Showing posts with label The Nanny. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 6, 2010

The Nanny








The Nanny's theme song, "The Nanny Named Fran", which was written and performed by Ann Hampton Callaway, replaced the former theme song in syndicated reruns of the pilot episode.



"The Nanny" Promo Video







The Nanny is an American television sitcom first aired from November 3, 1993, to May 12, 1999, and starred Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish Queens native who becomes the nanny of three children from the New York/British upper class.  



Fran Drescher created and was executive producer, taking much of its inspiration from her personal life, involving characteristics based on friends and friends, including Fran Fine's parents, Sylvia and Morty, and grandmother Yetta, who all were named after their real-life counterparts.

The show earned a Rose d'Or and one Emmy Award, out of a total of thirteen nominations, and Fran Drescher was twice nominated for a Golden Globe as well as for an Emmy. The sitcom has also served as inspiration for several foreign adaptations.



Funny moments from "The Nanny"







During it's six-season run, The Nanny maintained the same core characters, although a large number of guest stars and recurring characters were introduced through the years.



 
CharacterActor

Fran Fine

Fran Drescher

Maxwell Sheffield

Charles Shaughnessy

Niles

Daniel Davis

C.C. Babcock

Lauren Lane

Maggie Sheffield

Nicholle Tom

Brighton Sheffield

Benjamin Salisbury

Gracie Sheffield

Madeline Zima

Sylvia Fine

Renée Taylor

Yetta Rosenberg

Ann Morgan Guilbert

Val Toriello

Rachel Chagall
Cast list source:  Wikipedia


Early The Nanny episodes were shot in front of a live studio audience on Stage 6 at the Culver Studios, however, during later seasons the taping was no longer performed before an audience.

My favorite running gag of the show was Fran lying about her age . . . followed by  Maxwell's rivalry with Broadway producer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sylvia's obsession with food and Fran's obsession with Barbra Streisand.

In my opinion, the best storyline was the season 3 finale where Maxwell tells Fran he loves her, but takes it back in the Season 4 premiere.


The sitcom is currently in syndication on TV Land.




The Nanny Official Website









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