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Originally Posted by Ryda Wong, EBfCo.

And Mary Poppins, which, IMHO, is one of Disney's best films in terms of its social ethics, had a surviving mother.

She was alive, but very distant. At least until the end.

Originally Posted by keepyourkiltdown

I've noticed in most non-traditional Disney movies (i.e. Disney Channel movies) the mother or one parent is usually always missing, usually more often than in the "Disney Classics", and the Disney Channel movies usually aren't based on fairy tales.

And then think about every movie the Olsen twins have ever been in.

Must I?