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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - The Nose Knows
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S4:E15

    Maxwell suspects Fran's therapist is pushing her into an affair.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - The Bank Robbery
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S4:E16

    Fran and Sylvia are taken hostage in a Valentine's Day bank robbery.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Close Shave
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    S2:E21

    Maggie 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 appendectomy.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 26 - Fran's Gotta Have It
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S4:E26

    Fran's attempt to cement her relationship with Maxwell is rudely interrupted when Niles has a heart attack.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Where's the Pearls?
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E20

    Fran loses both her memory and Elizabeth Taylor's priceless pearl necklace in an accident.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - The Cantor Show
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E23

    Fran's attempt to impress a handsome cantor at her mother's temple backfires when he's suddenly made the star in Maxwell's latest musical.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Oy Vey, You're Gay
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E7

    Maxwell falls in love with his publicist, unaware that she's gay.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Party's Over
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S3:E8

    Fran throws a singles party while Maxwell is away.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - The Unkindest Cut
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E11

    Brighton's tape of a Fine family Bris leads him and his family to Hollywood for a TV appearance.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Val's Boyfriend
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E17

    Val's' new boyfriend makes an unexpected pass at Fran; C.C. quits after Maxwell refuses to make her a partner.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Love Is a Many Blundered Thing
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S3:E18

    Convinced he's her secret admirer, Fran prepares an elaborate Valentine's Day surprise for Maxwell.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Green Card
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S3:E24

    Maxwell is upset when Fran falls for Brighton's handsome French tutor.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - The Tart with Heart
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E1

    Upon returning from Paris, Maxwell takes back his loving words to Fran.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Where's Fran?
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    S3:E15

    Maxwell's insults cause Fran to quit.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - The Best Man
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    S5:E21

    Fran's brief affair with Maxwell's brother threatens to ruin the wedding.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E23

    Maggie is upset when Fran beats her in a kissing contest. The winner is to appear on an album cover with Billy Ray Cyrus.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Franny and the Professor
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S3:E2

    C.C.'s college professor brother bets he can make Fran a "Jeopardy" contestant.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Two Mrs. Sheffields
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S3:E9

    A visit by Maxwell's mother results in an unexpected marriage proposal.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - The Hockey Show
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S3:E21

    Fran's date with a highly superstitious hockey star sours after he claims she's a jinx.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - The Bird's Nest
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S4:E3

    Brighton faces a year at military school unless he improves his grades at school.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - An Affair to Dismember
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S4:E8

    As Fran wonders what to do about her flagging love life, Maxwell's handsome younger brother proposes marriage.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - The Fifth Wheel
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S4:E14

    At the advice of her therapist, Fran is determined to rid her life of men.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Val's Apartment
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S3:E5

    Fran decides to get a place of her own.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Fair Weather Fran
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S5:E8

    Yetta's fiancé gets Fran an audition with newsman Bryant Gumbel.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 5 Episode 15 - The Engagement
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S5:E15

    Maxwell asks Fran to get married.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:N/A

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Dorothy Lyman Ratings Summary

"The Nose Knows" is the best rated episode directed by Dorothy Lyman. It scored 7.6/10 based on 5 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/5/1997 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Bank Robbery".