100 Greatest Movie Characters: 52

"You know, you can say it backwards, which is docious-ali-expi-listic-fragi-cali-repus, but that's taking it a bit too far, don't you think?

52. Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins

Practically perfect in every way. That might seem incredibly boastful for anyone to say (I dare you to put it on your resume). Unless you're Mary Poppins, the fabulous nanny who can pull off truly being practically perfect in every way.

Poppins is truly magical, with the ability to fly with her umbrella, slide UP a stair rail, and possesses a bag of tricks more magical than Felix the Cat's. Plus she has an amazing singing voice, which is prefect for the all those songs she seems to just break into. Oh, and she's very pretty.

Happiness just seems to follow her. Even hanging out with what should be shady chimney sweeps, turns them into jolly fellows with charmingly awful Cockney accents. A wholesome and lovely woman, Mary Poppins is the original Supernanny.

Defining moment: The technicolor brain attack that is the "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" scene. A crazed sensory overload if there ever was one.