>> in mary poppins, yes. >> yeah, i do.yke said -- >> mary poppins, you look beautiful. >> all i had to do was walk across the camera and say do you really think so? >> and so it began. it wasn't wd soth told you there someone named s oeal yrrldenvted those t n to out. >> why? >> i don't know but you don't want droopy feet at the end of the image of the umbrella. >> early on she showed she could do anything. ♪ a robin feathering his note >> you need a tweeting robin? you're doing that whistling? >> yeah. i was very good at whistling. ♪ ♪ for a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down the medicine go down ♪ >> every signed, singing, tweeting, and a huge contraption. >> yeah. there was a wire that went up my shoulder and down my back. >> every scene had to be perfect. some of them taking six weeks of rehearsal. behindl eventually become turtles. >> i was learning on my feet so fast. >> the costume designer who happened to be her husband, tony walton, created a kind of>> he costumes. >> yes. he said, i fancy that mary popp

mary poppins did. james. jolly holiday, $1,000. d for a predator, a new year's day tradition in the northern hemisphere is this plunge. mary. - what is the polar bear plunge? - correct. starts with 2 vowels, $200. mary. - what is the aisle? - yes. starts with 2 vowels, $1,000. james. - what is aerate? - that's the word. fly a kite, $1,000. liz. - what is the saint lawrence? - no. mary or james? james. - what is the niagara? - yes, that's the river. mary poppins, $1,000. [ beep ] who are shern brothers? richard and robert. back to you, james. 20th century, $1,000. answer... [ applause ] - two dimes, please. - all right. - that's $2,000. - i know. [ laughter ] - what is libya? - that's the country. [ applause ] musical state symbols, $1,000. mary. - what is bluegrass? - no. liz. - what is honky-tonk? - no. [ beep ] what is western swing? back to james. musical, $800. james. - what is "swanee river"? - yes. 20th century, $800. james. - who is al capone? - correct. vowels, $800. james. - what is eureka? - eureka! yes. vowels, $600. mary

you had seen mary poppins and just loved mary poppins? >> we had the v.h.s.om will tell you i watched it every single day. this halloween my brother went as the entertainer. >> stephen: what entertainer? he called himself the entertainer. he had a top hat and a cane. he was trying to upstage me as mary poppins, he knew that would be a huge draw, because i had a lipstick, hat and a carpet bag. >> stephen: first of all, you do have a great mom. >> i do have a great mom to let me dress as mary poppins. >> stephen: fantastic. and speaking of v.h.s., i actually understan you brought a v.h.s. of your mother recording you as mary poppins age there on halloween? >> on halloween in my grandparents yard who were mennonites. we were in their yard, my brother was the intertiner and i am mary poppins in drag. >> stephen: please. ing a song from mary poppins ( singing ) >> did you say it? he has lipstick on! oooh! lipstick, oooh! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: wow. so what did you say? and we're going to get to your thing in a minute. but what did you say to her when

>> "mary poppins," yes. >> yeah, i do.ad to do is walk across camera and say -- >> do you really think so? >> reporter: so it began. it wasn't how she said it, it was something in her face told you that there was someone named mary poppins who wanted to heal your world. and make it bright. by the way, she invented those feet. >> the feet need to be turned out. >> why? >> i don't know. but you don't want droopy feet at the end of the image of the umbrella. they just sort of flapped about. >> reporter: early on she showed she could do anything. a tweeting robin. you're doing that whistling? >> yeah, i was very good at whistling. ♪ ♪ for a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down ♪ >> reporter: every scene, a kind of decathlon of singing, tweeting, a huge contraption. >> there was a wire that went up my shoulder, down my back. >> reporter: every scene had to be perfect. some of them taking six weeks of rehearsal. watch her and dick van dyke from behind the scenes trying to balance on anvils that will eventually become tur

mary poppins was the first film that i ever made. flying sequences were difficult, but i did actually feel myself -- one of the ropes just give a little bit on my very last day. so i called down from way up high. i said can you please let me down safely? at which point i fell straight to the ground. >> and almost 56 years later now do you still get children to run up to you and recognize you? >> what's funny, rachel, these days kids run up to me and say i loved you in "princess diaries." >> i beg your pardon? shut up. diaries," what's the hang up here? anne hathaway said it's a done deal and you're on board. >> if she would like me to be. i don't think the script's even been written. but in this magical business, you never know. >> come on hollywood. give the fans what they want. from the princess to our exclusive with the country music queen. ♪ >> we're on the set of dolly parton's new dance track. >> i can't dance a lick. >> then talk show titans week continues with geraldo's most epic film. >> it's embarrassing. >> and. >> i spent

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>> in "mary poppins," yes. >> yeah, i do.eautiful. >> and all i had to do was walk across camera and say do you really think so. >> cross my heart you do. >> reporter: and so it began and it wasn't how she said it, it was that something in her face told you that there was someone named mary poppins who wanted to heal your world and make it bright. ♪ by the way, she invented those feet. >> the feet need to be turned out. >> why? >> i don't know. but you don't want droopy feet at the end of the image of the umbrella. they just sort of flapped about. >> reporter: and early on she showed she could do anything. ♪ a robin feathering >> reporter: a tweeting robin. you're doing that whistling. >> yeah, i was very good at whistling. [ whistling ] ♪ for a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down ♪ >> reporter: ever seen the kind of decathlon singing, tweeting and a huge contraption. >> yeah, there was a wire that went up my shoulder and down my back. ♪ mary poppins step in time >> reporter: every scene had to be perfect. some of th

. >> mary poppins, you look beautiful. >> do you really think so?: so it began. it wasn't how she said it, it was that something in her face told you that there was someone named mary poppins who wanted to heal your world and make it bright. ♪ a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down ♪ >> reporter: tomorrow she and her daughter emma will tell us what we've never heard before. >> i got the courage after the last week to say, i don't understand why i'm weeping so much, i can't seem to stop. >> tune in to diane sawyer's interview tomorrow on "gm ennndedersion "nightline." that's it for tonight. catch our full episodes on hulu. good night, america.

and before the world had seen you in "mary poppins," disney allowed you to be seen so that you could films and was having a wonderful time because none of them had been released, so i was learning about movies and working hard, and all of that, and then suddenly they were all released a t everybody was talking about it, and it was an assault, really, for a while. >> yeah, in the book. >> i n >> no, but the memoir is real and you talk about kind of that moment where you had this period of time, you shot those movies, they weren't out yet, nobody knew you had a new baby at home. >> i did >> and you talk about going through sadness. >> well, there were times, yes, of sadness, and many things like that i wanted to be as frank as i could if i'm going to write a memoir, i might as well be frank as much as i can, and there's so many things were happening at the time it's why i call it "home work" because it's about the work i was learning to do on movies which i had never done before, and also homework on myself to a certain extent, how was i growing, what was i learning in between you and

." >> yang: both "sound of music" and "mary poppins" were touchstones in my-- >> --in your youth.ere in mine too! yeah. ( laughs ) re yang: then talking to my colleagues, theyhowing their children. >> yes. isn't that phenomenal? i mean, th's a bonus and that and that you just don't expect, but those timeless good musicals and they were so beautifully made. >> yang: andrews' legendary career includes the stage, movies, tv, rdncerts and regs. she's a dame commander of the british empire and has six golden globes, three grammys, two emmys, an oscar and ace kenneder honor. andrews and hamilton, a professional writer and arts educator, have written more than 30 books for children and young adults. they wrote, "home work: a memoir of my hollywood years," as a team. emma, as you were growing ov, were theres or projects of your mothers that were particular favorites? >> i was pretty much there most of theime on set for most of the films. i couldn't sit through "the sound of music" for years without weeping because anytime i iw my mother cry on a fil burst into tears myself. >> yes she'd s

. >> kate's mary poppins jazz routine had her flying high in the ballroom while judge carrie ann inaba up on the floor. >> oh, my gosh. >> you guys ran over to her her up. >> of course. i think somebody said cockroach or like a spider, something like that. i think she reacted and she flew back. whatever it was it goes in slow motion when you see it. you want to help. you're like oh she's down. it's too late. ♪ rising in the east >> last night fifth harmony's ally brooke took the lead scoring the season's first nines and in the perfect fairytale ending to disney night, no one went home. ♪ under the sea >> meanwhile, we may have just solved a casting problem for the live action "little mermaid." >> we have not filled the live action prince eric yet and i think this is a great audition. harry styles allegedly turned it down. are you interested? >> very interested. i'm a perfect russian prince eric from russia. >> i mean, he literally looks exactly like prince eric. he really does. >> and, well, lauren literally sings like ariel. ♪ ahhhhhh ahhhhhh ahhhh ♪ ahhhhhh ahhhhhh ahhhh >> was it la

so peter and i went full, you know - >> seth: yeah. >> mary poppins and burt and then he goes, and he'soing to do spider- man. sorry. >> seth: really? >> yeah. >> seth: so you were full poppins -- >> yeah. >> seth: walking around with a spider-man - >> yep >> seth: which then made it look like you've lost your minds. >> a little bit. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> a little bit. and i was okay with it >> seth: yeah, so he should -- he should bite the bullet this time >> exactly >> seth: he owes the family one. >> but this year he's gonna be -- i think he's going to go -- he's going as cool pirate. >> seth: cool pirate >> yeah. >> seth: that is the most 13-year-old choice >> right [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. yeah, not going to do, like the parrot >> i'm not in -- >> seth: i'm going to do the eye patch, yeah. >> some leather pants and we're good >> seth: always so great to see you. >> thank you so much >> seth: congratulations on 21 seasons [ cheers and applause >> thank you >> seth: oh, my gosh mariska hargitay, everybody. "law and order svu," thursdays at 10:00 on nbc we'll be right back

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. >> julie andrews and mary poppins weren touchstonesr youth. >> and mine as well. >> isn't that phenomenalon't expect. those timeless, good musicals, they were so beautifully made. john: andrews' legendary career includes stage, movies, tv, concerts and recordings. she is a dame commander of the british on power- itish empire and has two emmys, and oscar, and a kennedy center honor. andrews and hamilton, a professional writer and arts educator, have written more than 30 books for children and young adul. they wrote a memoir of my hollywood years as 18. as you were growing up, emma, were there movies or projects of your mothers's that were favorites? >> i was pretty much there most of the time, onset for most of the films. i cldn't sit through "the sound of music" for years without weeping, because anytim i see my mother cry on a film, i burst into tears. julie: and she would say, i'm just going out for a little bit. emma: but i have to say probly now among my favorites is "hawaii." i think her performance in it is so different than many of her other films, and so strong. john: "the america

that little girl thinks her mother is mary poppins. >> poor deluded child. >> yeah, exactly. >> reportervaliant. >> i don know a more resilient person. >> reporter: and forever a champion of happy endings. >> that's as it should be. >> reporter: these are lyrics she loves. >> my ship was a song that had the most beautiful lyrics. my ship has sails made of silk. ♪ the decks are trimmed with gold ♪ >> and the decks are trimmed with gold. ♪ and of jam and spice >> and of jam and spice there's a paradise in the hold. and then the very, very end of it, the song sums up by saying, pearls of such -- ♪ pearls and such they won't mean much ♪ >> if it's missing just one thing and the song says, i don't care to have any of those unless i also have a true love that will come with it. ♪ to me >> wow. what a life. >> what a life and as i say she's the eternal guardian of our search for a happy ending always. although i did say to her, are we going to find you on those dating websites? she reres me you don't have to go trolling to see if these's out there. not going to happen. >> she seems like such de

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or in "mary poppins.s is a warning sign to people who want to go and do something new that if it's not properly regulated, managed if you don't do your due diligence. >> even just battle tested it's an interesting point about had there not being a physical place or branch where you can go worst case and just say, okay, well, you know, i can show up and talk to the teller about it. >> right a lot of people are complaining that there's nobody to call and even that hotline, they say millennials and younger people don't want to go see somebody at a branch you really don't know if that's true until disaster happens. and on twitter, you had people and we spoke to a few people -- we spoke to people who were stuck at gas stations who don't have a backup bank account couldn't get to work missed work for multiple days or were at a restaurant and couldn't pay the bill. >> free advice partner with a brick and mortar bank as a backup. >> here's one final tweet i wanted to show of someone saying i think everyone should

. >> the academy award winner who stole our hearts as mary poppins and climbed every mountain in "sound career in her own words and an excerpt in "vanity fair" which is such a great article saying of dick's rforncseed eortless to me, althou he asked her help with it so an irish actor who voiced several of the animated characters tried to coach him. it was such a funny paradox. irishman trying to teach an american to teach cockney. that's just one of the great back-stage stories we'll hear from dame julie herself. by the way she's coming to "gma" she sat down with our diane sawyer for a deeply personal conversation. you do not want to miss thursday and friday before julie's memoir is released tuesday, october 15th. [ applause ] i couldn't put it down. i was reading "vanity fair." she's such a legend. her stories are so personal. it's a really, really great read. check that out. >>> jennifer aniston is in the news for her friendship with howard stern. she was one of the first stars to visit howard stern in his studio. his sirius radio show is based in l.a. for this week. jen and howard ta

like they are talking about mary poppins. this was a terrorist rapist thug.s beard. he was about to act. red in his beard that was the last time we saw him about to launch an attack. >> grizzly adams or something. >> this guy was a terrorist thug who would cut the head off an innocent man without -- at the drop of a lawsuit. i mean, really to the "the washington post," do you hate this president so much that you are willing to throw everything away, your integrity, your morals, everything? i mean, that's a serious question. i'm not kidding. listen, i got no personal beef with the "the washington post." i don't know most of those people. i don't read the paper. i think it's garbage. that's my opinion. other people may have a different opinion. they have been wrong on just about every big story of the trump era. are you kidding? we just killed one of the world's most dangerous people who without a moment's in the killed thousands, tens of thousands of americans and you write about his wire framed glasses and his beard? i mean, come on, guys. get your head out o