Is Mary Poppins a Super Hero?

Pros	Cons
Can fly	No cape
Super word: Supercalifragilistic	Super villains: none
Story adapted for a kids movie	Never made in to a Sat. morning cartoon
“just friends” with sidekick	sidekick dances
annoying female associates	cloying music
good morals	no destructive flaws
has super tools	fights boredom and clutter, not crime
rescues the same people over and over	never involves the police or the press
alter ego is a nanny	only ego is a nanny
mysterious past
selfless servant

Well I seem to be coming up with more reasons why she’s a super hero than why she isn’t. Please enter the debate.

But before you do, I have another assignment. Jonathan Goldstein on This American Life, show number 241, has Mary Poppins and the Penguin meet at a dinner party. Listening won’t help you make your verdict, but it’s just too fun to pass up. Just be patient for the story to come on.