- 8.1/10826 votes8.1/10(826)
#1 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson
- 7.6/10604 votes7.6/10(604)
#2 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson
- 7.7/10575 votes7.7/10(575)
#3 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Michael Rowe
- 7.7/10559 votes7.7/10(559)
#4 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser
- 7.7/10534 votes7.7/10(534)
#5 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser
- 8.2/10537 votes8.2/10(537)
#6 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser
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- 7.7/10527 votes7.7/10(527)
#7 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Howard Meyers
- 7.6/10567 votes7.6/10(567)
#8 - Christmas Episode
Season 1 Episode 8
Aired 12/22/1993
Fran celebrates her first Christmas with the family.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss
- 7.4/10484 votes7.4/10(484)
#9 - 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, Robert Sternin, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher
- 7.6/10499 votes7.6/10(499)
#10 - 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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson
- 7.6/10467 votes7.6/10(467)
#11 - A Plot for Nanny
Season 1 Episode 11
Aired 1/19/1994
Fran begins dating a funeral director she meets through her mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin
- 7.3/10461 votes7.3/10(461)
#12 - 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
- 7.2/10470 votes7.2/10(470)
#13 - 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: Dana Reston, Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin
- 7.9/10488 votes7.9/10(488)
#14 - 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: Bill Lawrence, Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher
- 7.9/10459 votes7.9/10(459)
#15 - Deep Throat
Season 1 Episode 15
Aired 3/2/1994
Fran has to have her tonsils removed, so Maxwell puts CC's reunion on hold to await the outcome of Fran's surgery.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Bill Lawrence, Sally Lapiduss, Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin, Peter Marc Jacobson, Pamela Eells, Fran Drescher
- 8.4/10489 votes8.4/10(489)
#16 - 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, Robert Sternin, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher
- 7.5/10460 votes7.5/10(460)
#17 - 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
- 7.7/10477 votes7.7/10(477)
#18 - 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
- 7.4/10449 votes7.4/10(449)
#19 - The Gym Teacher
Season 1 Episode 19
Aired 4/6/1994
Maggie's tyrannical gym teacher is Fran's former one; Maxwell hires an abrasive megastar.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin
- 7.7/10434 votes7.7/10(434)
#20 - Ode to Barbra Joan
Season 1 Episode 20
Aired 4/13/1994
CC 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
- 7.7/10435 votes7.7/10(435)
#21 - 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: Dana Reston, Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin
- 8.4/10498 votes8.4/10(498)
#22 - 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: N/A
Writer: Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman, Howard Meyers, Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin
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Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Episodes
22
Avg. Rating
7.7
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S2
S3
S4
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Nanny" is the best rated episode of "The Nanny" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 826 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson, it aired on 11/3/1993. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Smoke Gets in Your Lies".