The Nanny

CBS (ended 1999)

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Premiered: Nov 03, 1993
Status: Ended

When Fran Fine entered the Sheffield's residence in Park Avenue selling cosmetics, little did she know about how much she was going to change their lives. The Jewish girl from Queens got a job as the nanny for Maxwell Sheffield's (a Broadway producer) three kids: Maggie, Brighton and Gracie. But the Sheffields got more than just a nanny: they got Sylvia, Fran's compulsive eater, nosy mother; Val, Fran's best friend with a low I.Q.; and Yetta, Fran's grandmother. She gave joy to the house that had been blue ever since Mrs. Sheffield passed away, and quickly became friends with Niles, the butler, who is always aware of everything that is going on in the house. The attraction between Fran and Mr. Sheffield became evident as the years went by, for C.C.'s (Maxwell's business partner, who always had a crush on him) torture. Many people consider The Nanny as being the 90's version of "I Love Lucy". The show premiered in November, 1993 as a late addition to CBS's Wednesday fall lineup. The show quickly became a hit, moving to Monday nights on its second season and remaining there until its third. Then CBS moved it back to Wednesday nights, trying to improve the ratings for that night - a move that made CBS hold the time slot for the first time in 25 years, since Sonny & Cher! But ratings started to fall, and during the 5th season the producers decided to end its run, giving it one last season. The 6th season ran until March, when the show went into a hiatus. The series finale was shown before the remaining episodes, which were shown later during June.''During its 6-year run, The Nanny was nominated for 11 Emmys, winning only one in 1995 for best costume designs. Fran Drescher was nominated twice for best actress: in 1996 and 1997. Rene Taylor also got a nomination as best supporting actress in 1996. A Fran Drescher doll was released during the show's run, featuring some of the outfits that were one of the show's trademarks.''''CBS Broadcast History''146 episodes''November 1993 --- Wednesdays 8pm''December 1993 --- Monday 8:30pm''December 1993 - April 1994 --- Wednesdays 8pm''May 1994 - November 1994 --- Mondays 8pm''November 1994 - Monday 8:30pm''November 1994 - February 1995 --- Mondays 8pm''May 1995 --- Wednesday 8pm''May 1995 - May 1996 --- Mondays 8pm''September 1996 --- Wednesdays 8pm''September 1996 --- Wednesdays 8:30pm''October 1996 - March 1999 --- Wednesdays 8pm''March 1999 --- Wednesdays 8:30pm''May 1999 - June 1999 --- Wednesday 8pm''June 1999 --- Wednesdays 8:30pm''--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------''Nielsen Ratings: (Top 30 or Better) ''#24 in the 1994- 1995 Season''#16 in the 1995- 1996 Season''''Theme Song''''"She was working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens'''Til her boyfriend kicked her out in one of those crushing scenes''What was she to do? Where was she to go?''She was out on her fanny...''So over the bridge from Flushing to the Sheffield's door''She was there to sell make-up, but father saw more''She had style! She had flair! She was there''That's how she became the Nanny!''Who would have guessed that the girl we've described''Was just exactly what the doctor prescribed?''Now the father finds her beguiling (watch out C.C.!)''And the kids are actually smiling (such joie de vivre!)''She's the lady in red when everybody else is wearing tan...''The flashy girl from Flushing, the Nanny named Fran!"moreless

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S 6 : Ep 23	The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember	Aired 12/6/04
S 6 : Ep 22	The Finale (2)	Aired 5/12/99
S 6 : Ep 21	The Finale (1)	Aired 5/12/99
S 6 : Ep 20	The Baby Shower	Aired 6/23/99
S 6 : Ep 19	Maggie's Wedding	Aired 6/23/99

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Ann Morgan Guilbert

Yetta Rosenberg
Fran Drescher

Fran Fine Sheffield
Charles Shaughnessy

Maxwell Sheffield

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Best sitcom of the 90's.

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By becksdakex, Sep 03, 2011 Report Abuse

I have watched this show so many times over the years and it still makes me laugh out loud. All of the characters are so funny and the actors are simply brilliant. Fran Drescher did an amazinf job in creating, writing and acting on this show, she is the 90's Tina Fey!
I recentlyrecommended my teenage sister to watch it and she loved it as much as I do. We always quote stuff from the show and laugh about the funniest scenes.
I like Seinfeld but I love The Nanny.moreless

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Not the best sitcom I've ever seen but it can be very funny at times and it isn't a bad show at all

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By tigerdude22, Aug 20, 2011 Report Abuse

At first when I saw the promo for this show on Nick@Nite, I thought that it was going to be dumb and I was worried that I would waste my time watching it. It was actually better than I expected... I mean.. it's not the best sitcom that I've ever seen but it isn't the worst sitcom I've ever seen. I get really bored watching this show after all and sometimes just have to go a few weeks without watching this show because it becomes dull to watch after a while. Although, there are times where this show can have hilarious episodes that make me laugh so hard. Fran Drescher is a very pretty actress but I just can't stand her character Fran Fine's laugh... it is just so annoying. Fran Fine also gets annoying when she overacts to the littlest things and always says "Oh Mr. Sheffield"... probably the reason why I have to take a break from this show sometimes. The most hilarious character out of this whole show are Grandma Yetta and Niles the Butler... both of those characters just know how to make me laugh. My least favorite character in this show is C.C. because she is so mean to Fran and I wished that Fran would get revenge on C.C. instead of letting get her way. Overall, this isn't my favorite sitcom that I have ever seen and it can get pretty dull to watch after a while but there are times when this show can be gosh darn hilarious and that's OK with me. 7.5/10moreless

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By woahwoah678, May 03, 2011 Report Abuse

Who can not forget that this show has a bad theme song?It's kind of funny to me,but it's not better than Family Matters.Well,it's kind of better than Home Improvement or Reba.I watched this show for a little bit and it was kind of funny when I saw it on Nick At Nite.It was a bit kind of harsh and a bit kind of fine.This show is kind of a good show,but it's just that it's not even perfect or bad.I would really grade this show a very big C because I didn't even like this show,but it's kind of good.moreless

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when a cosmetic saleswoman went knocking on the sheffields door the last thing she or they expected was to become the nanny, and for that matter a part of the dysfunctional and hysterical family recently torn apart by the death of their mother.moreless

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By liny410, Dec 05, 2010 Report Abuse

i think this show is absolutely hysterical, it makes me laugh every time i watch it! while her voice can be irritating i think that is part of its allure. the sexual tension between fran and max is undeniable and unavoidable apparently. niles and cc's clever exchanges back and forth are guarenteed to make you laugh. i for one wish that this shows had continued a little bit longer, i dont think the marriage of the lead characters killed the show but it definately changed the plot line. it is one of those shows that i look forward to watching every night when the reruns play on nick at night, just for a good laugh.moreless

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One of my favourite shows in the 1990's.

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By piccolomaster, Aug 06, 2010 Report Abuse

The Nanny ran from 1993 to 1999. It could have ran longer but 6 seasons is plenty. I love this hillarious show. I am impressed by all the characters in this show. Here is the list of characters I have grown to love, laugh and care about: 1. Fran Fine
2. Maxwell Sheffield
3. Niles
4. Gracie Sheffield
5. Brighton Sheffield
6. Maggie Sheffield
7. C.C. (Chastity Claire) Babcock
8. Val Toriello
9. Sylvia Fine
10. Yetta Rosenberg

I love each character in every way imaginable. My personal favourites are Fran, Niles, Val and Gracie.

The first 3 seasons I have on DVD and thankful for that. Thank you Sony. I need to have seasons 4-6 on DVD. Please!!!

The relationship between Fran and Maxwell is one of the best things about this show. Starts as a business relationship which then goes into friendship then eventually marriage.

There are other relationships which work beautifully too including: Niles and C.C., Brighton and Maggie, Val and Fran, Fran and Gracie etc.

I love Fran's voice. Very annoying to some but absolutely charming to others (including me).moreless

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The nanny/sister sister house set
Under the trivia/quotes section for the pilot episode it says that the set used for the Sheffield house is the exact same set used...

By heyyyashley, Aug 09, 2010

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Nanny fanfic
If anyone wants to read my new nanny fanfiction...Here ya go :) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7092931/1/The_Nanny_Chatroom

By angel43522, Jun 17, 2011

06/17/11

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Where are They Now?
I saw fran on living with fran and the actor of maxwell was on it too but what about everyone else.

By Dmluciano, Aug 10, 2007

05/08/11

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do you like NILES or C.C better ??????
if you dont like either who do you like ??? :question:

By franssister, Mar 14, 2007

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Fran Fine's Middle Name
Hey, everyone!! I've been SUCH a HUGE fan of "The Nanny" ever since its premiere on Nick@Nite, I've seen EVERY episode, and there'...

By NicNack4U, Dec 22, 2010

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