"The Nanny"
Smoke Gets in Your Lies (1993)

Director:

Lee Shallat Chemel

Writers:

Robert Sternin (developer) &
Prudence Fraser (developer) ...

TV Series:

"The Nanny" (1993)

Original Air Date:

10 November 1993 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

As a result of Brighton getting caught smoking, Fran takes him to see her grandma Yetta who has been smoking all her life.

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Tension | Irrtating Voice | Celebrity Guest | Cultural Conflict | Laugh

Cast

Fran Drescher	...	Fran Fine
Charles Shaughnessy	...	Maxwell Sheffield
Daniel Davis	...	Niles
Lauren Lane	...	Chastity Claire 'C.C.' Babcock
Nicholle Tom	...	Margaret 'Maggie' Sheffield
Benjamin Salisbury	...	Brighton Sheffield
Madeline Zima	...	Grace Sheffield
Carol Channing	...	Herself
Rachel Chagall	...	Val Toriello
Ann Morgan Guilbert	...	Yetta Rosenberg (as Ann Guilbert)
Jonathan Baker	...	Director
Esther Lapidus	...	Auditioner (as Esther Lapiduss)
Michael C. McCarthy	...	David (as Michael McCarthy)
Blanche Rubin	...	Old Lady
Timothy Thompson	...	Pianist

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

CBS Television

Quotes:

[the doorbell rings at the Sheffield mansion]
Fran Fine: Oh, that's Val. You know, it's her first time to the mansion and she's my best friend, so I just want her to drop dead.
Niles: How thoughtful. I'll leave, you pose.
[as Niles gets and opens the door, Fran strikes a pose for Val]
Val Toriello: [with a look of amazement on her face as she enters the mansion] I'm droppin' dead.
Niles: [to Fran] Mission accomplished.

Movie Connections:

References "The Waltons" (1972)