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The Worst Episodes of The Nanny

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The Worst Episodes of The Nanny

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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  3. Background image for The Wedding, Part 2
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for Lamb Chop's on the Menu
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - 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. Background image for Fran-Lite
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Fran-Lite

    S2:E1

    Maxwell dates a woman with a striking resemblance to Fran.

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

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

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for Material Fran
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Material Fran

    S2:E4

    Fran goes out with a much older rich man.

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

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Curse of the Grandmas
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. Background image for Pishke Business
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - 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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  13. Background image for The Strike
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for I've Got a Secret
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Kindervelt Days
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Fran Gets Mugged
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Fran Gets Mugged

    S2:E26

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

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  17. Background image for What the Butler Sang
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for The Nanny-Napper
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for A Star Is Unborn
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for A Fine Friendship
    6.5/10(4 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 A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for The Grandmas
    6.7/10(405 votes)

    #21 - The Grandmas

    S3:E16

    When her mother throws her father out of the house, Fran seeks advice from her grandmothers. She also thinks that Mr. Sheffield needs a change in his life.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
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  23. Background image for Hurricane Fran
    6.7/10(381 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Whine Cellar
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for When You Pish Upon a Star
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Fashion Show
    6.8/10(391 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Dorothy Lyman
    Writer:Unknown
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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".