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The Best Episodes of The Nanny

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Every episode of The Nanny ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Nanny!

The Best Episodes of The Nanny

Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling...

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  1. Background image for The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother

    S1:E6

    Niles poses as Fran's husband to impress her visiting relatives.

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  2. Background image for Sunday in the Park with Fran
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Sunday in the Park with Fran

    S1:E18

    Fran has a run-in with the son of the town's toughest critic, and that could be catastrophic for Maxwell and CC's new play.

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  3. Background image for The Gym Teacher
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #3 - The Gym Teacher

    S1:E19

    Maggie's tyrannical gym teacher turns out to be Fran's former teacher. Maxwell hires an abrasive megastar.

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  4. Background image for Yetta's Letters
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Yetta's Letters

    S6:E18

    Maxwell uses Yetta's letters as the basis for a play on Broadway beating out Andrew Lloyd Webber who also wanted to use them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Will
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Will

    S2:E17

    Maxwell 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 client's heart-sensitive diet given to Niles is really for Maxwell.

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  6. Background image for The Nose Knows
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - The Nose Knows

    S4:E15

    Fran freaks out on Mr. Sheffield after he brings home a model and makes out with her in the living room. Dr. Miller says Fran is upset because she is thinking of Maxwell as her husband, not as her employer. At the movies, she runs into Dr. Miller, but is shocked to see him picking his nose. She is so disgusted that she thinks of never seeing him again. Mr. Sheffield worries about her and confronts Dr. Miller about his actions, but gets very embarrassed when he finds out the ""inappropriate behavior"" Sylvia told him about wasn't what he had in mind. Meanwhile, C.C. is dumped by her boyfriend and asks Niles to escort her to an awards show, and the two end up having a very pleasant night out.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Bank Robbery
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - The Bank Robbery

    S4:E16

    It's Valentine's Day, and Maxwell decides to diffuse the whole "love" situation with Fran by giving her a gag greeting card. Big mistake. Later, Fran and Sylvia are at the bank when it gets held up. News of the hold-up quickly gets back to the Sheffield household. What the hostages at the bank quickly find out is that the bank robber, Leslie Tilbert, is a meek man and an inept bank robber. Leslie is actually a kind man who is facing some personal stresses, to which Fran can relate. Fran becomes Leslie's negotiator with the authorities, and Leslie becomes Fran's negotiator with Maxwell and his faux pas with the greeting card. If nothing else, the bank robbery has shown Maxwell how he really feels about Fran and he lets her and the world know. Leslie's fate is not as good as he takes Sylvia as his final hostage.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Producers
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - The Producers

    S6:E16

    Fran tries to produce a play written by a friend of Niles and he confesses his love for C.C.

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  10. Background image for Schlepped Away
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Schlepped Away

    S1:E16

    On the way to catch a flight to the islands, heavy snow maroons the family at Fran's parents' home in Queens.

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  11. Background image for Imaginary Friend
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Imaginary Friend

    S1:E7

    Fran and Maxwell face a sticky situation after Fran eats Grace's imaginary friend.

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  12. Background image for Where's the Pearls?
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Where's the Pearls?

    S3:E20

    Mr. Sheffield has Elizabeth Taylor over, and like with all celebrities, Fran can't control herself until she meets her. A very friendly Elizabeth asks Fran to take her black pearls necklace to a courier, but of course Fran has to do it in her own way. She takes a cab, and accidentally bumps her head against the window when the driver misses a red light. She is taken to the hospital and wakes up with amnesia. She thinks she's Mrs. Sheffield, and after her she remembers what happened she finds herself in a lot of trouble when she realizes she lost Elizabeth Taylor's pearls.

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  13. Background image for The Cantor Show
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Cantor Show

    S3:E23

    Fran goes out with the new temple cantor, Gary. When Mr. Sheffield listens him singing, he hires him to be on his next play. He quickly promotes the cantor to the lead of the play after the original actor is run over by a bus, and Gary decides to quit the temple to dedicate his time to his Broadway career. Everyone blames Sylvia and Fran for it, and they start to be ignored at temple. Sylvia throws a curse on Fran and everything starts to backfire until Fran donates the $500 she got from the air company to temple.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Diane Wilk
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  14. Background image for Fran's Gotta Have It
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Fran's Gotta Have It

    S4:E26

    Mr. Sheffield is going to London to convince Celine Dion into doing Broadway. Fran decides to go after him and take advantage of the romantic scenario to solve their situation once and for all. After a romantic afternoon together, Max and Fran go back to the hotel and almost sleep together, if it wasn't for him backing out in the last minute. Insulted, offended and tired of all the cat and mouse play, Fran decides to leave him before it's too late for her to marry anybody. But they receive a phone call from NY saying that Niles just suffered a heart attack. Fran decides to stay and help while Niles recovers, giving Mr. Sheffield another chance to make a commitment. Meanwhile, C.C. is surprisingly sad after Niles's attack and even drops by at the hospital to bring him some flowers. She reveals to Fran that deep down she doesn't hate Niles as much as it seems.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Hanukkah Story
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Hanukkah Story

    S6:E10

    While excited about celebrating her first Hanukkah with her new husband and family, Maxwell, C.C. and Gracie have to drive to Boston in a snowstorm. Fran is worried sick when they don't arrive on time after they run off the road.

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  16. Background image for The Nuchslep
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - The Nuchslep

    S1:E4

    Fran chaperones Maggie and her date, who ends up being attracted to Fran.

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  17. Background image for Personal Business
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Personal Business

    S1:E9

    Fran agrees to help Maxwell close a deal by dating a young and restless soap-opera star.

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  18. Background image for Deep Throat
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Deep Throat

    S1:E15

    Fran has to have her tonsils removed, so Maxwell puts C.C.'s reunion on hold to await the outcome of Fran's surgery.

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  19. Background image for Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off

    S1:E17

    Fran plans a wedding for Maxwell's sister, but she's in love with her chauffeur, not her fiancé.

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  20. Background image for Frannie's Choice
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Frannie's Choice

    S1:E21

    Fran accepts a proposal from the guy who once dumped her.

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  21. Background image for Stock Tip
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Stock Tip

    S2:E9

    Fran gives Maxwell a stock tip that turns out to be from a hot dog vendor.

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  22. Background image for Canasta Masta
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Canasta Masta

    S2:E16

    After Brighton joins Sylvia's canasta team, Fran is dumped from it.

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  23. Background image for The Nanny Behind the Man
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Nanny Behind the Man

    S2:E18

    In an attempt to score a play by award-winning playwright Dakota Williams, Fran and Maxwell set him up to go out with Yetta. The romantic sparks are there—but the play's script may not be.

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  24. Background image for Close Shave
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Close Shave

    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.

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  25. Background image for Oy Vey, You're Gay
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Oy Vey, You're Gay

    S3:E7

    Fran tells Mr. Sheffield he should retire his wedding ring, and after C.C. points out that Andrew Lloyd Weber was featured in the paper's crossword puzzle, Maxwell decides to get a publicist to improve his image and make him more popular. He hires the gorgeous Sydney Mercer and radically changes his image to a middle aged bad boy. He starts to fall for Sydney, causing both C.C. and Fran to get jealous. They set a date in the Rainbow Room but Fran discovers in the last minute that Sydney is gay, and more interested in her, so she rushes to meet Mr. Sheffield, but they end up getting stuck in the elevator.

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  26. Background image for The Party's Over
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - The Party's Over

    S3:E8

    Mr. Sheffield and C.C. are going to Boston for the weekend, but what originally started as a romantic getaway plan for C.C. turned into family weekend thanks to Niles. Fran, Maggie and Niles have the house to themselves, and Fran decides to throw a singles party at the house to fish an eligible bachelor. But the party is over when an undercovered cop shows up and arrests Fran for not having the required licenses. After spending the night in jail, Fran returns home and Mr. Sheffield almost fires her, if it wasn't for Maggie stepping in and taking the responsibility for the mess. Fran goes to court, but Mr. Sheffield shows up in the last minute to help her from her senile lawyer, Uncle Mannie.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother" is the best rated episode of "The Nanny". It scored 7.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin, it aired on 12/8/1993. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sunday in the Park with Fran".