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* Emily in ''[[The Secret Life of the Backyard Kids]]'' is a literal version.

 

** ''[[The Sound of Music]]'': Maria Von Trapp of is the guitar playing free spirit who ends up marrying the head of the household.

** ''[[Mary Poppins]]'': Poppins is the no-nonsense nanny with magic powers who draws the family closer together, tames the unruly children, then vanishes into the sky.

* The nanny in ''[[Harriet the Spy]]'' isn't magic, but is amazing.

* ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'': A [[Rare Male Example]] is Mrs. Doubtfire (and the book ''Madam Doubtfire'') where a divorced dad [[Wholesome Crossdresser|crossdresses]] so he can be hired as a nanny and spend more time with his kids. As you do.

* ''[[Discworld]]'': Susan Sto Helit is naturally sensible and, upon leaving school, does a brief stint as a Magical Nanny in ''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]''. She is very [[Genre Savvy]] and promises herself "if she ever did find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps, she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella." She's also significantly more violent than the average Magical Nanny. When the children complain of bogey-men in the closet or in the basement, she teaches them to face their fears... with vivid demonstrations involving a fireplace poker. If she's feeling generous, Susan just terrorizes the bogeys to the point that they won't even ''think'' about bothering her charges again.

* Polgara the Sorceress in ''Polgara the Sorceress'', ''[[The Belgariad]]'', and ''[[The Malloreon]]'' is a powerful sorceress that is well recognized as such when she isn't tending to more than two thousand years of little boys as their "Aunt Pol" who cooks, cleans and manages their lives for the better. Like Mary Poppins, she isn't necessarily free spirited, but is an extremely competent and magical nanny.

* ''[[Jane Eyre]]'': Jane is a sensible nanny who ends up falling for the head of the household.

* Subverted in [[Saki (author)|Saki]]'s "The Schwartz-Metterklume Method" where Lady Carlotta behaves like a Type 1 Magical Nanny, but turns out to {{spoiler|be an imposter who has been acting outrageous simply to amuse herself.}}

* ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' spoofs this in one episode with a [[Parody Sue]] nanny (played by the always awesome [[Betty White]]) who evokes a mystified "Wow..." from everyone around her.

* Mentioned briefly in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "A Christmas Carol". Having gone back in time to try to change the life of a scrooge-character for the better by destroying his [[Freudian Excuse]], he briefly claims to be his new baby sitter.

'''Kazran''': No.

'''Doctor''': [[Dissimile|Good, 'cause that comparison would have been rubbish]]. }}

 

 

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': Von Pinn is a Type 2, at least according to the children in her care. She's also an ultraviolent battle-cyborg in a dominatrix dress.

 

* Parodied in the ''[[Animaniacs]]'' segment "The Sound of Warners". The siblings pay Slappy to get rid of her. After meeting her, Slappy returns to the kids and tells them that this one will be on the house.

* Parodied in ''[[South Park]]'' with the various reality show nannies trying to tame ''Cartman''. It ends badly for all of them until the Dog Whisperer comes and gets Cartman to shape up. Only after he fails to marry Mrs. Cartman do things become undone.

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'': Dr. Henry Killinger could be considered a Magical Nanny. He flies with a parasol and has a magic bag. A Magic Murder Bag, but a magic bag nonetheless.

* Invoked by Blastus in ''[[Robotomy]]'', with Blastus dressed as Mary Poppins and driving a motorcycle through Thrasher's house before jumping off as the motorcycle heads for the window. Unfortunately, this does nothing to help the kids behave.