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.
Wednesday, December 10
Smoke Gets in Your Lies
Season 1 • Episode 2
When Brighton is caught smoking at school, Fran thinks it might be her fault.
Wednesday, December 10
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.
Wednesday, December 10
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.
Wednesday, December 10
Imaginary Friend
Season 1 • Episode 7
Grace becomes hysterical when Fran accidentally eats her imaginary friend.
Thursday, December 11
Personal Business
Season 1 • Episode 9
A soap star will appear in Maxwell's play if Fran will date him.
Thursday, December 11
The Nanny-in-Law
Season 1 • Episode 10
When Maxwell's childhood nanny visits, she is appalled by Fran's unique child-care methods.
Thursday, December 11
The Show Must Go On
Season 1 • Episode 12
Fran casts Grace as the lead in the school pageant; Maxwell becomes the producer.
Thursday, December 11
Maggie the Model
Season 1 • Episode 13
Maxwell's ex-girlfriend, a 1960s supermodel, decides that Maggie should model.
Friday, December 12
The Family Plumbing
Season 1 • Episode 14
The plumbing fails; Maxwell imposes a double standard on the children.
Friday, December 12
Deep Throat
Season 1 • Episode 15
The doctor checks Fran's throat and schedules her for a tonsillectomy.
Friday, December 12
Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off
Season 1 • Episode 17
Maxwell's sister is engaged to a duke but loves her chauffeur.
Friday, December 12
The Gym Teacher
Season 1 • Episode 19
Fran faces an old nemesis while helping Maggie pass a gymnastics final.
Saturday, December 13
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.
Saturday, December 13
Frannie's Choice
Season 1 • Episode 21
Fran's ex-boyfriend proposes, but she has misgivings about leaving the Sheffields.
Saturday, December 13
Fran Lite
Season 2 • Episode 1
Mr. Sheffield goes to a hot new club with Fran and Val meets Fran's Doppelganger.
Saturday, December 13
The Playwright
Season 2 • Episode 2
An ex-classmate threatens to kill himself if Fran doesn't agree to marry him.
Tuesday, December 16
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.
Tuesday, December 16
Curse of the Grandmas
Season 2 • Episode 5
Grace's girls group visits a nursing home; Maxwell forgets Fran's first anniversary as nanny.
Tuesday, December 16
The Nanny Napper
Season 2 • Episode 6
Fran's good deed gets her charged with kidnapping when she brings home a baby.
Tuesday, December 16
A Star Is Unborn
Season 2 • Episode 7
A director seeking to sabotage his own play casts Fran as the lead.
Wednesday, December 17
Pishke Business
Season 2 • Episode 8
Sylvia and her canasta group invest in Maxwell's latest play.
Wednesday, December 17
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.
Wednesday, December 17
Take Back Your Mink
Season 2 • Episode 12
Fran inherits a mink coat, then offends her mother by not wearing it.
Wednesday, December 17
I've Got a Secret
Season 2 • Episode 14
Maxwell's celebrity friend recuperates at the Sheffields', but Fran blabs.
Thursday, December 18
Kindervelt Days
Season 2 • Episode 15
To impress a rival, Fran brings Erik Estrada to her summer-camp reunion.
Thursday, December 18
The Will
Season 2 • Episode 17
Mr. Sheffield asks Fran to be guardian of his children in the event of his death.
Thursday, December 18
The Nanny Behind the Man
Season 2 • Episode 18
Maxwell wines and dines a playwright to win rights to his latest play.
Thursday, December 18
A Fine Friendship
Season 2 • Episode 19
When Fran befriends an attractive male nanny, Mr. Sheffield reveals his possessive side.
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.
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