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The Best Episodes of The Nanny Season 2

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Every episode of The Nanny Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Nanny Season 2!

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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  • Close Shave
    8.7/10(511)
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    #1 - Close Shave

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 2/20/1995

    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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Elliot Stern

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  • A Fine Friendship
    8.5/10(454)
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    #2 - A Fine Friendship

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 2/6/1995

    Fran strikes up a friendship with a male nanny whom she erroneously assumes is gay.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Strange Bedfellows
    8.5/10(445)
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    #3 - Strange Bedfellows

    Season 2 Episode 24

    Aired 5/8/1995

    Fran worries about her future when Mona, one of her fellow nannies, retires to Florida. The night of Mona's goodbye party, Fran gets drunk and staggers into Maxwell's bed.

    Director: Dorothy Lyman

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston

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  • The Whine Cellar
    8.2/10(450)
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    #4 - The Whine Cellar

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/14/1994

    C.C.'s vision for a romantic weekend hit a snag when she and Fran end up locked inside Maxwell's wine cellar together.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Canasta Masta
    8.2/10(435)
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    #5 - Canasta Masta

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/9/1995

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

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston

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  • What the Butler Sang
    8.2/10(451)
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    #6 - What the Butler Sang

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 2/27/1995

    Maxwell hears Niles singing and asks him to sing for his backers' audition. Meanwhile, Fran clashes with her sister Nadine.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes
    8.1/10(450)
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    #7 - Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 9/26/1994

    Grandma Yetta stays with Fran and the Sheffields while her retirement home is being fumigated.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • The Will
    8.1/10(410)
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    #8 - The Will

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 1/16/1995

    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: N/A

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

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  • Fran-Lite
    8.0/10(460)
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    #9 - Fran-Lite

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/12/1994

    Maxwell dates a woman with a striking resemblance to Fran.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • The Playwright
    7.9/10(448)
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    #10 - The Playwright

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 9/19/1994

    A man whom Fran snubbed in high school has written a play and threatens to jump off a ledge unless Maxwell reads it.

    Director: Gail Mancuso

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Curse of the Grandmas
    7.8/10(415)
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    #11 - Curse of the Grandmas

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/10/1994

    Gracie's Red Robin troop goes to Grandma Yetta's retirement home to "adopt" a grandparent. When Gracie's first and second picks pass away, it sours her on scouting.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Eric Cohen

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  • The Nanny-Napper
    7.8/10(439)
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    #12 - The Nanny-Napper

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/17/1994

    On the subway, a Russian immigrant accidentally leaves her baby, and Fran picks it up, believing it to be abandoned.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • A Star Is Unborn
    7.8/10(425)
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    #13 - A Star Is Unborn

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/24/1994

    A director plans to sabotage his production of "Romeo and Juliet" by casting Fran in the lead role.

    Director: Gail Mancuso

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

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  • Stock Tip
    7.8/10(445)
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    #14 - Stock Tip

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/7/1994

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

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Pishke Business
    7.7/10(429)
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    #15 - Pishke Business

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 10/31/1994

    Maxwell has Fran pretend to be C.C. in order to get theatrical backing from a man C.C. attacked to get a cab.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland

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  • The Strike
    7.7/10(399)
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    #16 - The Strike

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 11/28/1994

    There's a busboy strike going on at the cast party for Maxwell's latest play. When Fran refuses to cross the picket line, a photo of Maxwell dragging her out of the line makes the news.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Kindervelt Days
    7.7/10(425)
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    #17 - Kindervelt Days

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 1/2/1995

    Fran receives a surprise when Sylvia sends in a long-lost "Win a Date With Erik Estrada" contest entry form.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston

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  • The Nanny Behind the Man
    7.7/10(398)
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    #18 - The Nanny Behind the Man

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 1/23/1995

    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

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Lamb Chop's on the Menu
    7.7/10(431)
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    #19 - Lamb Chop's on the Menu

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 2/13/1995

    C.C. plans to move into feature film production with a star vehicle for Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. When Shari and Lamb Chop visit the Sheffield mansion, C.C.'s dog Chester tries to eat Lamb Chop.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston

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  • Fran Gets Mugged
    7.6/10(397)
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    #20 - Fran Gets Mugged

    Season 2 Episode 26

    Aired 5/22/1995

    An valuable Shakespearian document is taken from Fran when she is mugged in New York's Central Park.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Take Back Your Mink
    7.5/10(418)
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    #21 - Take Back Your Mink

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 11/21/1994

    Maggie is upset when Fran inherits a mink coat. Fran decides to give it up to appease Maggie, but Sylvia won't hear of it.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • I've Got a Secret
    7.5/10(435)
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    #22 - I've Got a Secret

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 12/12/1994

    Maxwell refuses to divulge the identity of the celebrity recuperating from surgery in the Sheffields' house.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Eric Cohen

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  • A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
    7.5/10(396)
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    #23 - A Kiss Is Just a Kiss

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 5/3/1995

    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: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • Material Fran
    7.4/10(434)
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    #24 - Material Fran

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/3/1994

    Fran goes out with a much older rich man.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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  • When You Pish Upon a Star
    7.3/10(442)
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    #25 - When You Pish Upon a Star

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 11/21/1994

    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

    Writer: Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Close Shave" is the best rated episode of "The Nanny" season 2. It scored 8.7/10 based on 511 votes. Directed by Dorothy Lyman and written by Robert Sternin, Prudence Fraser, Elliot Stern, it aired on 2/20/1995. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Fine Friendship".