Tu'ppence - Mary poppins

[@KingGambler1983]

British banks are clearly not providing the same service as they were in 1910. When I opened an account, I didn't get the board of directors come out to sing to me about the benefits of having an account :( I was very disappointed.

[@idekmusic8793]

Ryan King the times before all the financial crises were great :)

[@Andyscobie]

Plus they keep closing the local branches.

[@BlackCover95]

Does your father work at the bank?

[@alexj.studstrup37]

Ryan King I bet your father wasn’t an administrator at the bank 😆

[@rogerlynch5279]

@@idekmusic8793 Not really, think on the part when Mr. Banks gets fired. Then comes the line about the Boston Tea Party. Also that was the bank financing this tea. :) - Compare the Clip: Mary Poppins vs. Wall Street. put on by harukimar 10/16/2011

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

The part where the directors go around and nod to each other as if it's their best attempt at choreography always kills me

[@nnamdiazuakola5254]

Kills me and my siblings since we were kids. We’re all grown now but can’t stop laughing whenever it gets to that part.

[@SaxyCalzone]

I remember seeing this as a child and I didn't understand what dynamic they were trying to impart.

[@jen8595]

@@SaxyCalzoneI didn’t understand it as a child, but now I do. They’re all in cahoots.

[@PajafromPrague]

The best Mr Dawes SR as a dirigent with his cane 😂

[@joeandrews7329]

Elderly man.

[@twigthetroll9279]

I love Jane and Michael's expressions throughout this whole scene. The looks they give each other. Like. These are the faces of two kids who know the meanings of exactly zero of the big words these grown-ups are saying.

[@Sigma0283]

Their reactions were genuine because they had no clue it was Dick Van Dyke under all that makeup. They were both worried that the horrible old man was going to fall down and die at any moment.

[@MsJubjubbird]

well I watched this movie at about that age and I had no idea what he was talking about either

[@jen8595]

That’s not what I took from it. I think they are skeptical because they are children and as yet untarnished by the world. Modern money is basically a Ponzi scheme.

[@joeandrews7329]

They knew what was coming, certainly not funniness!.

[@Kalani_Saiko]

@@Sigma0283 Today I learned-

[@SeenAGreatLight]

My heart goes out to Mr. Banks in this scene. He genuinely believes in his business and wants to share his interests with Michael. It's sweet to see him making an effort to connect with his kids, and all the more heartbreaking to think of his reaction after they ran away.

[@RevnDrLique]

I wish I had listened and treasured this money advice when I was younger. Walt gave us golden nuggets here

[@xsailor85]

Angelique Carney I was thinking more like a gold mine.

[@sliat1981]

Yeah tell the bird woman, “I don’t have to pay you squat. I can feed them for free with my own bread”

[@joeandrews7329]

Bad move!.

[@charlesmcg]

"You can purchase first and second trust deeds. Think of the foreclosures!" Amazing line.

[@kennethwayne6857]

2008 all over again. These vultures will always be with us.

[@kylehankins5988]

I think banks usually loose money on foreclosures, its not really what they aim for.

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

@@kennethwayne6857 No, that's business.

[@aharonwsmith]

[@joeandrews7329]

Old Mr Dawes.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

I love how the lines "You'll be part of railways through Africa, dams across the Nile, fleets of ocean greyhounds ..... " helps demonstrate the zenith of the British Empire during the Edwardian period in the U.K. apparently when the story in the movie takes place.

[@WaterCrane]

Indeed. During Banks' "How pleasant is the life I lead" number, he mentions "It's great to be an Englishman in 1910; King Edward's on the throne; it's the age of men!", so just before his death with the Empire still at its peak. How things will change in 4 years' time!

[@jamesklatt]

The empire that never sleeps

[@DanielUscian]

@@jamesklatt Zzzzz

[@annemusonda9493]

I live in Zambia (former British colony). This all went over my head when I watch this as a kid😂

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@annemusonda9493 Me too as a kid when I first saw it back in 1965. I was in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe recently and talk about "railways in Africa," as I was delighted to see a British built Garrett type steam locomotive on display there!

[@swish007]

so odd seeing this as an adult and understanding what they are saying now. it's actually a wonderful bit of songwriting.. probably my favorite song in this movie. that part where they walk around nodding to each other stuck in my mind for a long time..

[@claaairebearrr]

swish007 mine too!!! I still get chills it's just beautiful :)

[@ineffablemars]

noir wolf they are...

[@_shadownotes_]

I know as a child I didn't get it at all

[@samiam619]

Yes! Best song of the movie. BUT, Fly a Kite is what brings something to the eyes that make it hard to see the video!

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

So gentlemanly. lol

[@sapphael.]

Introducing a friend to a new fandom like: "The ships, tell them about the ships"

[@oscillation9814]

+Eve Sav I'm part of the ocean liner(Well they are ships aren't they :P) fandom.. :) Or interest I should say.

[@vanyadolly]

That gif needs to be a thing

[@ChrisMac2489]

Yeah and of ripening tea

[@xsailor85]

Fleets of ocean greyhounds!

[@medtwistery4804]

All from Tuppence

[@NafisaLondon]

'Railways through Africa.. dams accross the Nile... plantations of ripenning tea...' Imperialism at its finest!

[@ayoungconservative1051]

Yes, imagine having railways and plantations, imagine having a country that actually works. What horror.

[@WeneedmoreGodsinTshirts]

@@ayoungconservative1051 it’s colonialism and slavery tho

[@masterknife8423]

Only Disney can make imperialism and colonialism sound fun

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Back in the days when the British had indeed an empire across much of the globe.

[@geofflepper3207]

​​​@@ayoungconservative1051 Imagine strangers from another continent invading your property and by force of guns occupying your property and telling you that you are unproductively wasting your land and the strangers cutting down the trees on your property and building a mine and a plantation on your land and using you as cheap labour in the mine and on their plantation and you have no choice but to work for them because they are occupying all the land in the area and then they build a railway across your land to take away the products of the mine and plantation so that they can make huge profits off of your land's products and imagine that they constantly make racist comments about you and treat you with contempt and disgust as they think that you are barely human and are vastly inferior to them. Do you actually want that to happen to you? Would that actually make you happy?

[@jasonziter]

I don'k know why, but Dick Vandyke cracks me up in this scene. I haven't seen is since I was kid and I couldn't stop laughing. Feed the birds and what have ya got? Fat birds.

[@samiam619]

The kids had NO clue that it was Van Dyke as the Old Man.

[@PeachesFlava]

Yes topping my bag of weed is Betta.

[@VassilliHD]

@@samiam619 Bro... I had no idea it was Van Dyke as the old man.

[@benthejrporter]

@@VassilliHD His makeup is really good. It's amusing that today he really is an old man and he looks just like his character.

[@milesjolly6173]

Fiddlesticks boy

[@teenygozer]

I never realized before how much the kid who plays Michael resembles the actor who plays his dad! Good casting, Disney!

[@MrJamieMurph4141969]

Yes, almost as if Matthew Garber(Michael)and David Tomlinson(Mr.Banks)were father and son in real life! When I first saw Gremlins(original) to me actor Zack Galligan(Billy) seemed to somewhat resemble actress Frances Lee McCain(Mrs.Peltzer, Billy's mom),since their characters were mother and son in the movie. OK, even if they are of the opposite gender, Billy still did seem to resemble his mom a little bit to me, in Gremlins.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I don't see any resemblance between the two.

[@mahnoorrauf6404]

true

[@Frankybroadcast]

I thought the same

[@joeandrews7329]

Craziness here!.

[@dmace81]

Can't believe that old guy is Dick Van Dyk. I had no idea till a few years ago. lol

[@TaylorKnightCosplay]

I just found out last night

[@johane4764]

+dmace81 I just found out now

[@princessconsuelabananahamm8618]

I had no idea till I read you comment , lol

[@jrcasselman]

The actors who played the Banks children did not know it was Dick Van Dyke until they saw the film on screen.

[@reneeproud5273]

I knew it was him, only one person can move like that 😂

[@sorcerykid]

Back when children's movies had intelligence, and you could watch them from childhood through adulthood and still enjoy them because they were never "dumbed down" for only a younger audience. It's funny how watching this clip now, I understand everything they are singing about!

[@deannaivetic7935]

Used to work in Early Childhood still don’t believe in destroying children’s imagination and creativity correct way to sugarcoating very very sad

[@AugustRush2023]

The most amazing movie ever made..plus sound of music..let your children and grandchildren watch these amazing classics please❤

[@dennispacelli1007]

You said it!

[@phyfell001]

Ironically, this song probably teaches the most valuable life lessons that the children could ever receive, with regards to how financial security can ensure their future happiness; however, from the children's perspective, it is confusing and terrifying. It's one of the reasons I absolutely love this film.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

phyfell001 That and that Banks steal your money, which a bit more of an overt message :P

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

phyfell001 That, but it's also explained in such sophisticated language, even an ordinary person might have trouble understanding it without further explanation. That just makes it even funnier.

[@jayaom4946]

Exactly!

[@manuelorozco7760]

phyfell001 I’m not a big fan of this song but it means more to me now as a young adult with a credit union account and plan to live on my own next year or so.

[@lisakado]

Your post was prescient! [spoiler alert] The concept's revisited in the sequel, released in Dec 2018.

[@jayaom4946]

I love this part and it makes sense! But it was scary to me as a child. I never got what was going on. I love how subtle the actor for Mr. Banks is, showing both his excitement for the banks but also the pressure he feels from the directors to make the point to his children and tell them what is right rather than letting them make their decision.

[@dhunter1133]

I believe the entire theme of Mary Poppins is that there is time to be an adult (responsible) and there is time to be a child (carefree) and one must strive to never venture too far in one direction. Children must still clean their rooms and take their medicine (responsible), but adults should still find the time to go fly a kite and dance and laugh (carefree).

[@retroguy9494]

When I was a child, my grammar school had a program where you could open a savings account at the bank in town. Every week, you could give the teacher money and your bank book and it would be deposited for you. So I knew what was going on in this scene. The kids were going to deposit their money in the bank and earn interest. What I did NOT get as a child was all that talk about railroads and ships and foreclosures, etc.

[@kryptonianpowers]

"Feed the birds and what have you got? Fat birds!"

[@ultron6165]

Catch a bird and feed yourself

[@EverlastingHobnocker]

@@ultron6165 And that's why we want to feed them and make them fat

[@atas2561]

Ok that line actually cracked me up

[@markfox1545]

Son of Hecate - too many fat birds nowadays. I like curves as much as the next man but....

[@MrJamieMurph4141969]

LOL the way Jane and Michael look at each other in disgust then at that comment of Mr. Dawes, Sr. Well, little does their dad know at the moment that this was actually Mary Poppins' way of "saving"him, just as the movie of the title demonstrates(as he realizes later on in the evening, that he taking Jane and Michael to the bank with him was a "setup" on Mary Poppins' part, almost like a joke on him if you will, but nevertheless a "blessing in disguise," to help him realize that his kids are only going to be little kids once and if he wants to show them that he is indeed a good father, now is the best time to do so before it's too late, once Jane and Michael are grown.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

I wonder if they sing this song to every person who opens an account there. I mean, imagine opening an account at your local bank, and all the VPs come out to sing to you? Beats a toaster, though.

[@garyjones2561]

I know, I'd love that.

[@medtwistery4804]

Me too

[@stevenvicino8687]

Tu'ppence to open an account at my bank? That wouldn't pay for my parking meter. I'd be broke and towed before I started. At least the toaster would keep me warm.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Well, don't forget, this is set in 1910. Tuppence was worth a little more back then.

[@richarddanby5913]

I got a calculator when I signed up >

[@BayareaGuy06]

R.I.P. Lester Matthews (1900-1975) (Mr. Tomes), Cyril Delevanti (1889-1975) (Mr. Grubbs), Matthew Garber (1956-1977) (Michael Banks), Clive Halliday (1900-1989) (Mr. Mousley), David Tomlinson (1917-2000) (George Banks ) and Arthur Malet (1927-2013) (Mr. Dawes Junior). Some trivia: Arthur Malet was a noted character actor. He was known for playing older parts in films than he was. He was only 37 years old when he played Mr. Dawes Junior. He and Dick Van Dyke were only 37 and 38 years old when they played two characters much older than they are.

[@moviemaniac2159]

No, he's still alive.

[@jameshlee17]

I think Bert (the chimney sweep) was in his 30's. The character of Mr Dawes Sr was about 90, which is the same age as the actor Dick Van Dyke and when the original actor of Mr Dawes Jr died in 2013 the character grew older and is now played by the actor who voiced his father.

[@Canesi12]

Matthew Garber die so young OMG :(

[@moviemaniac2159]

Sebas Gleek Yeah, it's sad.

[@Camop-iz9kt]

Malet was also Tootles in "HOOK"

[@akritas1453]

Brilliant satire! Wonderful tunes & wonderful performances!

[@Yidenia]

Lol when I first watched this I was about the age of Michael/Jane and I had absolutely no clue what those men were saying, but I had no idea that Michael and Jane were equally confused. Now that I'm an adult it's so funny to watch their reactions. They're like "frugally? What? Huh????? Investments???" XD

[@joeandrews7329]

George Banks had it all wrong!.

[@understorymediaCJ]

“All manner of private enterprise” always cracks me up 😂

[@specificnormalperson1972]

"Manners maketh man"

[@joeandrews7329]

Stubborn kid!.

[@MrMrMrprofessor]

I love the fact that this song (which is not as well remembered as a lot of the other songs in Mary Poppins) got featured pretty prominently in Saving Mr Banks. It was one of the best scenes in the movie.

[@tmfpunk]

I couldn't agree with you more. That scene in Saving Mr.Banks is one of the most genius scenes ever directed in cinema history that I've ever witnessed in a film.

[@keeskoopman1091]

Tha movie made me cry so many times. It was really well made!

[@puffdiddy47]

Just got back from seeing Saving Mr Banks. That movie was awesome! btw I love Dick Van Dyke.

[@brittmartin777]

***** I loved both of those movies.

[@superjackster0165]

I know these comments are over 4 years old but I’m gonna be completely honest here. You’re gonna think I’m crazy for saying this, but i prefer Saving Mr Banks over Mary Poppins

[@spidermanandsnape]

I remember being so confused yet fascinated at this part. I swear, I didn't know most of the words in this song, but I loved the beat and harmony and things like that. Now I love it for those reasons and the meanings behind it. What a wonderful movie

[@kmw9031]

I've gotta admit, they won me over with the plantations of ripening tea

[@joeandrews7329]

George Banks.

[@mzytryck]

For me, the funniest thing about seeing Dick Van Dyke as old Mr Dawes is that we see he actually CAN do a decent attempt at an English accent, compared to his famously atrocious cockney one as Bert. Apparently, the reason his Bert accent was so terrible was that his accent coach was an Irishman who couldn't do the accent himself, so when he realised it was going to sound ridiculous anyway, he decided to just run with it and go all out.

[@panteirra84]

And it was interesting that dick van dyke had naturally aged into the role of Mr dawes in Mary Poppins returns and could still pull it off very well

[@josephmullin5845]

There is very little difference in Dick van dyke as mr dawes sr in the first movie and mr dawes jr in second movie. The accent is the same too.

[@joeandrews7329]

39 in the film.

[@madeleinebenoit2693]

I was just in a play for Mary Poppins this past July. It was so much fun! I enjoyed every minute of it!

[@kelsimorrison5386]

What character did you play as

[@jessicaspading6712]

I didn’t realize til I was older that it was Dick Van Dyke also playing Mr.Dawes Senior. For playing 2 roles in this amazing Disney classic he was amazing.Definitely will always be my favorite role of his.

[@retroguy9494]

In The Wizard of Oz, Frank Morgan played SIX roles. One of which was, of course, the Wizard.

[@alisonmorgan7238]

I haven't seen that particular scene since I saw the movie as a child over 50 years ago. I never knew until now that Dick Van Dyke played the old banker! He disguised his voice well but I'd know those nimble legs anywhere! He has played in some British movies but he's an American national treasure! Love him

[@Cagedguitarist401]

Michael: "Mr. Dawes, with the investments I make in railways thru Africa, damns across the Nile, fleets of ocean grayhounds, bonds, dividends, shares, and in all manners of private enterprise, not only will I have enough money to buy enough bird seed to feed every pigeon in London, but I'll be able to put the Old Bird Lady up in a nice place!"

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Is it me or is this part of the movie MUCH funnier when you're an adult? Especially @ 2:21- the kids just stand there and stare in disbelief while these old bankers start awkwardly dancing, or doing what they consider to be dancing.

[@sanadthegray]

its nice to know that you can throw yourself and your employees will catch you ENGLAND FALLS :p

[@Nenzo_]

BB king hail england ;p

[@sanadthegray]

long live the king

[@phl6716]

I agree with you. What also makes it funny is that the bankers have gone way over the kids' heads with their song.

[@lewistrotter1039]

Lol I'm still laughing as I type this!

[@ericeasterday5849]

I love how this song depicts money saving. As Michael gets older, he will have to have a bank account for college, traveling, etc. But, you can see the expression on his face that as a kid; he would rather feed the birds instead of listening to all of these adults trying to persuade him into putting the tuppence in the bank. To me it really is both a kids movie and an adult movie in my opinion. But, apparently high class parents back then treated their kids with discipline opposed to lower class parents.

[@horrorfan96]

Mr banks's face at 0:56 was priceless as if saying just go with it

[@Nenzo_]

he was like, just go with the flow son...the the banks sake lmao

[@nikecoro2606]

I love the old man, the way he keeps stumbling over.

[@retroguy9494]

Reminds me of my late father when he hit 90!

[@averysgore]

I think this is one of the strongest songs of the film. The chorus is straight out of Gilbert and Sullivan, but I have to commend the Sherman Brothers for that mounting tension in the verses. Of course kids don't understand it, since it's as much about what is *not* mentioned as what is. "Think of the foreclosures"...shudder. The yin to "Feed the Birds"' yang.

[@שמעון-ק2ח]

So funny actually! Now i'm old enough (a good bit older!) to appreciate that it is all acting by very talented actors!

[@shareel.ratten4741]

Watching this as a kid, I never understood what the song was about and just bobbed along to the music. Now, as an adult, I totally understand the meaning and take notes 😆

[@joeandrews7329]

Absolute joke.

[@adriennesaffer351]

So the old banker in the red suit jacket, who seems to have trouble standing and keeping his balance , is really Dick Van Dyke.

[@quintiniusverginix7827]

He's actually played by Navkcid Keyd according to the end credits ;)

[@ethanyushanadventures]

Yep. Dick Van Dyke looks exactly like the banker today.

[@myoldblackdog]

He was 39 underneath all that makeup

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

Adrienne Saffer - Didn't you read Dick Van Dyke's autobiography, like I did? Disney wanted him to play Bert, only. But van Dyke wanted very much to play an old man. Disney then said, " You must have a screen test." So he got on all the makeup, got a cane and was walking around Cherry Tree Lane ...

[@jeffreysnydr]

LOL at Banks at 2:18-2:21. He's like "What are you all doing?"

[@louissmith2147]

When I was younger this guy scared the shit out of me lol :p

[@larry365]

Lol yeh same, and the scene where the dad gets called into the directors room, very scary as a kid.

[@Javitomanzano]

+Louis Smith True bankers should scary you more...

[@officergregorystevens5765]

lmao me too.. it is hilarious still that Michael and Jane actors didn't know it was Dick Van Dyke and thought he was going to die any second

[@bhinderbinder]

Wow, that's amazing! I did not know that. He was very talented, though I never liked him too much. Not sure why. A bit overwhelming, or ?

[@actingbogard9570]

Officer Gregory Stevens it was dick van dyke??? Wtf i thought it was actually a old guy

[@christianhafer9819]

I love this song, and Dick Van Dyke is tremendous as is David Tomlinson.

[@humboldt777]

Plantations of ripening teaaaaaa! :-D I never thought of that, notwithstanding its dark side, finance is a noble profession.

[@masterknife8423]

Eh It just makes me mad that the British claimed tea as their own creation whilst not knowing that tea originates from China

[@MidnightIsolde]

Lol it was common knowledge that tea originates from China...

[@Scavenger82]

3:27 All the other partners singing in deep voices, then Dawes Jr. chimes in. 😁 I was not expecting that voice.

[@joeandrews7329]

39 in the film his voice.

[@dansatter7280]

Alright, Michael. A very wise investment. We'll just take your Tuppence and invest in a money market mutual fund, then we'll re-invest the earnings into foreign currency accounts with compounding interest AAAAAND IT'S GONE.

[@cbolanz1]

+Dan Satter (TheTheatricalFedora) That banker from south park was an asshole. there should've been a run on that bank instead of This one.

[@SaraNightfire1]

+cbolanz1 Actually, during the time period this was run... I wouldn't be surprised if they did. Banks had no checks and balances for a long time.

[@cbolanz1]

i should've guessed.

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

+Sara Nightfire yes, in 1910 banks had quite a bit of power.

[@joeandrews7329]

Bad move!.

[@10INTM]

"And you'll achieeeeeve that seeeense of statuuuure as your influence expaaaaaands to the high financial strataaa that established credit now commands!!!" Leave is up to the Sherman Brothers to make a song about opening a mother-honking bank account this poetic and fun.

[@mauriliogonzalezpaz2337]

tuppence, patiently, cautiously trustingly invested. Best advice I ever had in my life!!!!!

[@joc_tamai]

2:37 You can see the desperation in his face and his body language as he silently begs his kids to not blow it. Great acting.

[@zeldafan1942]

Just so you know, this song is called "Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs, Fidelity Fiduciary Bank".

[@milesjolly6173]

Dawes Sr: Tell them more Banks: Bro wtf do you think I’m doing?

[@nalanhazzard]

One of my favorite scenes in movies

[@vp5881]

Plus besoin d imaginer cette scène au niveau mondial ,car nous y sommes depuis longtemps ,200 ans .Humains les plus petits des plus petits vous êtes propriétaire de votre destinée,ne laissez pas ces groupes de banquiers prendre votre destinée ,soyez courageux et dites non .🇫🇷

[@philippasmith3895]

I love the pompous little dance they do at 2:17 :)

[@Booker8991]

1:52 Sung like a true Englishman

[@Crichtonator1982]

Great advice on how to save money 💰 This is a great lesson for our young children. I think that money 💰 should be something that children need to be taught at a young age. David Tomlinson and Dick Van Dyke Senior did an amazing job in this movie on teaching children about money 💰

[@evaschonfeld5752]

My favorite actor in my favorite scene in my favorite movie. So great.

[@christophevans1494]

(at 3:26) notice how Mr. Dawes Senior elbows his son (Dawes Jr.) to get him to chime in lol

[@Cagedguitarist401]

It's one of the best moments in the movie. "Hey Jr., I'm not paying you to be here just because you're my son. Start singing with the other partners."

[@jtm726]

@@Cagedguitarist401 lmao. That was a good one.

[@TwoFacedGentleman]

You know your acting is good when people focus on your bad performance and barely recognize you in your good performance. Mad respect for Dick Van Dyke.

[@blightedgrounds]

A Legendary Banger

[@kelvinbremont1341]

Indeed lol

[@retroguy9494]

Banger? Or BANKER? 😂

[@blightedgrounds]

@@retroguy9494 A certified banker Banger, banging all the certified banker's banks

[@Garrettk41]

For those who are curious, Mr. Mousley is the one with no sideburns, Mr. Tomes the one with no hair, and Mr. Grubbs the one with no moustache.

[@theprogressiveatheist7024]

Dick Van Dyke is now 92, and recently played this character in Mary Poppins Returns. If he had been 92 in 1910 when this movie was set he would have been born in 1818.

[@sliat1981]

It’s not the same character. Sadly he died later that night. It’s his son

[@elshaddai87]

Dick Van Dyke looked great and moved like a much younger man in Mary Poppins Returns. Good to see you, Mr. Dawes!

[@BinaryBunyip]

The thing is, these old dudes are 100% correct. Invest correctly, save money - and you CAN BUY THE BIRDS! & as much food as possible. Can you imagine if that old lady invested?

[@bufordpusser424]

She did. She bought the cathedral. When this movie was filmed she was sitting on her front porch..........(8^)

[@BinaryBunyip]

Buford Pusser I knew it! That old bitch! Taking money from people, for crumbs & then investing it & pretending to be poor.

[@Cagedguitarist401]

It's a true moment of passage from childhood naivety to adulthood when you say to yourself, "these guys used to scare me when I was a kid. Now I want to BE one of them!"

[@JavierPerez-cx4jw]

PhD. Life Apologist But that’s not the point. They make fiscal sense, but at a certain point the goodness that comes from giving charity is more important that making money. You can get more tuppence. That old lady isn’t always going to be there to buy bird seed from. That’s the point of her being gone when Banks walks down to the bank.

[@adirarotstein359]

@@JavierPerez-cx4jw I guess I'm way overthinking things here, but I think my instinct as a kid was right, those bankers WERE scary, because of the anti-humanistic message they're pedaling. It's such a beautifully crafted movie, with this song a perfect counterpoint to the Feed the Birds song. The thing is "Feed the Birds" isn't really what that song is about. The woman in front of the cathedral is homeless or at the very least extremely poor. She's selling bags of (worthless to most other people) crumbs she's collected to make a tiny bit of money. By giving a tiny bit of money to "feed the birds" they are helping feed her, a homeless woman. It's an act of charity and compassion that is instinctual-- to connect and empathisize with other people and living creatures. This is contrasted with the bankers who are encouraging the children to save their money for themselves, not so they can help more people, but so they can just have more money and own more stuff, none of which will actually bring them the feeling of human connectedness that makes life worthwhile. The whole "if you feed the birds, what have you got? Fat birds" is the sort of argument people make against welfare, charity and a social safety net, because they say it makes poor people lazy and "fat." Ironically, this is usually said by people like the junior Mr. Dawes who have had their economic status, opportunities and life position handed to them by inheritance. It ties into one of themes of the film with Mr. Banks. Mr. Banks realizes that the money and status of his job at the bank aren't worth it if he loses all connection with the people who mean the most to him in his life, his children.

[@clemtoe]

The best musical numbers (I suppose the best verses generally) are when the lyric snaps into place, syllable-for-syllable, without requiring contrivances in either the flow of the language or the melody. This number has that.

[@andrewpytko4773]

If Mr. Dawes Sr. had been a little more patient, Michael would have come around to his side.

[@davidmelville5675]

Totally underrated song and movie

[@joewhitehead3]

Mary Poppins is hardly underrated

[@josefsilvia5360]

I think you meant underrated song in an overrated movie. Don't get me wrong, I love this movie. But it suffers from drawn out pacing issues that all Disney films in the late 50s/early 60s had. We just forgive it more in Mary Poppins because the score, music, and acting are so good. Similar to how the original Star Wars movies have pacing issues due to long sequences and stilted dialogue, that we forgive due to never before seen special effects at the time and great acting.

[@orlandokahan9044]

Great dance at 2:18! I'm gonna try that with my buddies at the club this weekend -- that'll be sure to win over the ladies!

[@MRjustinKCKS]

Fiddlesticks boy

[@flemingboineau7613]

At 2:34 George looks like he is thinking " oh shit here we go you did it now son"

[@jamessmithe5490]

You know, that's a remarkably sophisticated song for a kid's film; nowadays the studio would probably force them to cut it. Also, as bad as Dick's cockney accent was, his accent here is quite good which is why people didn't even know it was him till the end of the movie. He never gets credit for that.

[@vanyadolly]

The songs in current Disney movies just make you sad when you grew up on this stuff. There's no depth, no craftsmanship.

[@clrobertson13]

He also played that role for free. He wanted to demonstrate that he had a bigger range than he had shown yet in Hollywood. Disney agreed to let him do it, obviously.

[@bufordpusser424]

0:27 .................."Fiddlesticks boy"...............my new favorite phrase. Let the whole video play and then just keep tapping 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

[@andrewamende3338]

The way Dick Van Dyke delivered that line made it better

[@ablaze1713]

Slicon Valley Bank made me revisit this :)

[@PokeDude011]

I'd trust these guys with my money.

[@Cagedguitarist401]

You know what the difference is between these guys and the "Too Big To Fail" banks of today? The too big to fail banks got bailed out by the government. These guys, by contrast, could bail out the government!

[@chadgervais6323]

Exactly. These wise investors are largely investing in public infrastructure, something useful that can return a good profit. Not that gamble everyone took with the mortgage market.

[@jrcasselman]

There were bank failures in Edwardian times as well. They would have been worse because there was no deposit insurance to protect depositors in the event of a bank failure. Chances are the banks did not have the same cash ratios on hand that they are required to today by law, which meant that if a run occurred, it would be devastating.

[@nrkgalt]

But it was an official of the bank who approved a loan to finance a shipment of tea to the American colonies, which was thrown by colonists into the harbor.

[@tybushnell9819]

Cagedguitarist401 J. P. Morgan once did that.

[@Donderdrammels]

The moment you realized the father did not behave such as that for fun, but as consequence of the pressure he was put on the entire time and the will to do a good job, also for his family.

[@Bazrrrr]

0:18 "So... You have Tuppence? May I be permitted to see it?" A potential chat up line that will certainly earn you a slap!

[@IndyFilmProductions]

THis scene in Saving Mr Banks is great film work and is very emotion

[@CrosbySinatraAndDean]

I haven't watched this since I was a kid. Now I actually know what they're talking about!

[@Sigma0283]

Interesting trivia: Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber were not told Dick Van Dyke was under all that makeup and playing Mr. Dawes, Sr.. They believed this really was an old man and were worried he was going to fall down and die at any moment. So their expressions to Mr. Dawes, Sr. on screen were genuine.

[@kyro-jaxxsonofkosmos23]

"majestic, self-amortizing canals!"

[@vanillabeam5400]

Did Michael just want to feed the birds the Tuppence? No wonder these guys wanted him to deposit the money so badly

[@idekmusic8793]

Vanilla Beam underrated comment

[@sliat1981]

Exactly. Bring a crust and do it for free. Who does she think she is that anyone who wants to feed birds have to pay her to do it?

[@dougdimmadome6158]

Plantations of ripening.......teeeeeeeeeeeea

[@zeldafan1942]

All from tuppence, patiently, cautiously, trustedly invested in the (to be specific) in the Dawes, Tomes, Mousey, Grubbs, Fidelity Fiduciary Bank!

[@grrr6637]

ppttpp so? If they were equal to Europeans you wouldn’t be able to be enslaved in the first place!

[@j123web6]

Heard someone say fiduciary the other day and although I’ve known this word from being a child, from this song.. had no idea what it meant! Trustee! Makes sense. Love this film xx

[@manuelorozco7760]

Tonight i am seeing Mary Poppins Returns! I find it very surreal that Dick Van Dyke played both Bert and Mr Dawnes Sr in this original magical classic.

[@peelp5080-i8y]

I cannot honestly believe that this Disney movie (Mary Poppins) is now 60 years old.

[@heatcankill3170]

I like Mr. Bank's Expression when they all start dancing around... "WTF??, OMG!" :D

[@kharnakcrux2650]

2:20 the British at their most British

[@andrewamende3338]

It needs tea

[@masterknife8423]

Even though this film was made entirely in America

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

Needs more tea

[@JaseAnimates]

Except for 1:52

[@jasobres]

There was supposed to be another step coming down from that platform where Dick stepped off, but when Walt saw Dick's imitation of an old man attempting to cross the street, he got rid of that step just so Dick could do that routine.

[@YoursTrulyThe1Pony]

I haven't seen this movie in full for years, as a kid I never understood what they were singing about, now I know.

[@Julieber1]

This was a very important message that Walt Disney was conveying. This was way before Disney became the corporate greed sucker that it is today.

[@ZondaFRoadster]

3:50 and just like that, Mr Dawes invented the trust fall.

[@Maskphan1]

It is very interesting how this song contrasts from “Feed the Birds” in a historical context. Mary Poppins is indirectly singing, “Help those who need it and you will be glad if you do.” This piece is singing, “Help fund our colonialism and you’ll be a part of the Empire!”

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

Those tuppence will come in handy in...oh, 20 years or so... ^_-

[@noorrougelewis6704]

I noticed how they were only interested in Micheal. Taking about his tuppence and how investing would let him travel the world someday... Those things would never happen for Jane because shes a girl in 1910.

[@YorkshireNutte]

"Plantations of ripening tea!!" Nothing as British as that.

[@Chicklo11]

Dick Van Dyke's a fantastic actor here.

[@Kipah]

Robert Smith And if they were to remake it, he's now old enough to reprise the role.

[@GustavoAmpuero]

+Kipah please don't

[@Chicklo11]

there's been on off rumours about Tim Burton doing it for a few years...

[@oscillation9814]

+Robert Smith He could fullfill -Coughs-, Demand... GARRRRRRRR -Coughs badly-...someone carry on?

[@rstein926]

George, the Dawes and the other business men are not just trying to persuade Michael to invest his tuppence but also to join them when he is older especially how George’s father was also a banker. In those days boys in upper class families were expected to follow the same careers as their father before them.

[@siredith8846]

1:16 Michael’s face when Dawes is coughing and spluttering

[@chrisd2051]

I'm supposed to be writing a paper....

[@idekmusic8793]

Chris D, now you're part of railways to africa and more?

[@llarmstrong783]

On banking?

[@dorkmax7073]

*MOOD*

[@ElsenyoPol]

SAME.

[@lupinthethird7059]

many maybe don't know... but FAT PIDGEONS and TUPPENCE where the ancestors of italian actual YTPs..... ty for this gift Disney

[@IIChobitsII]

This song always scared me as the kid, it was like they were monsters hiding in old man skins, haha

[@pencilheart5568]

old man skins, omg I'm crying of laughter! Hahahaha

[@MrAwawe]

That describes bankers pretty well.

[@Kikua1612]

1. The look of absolute horror on Jane’s face when he tries to get down the step 2. Feed the birds and what have you got? FAT BIRDS 3. While stand the banks of England, England stands (hits different now) 4. THE SQUEAKY SHOES