The Nanny
Season 1
November 3, 1993
22Episodes
6.7
Fran Fine is a street-smart, down-on-her-luck diva who finds herself hired for a job for which she never even applied! Now, she's the nanny for a rich, sophisticated family in Manhattan, and when this blue-collar girl from the block moves in with a blue blood, widowed Broadway producer and his three children, the comedy is red hot!
Episodes
1. The Nanny
6.5
November 3, 1993
25 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Rachel Chagall, DeeDee Rescher, Curtis Hood, James Marsden, Jonathan Penner
2. Smoke Gets in Your Lies
7.0
November 10, 1993
23 min
When Brighton is caught smoking at school, Fran thinks it might be her fault.
Guest Stars:
Ann Morgan Guilbert, Rachel Chagall, Blanche Rubin, Esther Lapidus, Michael C. McCarthy
3. My Fair Nanny
6.5
November 17, 1993
23 min
Fran agrees to be made over by Niles and Maxwell in order to host a social.
Guest Stars:
Magda Harout, Dorothy Lyman, Nikki Cox, Heather Lynne Allen
4. The Nuchslep
7.0
November 24, 1993
23 min
Fran chaperones Maggie and her date, who ends up being attracted to Fran.
Guest Stars:
Chester Drescher, James Marsden, Aaron Heyman, Fritzi Burr
5. Here Comes the Brood
6.4
December 6, 1993
23 min
C.C. tells Grace that Fran acts like she loves them only because she's paid to.
Guest Stars:
Renée Taylor, Lila Garrett, Blake McIver Ewing, Allen Bloomfield
6. The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother
7.8
December 8, 1993
23 min
Niles poses as Fran's husband to impress her visiting relatives.
Guest Stars:
Renée Taylor, Brian George, Ian Abercrombie, Zack Norman, Nancy Frangione
7. Imaginary Friend
7.2
December 15, 1993
23 min
Fran and Maxwell face a sticky situation after Fran eats Grace's imaginary friend.
Guest Stars:
Candy Trabuco, Cristine Rose, Morty Drescher, Sylvia Drescher, John Bishop
8. Christmas Episode
4.6
December 22, 1993
24 min
Fran celebrates her first Christmas with the family.
Guest Stars:
Rachel Chagall, Kort Falkenberg, Lawrence Mandley, Allan Rich, William Palmieri
9. Personal Business
7.0
December 29, 1993
24 min
Fran agrees to help Maxwell close a deal by dating a young and restless soap-opera star.
Guest Stars:
Rachel Chagall, Stephen Nichols
10. The Nanny-in-Law
6.6
January 12, 1994
23 min
Maxwell's beloved Nanny Mueller makes herself at home, but makes Fran feel insecure.
Guest Stars:
Peggy Blow , Irene Olga López, Lu Leonard, Cloris Leachman
11. A Plot for Nanny
6.4
January 19, 1994
24 min
Fran begins dating a funeral director she meets through her mother.
Guest Stars:
Renée Taylor, Matt McCoy
12. The Show Must Go On
6.4
January 26, 1994
23 min
Fran directs Grace's school production until Maxwell takes over.
Guest Stars:
Thomas Dekker, Kellen Hathaway, Marianne Muellerleile, Maree Cheatham, Françoise Ruggieri
13. Maggie the Model
6.0
February 2, 1994
24 min
A former model sets up a photo test for Maggie, but Fran is pushed out of the picture.
Guest Stars:
Victoria Hulett, Anthony Cistaro, Andy Dick, Lesley-Anne Down
14. The Family Plumbing
5.5
February 9, 1994
24 min
Fran catches her young cousin kissing Brighton in the bathtub.
Guest Stars:
Laurelyn Scharkey, Jackie Tohn, Louis Guss, Melanie Good
15. Deep Throat
7.0
March 2, 1994
23 min
Fran has to have her tonsils removed, so Maxwell puts C.C.'s reunion on hold to await the outcome of Fran's surgery.
Guest Stars:
Lawrence Mandley, Lauren Koslow, Pamela Dillman, Francesca P. Roberts, Pete Leal
16. Schlepped Away
7.3
March 9, 1994
23 min
On the way to catch a flight to the islands, heavy snow maroons the family at Fran's parents' home in Queens.
Guest Stars:
Renée Taylor, Gregg Rogell
17. Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off
7.0
March 16, 1994
23 min
Fran plans a wedding for Maxwell's sister, but she's in love with her chauffeur, not her fiancé.
Guest Stars:
Leigh Lawson, Gregg Rogell, Lane Davies, Twiggy
18. Sunday in the Park with Fran
7.8
March 23, 1994
24 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Eric Braeden, Nick Salamone, Chester Drescher, Miko Hughes, Dan Aykroyd
19. The Gym Teacher
7.8
April 6, 1994
24 min
Maggie's tyrannical gym teacher turns out to be Fran's former teacher. Maxwell hires an abrasive megastar.
Guest Stars:
Rachel Chagall, Joseph Bologna, Tracy Nicole Kerestes, Rita Moreno
20. Ode to Barbra Joan
6.0
April 13, 1994
24 min
C.C. won't warm up to her father's offer of Streisand tickets, but Fran's hot to go in her place.
Guest Stars:
Renée Taylor, Lorne Michaels, Robert Culp, Chester Drescher
21. Frannie's Choice
7.0
April 27, 1994
24 min
Fran accepts a proposal from the guy who once dumped her.
Guest Stars:
Rachel Chagall, Renée Taylor, Jonathan Penner
