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The Nanny ()

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After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 34 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary

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  Fran Fine / ... (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Maxwell Sheffield / ... (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Niles (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  C.C. Babcock (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Maggie Sheffield (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Brighton Sheffield (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Grace Sheffield (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Sylvia Fine (94 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Val Toriello (78 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Yetta Rosenberg (56 episodes, 1993-1999)
Chester Drescher ...
  Chester Babcock / ... (14 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Dr. Jack Miller (9 episodes, 1997-1998)
Mort Drescher ...
  Uncle Stanley / ... (9 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Dr. Reynolds / ... (8 episodes, 1996-1999)
Sue Goodman ...
  Bernard's Mother / ... (7 episodes, 1994-1999)
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  Concession Stand Clerk / ... (6 episodes, 1996-1999)
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  Dotty / ... (5 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Juror #6 / ... (5 episodes, 1993-1997)
Steve Posner ...
  Car Dealer / ... (5 episodes, 1994-1998)
Roz Kern ...
  Dancing Woman in Restaurant / ... (5 episodes, 1997-1999)
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  Director / ... (5 episodes, 1993-1998)
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  Aunt Freida / ... (4 episodes, 1995-1999)
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  Husband / ... (4 episodes, 1993-1996)
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  Sammy (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
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  Michael (4 episodes, 1998-1999)
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  Doctor / ... (4 episodes, 1997-1999)
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  Fred, the pharmacist / ... (4 episodes, 1997-1999)
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  Nurse / ... (4 episodes, 1996-1999)
Jean Ford ...
  Maid #2 / ... (4 episodes, 1993-1999)
Sylvia Drescher ...
  Aunt Rose / ... (5 episodes, 1993-1999)
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  Pauly the Pawnbroker / ... (3 episodes, 1993-1997)
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  Roger Clinton (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kane Picoy ...
  Jeff (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
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  Nigel Sheffield (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
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  Uncle Jack (3 episodes, 1993-1995)
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  Morty Fine / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1999)
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  Jocelyn Sheffield (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
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  Sarah / ... (3 episodes, 1993-1997)
Adeline Drescher ...
  Addie / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1999)
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  Young Fran Fine / ... (3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Marc Jacobson ...
  Man Exiting Restroom with Fly Open / ... (3 episodes, 1994-1999)
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  Francine / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1996)
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  Danny Imperiali (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Nancy Frangione ...
  Cousin Marsha / ... (2 episodes, 1993-1994)
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  Eddie (2 episodes, 1993)
Irene Olga López ...
  Lupe (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
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  Kenny Keroucan (2 episodes, 1994)
Marilyn Cooper ...
  Grandma Nettie / ... (2 episodes, 1996)
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  Alan Beck / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1999)
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  Peter Bidwell (2 episodes, 1994-1995)

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Plot Summary

After a Jewish, high-voiced, woman from Flushing, New York gets fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) is mistaken as applying for a nanny for widowed Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy), who has three children, Maggie (Nicholle Tom), Brighton (Benjamin Salisbury), and Grace (Madeline Zima), when she is stuck selling cosmetics in Manhattan. As she spends years there, she becomes great friends with the butler, Niles (Daniel Davis), and the three kids. She is good friends with the widowed man, and some romance sparks through the years.

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Also Known As
  • Nanny (Israel, English title)
  • Une nounou d'enfer (France)
  • Die Nanny (Germany)
  • La tata (Spain, Catalan title)
  • La niñera (Spain)
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  • 22 min
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Trivia When the show was broadcast in the U.K., many viewers wrote in to chide Charles Shaughnessy over his "imitation" English accent, and suggested he practice with co-star Daniel Davis on how to do a proper English accent. The cast found this quite amusing, as Shaughnessy is a native Englishman, born in London while Davis is an American, born in Arkansas. In a nod to this funny situation, an episode in the final season, has Niles appearing in Grace's (Madeline Zima's) school play of Cleopatra, where he receives bad reviews, one of which, is how his English accent sounds fake. See more »
Goofs Maxwell's age is inconsistent - for several years it remains at 42 yet in the 3rd season goes to 41. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Heroes of Jewish Comedy (2003). See more »
Soundtracks The Nanny Named Fran See more »
Quotes C.C.: Seriously, Niles, where do you keep all that cash?
Niles: Someplace you'll never get near.
C.C.: Oh, your mattress.
Niles: No.
[pointing at Mr. Sheffield]
Niles: His.
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