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Season 4 – The Nanny

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When she appears on the doorstep of wealthy widower Maxwell Sheffield's New York home, cosmetics saleswoman Fran Fine unexpectedly gets a job as the nanny for the Broadway producer's three children, Maggie, Brighton and Grace. Fran brings her no-nonsense honesty, sharp sense of humor and "Queens logic" into the Sheffield household, helping them become a happy, healthy family -- a family that Fran eventually joins when she marries Maxwell. Also in the Sheffield household is sarcastic English butler Niles.
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Jose SolĂ­s PopMatters Drescher [turns] in a nuanced critique of her own casting in the show. Sep 8, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 18, 1996 The Tart With Heart Fran decides to date a blind man after she is convinced by C.C. that men admire her only for her looks. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 25, 1996 The Cradle Robbers Fran (Fran Drescher) chaperons Maggie on a date with an older man (Brian Bloom) and falls for the man's 25-year-old friend (Sean Kanan). Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1996 The Bird's Nest Fran helps Brighton when his failing science grades force Maxwell to threaten him with military school. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 9, 1996 The Rosie Show Fran lands a weekly segment on a popular talk show, causing problems in her relationship with Maxwell. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 16, 1996 Frieda Needa Man Fran (Fran Drescher) plays matchmaker to expedite the departure of her recently evicted Aunt Frieda (Lainie Kazan). Guest star: Donald O'Connor. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 30, 1996 Me and Mrs. Joan Fran's attempt to reunite Maxwell with his estranged father and stepmother goes awry when the Fines get a bad tip. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 6, 1996 The Taxman Cometh Jay Leno (guest starring as himself) unwittingly saves Fran (Fran Drescher) from going to jail after she and Maxwell (Charles Shaughnessy) appeal her tax audit. Guest star: Rich Little. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 13, 1996 An Affair to Dismember Nigel Sheffield (Harry Van Gorkum), rather than Maxwell, pops the question to Fran (Fran Drescher), who agrees to join him in London. Guest star: Shirley Jones. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 20, 1996 Tattoo Maxwell (Charles Shaughnessy) wants to see Fran's (Fran Drescher) concealed tattoo, while her mother (Renee Taylor) suggests that Dr. Roberts (John Astin) remove it. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 11, 1996 The Car Show Fran (Fran Drescher) enters a beauty contest to win a car, but the celebrity judge (Miss America Tara Holland) is not impressed with her. Roslyn Kind also guest stars. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 18, 1996 Hurricane Fran Fran misses the Sheffield estate when she takes Val on a Caribbean vacation in the middle of hurricane season. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 8, 1997 Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will? Fran (Fran Drescher) encourages the widow (Pamela Lee) of her former fiance to begin dating again. With Charles Shaughnessy. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 15, 1997 Kissing Cousins The man of Fran's (Fran Drescher) dreams, a handsome, young doctor, turns out to be her first cousin (Jon Stewart). Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 29, 1997 The Fifth Wheel Fran (Fran Drescher) becomes a burden to her dating friends when her therapist (Spalding Gray) convinces her to stop dating. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 5, 1997 The Nose Knows Dr. Miller (Spalding Gray) is no longer Fran's (Fran Drescher) savior when she discovers a disgusting personal habit of his. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 12, 1997 The Bank Robbery A bank robber (Peter Scolari) regrets taking Fran and her mother (Fran Drescher, Renee Taylor) hostage. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 19, 1997 Samson, He Denied Her A judge finds it difficult to control Fran when she hears the testimony of a housekeeper against her employer. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 5, 1997 The Facts of Lice Fran accuses Maxwell of not spending enough time with his children when they get head lice but he is spared. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 12, 1997 Fran's Roots A woman (Telma Hopkins) believes that she, not Sylvia (Renee Taylor), is Fran's (Fran Drescher) mother due to a hospital mix-up. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 2, 1997 The Nanny and the Hunk Producer The tabloids print a fictitious story about Maxwell cheating on his late wife during their honeymoon. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 9, 1997 The Passed-Over Story Fran (Fran Drescher) re-evaluates her life when her high-school rival lands a starring role in Sheffield's (Charles Shaughnessy) new play. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 23, 1997 No Muse Is Good Muse Fran decides her destiny is to write music as she tries to get a famous rock star to record one of her songs. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 30, 1997 You Bette Your Life Fran's one day on the job as a nanny for a wealthy man's son results in the child prodigy giving up the piano. Details Episode 24 Aired May 7, 1997 The Heather Biblow Story The widow (guest star Pamela Lee) of Fran's (Fran Drescher) former fiance lands a part in Fran's favorite soap opera. Peter Bergman, Shemar Moore, Melody Thomas Scott and Hunter Tylo also guest star. Details Episode 25 Aired May 14, 1997 The Boca Story Fran (Fran Drescher) realizes just how much she misses her mother when Sylvia (Renee Taylor) buys a condo in Boca Raton, Fla. Guest stars: Miss Universe Alicia Machado and Miss USA Brook Lee. Details Episode 26 Aired May 21, 1997 Fran's Gotta Have It Fran (Fran Drescher) hopes to turn Maxwell's (Charles Shaughnessy) business trip to London into a romantic getaway for the two of them. Celine Dion appears as herself. Details
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Season Info

Director
Dorothy Lyman
Executive Producer
Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser
Screenwriter
Frank Lombardi, Caryn Lucas, Nastaran Dibai, Rick Shaw, Diane Wilk, Robbie Schwartz, Flo Cameron, Ivan Menchell, Peter Marc Jacobson, Dan Amernick, Jayne Hamil, Jeffrey Hodes, Suzanne Gangursky, Jay Amernick
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 18, 1996
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