Ellen names the stray dog Vance. Ellen Degeneres' real life brother is named Vance.
Ellen gets a dog. Ellen flosses dog's teeth. The Nanny copied: C.C. gets a dog and Fran flosses the dog's teeth. Paige goes on a vacation to Mexico with a friend, ends up in a small room with twin beds, the open window makes it look like she gets rained on. Exactly 1 month later to the day, Fran goes on a vacation to Mexico with a friend in Hurricane Fran (1996), ends up in a small room with twin beds, actually gets rained on.