Episode 1
Fran-Lite
24m5.5 / 10
Maxwell dates a woman with a striking resemblance to Fran.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Tracy Kolis, Sherman Augustus, Rachel Chagall
TV series
The Nanny
1993TV-PG6 seasons8.1 / 10
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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Synopsis
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 2
The Playwright
24m5.5 / 10
A man whom Fran snubbed in high school has written a play and threatens to jump off a ledge unless Maxwell reads it.
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Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Myles Sheridan, Benjamin Kimball Smith, Richard Kind, Jay Robinson, Bonnie Morgan
Episode 3
Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes
24m5.0 / 10
Grandma Yetta stays with Fran and the Sheffields while her retirement home is being fumigated.
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Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Ralph Manza, Barry Watson, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Episode 4
Material Fran
24m5.8 / 10
Fran goes out with a much older rich man.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Judith Hoag, Edward Penn, Rachel Chagall
Episode 5
Curse of the Grandmas
24m6.0 / 10
Gracie's Red Robin troop goes to Grandma Yetta's retirement home to "adopt" a grandparent. When Gracie's first and second picks pass away, it sours her on scouting.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Eric Cohen, Robert SterninGuest stars Nancy Linari, Vanessa Zima, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Episode 6
The Nanny-Napper
24m5.5 / 10
On the subway, a Russian immigrant accidentally leaves her baby, and Fran picks it up, believing it to be abandoned.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Dayton Callie, Anika Marinelli, Nancy Lenehan, Bob Clendenin, Lawrence Mandley
Episode 7
A Star Is Unborn
24m6.5 / 10
A director plans to sabotage his production of "Romeo and Juliet" by casting Fran in the lead role.
Episode credits
Directed by Gail MancusoWritten by Prudence Fraser, Sally Lapiduss, Pamela Eells, Robert SterninGuest stars Richard Portnow, Martha Gehman, Peter Marc Jacobson, Michael Munoz
Episode 8
Pishke Business
24m6.0 / 10
Maxwell has Fran pretend to be C.C. in order to get theatrical backing from a man C.C. attacked to get a cab.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Wallace Shawn, Ben Vereen
Episode 9
Stock Tip
24m7.0 / 10
Fran gives Maxwell a stock tip that turns out to be from a hot dog vendor.
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Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Corbin Bernsen, Honey Lauren, Jack Knight
Episode 10
The Whine Cellar
24m6.8 / 10
C.C.'s vision for a romantic weekend hit a snag when she and Fran end up locked inside Maxwell's wine cellar together.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Morty Drescher, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Christopher Brand
Episode 11
When You Pish Upon a Star
24m7.4 / 10
Fran inadvertently persuades an obnoxious child star, who's set to star in Maxwell's revival of "Oliver!", to give up show business.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Liz Smith, Wayne C. Dvorak, Bob Barker, Bonnie Biehl, Mijanou, Lisa Alpert, J.D. Daniels
Episode 12
Take Back Your Mink
24m5.8 / 10
Maggie is upset when Fran inherits a mink coat. Fran decides to give it up to appease Maggie, but Sylvia won't hear of it.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Zack Norman, Nancy Frangione, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Episode 13
The Strike
24m6.0 / 10
There's a busboy strike going on at the cast party for Maxwell's latest play. When Fran refuses to cross the picket line, a photo of Maxwell dragging her out of the line makes the news.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Ron Melendez, Sally Jessy Raphael, Marion Ramsey, Roger Keller
Episode 14
I've Got a Secret
24m6.0 / 10mid season
Maxwell refuses to divulge the identity of the celebrity recuperating from surgery in the Sheffields' house.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Eric Cohen, Robert SterninGuest stars Roger Kern, Heidi Thompson, Marvin Nathan, Rachel Chagall
Episode 15
Kindervelt Days
24m6.0 / 10
Fran receives a surprise when Sylvia sends in a long-lost "Win a Date With Erik Estrada" contest entry form.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Robert Lee Jacobs, Morgan Brittany, Erik Estrada, Rachel Chagall
Episode 16
Canasta Masta
24m7.0 / 10
After Brighton joins Sylvia's canasta team, Fran is dumped from it.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Eydie Gormé, Steve Lawrence, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Episode 17
The Will
23m7.7 / 10
Maxwell draws up a will which states that Fran will remain nanny in the event of his death. Meanwhile, she thinks that a fax of a potential client's heart-sensitive diet given to Niles is really for Maxwell.
Episode credits
Written by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert SterninGuest stars Gabrielle Boni, Michael Winters, Rochelle Bond, Anne Betancourt, Rachel Chagall
Episode 18
The Nanny Behind the Man
23m7.0 / 10
In an attempt to score a play by award-winning playwright Dakota Williams, Fran and Maxwell set him up to go out with Yetta. The romantic sparks are there—but the play's script may not be.
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Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars George Murdock, Roger Clinton Jr., Ann Morgan Guilbert
Episode 19
A Fine Friendship
23m6.5 / 10
Fran strikes up a friendship with a male nanny whom she erroneously assumes is gay.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Christopher Rich, Jake Richardson
Episode 20
Lamb Chop's on the Menu
23m5.3 / 10
C.C. plans to move into feature film production with a star vehicle for Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. When Shari and Lamb Chop visit the Sheffield mansion, C.C.'s dog Chester tries to eat Lamb Chop.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert SterninGuest stars Shari Lewis, Rachel Chagall
Episode 21
Close Shave
23m7.0 / 10
Maggie is a candy striper at the hospital. When she takes off to go on a date, Fran fills in for her and must shave Maxwell for an appendectomy.
Episode credits
Directed by Dorothy LymanWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin, Elliot SternGuest stars Gerry McIntyre, Ron Melendez, Steven Anderson, Christina Pickles, Lee Ryan
Episode 22
What the Butler Sang
23m6.2 / 10
Maxwell hears Niles singing and asks him to sing for his backers' audition. Meanwhile, Fran clashes with her sister Nadine.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Ron Orbach, Ellen Ratner
Episode 23
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
23m6.5 / 10
Maggie is upset when Fran beats her in a kissing contest. The winner is to appear on an album cover with Billy Ray Cyrus.
Episode credits
Directed by Dorothy LymanWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Billy Ray Cyrus, Scott Whyte, Chuck Mavich, Rochelle Bond, Rachel Chagall, David Carpenter
Episode 24
Strange Bedfellows
23m5.0 / 10
Fran worries about her future when Mona, one of her fellow nannies, retires to Florida. The night of Mona's goodbye party, Fran gets drunk and staggers into Maxwell's bed.
Episode credits
Directed by Dorothy LymanWritten by Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert SterninGuest stars Adeline Drescher, Irene Olga López, Tyne Daly
Episode 25
The Chatterbox
23m5.0 / 10
Maggie receives a party invitation so Fran takes her to her favorite beauty salon. Fran gets a job there for an actress who loses a Sheffield audition.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert SterninGuest stars Renée Taylor, Lauren Tom, Tracy Nelson, Patrick Cassidy, Edward Hibbert, J.D. Daniels, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Episode 26
Fran Gets Mugged
24m6.0 / 10finale
An valuable Shakespearian document is taken from Fran when she is mugged in New York's Central Park.
Episode credits
Directed by Lee Shallat ChemelWritten by Prudence Fraser, Robert SterninGuest stars Blanche Rubin, Brenda Ballard, Alex Nevil, William Bumiller, Jeffrey Winner
Episode information updated Sep 16, 2026
More about The Nanny
Cast
Fran DrescherFran Fine
Charles ShaughnessyMaxwell Sheffield
Daniel DavisNiles
Lauren LaneC.C. Babcock
Nicholle TomMargaret Sheffield
Benjamin SalisburyBrighton Sheffield
Madeline ZimaGrace Sheffield
Renée TaylorSylvia FineCredits
- Created by
- Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson
- Written by
- Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin, Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson, Ivan Menchell, Sally Lapiduss, Dana Reston, Caryn Lucas, Pamela Eells, Jayne Hamil, Eric Cohen, Frank Lombardi, Bill Lawrence, Howard Meyers, Diane Wilk, Rick Shaw, Jonathan Stark, Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Eric Mintz
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 144
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
TriStar TelevisionUnited States- Sternin & Fraser Ink
- Highschool Sweethearts
Columbia TriStar TelevisionUnited States
Themes
babysitterdomestic workeremployer employee relationshipfamily relationshipsfemale protagonistnew york citysitcom
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