故事发生在1910年的伦敦，班克斯先生（David Tomlinson 饰）是一名银行职员，而班克斯太太（格莱妮丝·约翰斯 Glynis Johns 饰）则醉心于女权运动，公务缠身的两人顾不上照料膝下的一双儿女麦克（Matthew Garber 饰）和珍妮（Karen Dotrice 饰），只有请保姆代劳，可是，夫妻两人并不知道的是，古灵精怪的兄妹两，哪里是普通的保姆能够招架的了的！ 　　一位名叫玛丽（朱丽·安德鲁斯 Julie Andrews 饰）漂亮姑娘来到了班克斯家应聘保姆的职位，她刚刚出场就令麦克和珍妮留下了深刻的印象。原来，玛丽是一位仙女，她的到来让两个孩子重新感受到了亲情和友情，亦让班克斯先生和太太明白了什么才是生命中最终要的东西。When Jane and Michael, the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert, the siblings try to pass on some of their nanny's sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents.