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The Nanny

TV·1993–1999·6 seasons, 146 episodes·CBS·Comedy, Family·30m·7.3·Created by Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson

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In The Nanny, a cosmetics saleswoman stumbles upon the opportunity to become a nanny to the three rambunctious children of rich, widowed Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield. With her off-beat style of nurturing and straightforward honesty, she turns out to be the best thing that has ever happened to the family... whether they realize it or not.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Nanny S01E22I Don't Remember MamaS01E22 · 9.5Mother's Day is approaching, and as usual, Maxwell is trying to preoccupy the children so that they won't think about their mother, Sara. Fran, on the other hand, thinks it a good idea to talk to the kids about their mother.
  2. 02The Nanny S02E03Everybody Needs a BubbyS02E03 · 9.0Yetta moves in with the family when her home is fumigated, but Fran thinks she might be a bad influence for the children.
  3. 03The Nanny S02E19A Fine FriendshipS02E19 · 9.0Fran strikes up a friendship with a male nanny whom she erroneously assumes is gay.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes1993–94Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S01E01The Nanny S01E01Pilot (a.k.a. The Nanny)November 3, 1993 7.7Door-to-door cosmetics sales lady Fran Fine inadvertently becomes the nanny to the three children of a widowed Broadway producer.
  2. S01E02The Nanny S01E02Smoke Gets in Your LiesNovember 10, 1993 8.6As a result of Brighton getting caught smoking, Fran takes him to see her grandma Yetta who has been smoking all her life.
  3. S01E03The Nanny S01E03My Fair NannyNovember 17, 1993 8.6Fran hosts a tea party for Maggie's friends, however Maxwell wonders if Fran has the class to pull it off.
  4. S01E04The Nanny S01E04The NuchslepNovember 24, 1993 8.1When Fran acts as a chaperon on Maggie's date, Maggie's boyfriend shows an interest in Fran.
  5. S01E05The Nanny S01E05Here Comes the BroodDecember 6, 1993 8.4C.C.'s attempts to get closer to Maxwell's children results in Gracie running away.
  6. S01E06The Nanny S01E06The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her MotherDecember 8, 1993 8.0When status-conscious relatives visit from Florida, Fran pretends that Niles is Maxwell and they are married.
  7. S01E07The Nanny S01E07Imaginary FriendDecember 15, 1993 8.1Gracie is traumatized when Fran "eats" her imaginary friend.
  8. S01E08The Nanny S01E08Christmas EpisodeDecember 22, 1993 7.9Much to his children's disappointment as well as Fran's, Maxwell has to be in Washington, D.C. on Christmas day. Meanwhile, Fran has overext
  9. S01E09The Nanny S01E09Personal BusinessDecember 29, 1993 7.4Maxwell wants to hire popular soap star Brock Storm for his latest show, but he'll only do it if he gets a date with Fran.
  10. S01E10The Nanny S01E10The Nanny-in-LawJanuary 12, 1994 7.8Maxwell's old nanny comes to visit and is unimpressed with Fran's unconventional ways and lack of formal training.
  11. S01E11The Nanny S01E11A Plot for NannyJanuary 19, 1994 7.9Sylvia buys Fran a cemetery plot to get her closer to the cemetery manager.
  12. S01E12The Nanny S01E12The Show Must Go OnJanuary 26, 1994 7.1Fran agrees to direct Grace's school play, but then Maxwell maneuvers his way into her position.
  13. S01E13The Nanny S01E13Maggie the ModelFebruary 2, 1994 7.4A world-renowned model thinks Maggie would make a good fashion model.
  14. S01E14The Nanny S01E14The Family PlumbingFebruary 9, 1994 8.1When the water goes out in the house, Maxwell reluctantly agrees to let Fran hire her uncle as a plumber. Meanwhile, Maggie wants to go to a
  15. S01E15The Nanny S01E15Deep ThroatMarch 2, 1994 7.8When all the children get sick, Fran takes Grace to the doctor and learns she needs a tonsillectomy.
  16. S01E16The Nanny S01E16Schlepped AwayMarch 9, 1994 8.8A blizzard paralyzes the city and forces Fran and the Sheffields to move their Bermuda vacation to her mother's apartment in Queens.
  17. S01E17The Nanny S01E17Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get OffMarch 16, 1994 8.5Maxwell's sister comes to visit and she decides then to marry her intended.
  18. S01E18The Nanny S01E18Sunday in the Park with FranMarch 23, 1994 8.7A play-date between Gracie and the child of a Broadway critic does not go well.
  19. S01E19The Nanny S01E19The Gym TeacherApril 6, 1994 8.1Fran learns that her old, tyrannical gym teacher is now Maggie's gym teacher.
  20. S01E20The Nanny S01E20Ode to Barbra Joan (a.k.a. Daddy Dearest)April 13, 1994 8.0C.C.'s father comes to visit. When C.C. turns down his offer to see Barbra Streisand in concert, Fran, who adores all things Streisand, gets
  21. S01E21The Nanny S01E21Frannie's ChoiceApril 27, 1994 8.0Fran must decide between the Sheffields and her old boy friend that proposes.
  22. S01E22The Nanny S01E22Season's bestI Don't Remember MamaMay 16, 1994 9.5Mother's Day is approaching, and as usual, Maxwell is trying to preoccupy the children so that they won't think about their mother, Sara. Fr

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1994–95Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S02E01The Nanny S02E01Fran-LiteSeptember 12, 1994 8.9Fran pushes Maxwell to date again, and he ends up dating a woman very much like Fran. Brighton has a problem being smaller than everyone els
  2. S02E02The Nanny S02E02The PlaywrightSeptember 19, 1994 7.4A man whom Fran snubbed in high school has written a play and threatens to jump off a ledge unless Maxwell reads it.
  3. S02E03The Nanny S02E03Season's bestEverybody Needs a BubbySeptember 26, 1994 9.0Yetta moves in with the family when her home is fumigated, but Fran thinks she might be a bad influence for the children.
  4. S02E04The Nanny S02E04Material FranOctober 3, 1994 8.0Fran goes out with a much older rich man.
  5. S02E05The Nanny S02E05Curse of the GrandmasOctober 10, 1994 8.4Gracie's Red Robin troop goes to Grandma Yetta's retirement home to "adopt" a grandparent. When Gracie's first and second picks pass away, i
  6. S02E06The Nanny S02E06The Nanny NapperOctober 17, 1994 8.1On the subway, a Russian immigrant accidentally leaves her baby, and Fran picks it up, believing it to be abandoned.
  7. S02E07The Nanny S02E07A Star is UnbornOctober 24, 1994 8.0A director plans to sabotage his production of "Romeo and Juliet" by casting Fran in the lead role.
  8. S02E08The Nanny S02E08Pishke BusinessOctober 31, 1994 8.5Maxwell has Fran pretend to be C.C. in order to get theatrical backing from a man C.C. attacked to get a cab.
  9. S02E09The Nanny S02E09Stock TipNovember 7, 1994 8.5Fran gives Maxwell a stock tip that turns out to be from a hot dog vendor.
  10. S02E10The Nanny S02E10The Whine CellarNovember 14, 1994 8.4During Sylvia's 50th birthday party, Fran gets stuck in the wine cellar with C.C.
  11. S02E11The Nanny S02E11When You Pish Upon a StarNovember 21, 1994 7.7Fran inadvertently persuades an obnoxious child star set to star in Maxwell's revival of "Oliver!" to give up show business.
  12. S02E12The Nanny S02E12Take Back Your MinkNovember 21, 1994 7.8Maggie is upset when Fran inherits a mink coat. Fran decides to give it up to appease Maggie, but Sylvia won't hear of it.
  13. S02E13The Nanny S02E13The StrikeNovember 28, 1994 7.7Mr. Sheffield is opening a new play, "Norma", based on Norma Rae. But there's a busboy strike going on at the cast party, and Fran refuses t
  14. S02E14The Nanny S02E14I've Got a SecretDecember 12, 1994 8.0Maxwell refuses to divulge the identity of the celebrity recuperating from surgery in the Sheffields' house.
  15. S02E15The Nanny S02E15Kindervelt DaysJanuary 2, 1995 8.3Fran receives a surprise when Sylvia sends in a long-lost "Win a Date With Erik Estrada" contest entry form.
  16. S02E16The Nanny S02E16Canasta MastaJanuary 9, 1995 8.3After Brighton joins Sylvia's canasta team, Fran is dumped from it.
  17. S02E17The Nanny S02E17The WillJanuary 16, 1995 8.0Maxwell draws up a will which states that Fran will remain nanny in the event of his death. Meanwhile, she thinks that a fax of a potential
  18. S02E18The Nanny S02E18The Nanny Behind the ManJanuary 23, 1995 8.3Fran sets Grandma Yetta up with Dakota Williams, a hard-drinking Southern playwright from whom Maxwell hopes to buy his latest play.
  19. S02E19The Nanny S02E19A Fine FriendshipFebruary 6, 1995 9.0Fran strikes up a friendship with a male nanny whom she erroneously assumes is gay.
  20. S02E20The Nanny S02E20Lamb Chop's on the MenuFebruary 13, 1995 7.5C.C. plans to move into feature film production with a star vehicle for Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. When Shari and Lamb Chop visit the Sheffi
  21. S02E21The Nanny S02E21Close ShaveFebruary 20, 1995 9.0Maggie is a candy striper at the hospital. When she takes off to go on a date, Fran fills in for her and must shave Maxwell for an appendect
  22. S02E22The Nanny S02E22What the Butler SangFebruary 27, 1995 8.0Maxwell hears Niles singing and asks him to sing for his backers' audition. Meanwhile, Fran clashes with her sister Nadine.
  23. S02E23The Nanny S02E23A Kiss is Just a KissMay 3, 1995 8.6Maggie is upset when Fran beats her in a kissing contest. The winner is to appear on an album cover with Billy Ray Cyrus.
  24. S02E24The Nanny S02E24Strange BedfellowsMay 8, 1995 9.0Fran worries about her future when Mona, one of her fellow nannies, retires to Florida. The night of Mona's goodbye party, Fran gets drunk a
  25. S02E25The Nanny S02E25The ChatterboxMay 15, 1995 7.4Fran takes Maggie to her favorite beauty salon to prepare for a party; while there she arranges a job there for an actress who loses a Sheff
  26. S02E26The Nanny S02E26Fran Gets MuggedMay 22, 1995 8.3An valuable Shakespearian document is taken from Fran when she is mugged in New York's Central Park.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode27Episodes1995–96Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S03E01The Nanny S03E01Season's bestPen PalSeptember 11, 1995 9.0Mr. Sheffield pushes Fran to accept a date from her long time pen-pal who she has never met.
  2. S03E02The Nanny S03E02Franny and the ProfessorSeptember 18, 1995 7.5C.C. makes a bet with her brother than he can't get Fran on Jeopardy. Fran gets on and wins and gets Renaissance Fair tickets from their new
  3. S03E03The Nanny S03E03Dope DiamondSeptember 25, 1995 8.0Going out with the man who asks Fran to marry him, he steals the engagement ring that they were looking at.
  4. S03E04The Nanny S03E04A Fine Family FeudOctober 2, 1995 7.0Instead of a boring 16th birthday for Maggie, Fran has it at her Aunt Freida's bar and the kids have a wonderful time.
  5. S03E05The Nanny S03E05Val's ApartmentOctober 9, 1995 6.7Fran and Val take a small apartment together when Fran feels that her job is taking over her personal life. Even though Mr. Sheffield suppor
  6. S03E06The Nanny S03E06ShopaholicOctober 16, 1995 6.7The marriage of her former intended (who threw her out in one of those crushing scenes) turns Fran into a shopaholic. Only a kiss from Mr. S
  7. S03E07The Nanny S03E07Oy Vey, You're GayOctober 23, 1995 6.5When Maxwell hires a female publicist to changes his image, C.C. and Fran think that he is falling for her. Actually the woman is gay and is
  8. S03E08The Nanny S03E08The Party's OverNovember 6, 1995 6.7While Maxwell is in Boston, Fran throws a singles party and gets arrested.
  9. S03E09The Nanny S03E09The Two Mrs. SheffieldsNovember 13, 1995 7.6When Maxwell's mother wants him to get rid of Fran, he proposes to her and she makes him feel very guilty for using her.
  10. S03E10The Nanny S03E10Having His BabyNovember 20, 1995 6.5Fran considers having a baby sans husband; and Maxwell assumes she is asking him to be the donor.
  11. S03E11The Nanny S03E11The Unkindest CutNovember 27, 1995 7.6Brighton faints while filming Fran's cousin's bris and Fran sends it to Hollywood. Everybody visits Hollywood and Fran keeps getting thrown
  12. S03E12The Nanny S03E12The KibbutzDecember 4, 1995 7.6Fran inadvertently talks Maggie into going to a kibbutz in Israel for the Christmas vacation instead of a convent.
  13. S03E13The Nanny S03E13An Offer She Can't RefuseDecember 11, 1995 7.0Fran is very happy with her new Italian boyfriend until she finds out that he has underworld connections and is now afraid to break up with
  14. S03E14The Nanny S03E14Oy to the WorldDecember 18, 1995 7.0An animated Christmas special. Brighton is acting very selfishly, and Fran wishes he could learn that Christmas is not about what you get bu
  15. S03E15The Nanny S03E15Fashion ShowJanuary 8, 1996 7.2When Mr. Sheffield rushes Fran out the door to a premier before she can get a matching handbag, she ends up on a magazine's fashion mistake
  16. S03E16The Nanny S03E16Where's Fran?January 15, 1996 6.6When Fran gets Mr. Sheffield to teach her a lesson about smoking for Maggie's sake, he pushes Fran right out the door to the Clinton residen
  17. S03E17The Nanny S03E17The GrandmasJanuary 22, 1996 6.2When her mother throws her father out of the house, Fran seeks advice from her grandmothers. She also thinks that Mr. Sheffield needs a chan
  18. S03E18The Nanny S03E18Val's BoyfriendFebruary 5, 1996 7.0Val gets a new boyfriend and Fran goes through an unusual situation: her best friend has a date and she doesn't! When Val's boyfriend makes
  19. S03E19The Nanny S03E19Love is a Many Blundered ThingFebruary 12, 1996 7.0Thinking Mr. Sheffield wants her to be her valentine, she puts up a billboard in Times Square.
  20. S03E20The Nanny S03E20Your Feets Too BigFebruary 19, 1996 7.0Fran is going crazy because her foot model reunion is coming up and her feet went up an entire shoe size.
  21. S03E21The Nanny S03E21Where's the Pearls?February 26, 1996 7.7Mr. Sheffield has Elizabeth Taylor over, and like with all celebrities, Fran can't control herself until she meets her. A very friendly Eliz
  22. S03E22The Nanny S03E22The Hockey ShowMarch 4, 1996 7.7Fran dates a very superstitious NY Ranger who claims that her red shoes jinxed the team and caused them to lose. After a much heard comment,
  23. S03E23The Nanny S03E23That's MidlifeMarch 11, 1996 8.0After Fran beats him in tennis, Maxwell is feeling old and goes out and buys a younger image and a sports car.
  24. S03E24The Nanny S03E24The Cantor ShowApril 29, 1996 8.0Fran suggests that her cantor boyfriend should audition for Maxwell's next show.
  25. S03E25The Nanny S03E25Green CardMay 6, 1996 8.0Brighton's handsome French tutor proposes to Fran who finds out he is flirting with other women and needs a green card.
  26. S03E26The Nanny S03E26Ship of Fran'sMay 13, 1996 8.0Fran decides to take a cruise to meet guys and Mr. Sheffield and family join her.
  27. S03E27The Nanny S03E27A Pup in Paris (1)May 20, 1996 7.7Fran runs onto Mr. Sheffield's plane with his bag and ends up having to go to Paris with him. On the flight back as the plane is plummeting

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1996–97Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S04E01The Nanny S04E01The Tart with Heart (2)September 18, 1996 7.7Upon returning home from Paris, Fran couldn't be happier when C.C. says Maxwell just hired her for her looks. To find out if this is true, F
  2. S04E02The Nanny S04E02The Cradle RobbersSeptember 25, 1996 7.3After Maxwell tells Fran to make Maggie break up with a 25 year old, Fran starts dating his same age friend.
  3. S04E03The Nanny S04E03The Bird's NestSeptember 25, 1996 7.0Despite Mr. Sheffield's objections Fran helps Brighton with his science project. He plans on hatching some bird eggs, but Fran waits too lon
  4. S04E04The Nanny S04E04The Rosie ShowOctober 9, 1996 7.0After getting picked from the audience for the Rosie Show, Fran finds herself a regular, giving parenting advice. As her celebrity grows, Ma
  5. S04E05The Nanny S04E05Freida Needa ManOctober 16, 1996 7.3With Aunt Freida broke, she moves into the Sheffield mansion. Fran's solution is to get her boyfriend to propose, but instead he has a heart
  6. S04E06The Nanny S04E06Me and Mrs. JoanOctober 30, 1996 8.3Fran tries to have Maxwell and his father make peace by inviting the secretary that broke up his parent's marriage to dinner.
  7. S04E07The Nanny S04E07The Taxman ComethNovember 6, 1996 7.0Fran is watching Jay Leno's dog and getting audited by the Internal Revenue Service.
  8. S04E08The Nanny S04E08Season's bestAn Affair to DismemberNovember 13, 1996 9.0Nigel Sheffield (Harry Van Gorkum), rather than Maxwell, pops the question to Fran (Fran Drescher), who agrees to join him in London.
  9. S04E09The Nanny S04E09TattooNovember 20, 1996 8.0Maxwell (Charles Shaughnessy) wants to see Fran's (Fran Drescher) concealed tattoo, while her mother (Renee Taylor) suggests that Dr. Robert
  10. S04E10The Nanny S04E10The Car ShowDecember 11, 1996 7.3Mr. Sheffield won't get Maggie a car, so she convinces Fran to enter a beauty constest to win her one.
  11. S04E11The Nanny S04E11Hurricane FranDecember 18, 1996 7.3Fran misses the Sheffield estate when she takes Val on a Caribbean vacation in the middle of hurricane season.
  12. S04E12The Nanny S04E12Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?January 8, 1997 8.0Fran attends the funeral of her former fiancé and wonders if she is going to be left alone in the world.
  13. S04E13The Nanny S04E13Kissing CousinsJanuary 15, 1997 8.3The man of Fran's dreams, a handsome, young doctor, turns out to be her first cousin.
  14. S04E14The Nanny S04E14The Fifth WheelJanuary 29, 1997 8.3Fran, Val and C.C. all go out together and Fran is the only one who doesn't find a date.
  15. S04E15The Nanny S04E15The Nose KnowsFebruary 5, 1997 8.7Fran gets very upset with Maxwell when she finds him making out in the living room with his date. Fran is told by her therapist that she is
  16. S04E16The Nanny S04E16The Bank RobberyFebruary 12, 1997 7.3While at a bank, Fran and her mother becomes hostages to a very inept bank robber. Fran starts to become very good friends with the gentlema
  17. S04E17The Nanny S04E17Samson, He Denied HerFebruary 19, 1997 7.7Mr. Sheffiled calls from the limo saying he has to repair a mistake he made to Fran 6 moths ago. She's very excited thinking he might take b
  18. S04E18The Nanny S04E18The Facts of LiceMarch 5, 1997 7.3Fran accuses Maxwell of not spending enough time with his children when they get head lice but he is spared.
  19. S04E19The Nanny S04E19Fran's RootsMarch 12, 1997 7.3A woman believes that she, not Sylvia, is Fran's mother due to a hospital mix-up.
  20. S04E20The Nanny S04E20The Nanny and the Hunk ProducerApril 2, 1997 8.0The tabloids print a fictitious story about Maxwell cheating on his late wife during their honeymoon.
  21. S04E21The Nanny S04E21The Passed-Over StoryApril 9, 1997 8.3Fran re-evaluates her life when her high-school rival lands a starring role in Sheffield's new play.
  22. S04E22The Nanny S04E22No Muse is Good MuseApril 23, 1997 7.3Fran will do anything to get her song lyrics to a new rock star. They bond, but she finds that Val is a better muse.
  23. S04E23The Nanny S04E23You Bette Your LifeApril 30, 1997 8.3Fran is involved with a charity auction hosted by Maxwell and Bette Midler. Fran takes a child prodigy to Yetta's nursing home and the death
  24. S04E24The Nanny S04E24The Heather Biblow StoryMay 7, 1997 8.8The woman who stole Fran's job and fiance now has a job on "The Young and the Restless." Fran steals that job from her and she takes Fran's
  25. S04E25The Nanny S04E25The Boca StoryMay 14, 1997 8.0Sylvia decides to invest in a condo in Boca. This much anticipated fact that should come as a blessing for Fran upsets her deeply, and Dr. M
  26. S04E26The Nanny S04E26Fran's Gotta Have It (1)May 21, 1997 8.3Fran follows Maxwell to London and after a wonderful afternoon they almost commit to each other until they learn that Niles has had a heart

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode23Episodes1997–98Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S05E01The Nanny S05E01Season's bestThe Morning After (2)October 1, 1997 8.3Mr. Sheffield wants to buy himself some time before his relationship with Fran grows, so he asks Fran to redecorate the kitchen. Fran invite
  2. S05E02The Nanny S05E02First DateOctober 8, 1997 8.0Maxwell invites Fran to be his date at the very exclusive dinner party given by Elton John to celebrate Tantrums and Tiaras, the new film he
  3. S05E03The Nanny S05E03The Bobbie Fleckman StoryOctober 15, 1997 7.3When Maxwell's old partner Bobbi Flekman starts moving in on him, Fran's friends suggest that Maxwell only likes her because she looks like
  4. S05E04The Nanny S05E04FransomOctober 22, 1997 7.3After Chester is kidnapped while under Fran's care, she and Val try to find him and end up kidnapped themselves.
  5. S05E05The Nanny S05E05The Ex-NilesOctober 29, 1997 8.0Fran and C.C. agree to let Dr. Joyce Brothers decide who's the better woman for Maxwell; Niles quits after he's denied a raise, a demand bas
  6. S05E06The Nanny S05E06A Decent ProposalNovember 5, 1997 8.3Maxwell is jealous of Chevy Chase's attention to Fran, but he finds that she brings him luck for his poker game.
  7. S05E07The Nanny S05E07Mommy and MaiNovember 12, 1997 7.3When a Cambodian woman that Fran and Val sponsored as a child visits New York and comes between the two friends, Fran fears she'll come betw
  8. S05E08The Nanny S05E08Fair Weather FranNovember 19, 1997 7.2With Yetta's wedding approaching Fran looks for a new job and gets an audition for a job on television.
  9. S05E09The Nanny S05E09Educating FranDecember 10, 1997 7.8Fran goes to Maggie's school to have a word with her Philosophy teacher and ends up developing a crush on him. After having to ask Maggie fo
  10. S05E10The Nanny S05E10From Flushing with LoveDecember 17, 1997 7.0Fran takes Mr. Sheffield to the Fine Family Reunion at Niagara Falls to give both her and Niles the weekend off. Maxwell proposes and then h
  11. S05E11The Nanny S05E11Rash to JudgmentJanuary 7, 1998 7.5Fran has a romantic date with Maxwell just as she breaks out and swells up due to an allergic reaction to her mother's squash pasta.
  12. S05E12The Nanny S05E12One False Mole and You're DeadJanuary 14, 1998 7.0Fran has a run-in with actress Margo Lange, who is starring in one of Maxwell's plays, when she discovers that her famous mole is a fake.
  13. S05E13The Nanny S05E13Call Me FranJanuary 21, 1998 7.5Fran's father will not use the basketball tickets that come from Mr. Sheffield. Fran questions her relationships with men and Maxwell agrees
  14. S05E14The Nanny S05E14Not Without My NannyJanuary 28, 1998 6.5Grace's pen pal, Billy, is the son of the Sultan of Koorestan, a country in the Middle East. Billy has invited Grace for a visit.
  15. S05E15The Nanny S05E15The EngagementMarch 4, 1998 6.8Maxwell is ready to propose to Fran and thanks to Niles everyone already knows it. At the big announcement dinner everyone is there except M
  16. S05E16The Nanny S05E16The Dinner PartyMarch 11, 1998 6.8Maxwell and Fran go shopping for engagement rings while Fran starts to feel that she isn't good enough for Maxwell's friends and lifestyle.
  17. S05E17The Nanny S05E17Homie-WorkMarch 18, 1998 6.5When Fran hires a gift wrapper instead of a singer rapper, she has to turn him into a singing sensation.
  18. S05E18The Nanny S05E18The Reunion ShowMarch 25, 1998 7.3Fran goes to her high school reunion and finds all of her friends getting divorced while she is engaged.
  19. S05E19The Nanny S05E19Immaculate ConcepcionApril 1, 1998 7.4Maxwell's father unexpectedly passes away, and in his will he leaves everything to Concepcion, a secret daughter he had with a flamenco danc
  20. S05E20The Nanny S05E20The Pre-nupApril 29, 1998 7.2Pressured by his family, Maxwell wants Fran to sign a pre-nup, which upsets her. She thinks he doesn't trust her and/or doesn't have faith t
  21. S05E21The Nanny S05E21The Best ManMay 6, 1998 7.4Maxwell's brother and best man Nigel arrives to throw him a bachelor party. Fran is worried that he will tell Maxwell that they almost got m
  22. S05E22The Nanny S05E22The Wedding (1)May 13, 1998 7.3Even though Maxwell's family tells Fran that their marriage won't work, Maxwell tells her how much he loves her and that their lives togethe
  23. S05E23The Nanny S05E23The Wedding (2)May 13, 1998 7.3Finally, after 5 long years, the wedding day has arrived. Fran spends her last night as a single woman at her mom's house, where Sylvia read

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes1998–99Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S06E01The Nanny S06E01The Honeymoon's Overboard September 30, 1998 6.8Fran and Maxwell find themselves on a desert island after falling off their honeymoon yacht.
  2. S06E02The Nanny S06E02Fran Gets ShushedOctober 7, 1998 6.8While trying to learn to live together Fran agrees to be less forward if Maxwell will learn to be less uptight. They both tryout their new p
  3. S06E03The Nanny S06E03Once a Secretary, Always a SecretaryOctober 14, 1998 6.8Brighton wants to go to Atlantic City and his father is totally against it. Fran finds herself torn between being nanny and wife.
  4. S06E04The Nanny S06E04Sara's ParentsOctober 21, 1998 6.8Sara's parents are visiting, and Max is afraid they might not like Fran, as he never told them about the marriage. Fran tries to do all the
  5. S06E05The Nanny S06E05Maggie's BoyfriendOctober 28, 1998 7.5Fran couldn't be happier with Maggie's rich, handsome, Jewish, model boyfriend, but when they decide to move in together, Maxwell wants Fran
  6. S06E06The Nanny S06E06I'm PregnantNovember 4, 1998 6.8When Maggie thinks that she is pregnant, Fran takes her to the doctor and finds that she is the expectant mother.
  7. S06E07The Nanny S06E07Mom's the WordNovember 11, 1998 7.4Fran is excited about the news of her pregnancy though Maxwell doesn't seem to want any more children.
  8. S06E08The Nanny S06E08Making WhoopiNovember 18, 1998 7.7Fran is depressed over her inability to conceive. She finds out that she is ovulating just as they are making an appearance on Hollywood Squ
  9. S06E09The Nanny S06E09Oh, Say, Can You Ski?November 25, 1998 7.7On a ski trip to Aspen, the Sheffields accept a dinner invitation from the President. Fran's blood test needed to get some antibiotics have
  10. S06E10The Nanny S06E10The Hanukkah StoryDecember 16, 1998 7.5While excited about celebrating her first Hanukkah with her new husband and family, Maxwell, C.C., and Gracie have to drive to Boston in a s
  11. S06E11The Nanny S06E11The In-Law Who Came ForeverJanuary 6, 1999 7.0After Aunt Freida buys her parents' condo, the Fines move into the Sheffield mansion.
  12. S06E12The Nanny S06E12The Fran in the MirrorJanuary 20, 1999 7.3After Fran lends a college buddy of Maxwell's $1 million, she hears that he is broke and has been swindling others.
  13. S06E13The Nanny S06E13The Yummy MummyFebruary 3, 1999 6.8Fran finds out that she and Maxwell are having twins and she is disturbed when Brighton doesn't want her go with him on his tour of colleges
  14. S06E14The Nanny S06E14California Here We ComeMarch 31, 1999 7.3Maxwell is asked to turn one of his plays into a sitcom and the Sheffields might be moving to California. And her mother may be having an af
  15. S06E15The Nanny S06E15The Finale (1)May 12, 1999 7.3C.C. flees after Niles proposes again. Fran runs after her and gets stuck in an elevator with her and goes into labor.
  16. S06E16The Nanny S06E16The Finale (2)May 12, 1999 8.0C.C. and Niles get married while Fran is in labor and find out that they are also expectant parents. Maggie and Brighton head off to Europe
  17. S06E17The Nanny S06E17Ma'ternal AffairsJune 2, 1999 6.8Fran checks into a man that his mother is seeing and coaches her father on spicing up their marriage.
  18. S06E18The Nanny S06E18The Producers June 9, 1999 7.7Fran tries to produce a play written by a friend of Niles and he confesses his love for C.C.
  19. S06E19The Nanny S06E19The Dummy TwinsJune 16, 1999 7.3Fran is coaching Niles in his unappreciated courtship of C.C. Finally Niles calls her pathetic and lonely after which the Sheffields find th
  20. S06E20The Nanny S06E20Season's bestYetta's LettersJune 16, 1999 8.7Maxwell uses Yetta's letters as the basis for a play on Broadway beating out Andrew Lloyd Webber who also wanted to use them.
  21. S06E21The Nanny S06E21Maggie's WeddingJune 23, 1999 6.8Fran learns that Micheal's cousin is James Brolin and that Barbra Streisand is coming to Maggie and Micheal's wedding. Fran is so excited th
  22. S06E22The Nanny S06E22The Baby ShowerJune 23, 1999 7.0After her fortune telling hair dresser sees Maxwell in bed with a blonde while in California Fran flies out to check on him. Fran Fine Sheff

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