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 6 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	...	Margaret '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 gets fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, Fran is mistaken as applying for a nanny for a widowed man with three children when she is stuck selling cosmetics in Manhattan. As she spends years there, she becomes great friends with the butler, Niles, 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 | woman | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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, Highschool Sweethearts, Sternin & Fraser Ink

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min (146 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show initially drew poor ratings and was nearly canceled after its first season. However, CBS Executive Jeff Sagnansky championed the show, believing the network had something special with it, and citing the pilot's historically high test numbers.

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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

Fran: By the way, Niles, what is your family name?
Niles: It's just Niles... Like Cher.

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Connections

Spoofed in Cartoon Monsoon: Very Bad Children: Social Call (2003)

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Soundtracks

The Nanny Named Fran
Composed & Performed by Ann Hampton Callaway

User Reviews

Hilarious

Everyone is really into their characters, it's great to watch. The line delivery is superb. It can get cheesy sometimes, but what comedy doesn't? The kids are like nowhere to be seen half the time which is sad unto itself. But beyond that, the only one who could remotely act was Brighton. The girls were terrible, but then again, their lines weren't all that great. Apparently Fran D. usurped all those. I love watching the show in syndication of Lifetime. Very funny. I liked her relationship with her mother, but goodness could that woman eat! It was frightening. Val was an idiot, but you need the dumb sidekick to make Fran look better. Niles is hilarious as the Yenta butler. Fran is a mess as the twit who has to get married or she won't know what else to do with her life. She has no skills and basically is telling young girls to wait around for a rich guy to marry you. Nice message, but funny nonetheless.