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 3
The Producers
Season 6 • Episode 18
Fran plays matchmaker when she discovers that Niles is in love with C.C.
Tuesday, March 3
The Dummy Twins
Season 6 • Episode 19
Maxwell is angry when Fran plays matchmaker for Niles and C.C.
Tuesday, March 3
Yetta's Letters
Season 6 • Episode 20
Fran tries to convince Maxwell to turn Yetta's old love letters into a Broadway musical.
Tuesday, March 3
Maggie's Wedding
Season 6 • Episode 21
Fran has a chance to meet Barbra Streisand at Maggie's wedding; Fran goes into labor.
Wednesday, March 4
The Baby Shower
Season 6 • Episode 22
An emotional Fran is convinced Maxwell is having an affair; Brighton doesn't want to attend Harvard.
Wednesday, March 4
The Finale
Season 6 • Episode 15
Maxwell comforts Fran by throwing a beautiful anniversary party for her.
Wednesday, March 4
The Finale
Season 6 • Episode 16
Fran succeeds in reconciling Niles and C.C. and goes into labor.
Wednesday, March 4
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
Fran goes to work for Maxwell after being fired from her boyfriend's bridal boutique.
Thursday, March 5
Smoke Gets in Your Lies
Season 1 • Episode 2
When Brighton is caught smoking at school, Fran thinks it might be her fault.
Thursday, March 5
My Fair Nanny
Season 1 • Episode 3
Fran gets an etiquette lesson so she can hold a mother-daughter tea for Maggie.
Thursday, March 5
The Nuchshlep
Season 1 • Episode 4
Tension arises after Fran chaperons Maggie on a date and the young man becomes interested in Fran.
Thursday, March 5
Here Comes the Brood
Season 1 • Episode 5
C.C. feels threatened by Fran's relationship with the children and decided to take them to the zoo.
Friday, March 6
The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother
Season 1 • Episode 6
Fran persuades Niles to pose as her husband after her mother tells their cousins she is married.
Friday, March 6
Imaginary Friend
Season 1 • Episode 7
Grace becomes hysterical when Fran accidentally eats her imaginary friend.
Friday, March 6
Personal Business
Season 1 • Episode 9
A soap star will appear in Maxwell's play if Fran will date him.
Friday, March 6
The Nanny-in-Law
Season 1 • Episode 10
When Maxwell's childhood nanny visits, she is appalled by Fran's unique child-care methods.
Saturday, March 7
A Plot for Nanny
Season 1 • Episode 11
Fran's mom buys her a cemetery plot to fix her up with the funeral director.
Saturday, March 7
The Show Must Go On
Season 1 • Episode 12
Fran casts Grace as the lead in the school pageant; Maxwell becomes the producer.
Saturday, March 7
Maggie the Model
Season 1 • Episode 13
Maxwell's ex-girlfriend, a 1960s supermodel, decides that Maggie should model.
Saturday, March 7
The Family Plumbing
Season 1 • Episode 14
The plumbing fails; Maxwell imposes a double standard on the children.
Tuesday, March 10
Deep Throat
Season 1 • Episode 15
The doctor checks Fran's throat and schedules her for a tonsillectomy.
Tuesday, March 10
Schlepped Away
Season 1 • Episode 16
Sheffield household spends the weekend at Fran's parents' when they are stranded by a blizzard.
Tuesday, March 10
Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off
Season 1 • Episode 17
Maxwell's sister is engaged to a duke but loves her chauffeur.
Tuesday, March 10
Sunday in the Park With Fran
Season 1 • Episode 18
An attempt to win a powerful theater critic's (Eric Braeden) favor backfires.
Wednesday, March 11
The Gym Teacher
Season 1 • Episode 19
Fran faces an old nemesis while helping Maggie pass a gymnastics final.
Wednesday, March 11
Ode to Barbara Joan
Season 1 • Episode 20
C.C.'s feelings are hurt when her estranged father visits and invites Fran to a concert.
Wednesday, March 11
Frannie's Choice
Season 1 • Episode 21
Fran's ex-boyfriend proposes, but she has misgivings about leaving the Sheffields.
Wednesday, March 11
I Don't Remember Mama
Season 1 • Episode 22
Fran and Grace enter a mother/daughter beauty pageant; Grace doesn't remember her mom.
Thursday, March 12
Fran Lite
Season 2 • Episode 1
Mr. Sheffield goes to a hot new club with Fran and Val meets Fran's Doppelgänger.
Thursday, March 12
The Playwright
Season 2 • Episode 2
An ex-classmate threatens to kill himself if Fran doesn't agree to marry him.
Thursday, March 12
Everybody Needs a Bubby
Season 2 • Episode 3
Fran's Grandma Yetta moves in with the Sheffields while her retirement home is treated for termites.
Thursday, March 12
Material Fran
Season 2 • Episode 4
Fran's wealthy date takes her for a night on the town in Paris.
Friday, March 13
Curse of the Grandmas
Season 2 • Episode 5
Grace's girls group visits a nursing home; Maxwell forgets Fran's first anniversary as nanny.
Friday, March 13
The Nanny Napper
Season 2 • Episode 6
Fran's good deed gets her charged with kidnapping when she brings home a baby.
Friday, March 13
A Star Is Unborn
Season 2 • Episode 7
A director seeking to sabotage his own play casts Fran as the lead.
Friday, March 13
Pishke Business
Season 2 • Episode 8
Sylvia and her canasta group invest in Maxwell's latest play.
Saturday, March 14
Stock Tip
Season 2 • Episode 9
Fran tries to stop Maxwell from repeating a bogus stock tip to business associates.
Saturday, March 14
The Whine Cellar
Season 2 • Episode 10
Fran and C.C. become trapped in the wine cellar during Fran's mother's 50th birthday bash.
Saturday, March 14
When You Pish Upon a Star
Season 2 • Episode 11
Maxwell and C.C.'s child star wants to quit after spending time with Fran.
Saturday, March 14
Take Back Your Mink
Season 2 • Episode 12
Fran inherits a mink coat, then offends her mother by not wearing it.
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.
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