The Nanny
The flashy girl from Flushing, the Nanny named Fran.
That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.
Seasons
1. The Nanny
Air Date: 1993-11-03
Fran has just been dumped by her fiancé and employer, and is selling cosmetics door-to-door, when she happens to be in the right place at the right time.
2. Smoke Gets in Your Lies
Air Date: 1993-11-10
When Brighton is caught smoking at school, Fran thinks it might be her fault.
3. My Fair Nanny
Air Date: 1993-11-17
Fran agrees to be made over by Niles and Maxwell in order to host a social.
4. The Nuchslep
Air Date: 1993-11-24
Fran chaperones Maggie and her date, who ends up being attracted to Fran.
5. Here Comes the Brood
Air Date: 1993-12-06
C.C. tells Grace that Fran acts like she loves them only because she's paid to.
6. The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother
Air Date: 1993-12-08
Niles poses as Fran's husband to impress her visiting relatives.
7. Imaginary Friend
Air Date: 1993-12-15
Fran and Maxwell face a sticky situation after Fran eats Grace's imaginary friend.
8. Christmas Episode
Air Date: 1993-12-22
Fran celebrates her first Christmas with the family.
9. Personal Business
Air Date: 1993-12-29
Fran agrees to help Maxwell close a deal by dating a young and restless soap-opera star.
10. The Nanny-in-Law
Air Date: 1994-01-12
Maxwell's beloved Nanny Mueller makes herself at home, but makes Fran feel insecure.
11. A Plot for Nanny
Air Date: 1994-01-19
Fran begins dating a funeral director she meets through her mother.
12. The Show Must Go On
Air Date: 1994-01-26
Fran directs Grace's school production until Maxwell takes over.
13. Maggie the Model
Air Date: 1994-02-02
A former model sets up a photo test for Maggie, but Fran is pushed out of the picture.
14. The Family Plumbing
Air Date: 1994-02-09
Fran catches her young cousin kissing Brighton in the bathtub.
15. Deep Throat
Air Date: 1994-03-02
Fran has to have her tonsils removed, so Maxwell puts C.C.'s reunion on hold to await the outcome of Fran's surgery.
16. Schlepped Away
Air Date: 1994-03-09
On the way to catch a flight to the islands, heavy snow maroons the family at Fran's parents' home in Queens.
17. Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off
Air Date: 1994-03-16
Fran plans a wedding for Maxwell's sister, but she's in love with her chauffeur, not her fiancé.
18. Sunday in the Park with Fran
Air Date: 1994-03-23
Fran has a run-in with the son of the town's toughest critic, and that could be catastrophic for Maxwell and CC's new play.
19. The Gym Teacher
Air Date: 1994-04-06
Maggie's tyrannical gym teacher turns out to be Fran's former teacher. Maxwell hires an abrasive megastar.
20. Ode to Barbra Joan
Air Date: 1994-04-13
C.C. won't warm up to her father's offer of Streisand tickets, but Fran's hot to go in her place.
21. Frannie's Choice
Air Date: 1994-04-27
Fran accepts a proposal from the guy who once dumped her.
22. I Don't Remember Mama
Air Date: 1994-05-16
Fran and Grace enter a mother-daughter pageant at the country club.
1. Fran-Lite
Air Date: 1994-09-12
Maxwell dates a woman with a striking resemblance to Fran.
2. The Playwright
Air Date: 1994-09-19
A man whom Fran snubbed in high school has written a play and threatens to jump off a ledge unless Maxwell reads it.
3. Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes
Air Date: 1994-09-26
Grandma Yetta stays with Fran and the Sheffields while her retirement home is being fumigated.
4. Material Fran
Air Date: 1994-10-03
Fran goes out with a much older rich man.
5. Curse of the Grandmas
Air Date: 1994-10-10
Gracie's Red Robin troop goes to Grandma Yetta's retirement home to "adopt" a grandparent. When Gracie's first and second picks pass away, it sours her on scouting.
6. The Nanny-Napper
Air Date: 1994-10-17
On the subway, a Russian immigrant accidentally leaves her baby, and Fran picks it up, believing it to be abandoned.
7. A Star Is Unborn
Air Date: 1994-10-24
A director plans to sabotage his production of "Romeo and Juliet" by casting Fran in the lead role.
8. Pishke Business
Air Date: 1994-10-31
Maxwell has Fran pretend to be C.C. in order to get theatrical backing from a man C.C. attacked to get a cab.
9. Stock Tip
Air Date: 1994-11-07
Fran gives Maxwell a stock tip that turns out to be from a hot dog vendor.
10. The Whine Cellar
Air Date: 1994-11-14
C.C.'s vision for a romantic weekend hit a snag when she and Fran end up locked inside Maxwell's wine cellar together.
11. When You Pish Upon a Star
Air Date: 1994-11-21
Fran inadvertently persuades an obnoxious child star, who's set to star in Maxwell's revival of "Oliver!", to give up show business.
12. Take Back Your Mink
Air Date: 1994-11-21
Maggie is upset when Fran inherits a mink coat. Fran decides to give it up to appease Maggie, but Sylvia won't hear of it.
13. The Strike
Air Date: 1994-11-28
There's a busboy strike going on at the cast party for Maxwell's latest play. When Fran refuses to cross the picket line, a photo of Maxwell dragging her out of the line makes the news.
14. I've Got a Secret
Air Date: 1994-12-12
Maxwell refuses to divulge the identity of the celebrity recuperating from surgery in the Sheffields' house.
15. Kindervelt Days
Air Date: 1995-01-02
Fran receives a surprise when Sylvia sends in a long-lost "Win a Date With Erik Estrada" contest entry form.
16. Canasta Masta
Air Date: 1995-01-09
After Brighton joins Sylvia's canasta team, Fran is dumped from it.
17. The Will
Air Date: 1995-01-16
Maxwell draws up a will which states that Fran will remain nanny in the event of his death. Meanwhile, she thinks that a fax of a potential client's heart-sensitive diet given to Niles is really for Maxwell.
18. The Nanny Behind the Man
Air Date: 1995-01-23
In an attempt to score a play by award-winning playwright Dakota Williams, Fran and Maxwell set him up to go out with Yetta. The romantic sparks are there—but the play's script may not be.
19. A Fine Friendship
Air Date: 1995-02-06
Fran strikes up a friendship with a male nanny whom she erroneously assumes is gay.
20. Lamb Chop's on the Menu
Air Date: 1995-02-13
C.C. plans to move into feature film production with a star vehicle for Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. When Shari and Lamb Chop visit the Sheffield mansion, C.C.'s dog Chester tries to eat Lamb Chop.
21. Close Shave
Air Date: 1995-02-20
Maggie is a candy striper at the hospital. When she takes off to go on a date, Fran fills in for her and must shave Maxwell for an appendectomy.
22. What the Butler Sang
Air Date: 1995-02-27
Maxwell hears Niles singing and asks him to sing for his backers' audition. Meanwhile, Fran clashes with her sister Nadine.
23. A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
Air Date: 1995-05-03
Maggie is upset when Fran beats her in a kissing contest. The winner is to appear on an album cover with Billy Ray Cyrus.
24. Strange Bedfellows
Air Date: 1995-05-08
Fran worries about her future when Mona, one of her fellow nannies, retires to Florida. The night of Mona's goodbye party, Fran gets drunk and staggers into Maxwell's bed.
25. The Chatterbox
Air Date: 1995-05-15
Maggie receives a party invitation so Fran takes her to her favorite beauty salon. Fran gets a job there for an actress who loses a Sheffield audition.
26. Fran Gets Mugged
Air Date: 1995-05-22
An valuable Shakespearian document is taken from Fran when she is mugged in New York's Central Park.
1. Pen Pal
Air Date: 1995-09-11
Fran worries about seeing a lifelong pen pal for the first time.
2. Franny and the Professor
Air Date: 1995-09-18
C.C.'s college professor brother bets he can make Fran a "Jeopardy" contestant.
3. Dope Diamond
Air Date: 1995-09-25
Much to Maxwell's dismay, a handsome doctor proposes to Fran.
4. A Fine Family Feud
Air Date: 1995-10-02
Fran's plan for Maggie's Sweet Sixteen party uncovers an old Fine family feud.
5. Val's Apartment
Air Date: 1995-10-09
Fran decides to get a place of her own.
6. Shopaholic
Air Date: 1995-10-16
The news of her ex-fiancée's engagement sends Fran into a shopping frenzy.
7. Oy Vey, You're Gay
Air Date: 1995-10-23
Maxwell falls in love with his publicist, unaware that she's gay.
8. The Party's Over
Air Date: 1995-11-06
Fran throws a singles party while Maxwell is away.
9. The Two Mrs. Sheffields
Air Date: 1995-11-13
A visit by Maxwell's mother results in an unexpected marriage proposal.
10. Having His Baby
Air Date: 1995-11-20
Fran decides to have a baby.
11. The Unkindest Cut
Air Date: 1995-11-27
Brighton's tape of a Fine family Bris leads him and his family to Hollywood for a TV appearance.
12. The Kibbutz
Air Date: 1995-12-04
Though Maxwell wants to send Maggie to a Swiss convent, Fran convinces her to try a kibbutz instead.
13. An Offer She Can't Refuse
Air Date: 1995-12-11
Fran unwittingly accepts a date with a suave mobster.
14. Fashion Show
Air Date: 1996-01-08
Maxwell hires Fran to design the costumes for a charity benefit.
15. Where's Fran?
Air Date: 1996-01-15
Maxwell's insults cause Fran to quit.
16. The Grandmas
Air Date: 1996-01-22
Fran lobbies for change, only to discover her parents are getting divorced.
17. Val's Boyfriend
Air Date: 1996-02-05
Val's' new boyfriend makes an unexpected pass at Fran; C.C. quits after Maxwell refuses to make her a partner.
18. Love Is a Many Blundered Thing
Air Date: 1996-02-12
Convinced he's her secret admirer, Fran prepares an elaborate Valentine's Day surprise for Maxwell.
19. Your Feets Too Big
Air Date: 1996-02-19
An upcoming modeling reunion has Fran worried about aging.
20. Where's the Pearls?
Air Date: 1996-02-26
Fran loses both her memory and Elizabeth Taylor's priceless pearl necklace in an accident.
21. The Hockey Show
Air Date: 1996-03-04
Fran's date with a highly superstitious hockey star sours after he claims she's a jinx.
22. That's Midlife
Air Date: 1996-03-11
The combination of a bad review and losing to Fran on the tennis court plunges Maxwell into a mid-life crisis.
23. The Cantor Show
Air Date: 1996-04-29
Fran's attempt to impress a handsome cantor at her mother's temple backfires when he's suddenly made the star in Maxwell's latest musical.
24. Green Card
Air Date: 1996-05-06
Maxwell is upset when Fran falls for Brighton's handsome French tutor.
25. Ship of Fran's
Air Date: 1996-05-13
Maxwell arranges for everyone to join Fran on a Caribbean cruise.
26. A Pup in Paris
Air Date: 1996-05-20
A mix up ends with Fran joining Maxwell on a romantic trip to Paris.
1. The Tart with Heart
Air Date: 1996-09-18
Upon returning from Paris, Maxwell takes back his loving words to Fran.
2. The Cradle Robbers
Air Date: 1996-09-25
Ordered to discourage Maggie from seeing an older guy, Fran suddenly finds herself dating his best friend.
3. The Bird's Nest
Air Date: 1996-09-25
Brighton faces a year at military school unless he improves his grades at school.
4. The Rosie Show
Air Date: 1996-10-09
Fran is hired as a regular on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
5. Freida Needa Man
Air Date: 1996-10-16
Fran's Aunt Freida arrives at the Sheffield's after being evicted.
6. Me and Mrs. Joan
Air Date: 1996-10-30
Fran arranges a reunion between Maxwell and his estranged father, James.
7. The Taxman Cometh
Air Date: 1996-11-06
While she's supposed to be watching Jay Leno's dog, Fran is distracted by an untimely tax audit.
8. An Affair to Dismember
Air Date: 1996-11-13
As Fran wonders what to do about her flagging love life, Maxwell's handsome younger brother proposes marriage.
9. Tattoo
Air Date: 1996-11-20
Maxwell is aroused after learning that Fran has a secret tattoo.
10. The Car Show
Air Date: 1996-12-11
Fran enters a beauty contest to win a car for Maggie's birthday.
11. Hurricane Fran
Air Date: 1996-12-18
Fran decides on a holiday vacation away from the Sheffield's, only to find herself caught in a hurricane.
12. Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?
Air Date: 1997-01-08
Fran goes to her former fiancé Danny's funeral, and fearing she may end up alone, she pushes Maxwell for a commitment.
13. Kissing Cousins
Air Date: 1997-01-15
Fran's finds the perfect new boyfriend, only to discover that he's also her cousin.
14. The Fifth Wheel
Air Date: 1997-01-29
At the advice of her therapist, Fran is determined to rid her life of men.
15. The Nose Knows
Air Date: 1997-02-05
Maxwell suspects Fran's therapist is pushing her into an affair.
16. The Bank Robbery
Air Date: 1997-02-12
Fran and Sylvia are taken hostage in a Valentine's Day bank robbery.
17. Samson, He Denied Her
Air Date: 1997-02-19
Fran joins C.C. on the jury of a controversial case.
18. The Facts of Lice
Air Date: 1997-03-05
Fran suspects Niles if being a killer.
19. Fran's Roots
Air Date: 1997-03-12
Fran discovers she may have been switched at birth with the daughter of wealthy parents.
20. The Nanny and the Hunk Producer
Air Date: 1997-04-02
A tabloid starts to publish fake stories about Maxwell and Fran having an affair when Maxwell was still married.
21. The Passed-Over Story
Air Date: 1997-04-09
A successful high school classmate of Fran's tempts Maggie with a job offer.
22. No Muse is Good Muse
Air Date: 1997-04-23
Fran convinces a rock star to let her be her muse.
23. You Bette Your Life
Air Date: 1997-04-30
Fran offers her services for a charity auction presided over by Bette Midler.
24. The Heather Biblow Story
Air Date: 1997-05-07
Fran's old nemesis lands a role on a popular soap opera.
25. The Boca Story
Air Date: 1997-05-14
Fran is upset after learning her mother is planning to move to Florida.
26. Fran's Gotta Have It
Air Date: 1997-05-21
Fran's attempt to cement her relationship with Maxwell is rudely interrupted when Niles has a heart attack.
1. The Morning After
Air Date: 1997-10-01
Worried that Maxwell is going to abandon her, Fran seeks advice from her cousin Sheila.
2. First Date
Air Date: 1997-10-08
Maxwell invites Fran to an exclusive dinner with singer Elton John.
3. The Bobbie Fleckman Story
Air Date: 1997-10-15
Fran is led to believe that a female record company executive is after Maxwell.
4. Fransom
Air Date: 1997-10-22
Fran takes a job walking C.C.'s dog, only to have it kidnapped.
5. The Ex-Niles
Air Date: 1997-10-29
Fran and C.C. appeal to Dr. Joyce Brothers to decide who's best for Maxwell; Niles' snooping gets him fired.
6. A Decent Proposal
Air Date: 1997-11-05
Fran's date with comedian Chevy Chase makes Maxwell jealous.
7. Mommy and Mai
Air Date: 1997-11-12
Fran and Val square when the Southeast Asian girl they adopted years ago comes to town.
8. Fair Weather Fran
Air Date: 1997-11-19
Yetta's fiancé gets Fran an audition with newsman Bryant Gumbel.
9. Educating Fran
Air Date: 1997-12-10
Maggie's philosophy professor falls for Fran.
10. From Flushing with Love
Air Date: 1997-12-17
Fran uses a trip to Niagara Falls to inspire Maxwell to propose.
11. Rash to Judgment
Air Date: 1998-01-07
Fran's attempt to treat her hemorrhoids proves embarrassing.
12. One False Mole and You're Dead
Air Date: 1998-01-14
Fran accidentally discovers the secret behind a movie star's famous beauty mark.
13. Call Me Fran
Air Date: 1998-01-21
Fran traces her problems with Maxwell back to her relationship with her own father.
14. Not Without My Nanny
Air Date: 1998-01-28
Fran and Grace visit a Middle Eastern prince and his family.
15. The Engagement
Air Date: 1998-03-04
Maxwell asks Fran to get married.
16. The Dinner Party
Air Date: 1998-03-11
Fran and Maxwell are excited about being invited to a high society dinner, only to discover that they are being made fun of behind their backs.
17. Homie-Work
Air Date: 1998-03-18
Fran recommends someone for the lead in Maxwell's new show, only to then discover he's a real loser.
18. The Reunion Show
Air Date: 1998-03-25
A trip to her high school reunion leaves Fran with second thoughts about getting married.
19. Immaculate Concepcion
Air Date: 1998-04-01
An illegitimate sister comes forward to claim the Sheffield family fortune.
20. The Pre-nup
Air Date: 1998-04-29
The wedding is jeopardized when Maxwell demands that Fran sign a pre-nuptial agreement.
21. The Best Man
Air Date: 1998-05-06
Fran's brief affair with Maxwell's brother threatens to ruin the wedding.
22. The Wedding, Part 1
Air Date: 1998-05-13
Superstition threatens to derail Fran and Maxwell's wedding.
23. The Wedding, Part 2
Air Date: 1998-05-13
Finally, after 5 long years, the wedding day has arrived.
1. The Honeymoon's Overboard
Air Date: 1998-09-30
As C.C. and Sylvia mount a search, Fran and Maxwell try to survive after being washed up on a deserted island on their honeymoon.
2. Fran Gets Shushed
Air Date: 1998-10-07
Maxwell and Fran find themselves at odds over her noisy lovemaking.
3. Once a Secretary, Always a Secretary
Air Date: 1998-10-14
Fran discovers that Maxwell still sees her as his children's nanny.
4. Sara's Parents
Air Date: 1998-10-21
The parents of Maxwell's late wife contest Fran's adopting the children.
5. Maggie's Boyfriend
Air Date: 1998-10-28
Fran is blamed when Maggie moves in with her new boyfriend.
6. I'm Pregnant
Air Date: 1998-11-04
After catching her and Michael in bed, Fran learns that Maggie may be pregnant.
7. Mom's the Word
Air Date: 1998-11-11
Fran tells Maxwell that she's pregnant and Brighton loses Yetta at the movies.
8. Making Whoopi
Air Date: 1998-11-18
Fran turns to a Chinese herbalist in an effort to get pregnant.
9. Oh, Say, Can You Ski?
Air Date: 1998-11-25
Maxwell uses a ski trip with the President to take Fran's mind off trying to get pregnant.
10. The Hanukkah Story
Air Date: 1998-12-16
Fran prays for a miracle when Maxwell, Grace and C.C. are lost following a car accident.
11. The In-Law Who Came Forever
Air Date: 1999-01-06
Fran's Aunt Frieda evicts Sylvia and Morty from their apartment, forcing them to move into the mansion.
12. The Fran in the Mirror
Air Date: 1999-01-20
Fran loses one million dollars after investing it without consulting Maxwell first.
13. The Yummy Mummy
Air Date: 1999-02-03
A college visit leads Fran to worry that she embarrasses Brighton.
14. California, Here We Come
Air Date: 1999-03-31
When Maxwell wants to produce a television show, Fran worries about what her moving to California will do to Sylvia.
15. Ma'ternal Affairs
Air Date: 1999-06-02
After confronting Sylvia about her affair, Fran sets out to save her parent's marriage.
16. The Producers
Air Date: 1999-06-09
Niles enlists Fran in an effort to impress C.C. by producing a play.
17. The Dummy Twins
Air Date: 1999-06-16
Humiliated after C.C. turns down his marriage proposal, Niles decides to quit his job with the Sheffield's.
18. Yetta's Letters
Air Date: 1999-06-16
Maxwell battles an old rival for the rights to the story of Yetta's love life.
19. Maggie's Wedding
Air Date: 1999-06-23
Fran and Maxwell disagree when Maggie wants to get married.
20. The Baby Shower
Air Date: 1999-06-23
A psychic predicts that Maxwell is going to leave Fran for another woman.
21. The Finale, Part 1
Air Date: 1999-05-12
As she worries about getting too fat, Fran goes into labor while stuck in an elevator with C.C.
22. The Finale, Part 2
Air Date: 1999-05-12
Fran delivers her twins as C.C. gives Niles an answer to his marriage proposal.
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Rating
8.1/10
Release Date
1993-11-03
Episodes
145 (6 seasons)
Status
Ended
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TriStar Television
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Columbia TriStar Television