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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 Strange Bedfellows
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Background image for The Chatterbox
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Pen Pal

    S3:E1

    After many years of exchanging letters, Fran's pen pal Lenny wants to meet her. But Fran is worried because over the past years she exaggerated a little on the lies and now is concerned that Lenny won't like her for who she really is. But Mr. Sheffield pushes her to attend the date (more because he wants to see Lenny than because he wants Ms. Fine to meet him) and waits for him with her at the Russian Tea Room. But Lenny never shows up and leaves a note at the door saying he couldn't possibly compete with such a good looking guy she was with (Mr. Sheffield). Meanwhile, C.C. arranges to work late just to seduce Maxwell, and Niles plays with her. Bored, the two have a few drinks and have their first romantic kiss after calling each other names.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Dope Diamond
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Dope Diamond

    S3:E3

    Fran's been going out with a rich, handsome Jewish doctor named Julius Kimble. After only 2 weeks, he asks her to marry him. Although having some doubts about it, Fran accepts after Sylvia pushes her into doing it. When they go out to buy Fran a ring, Julius disappears and takes the very expensive ring with him. Turns out he was just a thief and now Fran is left all alone. She blames her mother for the disaster and the Fine women end up going to a shrink to solve their problems. Back at home, both Mr. Sheffield and Fran complain about the lack of single attractive people for them to date.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Fashion Show
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Fashion Show

    S3:E14

    Mr. Sheffield rushes Fran to get ready because they're late for a premiere. Fran worries about her purse not matching her dress, but Mr. Sheffield assures her no one will notice. But Fran appears on Gloss Magazine as a "fashion don't" and blames Mr. Sheffield for it since he was the one who didn't let her change the purse. So to make things up, he hires her as the costumer for his next play. What was set for disaster turns out to be quite a hit when Fran asks her cousin, renown designer Todd Oldham, to design the costumes with her.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Ship of Fran's
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Ship of Fran's

    S3:E25

    Fran decides to take a cruise to meet guys and Mr. Sheffield and family join her.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A Pup in Paris
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - A Pup in Paris

    S3:E26

    Fran runs onto Mr. Sheffield's plane with his bag and ends up having to go to Paris with him. On the flight back as the plane is plummeting down he tells Fran that he loves her.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Wedding, Part 2
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Wedding, Part 2

    S5:E23

    Finally, after 5 long years, the wedding day has arrived. Fran spends her last night as a single woman at her mom's house, where Sylvia reads her a letter she wrote to Fran when Fran was born. They both cry. Just a few moments before the wedding, Maxwell's sister Jocelyn tells Fran that the social differences between she and Maxwell will ruin their marriage as it did to hers. At the ceremony, Ms. Babcock tries to give it one last shot and pretends being the bride, but it doesn't work. Fran doesn't show up at the altar, leaving everybody apprehensive about what happened to her. Sylvia goes to her dressing room and finds Fran crying on the couch. Maxwell arrives and Fran tells him that their marriage will never work and decides it will be better if they cancelled it. Max tells Fran that what happened with his sister will not happen to them, because they love each other. He tells Fran all the wonderful things she has and says he will never get bored with them. The wedding proceeds, and Fr

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    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Hurricane Fran

    S4:E11

    Fran decides to spend her holidays away with Val, but this time just the two of them, no Mr. Sheffield, no kids, nobody but the two single gals. A hurricane hits the island, making Fran's dream vacations a living hell. She returns home early to find a lonely Maxwell, who later takes the entire family on a cruise around the Greek Islands.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Facts of Lice
    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Facts of Lice

    S4:E18

    After Niles is depressed about his life as a butler, he begins to act strange and while he is cleaning, he drops a piece of paper containing a list of items that convinces Fran that Niles is possibly a murderer due to his recent strange behavior and the contents of his list. A search of his room confirms her suspicions. During a stormy night, Maxwell takes the children out for dinner leaving Fran and Niles alone. Niles approaches Fran and she thinks Niles is about to murder her. He confronts Fran about how she knows what he is up to when in fact he is simply writing a play.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for No Muse is Good Muse
    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - No Muse is Good Muse

    S4:E22

    After watching Tasha's (a new female rock star) video on MTV, Fran decides to write lyrics of her own about her misery and suffering and make it big on showbiz. Discouraged by Mr. Sheffield, Fran decides to hand her lyrics to Tasha no matter what, and even passes herself as hotel maid with Val just to meet Tasha. When she finally does, Tasha is so interested in reaching out and listening to what the people have to say that she actually hangs out with Fran. Unfortunately, Fran's song is no good, but her misery is good enough for Tasha, who uses Fran as her muse – until Mr. Sheffield tells Fran he misses her and Fran turns happy, which makes Tasha turn to Val for inspiration (after all, Val lives with her parents, is over 30 and single).

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for You Bette Your Life
    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - You Bette Your Life

    S4:E23

    Fran offers herself for the charity auction Mr. Sheffield is putting together with Bette Midler. A gifted 10 year old pianist, son of a big time investor, wins the auction and gets to have Fran as his babysitter for 5,000 dollars. Fran takes him to Yetta's retirement home and while entertaining the elderly with his piano skills, one senior collapses and dies in front of the kid. Shocked, he says he will never play again, and his father cancels the 5 million he promised to invest. Bette Midler goes to the mansion herself to teach Fran a lesson, but luckily Gracie picked up a few things from Fran over the past 4 years, which is enough to convince the kid to play again and his father not to back out on the investment.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Lamb Chop's on the Menu
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - 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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    5.4/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Shopaholic

    S3:E6

    The news of Danny's marriage to Heather Biblow makes Fran start buying everything she can. After being confronted by Mr. Sheffield, Fran enters shoppers anonymous, but has a very tough time giving up shopping, until an unexpected kiss from Mr. Sheffield cures her miraculously.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Eric Cohen
  16. Background image for Fran-Lite
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Fran-Lite

    S2:E1

    Maxwell dates a woman with a striking resemblance to Fran.

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  17. Background image for The Playwright
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for Everybody Needs a Bubby Sometimes
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for The Rosie Show
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Rosie Show

    S4:E4

    Fran and Val go to The Rosie O'Donnell Show and Fran is picked out of the audience to talk to Rosie. She's so natural and funny that Rosie asks her to come on the show as a regular guest to give parenting advises. C.C. jumps in as her agent, and Fran starts to have a taste of life as a celebrity. Maxwell gets scared of losing her and makes up a story about a dream he had where a ghost told him something horrible would happen to Fran if she didn't quit the Rosie Show. Fran gets fired and is replaced by a retired couple from Florida.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Fran's Roots
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Fran's Roots

    S4:E19

    A woman calls Fran saying she might be her mother due to a mix up that happened in the hospital the day she was born. Doubtful, Fran goes to Sylvia to ask her about the day she was born, and finds out the story might be true after Sylvia says she left her for a moment while chasing for food. Terrified that her whole life might have been a lie, Fran invites the strange woman to her house, and for her surprise, she turns out to be black. Still, after Fran pays a visit to Lila Baker's huge mansion, Fran insists that she might be her daughter, since her late husband was Jewish, but the DNA test proofs not. Fran is really Sylvia's daughter, which is something Sylvia only gets after spending some time pleasuring herself with the wonderful food Lila has at her house. Meanwhile, Niles tries to convince Maxwell to sell one of his plays to CBS so C.C. has to move to LA.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Nanny and the Hunk Producer
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #20 - The Nanny and the Hunk Producer

    S4:E20

    After winning the Tony Award for play of the year - for "The Widower", beating his lifetime rival, Andrew Lloyd Webber - a tabloid starts to publish fake stories about Mr. Sheffield and Fran having an affair since Maxwell's honeymoon. Maggie is very upset about it, and won't believe it's not true. Fran's upset not by the fact that it's a fake story, but that the story said she was 40. Maxwell and Fran go to the tabloid to confront the journalist, but he assures them he won't print any more stories about them, since they were the lowest selling edition in 5 years! Meanwhile, Niles is upset because Maxwell didn't invite him to the cast party, and Dr. Miller convinces Mr. Sheffield to give him a "Butler of the Year" award.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Passed-Over Story
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #21 - The Passed-Over Story

    S4:E21

    Fran's high school classmate, Morgan Faulkner, is hired by Mr. Sheffield as the star of his upcoming play. This causes Fran to get a bit envy, seeing how Morgan's life turned out great while she is just a nanny. On top of that, Maggie decides not to go to college and become Morgan's personal assistant (just what Fran needed. She's rich, beautiful, famous, and now she's stealing her children!), but Fran manages to talk her out of it. Meanwhile, the entire family is invited to Passover at the Fine's, and Niles quickly learns the secrets of the Jewish cuisine.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Homie-Work
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Homie-Work

    S5:E17

    Fran decides that even though she's marrying Maxwell, she still wants to work. She decides to help him with his new play. They have to find a rapper and Fran gets Sammy's grandson, who is a gift wrapper instead. In major trouble, Fran has to turn the nerd gift wrapper into a music rapper in less than 24 hours to prove to Mr. Sheffield that she is not stupid. Meanwhile, C.C. feels left out and replaced by Fran, and Niles doesn't let the opportunity of teasing her go away, until she finally goes nuts and is taken to a mental hospital.

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    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Me and Mrs. Joan
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Me and Mrs. Joan

    S4:E6

    Maxwell's father is in town and Fran decides to help end the Sheffield family feud inviting James Sheffield over for dinner. He brings Joan with him, his old secretary for whom he left Max's mother. Maxwell is outraged at his father's selfishness during dinner, while Fran keeps wondering why can't Maxwell act more like his father and marry the help.

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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Material Fran

    S2:E4

    Fran goes out with a much older rich man.

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  26. Background image for Take Back Your Mink
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Strange Bedfellows" is the worst rated episode of "The Nanny". It scored 5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Dorothy Lyman and written by Prudence Fraser, Dana Reston, Robert Sternin, it aired on 5/8/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Chatterbox".