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The Best Episodes of The Nanny Season 2

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

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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  1. Background image for Fran-Lite
    8.0/10(475 votes)

    #1 - Fran-Lite

    S2:E1

    Maxwell dates a woman with a striking resemblance to Fran.

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  2. Background image for The Playwright
    7.9/10(461 votes)

    #2 - The Playwright

    S2:E2

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

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  3. Background image for Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes
    8.1/10(466 votes)

    #3 - Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes

    S2:E3

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

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  4. Background image for Material Fran
    7.4/10(448 votes)

    #4 - Material Fran

    S2:E4

    Fran goes out with a much older rich man.

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  5. Background image for Curse of the Grandmas
    7.8/10(429 votes)

    #5 - Curse of the Grandmas

    S2:E5

    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.

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  6. Background image for The Nanny-Napper
    7.8/10(452 votes)

    #6 - The Nanny-Napper

    S2:E6

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

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  8. Background image for A Star Is Unborn
    7.8/10(437 votes)

    #7 - A Star Is Unborn

    S2:E7

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

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  9. Background image for Pishke Business
    7.7/10(441 votes)

    #8 - Pishke Business

    S2:E8

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

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  10. Background image for Stock Tip
    7.8/10(460 votes)

    #9 - Stock Tip

    S2:E9

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

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  11. Background image for The Whine Cellar
    8.2/10(461 votes)

    #10 - The Whine Cellar

    S2:E10

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

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  12. Background image for When You Pish Upon a Star
    7.3/10(458 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Background image for Take Back Your Mink
    7.5/10(432 votes)

    #12 - Take Back Your Mink

    S2:E12

    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.

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    7.7/10(413 votes)

    #13 - The Strike

    S2:E13

    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.

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  15. Background image for I've Got a Secret
    7.5/10(452 votes)

    #14 - I've Got a Secret

    S2:E14

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

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  16. Background image for Kindervelt Days
    7.7/10(439 votes)

    #15 - Kindervelt Days

    S2:E15

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

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  17. Background image for Canasta Masta
    8.2/10(453 votes)

    #16 - Canasta Masta

    S2:E16

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

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  18. Background image for The Will
    8.1/10(426 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for The Nanny Behind the Man
    7.7/10(415 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for A Fine Friendship
    8.5/10(471 votes)

    #19 - A Fine Friendship

    S2:E19

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

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  21. Background image for Lamb Chop's on the Menu
    7.7/10(446 votes)

    #20 - Lamb Chop's on the Menu

    S2:E20

    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.

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  22. Background image for Close Shave
    8.7/10(530 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for What the Butler Sang
    8.2/10(466 votes)

    #22 - What the Butler Sang

    S2:E22

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

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  24. Background image for A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
    7.5/10(411 votes)

    #23 - A Kiss Is Just a Kiss

    S2:E23

    Maggie is upset when Fran beats her in a kissing contest. The winner is to appear on an album cover with Billy Ray Cyrus.

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  25. Background image for Strange Bedfellows
    8.5/10(459 votes)

    #24 - Strange Bedfellows

    S2:E24

    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.

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  26. Background image for The Chatterbox
    5.8/10(567 votes)

    #25 - The Chatterbox

    S2:E25

    Maggie receives a party invitation so Fran takes her to her favorite beauty salon. Fran gets a job there for an actress who loses a Sheffield audition.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Fran-Lite" is the best rated episode of "The Nanny" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 475 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Prudence Fraser, Robert Sternin, it aired on 9/12/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Playwright".