Season 1

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  8.1/10868 votes

  The Nanny

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/1993

  Fran has just been dumped by her fiancé and employer, and is selling cosmetics door-to-door, when she happens to be in the right place at the right time.

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  7.6/10641 votes

  Smoke Gets in Your Lies

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/1993

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

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  7.7/10605 votes

  My Fair Nanny

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/1993

  Fran agrees to be made over by Niles and Maxwell in order to host a social.

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Michael Rowe, Robert Sternin

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  7.7/10593 votes

  The Nuchslep

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/1993

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

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  7.7/10565 votes

  Here Comes the Brood

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/1993

  C.C. tells Grace that Fran acts like she loves them only because she's paid to.

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  8.2/10565 votes

  The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/1993

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

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  7.7/10555 votes

  Imaginary Friend

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/1993

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

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Howard Meyers, Robert Sternin

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  7.6/10592 votes

  Christmas Episode

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/22/1993

  Fran celebrates her first Christmas with the family.

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Sally Lapiduss, Pamela Eells, Robert Sternin

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  7.4/10506 votes

  Personal Business

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/29/1993

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

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  7.6/10519 votes

  The Nanny-in-Law

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/1994

  Maxwell's beloved Nanny Mueller makes herself at home, but makes Fran feel insecure.

  Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  7.6/10489 votes

  A Plot for Nanny

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/1994

  Fran begins dating a funeral director she meets through her mother.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  7.2/10482 votes

  The Show Must Go On

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/1994

  Fran directs Grace's school production until Maxwell takes over.

  Director: Will Mackenzie

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  7.2/10492 votes

  Maggie the Model

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/1994

  A former model sets up a photo test for Maggie, but Fran is pushed out of the picture.

  Director: Will Mackenzie

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert Sternin

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  7.9/10514 votes

  The Family Plumbing

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/1994

  Fran catches her young cousin kissing Brighton in the bathtub.

  Director: Linda Day, Will Mackenzie

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Bill Lawrence, Robert Sternin

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  7.9/10484 votes

  Deep Throat

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/1994

  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

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Sally Lapiduss, Fran Drescher, Bill Lawrence, Pamela Eells, Robert Sternin

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  8.4/10518 votes

  Schlepped Away

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/1994

  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

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher, Robert Sternin

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  7.5/10485 votes

  Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/16/1994

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

  Director: Gail Mancuso

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  7.7/10504 votes

  Sunday in the Park with Fran

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/1994

  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

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  7.4/10471 votes

  The Gym Teacher

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/1994

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

  Director: Gail Mancuso

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin

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  7.7/10454 votes

  Ode to Barbra Joan

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/13/1994

  C.C. won't warm up to her father's offer of Streisand tickets, but Fran's hot to go in her place.

  Director: Gail Mancuso

  Writer: Fran Drescher

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  7.7/10455 votes

  Frannie's Choice

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/27/1994

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

  Director: Gail Mancuso

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert Sternin

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  8.4/10521 votes

  I Don't Remember Mama

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/1994

  Fran and Grace enter a mother-daughter pageant at the country club.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Prudence Fraser, Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark, Howard Meyers, Robert Sternin