The Nanny:

A Home Page & Episode Guide:

Date of last minor update:  April 22, 2005.

Date of last major update:  April 5, 2001.
This version of this guide:  6.05

NOTE: This guide has been completed, and is primarily in basic "maintenance mode" (i.e. the guide is basically done, and only minor 'tweaks' are required).

NOTE: Important information, such as air dates and episode tiltes were provided to me by Jeff Toschlog (toschlog@houston.geco-prakla.slb.com), from the old Tardis FTP site. Writers and directors, and some episode plots, were provided by Russell Wodell (bccla@mindlink.bc.ca).

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The Nanny is a comedy produced by Fran Drescher. The show was created by Fran Drescher, and her husband (at the time) Peter Marc Jacobson. The Nanny premiered in November 1993, as a late addition to CBS's fall lineup. The show ran for six seasons, through 1998-1999 - see the history of The Nanny for more info. It is about the comical adventures of Fran Fine, the Sheffield household and the Fine family, after Fran Fine takes the job as the Sheffield's nanny. It had the following cast:

 The Players:

   The Nanny: Fran Fine          -Fran Drescher
   Maxwell Sheffield             -Charles Shaughnessy
   Niles                         -Daniel Davis
   C.C. Babcock                  -Lauren Lane
   Maggie Sheffield              -Nicholle Tom
   Brighton Sheffield            -Benjamin Salisbury
   Grace Sheffield               -Madeline Zima

 The Semi-Regulars:

   Mrs. Sylvia Fine,
     Fran's Mom                  -Renee Taylor
   Val Toriello,
     Fran's best friend          -Rachel Chagall
   Grandma Yetta                 -Ann Guilbert

The Episode List:

Num   Prod No    Episode Title                  Air Date  
----  ---------  ------------------------       ----------
Season 1:
 1.1              Pilot                          11/03/93 
 1.2              Smoke Gets in Your Lies        11/10/93 
 1.3              My Fair Nanny                  11/17/93 
 1.4              The Nuchslep                   11/24/93 
 1.5              Here Comes the Brood           12/06/93 
 1.6              The Butler, the Husband,
                     the Wife and Her Mother     12/08/93 
 1.7              Imaginary Friend               12/15/93 
 1.8              Christmas Episode              12/22/93 
 1.9              Personal Business              12/29/93 
 1.10             The Nanny-In-Law               01/12/94 
 1.11             A Plot for Nanny               01/19/94 
 1.12             The Show Must Go On            01/26/94 
 1.13             Maggie the Model               02/02/94 
 1.14             The Family Plumbing            02/09/94 
 1.15             Deep Throat                    03/02/94 
 1.16             Schlepped Away                 03/09/94 
 1.17             Stop the Wedding, I Want to
                     Get Off                     03/16/94 
 1.18             Sunday in the Park with Fran   03/23/94 
 1.19             The Gym Teacher                04/06/94 
 1.20             Ode to Barbara Joan (a.k.a.
                     Daddy Dearest)              04/12/94 
 1.21             Frannie's Choice               04/27/94 
 1.22             I Don't Remember Mama          05/16/95 

Season 2:
 2.1              Fran-Lite                      09/12/94 
 2.2              The Playwright                 09/19/94 
 2.3              Everybody Needs a Buddy        09/26/94 
 2.4              Material Fran                  10/03/94 
 2.5              Curse of the Grandmas          10/10/94 
 2.6              The Nanny Napper               10/17/94 
 2.7              A Star Is Unborn               10/24/94 
 2.8              Pinske Business                10/31/94 
 2.9              Stock Tip                      11/07/94 
 2.10             The Whine Cellar               11/14/94 
 2.11             When You Pish Upon a Star      11/21/94 
 2.12             Take Back Your Mink            11/21/94 
 2.13             The Strike                     11/28/94 
 2.14             I've Got a Secret              12/12/94 
 2.15             Kindervelt Days                01/02/95 
 2.16             Canasta Masta                  01/09/95 
 2.17             The Will                       01/16/95 
 2.18             The Nanny Behind the Man       01/23/95 
 2.19             A Fine Friendship              02/06/95 
 2.20             Lamb Chop's on the Menu        02/13/95 
 2.21             Close Shave                    02/20/95 
 2.22             What the Butler Sang           02/27/95 
 2.23             A Kiss Is Just a Kiss          05/03/95 
 2.24             Strange Bedfellows             05/08/95 
 2.25             The Chatterbox                 05/15/95 
 2.26             Fran Gets Mugged               05/22/95 

Season 3:
 3.1              Pen Pals                       09/11/95 
 3.2              Nanny and the Professor        09/18/95 
 3.3              Dope Diamond                   09/25/95 
 3.4              A Fine Family Feud             10/02/95 
 3.5              Val's Apartment                10/09/95 
 3.6              Shopaholic                     10/16/95 
 3.7              Oh Vey, You're Gay             10/23/95 
 3.8              The Party's Over               11/06/95 
 3.9              The Two Mrs. Sheffields        11/13/95 
 3.10             Having His Baby                11/20/95 
 3.11             The Unkindest Gift             11/27/95 
 3.12             The Kibbutz                    12/04/95 
 3.13             An Offer She Can't Refuse      12/11/95 
 3.13a            Oy to the World                12/18/95 
 3.14             Fashion Show                   01/08/96 
 3.15             Where's Fran?                  01/15/96 
 3.16             The Grandmas                   01/22/96 
 3.17             Fran's Boyfriend               02/05/96 
 3.18             Love Is a Many Blundered
                     Thing                       02/12/96 
 3.19             Your Feets Are Too Big         02/19/96 
 3.20             Where's the Pearls?            02/26/96 
 3.21             The Hockey Show                03/04/96 
 3.22             That's Midlife                 03/11/96 
 3.23             The Cantor Show                04/29/96 
 3.24             Green Card                     05/06/96 
 3.25             Ship of Fran's                 05/13/96 
 3.26             Pup in Paris                   05/20/96 

Season 4:
 4.1              The Tart With Hart             09/18/96 
 4.2              The Cradle Robbers             09/25/96  (8:00 pm)
 4.3              The Bird's Nest                09/25/96  (8:30 pm)
 4.4              The Rosie Show                 10/09/96 
 4.5              Frieda Needa Man               10/16/96 
 4.6              Me and Mrs. Joan               10/30/96 
 4.7              The Taxman Cometh              11/06/96 
 4.8              An Affair to Dismember         11/13/96 
 4.9              Tattoo                         11/20/96 
 4.10             The Car Show                   12/11/96 
 4.11             Hurricane Fran                 12/18/96 
 4.12             Danny's Dead an Who's Got
                     the Will?                   01/08/97 
 4.13             Kissing Cousins                01/15/97 
 4.14             The Fifth Wheel                01/29/97 
 4.15             The Nose Knows                 02/05/97 
 4.16             The Bank Robbery               02/12/97 
 4.17             Samson, He Denied Her          02/19/97 
 4.18             The Facts of Lice              03/05/97 
 4.19             Fran's Roots                   03/12/97 
 4.20             The Nanny & The Hunk Producer  04/02/97 
 4.21             The Passed-Over Story          04/09/97 
 4.22             No Muse Is Good Muse           04/23/97 
 4.23             You Bette Your Life            04/30/97 
 4.24             The Heather Biblow Story       05/07/97 
 4.25             The Boca Story                 05/14/97 
 4.26             Fran's Gotta Have It           05/21/97 

Season 5:
 5.1              The Morning After              10/01/97 
 5.2              First Date                     10/08/97 
 5.3              The Bobbie Fleckman Story      10/15/97 
 5.4              Fransom                        10/22/97 
 5.5              The X-Niles                    10/29/97 
 5.6              A Decent Proposal              11/05/97 
 5.7              Mommy and Mai                  11/12/97 
 5.8              Fair Wather Fran               11/19/97 
 5.9              Educating Fran                 12/10/97 
 5.10             From Flushing With Love        12/17/97 
 5.11             Rash to Judgement              01/07/98 
 5.12             One False Mole and You're Dead 01/14/98 
 5.13             Call Me Fran                   01/21/98 
 5.14             Not Without My Nanny           01/28/98 
 5.15             The Engagement                 03/04/98 
 5.16             The Dinner Party               03/11/98 
 5.17             Homie-Work                     03/18/98 
 5.18             The Reunion Show               03/25/98 
 5.19             Immaculate Conception          04/01/98
 5.20             The Pre-Nup                    04/29/98 
 5.21             The Best Man                   05/06/98 
 5.22             The Wedding                    05/13/98 

Season 6:
 6.1              The Honeymoon's Overboard      09/30/98 
 6.2              Fran Gets Shushed              10/07/98 
 6.3              Once a Secretary,
                     Always a Secretary          10/14/98 
 6.4              Sara's Parents                 10/21/98 
 6.5              Maggie's Boyfriend             10/28/98 
 6.6              I'm Pregnant                   11/04/98 
 6.7              Mom's the Word                 11/11/98 
 6.8              Making Whoopi                  11/18/98 
 6.9              Oh, Say, Can You Ski?          11/25/98 
 6.10             The Hanukkah Story             12/16/98 
 6.11             The In-Law Who Came Forever    01/06/99 
 6.12             The Fran In The Mirror         01/20/99 
 6.13             The Yummy Mummy                02/03/99 
 6.14             California Here We Come        03/31/99 

 6.15             Ma'ternal Affairs              06/02/99 (8:00 pm)
 6.16             The Producers                  06/09/99 (8:00 pm)
 6.17             The Dummy Twins                06/16/99 (8:00 pm)
 6.18             Yetta's Letters                06/16/99 (8:30 pm)
 6.19             Maggie's Wedding               06/23/99 (8:00 pm)
 6.20             The Baby Shower                06/23/99 (8:30 pm)

 6.21             The Finale (Part 1)            05/12/99 (8:00 pm)
 6.22             The Finale (Part 2)            05/12/99 (8:30 pm)
 
 

Other Info:

• Other Roles of the Cast: See The Internet Movie Database page on The Nanny.
• A list of the directors and writers for episodes of The Nanny.
• A short history of the The Nanny.

Other References for The Nanny:

• alt.tv.the-nanny, the newsgroup for The Nanny.

• Sony/Columbia's Web site, the Production Company for The Nanny.
• CBS's Web site for The Nanny, the network which used to broadcast the show (at least in the U.S.!).

• The second unoffical Nanny Web site.
• Barb Ritchie's unoffical Nanny web site.
• Laura's The Nanny Zone web site.

• The text version of The Nanny episode guide can be found via this README file.