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The flashy girl from Flushing, the Nanny named Fran.
That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.
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That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.
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Episode 1
Fran has just been dumped by her fiancé and employer, and is selling cosmetics door-to-door, when she happens to be in the right place at the right time.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, DeeDee Rescher, Curtis Hood, James Marsden, Jonathan Penner, Rachel Chagall, Ray Johnson
Episode 2
When Brighton is caught smoking at school, Fran thinks it might be her fault.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert SterninGuest stars Blanche Rubin, Esther Lapidus, Michael C. McCarthy, Carol Channing, Rachel Chagall, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Jonathan Baker, Timothy Thompson
Episode 3
Fran agrees to be made over by Niles and Maxwell in order to host a social.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Michael Rowe, Robert SterninGuest stars Magda Harout, Dorothy Lyman, Nikki Cox, Heather Lynne Allen
Episode 4
Fran chaperones Maggie and her date, who ends up being attracted to Fran.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars James Marsden, Aaron Heyman, Fritzi Burr
Episode 5
C.C. tells Grace that Fran acts like she loves them only because she's paid to.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Lila Garrett, Blake McIver Ewing, Allen Bloomfield
Episode 6
Niles poses as Fran's husband to impress her visiting relatives.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Brian George, Ian Abercrombie, Zack Norman, Nancy Frangione, Adam Hendershott
Episode 7
Fran and Maxwell face a sticky situation after Fran eats Grace's imaginary friend.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Howard Meyers, Robert SterninGuest stars Candy Trabuco, Cristine Rose, John Bishop, Devon Williams
Episode 8
Fran celebrates her first Christmas with the family.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Sally Lapiduss, Pamela Eells, Robert SterninGuest stars Kort Falkenberg, Lawrence Mandley, Allan Rich, William Palmieri, Richard Roat, Rachel Chagall, Jean Ford
Episode 9
Fran agrees to help Maxwell close a deal by dating a young and restless soap-opera star.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert SterninGuest stars Stephen Nichols, Rachel Chagall
Episode 10
Maxwell's beloved Nanny Mueller makes herself at home, but makes Fran feel insecure.
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert SterninGuest stars Peggy Blow, Irene Olga López, Lu Leonard, Cloris Leachman
Episode 11
Fran begins dating a funeral director she meets through her mother.
Directed by Paul MillerWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Matt McCoy
Episode 12
Fran directs Grace's school production until Maxwell takes over.
Directed by Will MackenzieWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Thomas Dekker, Kellen Hathaway, Marianne Muellerleile, Maree Cheatham, Tina Panella-Hart, Sue Goodman, Steve Posner
Episode 13
A former model sets up a photo test for Maggie, but Fran is pushed out of the picture.
Directed by Will MackenzieWritten by Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert SterninGuest stars Victoria Hulett, Anthony Cistaro, Andy Dick, Lesley-Anne Down
Episode 14
Fran catches her young cousin kissing Brighton in the bathtub.
Directed by Linda Day, Will MackenzieWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Bill Lawrence, Robert SterninGuest stars Laurelyn Scharkey, Jackie Tohn, Louis Guss, Melanie Good
Episode 15
Fran has to have her tonsils removed, so Maxwell puts C.C.'s reunion on hold to await the outcome of Fran's surgery.
Directed by Linda DayWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Sally Lapiduss, Fran Drescher, Bill Lawrence, Pamela Eells, Robert SterninGuest stars Lawrence Mandley, Lauren Koslow, Pamela Dillman, Francesca P. Roberts, Pete Leal, Doug Ballard
Episode 16
On the way to catch a flight to the islands, heavy snow maroons the family at Fran's parents' home in Queens.
Directed by Linda DayWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Gregg Rogell
Episode 17
Fran plans a wedding for Maxwell's sister, but she's in love with her chauffeur, not her fiancé.
Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Leigh Lawson, Gregg Rogell, Lane Davies, Twiggy
Episode 18
Fran has a run-in with the son of the town's toughest critic, and that could be catastrophic for Maxwell and CC's new play.
Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Eric Braeden, Nick Salamone, Miko Hughes, Dan Aykroyd, Tia Riebling
Episode 19
Maggie's tyrannical gym teacher turns out to be Fran's former teacher. Maxwell hires an abrasive megastar.
Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Joseph Bologna, Tracy Nicole Kerestes, Rita Moreno, Rachel Chagall, Christopher Carroll, Bryan Clark
Episode 20
C.C. won't warm up to her father's offer of Streisand tickets, but Fran's hot to go in her place.
Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Fran DrescherGuest stars Renée Taylor, Robert Culp, Loren Michaels
Episode 21
Fran accepts a proposal from the guy who once dumped her.
Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Jonathan Penner, Rachel Chagall
Episode 22
Fran and Grace enter a mother-daughter pageant at the country club.
Directed by Paul MillerWritten by Prudence Fraser, Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark, Howard Meyers, Robert SterninGuest stars Patti LaBelle, Miriam Flynn, Leann Hunley, Kimberly Natasha Ali, Bess Armstrong, J. Madison Wright
Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026
Fran DrescherFran Fine
Charles ShaughnessyMaxwell Sheffield
Daniel DavisNiles
Lauren LaneC.C. Babcock
Nicholle TomMargaret Sheffield
Benjamin SalisburyBrighton Sheffield
Madeline ZimaGrace Sheffield
Renée TaylorSylvia Fine
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