| Episode Number |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 01 |
Pilot After loud-mouthed Fran Fine is jilted by Danny, her husband-to-be and boss, she makes money by selling cosmetics door-to-door. One door happens to belong to Maxwell Sheffield, a Broadway producer who happens to need a nanny for his three children. Fran jumps at the chance. Her unconventional wisdom and methods disagree with everyone at first, but when she brings the kids to Maxwell's producer party, everyone realizes that Fran is valuable. |
November 3, 1993 |
| 02 |
Smoke Gets in Your Lies Brighton seeks popularity at school. Fran and Val tell him about a boy in their middle school who was the coolest kid around-he smoked, drank, and even had tattoos. Brighton tries smoking, but gets caught. Fran realizes that the problem is her fault, and fears Brighton will turn her in...but he goes against character and keeps the secret. It just may mean that the children are beginning to like Fran! |
November 10, 1993 |
| 03 |
My Fair Nanny Maxwell decides to throw a party to woo a wealthy woman to produce his play. Fran jumps at the chance to plan a High Tea for mothers and daughters, but C.C. fears that Fran's wacky ways will ruin the party. Fran is tutored to be a socialite and manages to impress the ladies. Unfortunately, Maggie reveals that none of the daughters are happy! Fran changes back into "Nanny-mode" and turns the boring party into a great time. |
November 17, 1993 |
| 04 |
The Nuchslep Maxwell won't let Maggie go on a date without supervision. Fran volunteers to go. Maggie is fine with this arrangement...but her boyfriend seems to like Fran better! |
November 24, 1993 |
| 05 |
Here Comes the Brood C.C. takes the kids on a trip to the zoo to prove that she is just as motherly as Fran. While there, everyone has a miserable time. When Grace points out that Fran is always fun to be with, C.C. nastily tells her that Fran only likes the children because she is paid to do so. Grace runs away from home-to Fran's mother's apartment. They then go off to a family wedding, where Fran promises Grace that she "doesn't get paid extra for loving her." She then threatens to beat C.C. up if she "ever hurts her kids again." |
December 6, 1993 |
| 06 |
The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother Fran's wealthy and obnoxious cousin comes to town, bragging about her great life. When she appears, Fran pretends that she owns the Sheffield's home. To do that, Niles pretends to be Mr. Sheffield...which means that Maxwell must pretend to be Niles! Things only get more complicated when the Butler's Association comes to evaluate "Niles." In the end, all is revealed, and Fran's cousin is impressed by the family. |
December 8, 1993 |
| 07 |
Imaginary Friend Fran eats Gracie's Imaginary Friend |
December 15, 1993 |
| 08 |
Christmas Episode It's Christmas and Fran has bought everyone great presents, counting on a bonus to pay for it all, sadly for her, she doesn't get one |
December 22, 1993 |
| 09 |
Personal Business Brock Storm is going to star in Mr Sheffield's show, but only Mr Sheffield sets him up with The Nanny. |
December 29, 1993 |
| 10 |
The Nanny-in-Law Mr Sheffield's nanny comes into town and isn't happy with Fran's way of dealing with the kids. |
January 12, 1994 |
| 11 |
A Plot for Nanny Fran starts dating a Funeral Director who decides to take a new career path. |
January 19, 1994 |
| 12 |
The Show Must Go On The Nanny is hired to direct Gracie's play. |
January 26, 1994 |
| 13 |
Maggie the Model When Maggie becomes a model, things don't turn out quite as she'd planned |
February 2, 1994 |
| 14 |
The Family Plumbing The Plumbing isn't working and Fran convinces Mr Sheffield to hire her cousin. Meanwhile, Brighton is caught kissing and The Nanny walks in on Mr Sheffield in the shower! |
February 9, 1994 |
| 15 |
Deep Throat Fran must go to hospital to under-go an operation. |
March 2, 1994 |
| 16 |
Schlepped Away After everyone decides to go on a holiday, they make a quick stop at Sylvia's, only to find they must stay there due to a strong blizzard. |
March 9, 1994 |
| 17 |
Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off Maxwell's sister is going to marry a duke, but Fran's instinct tells her his sister loves her driver. |
March 16, 1994 |
| 18 |
Sunday in the Park with Fran Mr Sheffield's play will only be a hit if a certain reviewer says it will be a hit, but after taking Frank Bradley's son to the park, Fran makes a mess when she hits Frank's son with a baguette. |
March 23, 1994 |
| 19 |
The Gym Teacher Maggie is desperate to get out of gym, with help from 'The Nanny'. It will all be fine...won't it? |
April 6, 1994 |
| 20 |
Ode to Barbara Joan CC father's in town and he seems to be more warm with Fran then CC when he asks her to attend a Barbara concert. |
April 13, 1994 |
| 21 |
Frannie's Choice Fran is proposed to by her ex-fiancée Danny. Will she go, or will she stay where she belongs? |
April 27, 1994 |
| 22 |
I Don't Remember Mama It's Mothers' Day and Mr Sheffield is doing everything he can to keep the kids' minds off their mother, with a heart-warming surprise. |
May 16, 1994 |
| Episode Number |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 23 |
Fran-Lite The children are heading back to school, but Brighton refuses to go back because he feels small in middle school. Also, things get weird when Maxwell starts dating a woman who's exactly like Fran! |
September 12, 1994 |
| 24 |
The Playwright In order to teach Brighton a lesson about rejecting girls, Fran goes on a date with a man she used to torment in high school. |
September 19, 1994 |
| 25 |
Everybody Needs a Bubby While the retirement home gets fumigated, Grandma Yetta comes to stay at the Sheffield Mansion, but when she starts passing some of her "wisdom" among the children, Fran and Maxwell are concerned. |
September 26, 1994 |
| 26 |
Material Fran One of Fran's old high school friends sets her up with her husband's business partner to see how she likes someone who's loaded. The idea would sound mighty fine if Fran's date wasn't so old! |
October 3, 1994 |
| 27 |
Curse of the Grandmas It is the first anniversary since Fran started working for the Sheffields, but Maxwell doesn't seem to recall this very important occasion. Also, Fran leads Gracie's girl scout troop to "adopt" their very own grandmas at Yetta's retirement home, but each of Gracie's grandmas drop dead! |
October 10, 1994 |
| 28 |
The Nanny Napper During a mishap in the subway, Fran unknowingly "kidnaps" a Russian woman's baby. |
October 17, 1994 |
| 29 |
A Star is Unborn Fran is hired by an amateur director to play Juliet in a reproduction of Romeo and Juliet. However, Maxwell protests this for reasons even he is unaware of. |
October 24, 1994 |
| 30 |
Pishke Business Sylvia and her canasta club want to invest their pishke in Maxwell's next play, but their may not be a play when C.C. assaults Maxwell's other investor! |
October 31, 1994 |
| 31 |
Stock Tip Fran picks up a stock broker at the grocery store, and when she introduces him to Max, the two hit it off! |
November 7, 1994 |
| 32 |
The Whine Cellar It is Sylvia's 50th birthday, and Fran is the hostess. However, when she and C.C. accidentally lock themselves inside the wine cellar, the two must learn to tolerate each other. |
November 14, 1994 |
| 33 |
When You Pish Upon a Star When Maxwell casts a major child star named Jack Walker into his reproduction of Oliver, Fran is charged with taking care of this obnoxious kid. Things start to heat up when Fran convinces Jack to quit show business! |
November 21, 1994 |
| 34 |
Take Back Your Mink Fran's great-aunt dies and leaves Fran her coveted mink coat. Unfortunately, Maggie's obsessive belief in animal rights prompts Fran to reject the coat, pitting her against her mother. |
November 21, 1994 |
| 35 |
The Strike Maxwell and Fran attract unwanted press attention due to an incident on the opening night of Maxwell's latest play. |
November 28, 1994 |
| 36 |
I've Got a Secret When Maxwell invites a high-profile actress to recover at his house from plastic surgery, Fran goes to great lengths to find out who she is. |
December 12, 1994 |
| 37 |
Kindervelt Days Fran wants to go to her Kindervelt Camp reunion, but becomes desperate when she can't find a handsome man to whoo one of her camp rivals. |
January 2, 1995 |
| 38 |
Canasta Masta Brighton joins Sylvia's and Yetta's canasta team in a search for an invigorating sport, but Maxwell does not approve. |
January 9, 1995 |
| 39 |
The Will Fran fears for Maxwell's life when she finds a letter addressing a heart problem that's supposedly his. |
January 16, 1995 |
| 40 |
The Nanny Behind the Man Fran and Maxwell want to hire a major playwright to write a new play for them, so Fran tries to impress him by setting him up with another woman. Who could this be? |
January 23, 1995 |
| 41 |
A Fine Friendship Fran starts dating a man, but thinks that he is homosexual. |
February 6, 1995 |
| 42 |
Lamb Chop's On the Menu Max and C.C. hire Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop to create their first film. Meanwhile, Fran cares for C.C.'s dog, Chester. |
February 13, 1995 |
| 43 |
Close Shave Fran earns Maggie a job as a hospital candy striper. Meanwhile, Maxwell learns why he should not accept food from C.C. |
February 20, 1995 |
| 44 |
What the Butler Sang Impressed by Niles' recently discovered ability to sing, Fran convinces Max to hire him for a new play. Meanwhile, Fran's recently broken-up sister Nadine comes to visit. |
February 27, 1995 |
| 45 |
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss Fran and Maggie compete in a kissing contest. |
May 3, 1995 |
| 46 |
Strange Bedfellows Fran attends the nanny retirement party for one of her friends, but the unfortunate parallels of their lives lead Fran to fear for her future. |
May 8, 1995 |
| 47 |
The Chatterbox Fran helps a down-on-her-luck actress to get a job at a local hair salon. This episode was intended as a pilot for its own series, but was never followed through. [1] |
May 15, 1995 |
| 48 |
Fran Gets Mugged Fran gets robbed of her purse in the park. It couldn't get much worse, right? Wrong! |
May 22, 1995 |
| Episode Number |
Title |
Summary |
Original airdate |
| 76 |
The Tart with Heart |
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September 18, 1996 |
| 77 |
The Cradle Robbers |
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September 25, 1996 |
| 78 |
The Bird's Nest |
Brighton got a C in science and Mr Sheffield threatens him with military school if he does not improve his grades. Fran decides to help him out and ends up trying to buy off the science teacher. |
September 25, 1996 |
| 79 |
The Rosie Show |
Fran, Val and Gracie attend a showing of The Rosie Show and Fran inadvertently is hired by Rosie on the spot. Fran's new job has mixed results with the Sheffield household. |
October 9, 1996 |
| 80 |
Freida Needa Man |
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October 16, 1996 |
| 81 |
Me and Mrs. Joan |
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October 30, 1996 |
| 82 |
The Taxman Cometh |
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November 6, 1996 |
| 83 |
An Affair to Dismember |
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November 13, 1996 |
| 84 |
Tattoo |
Maggie wants a tattoo, Fran already has one and Mr Sheffield is intrigued with the idea of finding out where Fran's tattoo is hidden. |
November 20, 1996 |
| 85 |
The Car Show |
Maggie enrols Fran in a beauty pageant in order to get a car for her sixteenth birthday. Before the competition, Fran accidentally runs over a bunny rabbit causing Fran to go into a frenzy, resulting in her losing the beauty pageant. |
December 11, 1996 |
| 86 |
Hurricane Fran |
Fran decides to vacation for the first time without the Sheffield family but ends up on an island with Val during a very dangerous storm. This news causes Mr. Sheffield to re-evaluate his feelings for Fran. |
December 18, 1996 |
| 87 |
Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will? |
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January 8, 1997 |
| 88 |
Kissing Cousins |
Fran meets the perfect guy, whose none other than one of her cousins... |
January 15, 1997 |
| 89 |
The Fifth Wheel |
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January 29, 1997 |
| 90 |
The Nose Knows |
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February 5, 1997 |
| 91 |
The Bank Robbery |
Fran and her mother are hold hostages in a bank robbery |
February 12, 1997 |
| 92 |
Samson, He Denied Her |
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February 19, 1997 |
| 93 |
The Facts of Lice |
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March 5, 1997 |
| 94 |
Fran's Roots |
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March 12, 1997 |
| 95 |
The Nanny and the Hunk Producer |
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April 2, 1997 |
| 96 |
The Passed-Over Story |
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April 9, 1997 |
| 97 |
No Muse is Good Muse |
After watching Tasha's (a new female rock star) video on MTV, Fran decides to write lyrics of her own about her misery and suffering and make it big in showbiz. Discouraged by Mr. Sheffield, Fran decides to hand her lyrics to Tasha no matter what, and even passes herself as a hotel maid with Val just to meet Tasha. When she finally does, Tasha is so interested in reaching out and listening to what the people have to say that she actually hangs out with Fran. Unfortunately, Fran's song is no good, but her misery is good enough for Tasha, who uses Fran as her muse – until Mr. Sheffield tells Fran he misses her and Fran turns happy, which makes Tasha turn to Val for inspiration (after all, Val lives with her parents, is over 30 and single). |
April 23, 1997 |
| 98 |
You Bette Your Life |
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April 30, 1997 |
| 99 |
The Heather Biblow Story |
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May 7, 1997 |
| 100 |
The Boca Story |
Sylvia puts her saving in a house in Boca. After flying there, they discover that the real estate agent is not reliable. |
May 14, 1997 |
| 101 |
Fran's Gotta Have It |
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May 21, 1997 |
| Episode Number |
Title |
Original Airdate |
| 125 |
The Honeymoon's Overboard |
September 30, 1998 |
| 126 |
Fran Gets Shushed |
October 7, 1998 |
| 127 |
Once a Secretary, Always a Secretary |
October 14, 1998 |
| 128 |
Sara's Parents |
October 21, 1998 |
| 129 |
Maggie's Boyfriend |
October 28, 1998 |
| 130 |
I'm Pregnant |
Maggie confides in Fran that she thinks she's pregnant but she doesn't want Fran to tell Maxwell unless they're sure. They then attempt to secretly take a pregnancy test, but Maxwell finds them and decides they have to go to the doctor to find out for sure. At the doctor's office, Dr. Reynolds has some news for Fran. November 4, 1998 |
| 131 |
Mom's the Word |
Fran tells Niles and her mother about her pregnancy, but wants to tell Maxwell on her own, in a speacial way. But Maxwell, unknowingly, tells Fran he's not ready for another child yet. As fran goes sulking in the park she gets a severe pain in her abdomen and is rushed to the emergency room... November 11, 1998 |
| 132 |
Making Whoopi |
Maxwell is invited to be part of Hollywood Squares, but only because he would be replacing Andrew Lloyd Webber. fran decides to try out different methods, some without Maxwell's permission, to be come pregnant. Her latest, a device to see if she's ovulating, gets a positive as Maxwell is taping Hollywood Squares! November 18, 1998 |
| 133 |
Oh, Say, Can You Ski? |
November 25, 1998 |
| 134 |
The Hanukkah Story |
Maxwell invites Fran on a trip to meet the president, in hopes of her beginning to relax. Fran soon begins to forget about getting pregnant and then the unexpected happens. December 16, 1998 |
| 135 |
The In-Law Who Came Forever |
January 6, 1999 |
| 136 |
The Fran in the Mirror |
January 20, 1999 |
| 137 |
The Yummy Mummy |
Fran goes visiting universities with Brighton. But his fellow students find Fran a bit too attractive and make inappropriate comments... February 3, 1999 |
| 138 |
California Here We Come |
March 31, 1999 |
| 139 |
Ma'ternal Affairs |
Sylvia is cheating on Morty. Fran tries to motivate his father in being more romantic with his wife. June 2, 1999 |
| 140 |
The Producers |
June 9, 1999 |
| 141 |
The Dummy Twins |
June 16, 1999 |
| 142 |
Yetta's Letters |
Yetta's first love in the boat bringing her to America. Webber tries to buy the rights to make a new show off the letters.June 16, 1999 |
| 143 |
Maggie's Wedding |
June 23, 1999 |
| 144 |
The Baby Shower |
June 23, 1999 |
| 145 |
The Finale, Part I |
May 12, 1999 |
| 146 |
The Finale, Part II |
May 12, 1999 |
