dorothymuir8557]

I used to sing “Feed the Birds” to my granddaughter as a lullaby. She calls it her “birdie” song 😆

[@meetaverma8372]

young Mary Poppins should be an animated series. it should have Julie Andrews giving a background narration, "long ago when I was younger..."

[@ThePrincessCH]

I think Mary Poppins works because she's a mystery, so she doesn't need a backstory.

[@meetaverma8372]

@@ThePrincessCH but it would be fun.. and disney would make so much money

[@MsSquishy41]

Mary Poppins is one of my most favorite movies. I enjoyed the comparison to the original story and hearing about the inspirations. Thank you!

[@benkenobisgirl]

Great episode. Do you realize you said South twice when you talked about Bad Tuesday. 16:45. P.L. Travers was known to be a miserable person. So much so that when she died, a relative said, “she died loving no one, and no one loving her.”

[@s.nifrum4580]

Ouch

[@VianneyCreates]

I'm crying already...awwww, sweet dedication to Mama Solo!

[@MilluMArt]

The dedication alone earned my like, this time 🌹

[@mimenchaca1830]

Wow! I think this is your longest video to date! I remember other ones coming out in parts because they were so long. I enjoyed all of it. Thank you.

[@kofender]

Jon-simply your best video ever. One of the longest, too, but definitely worth it.

[@RealSetsuP]

I have an original copy of this book and it's always been one of my favorites.

[@edwardbeaty8899]

She fought Walt over practically everything! But Walt turned out to be right. And it became mutually beneficial. Walt got a huge hit and she came out of her writer's block and got more success too.

[@avengefullgirl95]

Did Disney turn out to be right? He hounded the woman for 20 years so he could do whatever HE wanted to HER work. He wouldn't take no for an answer and then was offended when she pushed back? Don't get me wrong I wish she wasn't so awful to the others on the staff, but it frustrates me Disney could have left her alone.

[@Average-J-O-E-]

dedicated to Mama solo I think that is the sweetest thing John you are a rock star...... what you do is original and thought-provoking..... now that I know you are a mama's boy I respect you even more...... you're definitely in the top 10 best KZbinrs ever thank you for what you do

[@aawcreationsangie4260]

You did great Jon.. I enjoyed watching Mary Poppins as a kid. I've never read the book though. YAY you brought Penny out.. she's still so beautiful. I like your Pug too..too cute both of them. Well, I love your channel, I learn so much from them. 😊❤️❤️