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The Best Episodes of The Nanny

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

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That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Nanny Season 1 Episode 6 - 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.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  2. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 18 - 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.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  3. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 19 - 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.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  4. The Nanny Season 6 Episode 18 - Yetta's Letters
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Yetta's Letters

    S6:E18

    Maxwell battles an old rival for the rights to the story of Yetta's love life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Nanny Season 2 Episode 17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  6. The Nanny Season 4 Episode 15 - The Nose Knows
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - The Nose Knows

    S4:E15

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

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #7 - The Bank Robbery

    S4:E16

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

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Nanny Season 6 Episode 16 - The Producers
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - The Producers

    S6:E16

    Niles enlists Fran in an effort to impress C.C. by producing a play.

    Director:Peter Marc Jacobson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Nanny Season 2 Episode 11 - When You Pish Upon a Star
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #9 - When You Pish Upon a Star

    S2:E11

    Fran inadvertently persuades an obnoxious child star, who's set to star in Maxwell's revival of "Oliver!", to give up show business.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  10. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 16 - Schlepped Away
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  11. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 7 - Imaginary Friend
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Imaginary Friend

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Howard Meyers, Robert Sternin

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  12. The Nanny Season 3 Episode 20 - Where's the Pearls?
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Where's the Pearls?

    S3:E20

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

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Frank Lombardi

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

    #13 - The Cantor Show

    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:Diane Wilk

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

    #14 - Fran's Gotta Have It

    S4:E26

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

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Nanny Season 6 Episode 10 - The Hanukkah Story
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - The Hanukkah Story

    S6:E10

    Fran prays for a miracle when Maxwell, Grace and C.C. are lost following a car accident.

    Director:Peter Marc Jacobson
    Writer:Ivan Menchell

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  16. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 2 - Smoke Gets in Your Lies
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Smoke Gets in Your Lies

    S1:E2

    When Brighton is caught smoking at school, Fran thinks it might be her fault.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  17. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 4 - The Nuchslep
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #17 - The Nuchslep

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  18. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 9 - Personal Business
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Personal Business

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  19. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 15 - Deep Throat
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Sally Lapiduss, Fran Drescher, Bill Lawrence, Pamela Eells, Robert Sternin

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  20. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 17 - Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  21. The Nanny Season 1 Episode 21 - Frannie's Choice
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Frannie's Choice

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert Sternin

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  22. The Nanny Season 2 Episode 9 - Stock Tip
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Stock Tip

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  23. The Nanny Season 2 Episode 16 - Canasta Masta
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Canasta Masta

    S2:E16

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

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert Sternin

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  24. The Nanny Season 2 Episode 18 - The Nanny Behind the Man
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  25. The Nanny Season 2 Episode 21 - Close Shave
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writers:Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin, Elliot Stern

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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".