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.
Friday, December 19
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.
Friday, December 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.
Friday, December 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.
Friday, December 19
The Chatterbox
Season 2 • Episode 25
Fran helps an out-of-work actress get a job at her beauty parlor.
Saturday, December 20
Fran Gets Mugged
Season 2 • Episode 26
When Fran and Brighton are mugged in Central Park, the perpetrator gets more than a purse.
Saturday, December 20
Franny and the Professor
Season 3 • Episode 2
C.C.'s college-professor brother bets he can make Fran a "Jeopardy" contestant.
Saturday, December 20
The Dope Diamond
Season 3 • Episode 3
Fran accepts a marriage proposal from a doctor, but the groom-to-be vanishes.
Saturday, December 20
A Fine Family Feud
Season 3 • Episode 4
Fran's exciting plans for Maggie's Sweet Sixteen party go awry because of family antagonisms.
Tuesday, December 23
Val's Apartment
Season 3 • Episode 5
Fran decides to share an apartment with Val when she feels stressed out.
Tuesday, December 23
Shopaholic
Season 3 • Episode 6
News of her ex-boyfriend's engagement sends Fran on a limitless shopping spree.
Tuesday, December 23
Oy Vey, You're Gay
Season 3 • Episode 7
Maxwell's new publicist takes a romantic interest in a member of the household.
Tuesday, December 23
The Party's Over
Season 3 • Episode 8
Fran is arrested for operating a singles-party business without a license.
Wednesday, December 24
The Two Mrs. Sheffields
Season 3 • Episode 9
To get back at his overbearing mother, Maxwell proposes to Fran.
Wednesday, December 24
Having His Baby
Season 3 • Episode 10
An actress who is a single mother prompts Fran to consider artificial insemination.
Wednesday, December 24
The Unkindest Cut
Season 3 • Episode 11
Fran wins a trip to Hollywood and wanders onto the "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" set.
Wednesday, December 24
An Offer She Can't Refuse
Season 3 • Episode 13
Fran suspects her new beau is involved in some shady business.
Thursday, December 25
Fashion Show
Season 3 • Episode 15
Fran's cousin Toddy helps with costumes for a Broadway benefit.
Thursday, December 25
Where's Fran
Season 3 • Episode 16
Fran quits in a huff after Maxwell catches her puffing on a cigarette.
Thursday, December 25
The Grandmas
Season 3 • Episode 17
Fran calls on her grandmothers to convince Sylvia and Morty not to split.
Thursday, December 25
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.
Friday, December 26
The Kibbutz
Season 3 • Episode 12
Fran convinces Maxwell to send Maggie to a kibbutz rather than a convent for the holidays.
Friday, December 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, December 26
Where's the Pearls?
Season 3 • Episode 21
Self-appointed courier Fran loses Elizabeth Taylor's priceless black pearls.
Friday, December 26
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.
Saturday, December 27
That's Midlife
Season 3 • Episode 23
Maxwell has a mid-life crisis after Fran beats him at tennis.
Saturday, December 27
The Cantor Show
Season 3 • Episode 24
Maxwell offers Fran's cantor boyfriend the lead in a Broadway play.
Saturday, December 27
Green Card
Season 3 • Episode 25
Brighton's French tutor inspires Fran's love and Maxwell's distrust.
Saturday, December 27
Ship of Fran's
Season 3 • Episode 26
Fran sets sail for love on a cruise liner headed for the Bahamas.
Tuesday, December 30
A Pup in Paris
Season 3 • Episode 27
C.C.'s dog and Fran tag along to Paris; Maxwell's brother opens a cabaret.
Tuesday, December 30
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, December 30
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, December 30
The Bird's Nest
Season 4 • Episode 3
Brighton must pass science or Maxwell will send him to military school.
Wednesday, December 31
The Nose Knows
Season 4 • Episode 15
Fran's hero-worship dissolves when she catches her therapist in a disgusting habit.
Wednesday, December 31
Samson, He Denied Her
Season 4 • Episode 17
A judge finds it difficult to control Fran when she hears a case against a romance-novel model.
Wednesday, December 31
The Heather Biblow Story
Season 4 • Episode 24
The widow of Fran's ex-fiance lands a role on a daytime drama.
Wednesday, December 31
First Date
Season 5 • Episode 2
Maxwell and Fran have their first date -- at a party being thrown by Elton John.
Thursday, January 1
The Bobbie Fleckman Story
Season 5 • Episode 3
Promoter Bobbie Fleckman shoots a rock video at the Sheffields'.
Thursday, January 1
A Decent Proposal
Season 5 • Episode 6
In Atlantic City, Fran thinks Chevy Chase has a crush on her; Niles hits the slots.
Thursday, January 1
Not Without My Nanny
Season 5 • Episode 14
A smitten sultan imprisons Middle East travelers Fran and Grace.
Thursday, January 1
The Engagement
Season 5 • Episode 15
Maxwell buys an engagement ring and invites Fran and the Fines to dinner.
Friday, January 2
The Dinner Party
Season 5 • Episode 16
Fran learns that some of Maxwell's high-society chums are making fun of her behind her back.
Friday, January 2
Homie-Work
Season 5 • Episode 17
Sammy's nerdy nephew wants to be a rapper; C.C. finally snaps.
Friday, January 2
The Reunion Show
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fran's rock fails to impress her divorced high-school friends.
Friday, January 2
Immaculate Concepcion
Season 5 • Episode 19
Maxwell's father dies, leaving his entire estate to a secret love-child, Concepcion.
Saturday, January 3
The Pre-nup
Season 5 • Episode 20
Maxwell tells Fran that she must sign a prenuptial agreement or the wedding will be canceled.
Saturday, January 3
The Best Man
Season 5 • Episode 21
Maxwell learns Nigel proposed to Fran; Fran finds out about Maxwell's fling with Marla Maples.
Saturday, January 3
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 22
In a dream, Fran chats with "Lucy" about her wedding; the next day, she has second thoughts.
Saturday, January 3
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 23
In a dream, Fran chats with "Lucy" about her wedding; the next day, she has second thoughts.
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