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.
Thursday, April 2
The Car Show
Season 4 • Episode 10
Fran enters a beauty contest to win a car, but the celebrity judge is not impressed with her.
Thursday, April 2
Hurricane Fran
Season 4 • Episode 11
Fran misses the Sheffield estate when she takes Val on a Caribbean vacation during a hurricane.
Thursday, April 2
Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?
Season 4 • Episode 12
Fran consoles her ex-fiance's grieving widow (Pamela Anderson).
Thursday, April 2
Kissing Cousins
Season 4 • Episode 13
The man of Fran's dreams, a handsome, young doctor, turns out to be her first cousin.
Friday, April 3
The Fifth Wheel
Season 4 • Episode 14
Fran becomes a burden to her dating friends when her therapist convinces her to stop dating.
Friday, April 3
The Nose Knows
Season 4 • Episode 15
Fran's hero-worship dissolves when she catches her therapist in a disgusting habit.
Friday, April 3
The Bank Robbery
Season 4 • Episode 16
A bank robber regrets taking Fran and her mother Slyvia hostage.
Friday, April 3
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.
Saturday, April 4
The Facts of Lice
Season 4 • Episode 18
All but Maxwell get head lice; Fran finds a threatening note.
Saturday, April 4
Fran's Roots
Season 4 • Episode 19
A woman believes that she, not Sylvia, is Fran's mother due to a hospital mix-up.
Saturday, April 4
The Nanny and the Hunk Producer
Season 4 • Episode 20
Maxwell's Broadway success gets him and Fran in the tabloids.
Saturday, April 4
The Passed-Over Story
Season 4 • Episode 21
Fran re-evaluates her life when her high-school rival lands a starring role in Sheffield's new play.
Tuesday, April 7
No Muse Is Good Muse
Season 4 • Episode 22
Fran decides to write music as she tries to get a famous rock star to record one of her songs.
Tuesday, April 7
You Bette Your Life
Season 4 • Episode 23
To meet Bette Midler, Fran offers her services at a charity auction.
Tuesday, April 7
The Heather Biblow Story
Season 4 • Episode 24
The widow of Fran's ex-fiance lands a role on a daytime drama.
Tuesday, April 7
The Boca Story
Season 4 • Episode 25
Sylvia buys a Florida condo; Maxwell judges the Miss Universe Pageant.
Wednesday, April 8
Fran's Gotta Have It
Season 4 • Episode 26
Fran hopes a romantic London interlude will prompt Maxwell to commit.
Wednesday, April 8
The Morning After
Season 5 • Episode 1
Maxwell asks Fran to redecorate the kitchen, to distract her.
Wednesday, April 8
First Date
Season 5 • Episode 2
Maxwell and Fran have their first date -- at a party being thrown by Elton John.
Wednesday, April 8
The Bobbie Fleckman Story
Season 5 • Episode 3
Promoter Bobbie Fleckman shoots a rock video at the Sheffields'.
Thursday, April 9
Fransom
Season 5 • Episode 4
Fran tries to raise money for a shower gift for Yetta; Cece's dog is kidnapped.
Thursday, April 9
The Ex-Niles
Season 5 • Episode 5
Niles quits in a snit about money; Dr. Joyce Brothers recommends a mate for Maxwell.
Thursday, April 9
A Decent Proposal
Season 5 • Episode 6
In Atlantic City, Fran thinks Chevy Chase has a crush on her; Niles hits the slots.
Thursday, April 9
Mommy and Mai
Season 5 • Episode 7
An orphan Fran and Val adopted for a grade-school project looks them up.
Friday, April 10
Fair Weather Fran
Season 5 • Episode 8
Fran auditions to pursues and old dream of hers to become a weather girl.
Friday, April 10
Educating Fran
Season 5 • Episode 9
Fran's new interest is handsome, Jewish, a professor and guided by astrology.
Friday, April 10
From Flushing With Love
Season 5 • Episode 10
Fran gets Maxwell (and the Fines and the Sheffields) to Niagara Falls.
Friday, April 10
Rash to Judgment
Season 5 • Episode 11
Fran has an allergic reaction and a concert date with Maxwell on the same night.
Saturday, April 11
One False Mole and You're Dead
Season 5 • Episode 12
Fran accidentally reveals a leading lady's beauty secret to a columnist.
Saturday, April 11
Call Me Fran
Season 5 • Episode 13
Fran wants Maxwell to use her first name; Maggie takes Brighton to a bring-a-geek party.
Saturday, April 11
Not Without My Nanny
Season 5 • Episode 14
A smitten sultan imprisons Middle East travelers Fran and Grace.
Saturday, April 11
The Engagement
Season 5 • Episode 15
Maxwell buys an engagement ring and invites Fran and the Fines to dinner.
Tuesday, April 14
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.
Tuesday, April 14
Homie-Work
Season 5 • Episode 17
Sammy's nerdy nephew wants to be a rapper; C.C. finally snaps.
Tuesday, April 14
The Reunion Show
Season 5 • Episode 18
Fran's rock fails to impress her divorced high-school friends.
Tuesday, April 14
Immaculate Concepcion
Season 5 • Episode 19
Maxwell's father dies, leaving his entire estate to a secret love-child, Concepcion.
Wednesday, April 15
The Pre-nup
Season 5 • Episode 20
Maxwell tells Fran that she must sign a prenuptial agreement or the wedding will be canceled.
Wednesday, April 15
The Best Man
Season 5 • Episode 21
Maxwell learns Nigel proposed to Fran; Fran finds out about Maxwell's fling with Marla Maples.
Wednesday, April 15
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 22
In a dream, Fran chats with "Lucy" about her wedding; the next day, she has second thoughts.
Wednesday, April 15
The Wedding
Season 5 • Episode 23
In a dream, Fran chats with "Lucy" about her wedding; the next day, she has second thoughts.
Thursday, April 16
The Honeymoon's Overboard
Season 6 • Episode 1
Honeymooners Fran and Maxwell fall overboard and wash up on a desert island.
Thursday, April 16
Fran Gets Shushed
Season 6 • Episode 2
Fran is indignant when Maxwell scolds her for extreme loudness in the bedroom.
Thursday, April 16
Once a Secretary, Always a Secretary
Season 6 • Episode 3
Fran is hurt when Maxwell accidentally calls her his nanny while being interviewed.
Thursday, April 16
Sara's Parents
Season 6 • Episode 4
Grandparents threaten legal action to keep Fran from adopting the children.
Friday, April 17
Maggie's Boyfriend
Season 6 • Episode 5
Maxwell reacts badly when Maggie announces her decision to move in with her boyfriend.
Friday, April 17
I'm Pregnant
Season 6 • Episode 6
Maggie has her first serious, romantic relationship; Niles buys C.C.'s car.
Friday, April 17
Mom's the Word
Season 6 • Episode 7
Fran may be pregnant, but wants to delay telling Maxwell until the time is right.
Friday, April 17
Making Whoopi
Season 6 • Episode 8
Fran wants to conceive, but Maxwell is appearing on "Hollywood Squares."
Saturday, April 18
Oh, Say, Can You Ski?
Season 6 • Episode 9
Fran and the Sheffields go on a ski trip with the first family.
Saturday, April 18
The Hanukkah Story
Season 6 • Episode 10
Fran becomes convinced that Maxwell doesn't care about Hanukkah as much as Christmas.
Saturday, April 18
The In-Law Who Came Forever
Season 6 • Episode 11
Aunt Frieda buys Fran's parents' building and kicks them out, forcing them to move into the mansion.
Saturday, April 18
The Fran in the Mirror
Season 6 • Episode 12
Maxwell's conniving college buddy swindles Fran out of a fortune; Niles inherits a royal title.
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