"The Nanny" (1993) TV series 1993-1999

Creators:

Fran Drescher
Peter Marc Jacobson

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

3 November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich British widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.

Plot Keywords:

Nanny | Sexual Tension | Butler | Jew | New York City

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 33 nominations

Cast

Fran Drescher	...	Fran Fine / ... (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
Charles Shaughnessy	...	Maxwell Sheffield / ... (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
Daniel Davis	...	Niles (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
Lauren Lane	...	Chastity Claire 'C.C.' Babcock (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
Nicholle Tom	...	Margaret 'Maggie' Sheffield / ... (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
Benjamin Salisbury	...	Brighton Sheffield (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
Madeline Zima	...	Grace Sheffield (145 episodes, 1993-1999)
Renée Taylor	...	Sylvia Fine (94 episodes, 1993-1999)
Rachel Chagall	...	Val Toriello (79 episodes, 1993-1999)
Ann Morgan Guilbert	...	Yetta Rosenberg (56 episodes, 1993-1999)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials) (146 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Yiddish

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

When the show was broadcast in the UK, many viewers wrote in to chide Charles Shaughnessy over his "fake" 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.

Goofs:

Continuity: Maxwell's age is inconsistent - for several years it remains at 42 yet in the 3rd season goes to 41.

Quotes:

Max: [to Fran] Have you seen Gracie's Halloween costume? She looks a bit more like a trick than a treat.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: Not Particularly Desperate Housewife (#1.16)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Nanny Named Fran

Quite funny!!

I never watched this show when it was on network television--I don't really know why, but, as of this comment, it is on the Lifetime Network and that is where I watch the show. I initially thought I would watch one episode, then never watch it again. How wrong I was on that one!! Okay, that nasal voice of Fran Drescher may irritate some, but heck, it works for the character and besides, that is her real voice. The entire cast was great all throughout the series, except the oldest daughter. For some reason, her character was the worst of the lot.

Renee Taylor was especially funny, as it seemed Sylvia was always eating or thinking about food and Ann Morgan Guibert was superb as Yetta. It is hard to imagine that this is the same woman who was "Millie" on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"!! I read somewhere that this show was the 90's version of "I Love Lucy" and in a way, I can see the comparisons. Wish the powers that be would release this show on DVD.