The Best Episodes Written By Prudence Fraser
Every TV Episode Written by Prudence Fraser Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Prudence Fraser Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Prudence Fraser is "Sunday in the Park with Fran", rated 7.7/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Gail Mancuso". "Sunday in the Park with Fran" aired on 3/23/1994 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Gym Teacher".
7.7/10 3 votes#1 - 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
7.7/10 3 votes#2 - 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
7.7/10 3 votes#3 - 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: Prudence Fraser
7.6/10 5 votes#4 - 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: Prudence Fraser
7.3/10 12 votes#5 - 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: Prudence Fraser
7.0/10 4 votes#6 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.8/10 5 votes#7 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.8/10 4 votes#8 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.7/10 3 votes#9 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 2 votes#10 - 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
6.5/10 2 votes#11 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 2 votes#12 - 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
6.5/10 2 votes#13 - 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
6.5/10 2 votes#14 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 4 votes#15 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 2 votes#16 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 2 votes#17 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 2 votes#18 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 2 votes#19 - The Unkindest Cut
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1995
Brighton faints while filming Fran's cousin's bris and Fran sends it to Hollywood. Everybody visits Hollywood and Fran keeps getting thrown off the Doctor Quinn Medicine Woman set.
Director: Dorothy Lyman
Writer: Prudence Fraser
6.5/10 4 votes#20 - Fran Gets Shushed
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1998
While trying to learn to live together Fran agrees to be less forward if Maxwell will learn to be less uptight. They both tryout their new personalities at a business dinner meeting.
Director: Peter Marc Jacobson
Writer: Prudence Fraser
6.3/10 6 votes#21 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.3/10 3 votes#22 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.2/10 5 votes#23 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.2/10 5 votes#24 - 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: Prudence Fraser
6.2/10 4 votes#25 - Sara's Parents
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1998
Fran dreads a visit by Sara's parents.
Director: Peter Marc Jacobson
Writer: Prudence Fraser