After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in.
Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.
When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her.
Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.