Freida Needa Man (16 Oct. 1996)

With Aunt Freida broke, she moves into the Sheffield mansion. Fran's solution is to get her boyfriend to propose, but instead he has a heart attack.

Director:

Dorothy Lyman

Writers:

Robert Sternin (developer), Prudence Fraser (developer),

Stars:

Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Fran Drescher	...	Fran Fine
Charles Shaughnessy	...	Maxwell Sheffield
Daniel Davis	...	Niles
Lauren Lane	...	C.C. Babcock
Nicholle Tom	...	Margaret 'Maggie' Sheffield
Benjamin Salisbury	...	Brighton Sheffield
Madeline Zima	...	Grace Sheffield
Renée Taylor	...	Sylvia Fine
Donald O'Connor	...	Fred
Marilyn Cooper	...	Nettie
Lainie Kazan	...	Aunt Freida
George Furth	...	Minister
Neil Zevnik	...	Chauffeur
Sue Goodman	...	Nurse
Michele Roth	...	Woman at Yacht Club

Storyline

Fran asks her Aunt Freida to stay at the house when Freida is looking for a place to stay while her apartment is being painted. What Fran did not know was that gold-digger Freida - five times widowed and looking for number six - was evicted from her apartment since she's gone bankrupt to pay back taxes on her now defunct nightclub, Freida's La Freak, and as such her stay is more than the one night Fran expected. Freida's boyfriend, Fred, is a rich milquetoast who is not quite ready to make a commitment. To get Freida out of the Sheffield's house, Fran decides to play matchmaker between Freida and Fred. Feeling inadequate for the larger-than-life Freida, Fred feels he needs more excitement in his personality to truly win Freida over. Fran thinks teaching him to dance will accomplish this. However when Fred suffers a heart attack as Fran is teaching him to dance, Fran gets into the doghouse with Freida who thinks something more salacious is going on between the two. After recovering, ...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Highschool Sweethearts, Sternin & Fraser Ink

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Fran is showing Fred a dance, she presses a button on the stereo to turn the music on. However, the music doesn't come on, but she still dances as if it were on.

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Connections

Features Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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