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Dick Van Dyke Hosts ABC’s Broadcast of Disney Basic MARY POPPINS Tonight

Disney legend Dick Van Dyke, who portrays Bert, the carefree cockney chimney sweep, in MARY POPPINS, will host interstitials throughout the ABC show of “‘The Wonderful World of Disney” presented by Target Brings You MARY POPPINS TODAY, DECEMBER 12 (8: 00-11: 00 pm, EST) Check out the photos of the show below!

Van Dyke is accompanied by Target’s mascot “Bullseye”, the lovable bull terrier. This holiday event marks the first television broadcast of “Mary Poppins” on the network in 13 years. It is also the first time Target’s Holiday Odyssey story – told through a series of commercials – has been shown in full on television.

In brand new footage, with a little help from Bullseye, Mr. Van Dyke takes viewers on a magical journey into the Disney archives, where they can discover treasures, including iconic props from “Mary Poppins” and other Disney favorites, and he gives Insights into a film that continues to thrill generations of families to this day.

The film is set in Edwardian London and shows the straightforward nanny Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews), who flies out of the windy London sky into the house of two mischievous children of the affluent and strict Banks family, Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber ). With the help of Bert (Mr. Van Dyke), the spirited nanny goes on a series of fantastic adventures with the children, teaching her parents some lessons about love along the way.

Disney’s popular classic received a total of 13 Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture, and won five: Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Song (“Chim Chim Cher-ee”), Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Music Score.

The film contains many classic songs including “A Spoonful of Sugar”, “Jolly Holiday”, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, “Feed the Birds”, “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite”.

Released in 1964, Mary Poppins combines live action and animation and was listed by the Library of Congress in the United States’ National Film Registry in 2013 as “Culturally, Historically, or Aesthetically Significant”.

Photo courtesy ABC / Rick Rowell

DICK VAN DYKE

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
DICK VAN DYKE

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
DICK VAN DYKE, BULLSEYE

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
DICK VAN DYKE

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
DICK VAN DYKE

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
BULLSEYE, DICK VAN DYKE

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
DICK VAN DYKE (ABC / Rick Rowell)

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
Dick Van Dyke (ABC / Rick Rowell)

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
DICK VAN DYKE (ABC / Rick Rowell)

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
DICK VAN DYKE

Photos: Dick Van Dyke is hosting the ABC show of the Disney classic MARY POPPINS tonight
BULLSEYE, DICK VAN DYKE

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