The Nanny (1993)
TVPG
Sitcom
Comedy
Romance
A flamboyant and outspoken woman from Queens becomes the caretaker for the children of a wealthy, widowed Broadway producer.
Cast & Crew
Fran Drescher Fran Fine
Charles Shaughnessy Maxwell Sheffield
Lauren Lane Chastity Claire 'C.C.' Babcock
Daniel Davis Niles
Nicholle Tom Maggie Sheffield
Benjamin Salisbury Brighton Sheffield
Madeline Zima Grace Sheffield
Renee Taylor Sylvia Fine
Fran Drescher Creator
Peter Marc Jacobson Creator
Robert Sternin Executive Producer
Prudence Fraser Executive Producer
Dorothy Lyman Director
Lee Shallat Chemel Director
Fran Drescher Writer
Peter Marc Jacobson Writer
Fran Drescher Executive Producer
Peter Marc Jacobson Executive Producer
Fran Drescher Producer
Kathy Landsberg Producer
Frank Lombardi Producer
⨁Full Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, March 17
The Strike
Season 2 • Episode 13
Maxwell is hung out to dry on "Sally Jessy Raphael" after he forces Fran to cross a picket line.
Tuesday, March 17
I've Got a Secret
Season 2 • Episode 14
Maxwell's celebrity friend recuperates at the Sheffields', but Fran blabs.
Tuesday, March 17
Kindervelt Days
Season 2 • Episode 15
To impress a rival, Fran brings Erik Estrada to her summer-camp reunion.
Tuesday, March 17
Canasta Masta
Season 2 • Episode 16
Mr. Sheffield wants Brighton to play more sports; Brighton joins Yetta's canasta team.
Wednesday, March 18
The Will
Season 2 • Episode 17
Mr. Sheffield asks Fran to be guardian of his children in the event of his death.
Wednesday, March 18
The Nanny Behind the Man
Season 2 • Episode 18
Maxwell wines and dines a playwright to win rights to his latest play.
Wednesday, March 18
A Fine Friendship
Season 2 • Episode 19
When Fran befriends an attractive male nanny, Mr. Sheffield reveals his possessive side.
Wednesday, March 18
Lamb Chop's on the Menu
Season 2 • Episode 20
Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop visit, then the dog has sock remnants in his mouth.
Thursday, March 19
Close Shave
Season 2 • Episode 21
When Maggie's social life clashes with her job as a candy striper, Fran comes to the rescue.
Thursday, March 19
What the Butler Sung
Season 2 • Episode 22
Niles does a different kind of job for Mr. Sheffield when he sings at a backers' audition.
Thursday, March 19
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
Season 2 • Episode 23
Fran and Maggie enter a contest where the winner appears on the cover of a Billy Ray Cyrus album.
Thursday, March 19
Strange Bedfellows
Season 2 • Episode 24
After attending a retirement party for a friend, Fran stumbles into bed with Maxwell.
Friday, March 20
The Chatterbox
Season 2 • Episode 25
Fran helps an out-of-work actress get a job at her beauty parlor.
Friday, March 20
Fran Gets Mugged
Season 2 • Episode 26
When Fran and Brighton are mugged in Central Park, the perpetrator gets more than a purse.
Friday, March 20
Pen Pal
Season 3 • Episode 1
Fran panics when her longtime pen pal wants to meet face-to-face.
Friday, March 20
Franny and the Professor
Season 3 • Episode 2
C.C.'s college-professor brother bets he can make Fran a "Jeopardy" contestant.
Saturday, March 21
The Dope Diamond
Season 3 • Episode 3
Fran accepts a marriage proposal from a doctor, but the groom-to-be vanishes.
Saturday, March 21
A Fine Family Feud
Season 3 • Episode 4
Fran's exciting plans for Maggie's Sweet Sixteen party go awry because of family antagonisms.
Saturday, March 21
Val's Apartment
Season 3 • Episode 5
Fran decides to share an apartment with Val when she feels stressed out.
Saturday, March 21
Shopaholic
Season 3 • Episode 6
News of her ex-boyfriend's engagement sends Fran on a limitless shopping spree.
Tuesday, March 24
Oy Vey, You're Gay
Season 3 • Episode 7
Maxwell's new publicist takes a romantic interest in a member of the household.
Tuesday, March 24
The Party's Over
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fran is arrested for operating a singles-party business without a license.
Tuesday, March 24
The Two Mrs. Sheffields
Season 3 • Episode 9
To get back at his overbearing mother, Maxwell proposes to Fran.
Tuesday, March 24
Having His Baby
Season 3 • Episode 10
An actress who is a single mother prompts Fran to consider artificial insemination.
Wednesday, March 25
The Unkindest Cut
Season 3 • Episode 11
Fran wins a trip to Hollywood and wanders onto the "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" set.
Wednesday, March 25
An Offer She Can't Refuse
Season 3 • Episode 13
Fran suspects her new beau is involved in some shady business.
Wednesday, March 25
Fashion Show
Season 3 • Episode 15
Fran's cousin Toddy helps with costumes for a Broadway benefit.
Wednesday, March 25
Where's Fran
Season 3 • Episode 16
Fran quits in a huff after Maxwell catches her puffing on a cigarette.
Thursday, March 26
The Grandmas
Season 3 • Episode 17
Fran calls on her grandmothers to convince Sylvia and Morty not to split.
Thursday, March 26
Val's Boyfriend
Season 3 • Episode 18
Fran devises a plan to test Val's new boyfriend's loyalties; C.C. quits her job in a tantrum.
Thursday, March 26
Love Is a Many Blundered Thing
Season 3 • Episode 19
Maxwell gets a surprise when Fran assumes he is her secret admirer on Valentine's Day.
Thursday, March 26
Your Feets Too Big
Season 3 • Episode 20
Fran is going crazy because her foot model reunion is coming up and her feet got bigger.
Friday, March 27
Where's the Pearls?
Season 3 • Episode 21
Self-appointed courier Fran loses Elizabeth Taylor's priceless black pearls.
Friday, March 27
The Hockey Show
Season 3 • Episode 22
Fran's latest beau is a New York Rangers hockey player who believes she will bring him good luck.
Friday, March 27
That's Midlife
Season 3 • Episode 23
Maxwell has a mid-life crisis after Fran beats him at tennis.
Friday, March 27
The Cantor Show
Season 3 • Episode 24
Maxwell offers Fran's cantor boyfriend the lead in a Broadway play.
Saturday, March 28
Green Card
Season 3 • Episode 25
Brighton's French tutor inspires Fran's love and Maxwell's distrust.
Saturday, March 28
Ship of Fran's
Season 3 • Episode 26
Fran sets sail for love on a cruise liner headed for the Bahamas.
Saturday, March 28
A Pup in Paris
Season 3 • Episode 27
C.C.'s dog and Fran tag along to Paris; Maxwell's brother opens a cabaret.
Saturday, March 28
The Tart With Heart
Season 4 • Episode 1
Maxwell takes back saying I love you to Fran; Fran decides to date a blind man.
Tuesday, March 31
The Cradle Robbers
Season 4 • Episode 2
Fran chaperons Maggie on a date with an older man and falls for the man's 25-year-old friend.
Tuesday, March 31
The Bird's Nest
Season 4 • Episode 3
Brighton must pass science or Maxwell will send him to military school.
Tuesday, March 31
The Rosie Show
Season 4 • Episode 4
While Fran's talk-show fame scares Maxwell, C.C. wants to be her agent.
Tuesday, March 31
Frieda Needa Man
Season 4 • Episode 5
Fran plays matchmaker to expedite the departure of her recently evicted Aunt Frieda.
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