The Nanny 

After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.

Creators:

Fran Drescher, Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson

Stars:

Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 32 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Fran Drescher	...	Fran Fine / ... 145 episodes, 1993-1999
Charles Shaughnessy	...	Maxwell Sheffield / ... 145 episodes, 1993-1999
Daniel Davis	...	Niles 145 episodes, 1993-1999
Lauren Lane	...	C.C. Babcock 145 episodes, 1993-1999
Nicholle Tom	...	Maggie Sheffield 145 episodes, 1993-1999
Benjamin Salisbury	...	Brighton Sheffield 145 episodes, 1993-1999
Madeline Zima	...	Grace Sheffield 145 episodes, 1993-1999
Renée Taylor	...	Sylvia Fine 94 episodes, 1993-1999
Rachel Chagall	...	Val Toriello 78 episodes, 1993-1999
Ann Morgan Guilbert	...	Yetta Rosenberg 56 episodes, 1993-1999

Storyline

After a Jewish, high-voiced, woman from Flushing, New York gets fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) is mistaken as applying for a nanny for widowed Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy), who has three children, Maggie (Nicholle Tom), Brighton (Benjamin Salisbury), and Grace (Madeline Zima), when she is stuck selling cosmetics in Manhattan. As she spends years there, she becomes great friends with the butler, Niles (Daniel Davis), and the three kids. She is good friends with the widowed man, and some romance sparks through the years.

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Plot Keywords:

nanny | butler | 1990s | sitcom | irritating voice | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Even though Nicholle Tom is six months younger than Andrew Levitas in real-life, Maggie was one year older than her boyfriend/husband Michael.

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Goofs

When people are leaving through the inner front door, they often turn right (exiting the stage) rather than going through the outer front doors. While not noticeable from side views of people leaving, his flaw can be seen from shots behind the characters as they leave.

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Quotes

C.C.: Do you know what makes me feel better when I'm sad?
Fran: A fifth of scotch and a pack of batteries?

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Connections

Version of Moya prekrasnaya nyanya (2004)

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Soundtracks

The Nanny Named Fran
Composed & Performed by Ann Hampton Callaway

User Reviews

This show taught me to speak english!

That's right, it might sound stupid or crazy, but I learned english only by watching this show with subtitles! I Which means, I love this show! I loved it so much that I taped it and watched them over and over again, it's awesome. It's so hilarious and it really sux that it's over...

Just think about "The Sound of Music" same plot, different place, time and situations, all of them hilarious! Fran Drescher does an outstanding job as Fran, and the rest of the cast are equally good, especially Daniel Davis and Lauren Lane, As Niles and CC. Charles Shaughnessy is good too as Mr Sheffield. And how can I forget about Renee Taylor (Sylvia), Rachael Chagall (Val) and Ann Gilbert (Yetta), they totally steal the show :)

This sit-com is so good, that they even had tons of great guests, such as Liz Taylor, Rossie O'Donell, Elton John, Coolio, etc..... Anyways if you like light comedy and if you are not annoyed by Fran's voice, this is a must see comedy! ***** out of *****

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Yiddish

Release Date:

3 November 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Nanny

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS, Echelon Productions, Inc., Highschool Sweethearts

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min (146 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1