The Nanny

Nov 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.

Nov 10, 1993

When Brighton is caught smoking at school, Fran thinks it might be her fault.

Nov 17, 1993

Fran agrees to be made over by Niles and Maxwell in order to host a social.

Nov 24, 1993

Fran chaperones Maggie and her date, who ends up being attracted to Fran.

Dec 6, 1993

C.C. tells Grace that Fran acts like she loves them only because she's paid to.

Dec 8, 1993

Niles poses as Fran's husband to impress her visiting relatives.

Dec 15, 1993

Fran and Maxwell face a sticky situation after Fran eats Grace's imaginary friend.

Dec 22, 1993

Fran celebrates her first Christmas with the family.

Dec 29, 1993

Fran agrees to help Maxwell close a deal by dating a young and restless soap-opera star.

Jan 12, 1994

Maxwell's beloved Nanny Mueller makes herself at home, but makes Fran feel insecure.

Jan 19, 1994

Fran begins dating a funeral director she meets through her mother.

Jan 26, 1994

Fran directs Grace's school production until Maxwell takes over.

Feb 2, 1994

A former model sets up a photo test for Maggie, but Fran is pushed out of the picture.

Feb 9, 1994

Fran catches her young cousin kissing Brighton in the bathtub.

Mar 2, 1994

Fran has to have her tonsils removed, so Maxwell puts C.C.'s reunion on hold to await the outcome of Fran's surgery.

Mar 9, 1994

On the way to catch a flight to the islands, heavy snow maroons the family at Fran's parents' home in Queens.

Mar 16, 1994

Fran plans a wedding for Maxwell's sister, but she's in love with her chauffeur, not her fiancé.

Mar 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.

Apr 6, 1994

Maggie's tyrannical gym teacher turns out to be Fran's former teacher. Maxwell hires an abrasive megastar.

Apr 13, 1994

C.C. won't warm up to her father's offer of Streisand tickets, but Fran's hot to go in her place.

Apr 27, 1994

Fran accepts a proposal from the guy who once dumped her.

May 16, 1994

Fran and Grace enter a mother-daughter pageant at the country club.

Sep 12, 1994

Maxwell dates a woman with a striking resemblance to Fran.

Sep 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.

Sep 26, 1994

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

Oct 3, 1994

Fran goes out with a much older rich man.

Oct 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.

Oct 17, 1994

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

Oct 24, 1994

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

Oct 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.

Nov 7, 1994

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

Nov 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.

Nov 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.

Nov 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.

Nov 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.

Dec 12, 1994

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

Jan 2, 1995

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

Jan 9, 1995

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

Jan 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.

Jan 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.

Feb 6, 1995

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

Feb 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.

Feb 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.

Feb 27, 1995

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

May 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.

May 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.

May 15, 1995

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.

May 22, 1995

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

Sep 11, 1995

Fran worries about seeing a lifelong pen pal for the first time.

Sep 18, 1995

C.C.'s college professor brother bets he can make Fran a "Jeopardy" contestant.

Sep 25, 1995

Much to Maxwell's dismay, a handsome doctor proposes to Fran.

Oct 2, 1995

Fran's plan for Maggie's Sweet Sixteen party uncovers an old Fine family feud.

Oct 9, 1995

Fran decides to get a place of her own.

Oct 16, 1995

The news of her ex-fiancée's engagement sends Fran into a shopping frenzy.

Oct 23, 1995

Maxwell falls in love with his publicist, unaware that she's gay.

Nov 6, 1995

Fran throws a singles party while Maxwell is away.

Nov 13, 1995

A visit by Maxwell's mother results in an unexpected marriage proposal.

Nov 20, 1995

Fran decides to have a baby.

Nov 27, 1995

Brighton's tape of a Fine family Bris leads him and his family to Hollywood for a TV appearance.

Dec 4, 1995

Though Maxwell wants to send Maggie to a Swiss convent, Fran convinces her to try a kibbutz instead.

Dec 11, 1995

Fran unwittingly accepts a date with a suave mobster.

Jan 8, 1996

Maxwell hires Fran to design the costumes for a charity benefit.

Jan 15, 1996

Maxwell's insults cause Fran to quit.

Jan 22, 1996

Fran lobbies for change, only to discover her parents are getting divorced.

Feb 5, 1996

Val's' new boyfriend makes an unexpected pass at Fran; C.C. quits after Maxwell refuses to make her a partner.

Feb 12, 1996

Convinced he's her secret admirer, Fran prepares an elaborate Valentine's Day surprise for Maxwell.

Feb 19, 1996

An upcoming modeling reunion has Fran worried about aging.

Feb 26, 1996

Fran loses both her memory and Elizabeth Taylor's priceless pearl necklace in an accident.

Mar 4, 1996

Fran's date with a highly superstitious hockey star sours after he claims she's a jinx.

Mar 11, 1996

The combination of a bad review and losing to Fran on the tennis court plunges Maxwell into a mid-life crisis.

Apr 29, 1996

Fran's attempt to impress a handsome cantor at her mother's temple backfires when he's suddenly made the star in Maxwell's latest musical.

May 6, 1996

Maxwell is upset when Fran falls for Brighton's handsome French tutor.

May 13, 1996

Maxwell arranges for everyone to join Fran on a Caribbean cruise.

May 20, 1996

A mix up ends with Fran joining Maxwell on a romantic trip to Paris.

Sep 18, 1996

Upon returning from Paris, Maxwell takes back his loving words to Fran.

Sep 25, 1996

Ordered to discourage Maggie from seeing an older guy, Fran suddenly finds herself dating his best friend.

Sep 25, 1996

Brighton faces a year at military school unless he improves his grades at school.

Oct 9, 1996

Fran is hired as a regular on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

Oct 16, 1996

Fran's Aunt Freida arrives at the Sheffield's after being evicted.

Oct 30, 1996

Fran arranges a reunion between Maxwell and his estranged father, James.

Nov 6, 1996

While she's supposed to be watching Jay Leno's dog, Fran is distracted by an untimely tax audit.

Nov 13, 1996

As Fran wonders what to do about her flagging love life, Maxwell's handsome younger brother proposes marriage.

Nov 20, 1996

Maxwell is aroused after learning that Fran has a secret tattoo.

Dec 11, 1996

Fran enters a beauty contest to win a car for Maggie's birthday.

Dec 18, 1996

Fran decides on a holiday vacation away from the Sheffield's, only to find herself caught in a hurricane.

Jan 8, 1997

Fran goes to her former fiancé Danny's funeral, and fearing she may end up alone, she pushes Maxwell for a commitment.

Jan 15, 1997

Fran's finds the perfect new boyfriend, only to discover that he's also her cousin.

Jan 29, 1997

At the advice of her therapist, Fran is determined to rid her life of men.

Feb 5, 1997

Maxwell suspects Fran's therapist is pushing her into an affair.

Feb 12, 1997

Fran and Sylvia are taken hostage in a Valentine's Day bank robbery.

Feb 19, 1997

Fran joins C.C. on the jury of a controversial case.

Mar 5, 1997

Fran suspects Niles if being a killer.

Mar 12, 1997

Fran discovers she may have been switched at birth with the daughter of wealthy parents.

Apr 2, 1997

A tabloid starts to publish fake stories about Maxwell and Fran having an affair when Maxwell was still married.

Apr 9, 1997

A successful high school classmate of Fran's tempts Maggie with a job offer.

Apr 23, 1997

Fran convinces a rock star to let her be her muse.

Apr 30, 1997

Fran offers her services for a charity auction presided over by Bette Midler.

May 7, 1997

Fran's old nemesis lands a role on a popular soap opera.

May 14, 1997

Fran is upset after learning her mother is planning to move to Florida.

May 21, 1997

Fran's attempt to cement her relationship with Maxwell is rudely interrupted when Niles has a heart attack.

Oct 1, 1997

Worried that Maxwell is going to abandon her, Fran seeks advice from her cousin Sheila.

Oct 8, 1997

Maxwell invites Fran to an exclusive dinner with singer Elton John.

Oct 15, 1997

Fran is led to believe that a female record company executive is after Maxwell.

Oct 22, 1997

Fran takes a job walking C.C.'s dog, only to have it kidnapped.

Oct 29, 1997

Fran and C.C. appeal to Dr. Joyce Brothers to decide who's best for Maxwell; Niles' snooping gets him fired.

Nov 5, 1997

Fran's date with comedian Chevy Chase makes Maxwell jealous.

Nov 12, 1997

Fran and Val square when the Southeast Asian girl they adopted years ago comes to town.

Nov 19, 1997

Yetta's fiancé gets Fran an audition with newsman Bryant Gumbel.

Dec 10, 1997

Maggie's philosophy professor falls for Fran.

Dec 17, 1997

Fran uses a trip to Niagara Falls to inspire Maxwell to propose.

Jan 7, 1998

Fran's attempt to treat her hemorrhoids proves embarrassing.

Jan 14, 1998

Fran accidentally discovers the secret behind a movie star's famous beauty mark.

Jan 21, 1998

Fran traces her problems with Maxwell back to her relationship with her own father.

Jan 28, 1998

Fran and Grace visit a Middle Eastern prince and his family.

Mar 4, 1998

Maxwell asks Fran to get married.

Mar 11, 1998

Fran and Maxwell are excited about being invited to a high society dinner, only to discover that they are being made fun of behind their backs.

Mar 18, 1998

Fran recommends someone for the lead in Maxwell's new show, only to then discover he's a real loser.

Mar 25, 1998

A trip to her high school reunion leaves Fran with second thoughts about getting married.

Apr 1, 1998

An illegitimate sister comes forward to claim the Sheffield family fortune.

Apr 29, 1998

The wedding is jeopardized when Maxwell demands that Fran sign a pre-nuptial agreement.

May 6, 1998

Fran's brief affair with Maxwell's brother threatens to ruin the wedding.

May 13, 1998

Superstition threatens to derail Fran and Maxwell's wedding.

May 13, 1998

Finally, after 5 long years, the wedding day has arrived.

Sep 30, 1998

As C.C. and Sylvia mount a search, Fran and Maxwell try to survive after being washed up on a deserted island on their honeymoon.

Oct 7, 1998

Maxwell and Fran find themselves at odds over her noisy lovemaking.

Oct 14, 1998

Fran discovers that Maxwell still sees her as his children's nanny.

Oct 21, 1998

The parents of Maxwell's late wife contest Fran's adopting the children.

Oct 28, 1998

Fran is blamed when Maggie moves in with her new boyfriend.

Nov 4, 1998

After catching her and Michael in bed, Fran learns that Maggie may be pregnant.

Nov 11, 1998

Fran tells Maxwell that she's pregnant and Brighton loses Yetta at the movies.

Nov 18, 1998

Fran turns to a Chinese herbalist in an effort to get pregnant.

Nov 25, 1998

Maxwell uses a ski trip with the President to take Fran's mind off trying to get pregnant.

Dec 16, 1998

Fran prays for a miracle when Maxwell, Grace and C.C. are lost following a car accident.

Jan 6, 1999

Fran's Aunt Frieda evicts Sylvia and Morty from their apartment, forcing them to move into the mansion.

Jan 20, 1999

Fran loses one million dollars after investing it without consulting Maxwell first.

Feb 3, 1999

A college visit leads Fran to worry that she embarrasses Brighton.

Mar 31, 1999

When Maxwell wants to produce a television show, Fran worries about what her moving to California will do to Sylvia.

Jun 2, 1999

After confronting Sylvia about her affair, Fran sets out to save her parent's marriage.

Jun 9, 1999

Niles enlists Fran in an effort to impress C.C. by producing a play.

Jun 16, 1999

Humiliated after C.C. turns down his marriage proposal, Niles decides to quit his job with the Sheffield's.

Jun 16, 1999

Maxwell battles an old rival for the rights to the story of Yetta's love life.

Jun 23, 1999

Fran and Maxwell disagree when Maggie wants to get married.

Jun 23, 1999

A psychic predicts that Maxwell is going to leave Fran for another woman.

May 12, 1999

As she worries about getting too fat, Fran goes into labor while stuck in an elevator with C.C.