Scary Poppins

Scary Poppins
Season	6
Broadcast information
Broadcast number	18
Cartoon Network US Premiere	June 5, 2006
Paired with	Dad Day Afternoon
Chronological information
Previous Dad Day Afternoon	Next Hurter Monkey

Scary Poppins is the eighteenth episode of Season 6.

Summary

When Billy's mother realizes that Mandy has become an eternal houseguest, Mandy returns home. But her own parents can't deal with her and they hire a nanny bent in shaping her into a proper young girl.

Plot

At Billy's house, Gladys calls for Harold, Billy and Mandy to report to dinner, but refuses. Gladys' insane temper triggers and she wrecks her husband with a chainsaw, forcing the trio to report to dinner. She, however, excuses Mandy due to realizing that she is an eternal houseguest and constantly remarks as she is not part of the family. She returns home, with her parents terrified and are so scared of her. When she demands dinner, they had enough and decide to call a nanny.

Quotes

*Grim: Hold on, she's the Nanny! Yeah, she's on that television show "Hey Nanny Nanny". It's another one of those annoying reality shows that are all the rage right now! She travels all over the world... and Burbank... helping parents deal with their spoiled rotten brats! Billy: So what's she doing here? (pause) Billy and Grim: OHHHHHHH! Harold: I mean yea! Go home to your own... hold on, you mean to tell me that Mandy isn't our daughter? This whole time I thought she was! And what now, you say she isn't? So tell me... who does Billy belong to? How much of my life is a lie? Is our marriage fake? What about this house? My shirt? My underwear? Is this all part of some interplanetary conspiracy to make me think I'm a lowly construction worker? (Mandy leaves Billy's house) Nanny: (to Claire) Girl, you best get out of my grill if you know whats good for you.

Trivia

• The plot is a reference to the ABC TV show Supernanny. The title is a reference to Mary Poppins.
• Billy telling Mandy and the nanny to fight with laser swords could be a reference to the Star Wars movies.
• Mandy controls her parents by telling them what they want to do and making a hand motion which is a reference to the Star Wars movies' jedi mind trick.
• Mandy being in charge of her family could be a reference to The Twilight Zone episode "It's A Good Life", where a young boy controls his family with unnatural powers.
• In Sickly Sweet, Mandy couldn't pronounce the word "please" without it being clear. But in Scary Poppins, Mandy says "Okay, go suck a lemon, please" without any problems.
  • (Response: She had to say it nicely. But in this episode, she said it to be rude)

Video

Billy and Mandy - S6E10 - Dad Day Afternoon ~ Scary Poppins-0