You Bette Your Life 

Fran is involved with a charity auction hosted by Maxwell and Bette Midler. Fran takes a child prodigy to Yetta's nursing home and the death of a resident so traumatizes the child that he swears he will never play the piano again.

Director:

Dorothy Lyman

Writers:

Robert Sternin (developed by), Prudence Fraser (developed by)

Stars:

Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
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
Ann Morgan Guilbert	...	Yetta Rosenberg (as Ann Guilbert)
Rachel Chagall	...	Val Toriello
Bette Midler	...	Bette Midler
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Tom Rosenstein
Danny Dayton	...	Man at Nursing Home
Don Siess	...	Keith Rosenstein
Mort Drescher	...	Morty Fine

Storyline

Maxwell and C.C. are planning a charity auction for the New York Restoration Project. Fran decides to invite herself when she learns that the Project's Chair, Bette Midler, is hosting the event. Fran also decides to do her philanthropic part by offering one day of nanny services for auction. Maxwell isn't expecting Fran to raise much money, but wearing a skimpy outfit at the auction, Fran manages to raise $5 thousand. The winning bid was by Keith Rosenstein, the quiet yet precocious preteen son of Tom Rosenstein, a potential investor of Maxwell's latest production. Maxwell is concerned that Fran is going to do something wrong in her day with Keith to risk Tom's investment in the play. As Keith is an aspiring concert pianist, Fran talks him into playing at Yetta's nursing home. Keith soon decides never to play the piano again when someone in the audience at the home dies during his performance. Tom is ready to pull his money from both Maxwell's show and Bette's charity, until an ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 1997 (USA)

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:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bette Midler was the real life Chair of the New York Restoration Project, to which both CBS and TriStar made charitable contributions.

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Goofs

When Fran is introduced to the boy and she shows him to the piano, his glasses disappear and reappear.

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Quotes

Fran Fine: [after a lengthy chase around the house] Stop hitting me with that purse! Now what's wrong with this picture?
Bette Midler: I give up!
Fran Fine: We're Jewish, we're running, and there's macaroons over there!
Bette Midler: Are they fresh?
Fran Fine, Bette Midler: WHO CARES?
[they start eating the cookies]

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Connections

References Gypsy (1993)

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