First Season Episode Guide

This is one of those episodes that is just kinda "there". It doesn't have anything in it to hate, but there isn't much there to love either. A good solid average. Rita Moreno as the gym teacher was good, and watching Maggie trying to do the gymnastics was fun, but somehow this episode just doesn't gel.

i thought this episode was really funny!! that gym teacher was just hilarious..she reminded me of the gym teachers i had in high school...scary isn't it??? ;) overall really funny episode!! loved it!

I thought it was very funny, exspecially Maggies exam, I liked her unability to do any sportsa lot lol!!- though I wonder how she keeps that thin.

I loved this episode!! My favorite part was when Fran & max were in the kitchen, her with her hot pad & him with his drink!! OH TOO CUTE EPISODE!!

Kind brings back memories of gym class in high school. There was always some poor kid who couldn't make it over the box horse or up the rope - not me of course LOL The whole idea of Fran training Maggie was ridiculously funny and ya know, I think that woman was my old gym teacher too ;-) How could you not laugh when Max tells Fran about how Alan the arrogant actor once tried to set him on fire. Max's revenge with the giant cigar, the blow torch and the room full of FDR wannabe's was classic Nanny. Max and Fran are such a great team !

THis one was a bomb. ONe time I said that "The Show Must Go On" was the worst ep first season, but someone corrected me by saying this one was and I agree. While I did liike the resolution to the Max/actor thing,this ep was definitely series worst material.

This episode is not one of my favourites, but it is ok. A nice part is when Maggie and Fran fall down trying to start gym practice.

A good episode, both Fran and Max having to face their fiends, and both winning at the end, with the help of luck and Fran's ability of going out of troubles. Fran: 'Mr. Sheffield you're a grown man now…..' Max: 'But still flammable'. In the kitchen Niles, Fran, the friends, feet in water and electricity. LOL.

Another classic - Maggie trying the gymnastics was just great!

One of the top ten................of bad eps. Like all episodes it has a few good lines, but the plot was ridiculous, and this has got to be the worst use of a celebrity guest of all time. What a waste of talent.

This is one of my least favorite episodes. I don't know why but it just seems to sit there rather than taking on a life of its own like the other episodes seem to do. It does have its moments for laughter though: Niles "I beg your pardon, I'm perfectly capable of taking vare of Miss Margaret." Maggie "Its just you know my monthly friedn." Niles "She's all yours." or C.C. laughing at Maxwell story of how he was lit on fire or Fran "The worst he can do is set you on fire again and how often can he do that before it gets old?"

I thought the opening scene with Maggie and Niles was kind of cute. Made me giggle when Niles realized that Maggie's "illness" was period-related and he said "I'm outta here" and took off like a scared rabbit. And you can tell a woman is in charge of the show when that issue is talked about with any kind of maturity at all.
Completely unrelated, West Side Story is one of my fave musicals so it was nice to see Rita Moreno again.

I don't care what you guys think. This show is one of the many on top of my list!!! Did anyone ever notice how much plaid Fran wore in the first season

i liked how the gym teacher sang the song from west side stoy

Not the best, but it had some hilarious moments. Maggies exam. (MissTom most be extremely good in gymnastiks, to do what she did whithout braking her neck in that scene!) The scene in the end when Maxwell lighte his mutch bigger cigarr and Frans comment about Sir Anthony Hopkins if he could bring his own wheelchair or not.

I loved this episode. The montage was hilarious. A good episode, but not one of my top 10, maybe one of my top 25.

Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Like all episodes it had some great lines and some LOL moments. Great to see Joe in an episode and how Max and Fran got 'Alan' to come to Max' terms was well done - from the 'torch' lighter to the room of FDRs. I, too, remember my gymnastics classes - remember feeling totally uncoordinated - much like Maggie. Rita Moreno doing 'A Boy Like That' was a nice touch at the end, too.

The best things about this so-so ep. were the fringes: the room of FDR's and the West Side Story tag. A few good lines but that's it. I agree, with a guest like Rita Moreno, a lot of talent was wasted. Although... she did play a similar charcter -- a film director -- on PBS' Electric Company. Any body remember that one?

Not one of my favorite episodes, but it had several memorable lines; Max's "I'm still flamable," C.C.'s "That little rubberband in you head finally snapped," Niles' "Oh, it's a massive pileup," come to mind. :-)

THE NANNY IS THE BEST!!

This was a pretty good episode. The parallel plots were an excellent idea, and Rita Moreno was much better in this role than I remembered from the first time I saw it. I agree with an earlier post that the scene in the kitchen with Max drinking & Fran nursing her injuries was very cute. (He even picked up her water pan- very sweet).

Too many classic lines to remember. "Wicker witch of the west" and "monthly friend". A great episode. Anything The Nanny has done is a classic.

One of the most boring episodes ever. The storyline was good, but the jokes were kind of missing there

Everyone who follows a Tv show for any length of time and knows all the episodes are bound to have a least favorite episode. Well this is my least favorite. I did not care for Rita Moreno's performance, and I hated the fact that in all the world Fran and Maggie had the same Gym Teacher. There were no surprises or twists in this episode. To me it was so predictable. Joe Bolongna was good. This will be the only time I will be so mean to a Nanny episode. This is only my opinion though.

I liked the bit with Maxwell and Alan Beck, but the story with the gym teacher didn't appeal to me much, it just wasn't that funny.

I think it was hilarious!! not one of the best but I still have so much fun seeing it. Excelent as every Nanny ep.

I LOVE all episodes!!!! The NANNY is the best!!!!

The whole scene with Niles talking about the "pile-up" outside while Fran tries to dig herself out of the hole was so funny. And Fran and Maxwell at the end was very sweet.

I thought this ep was really cute...the best part was when CC's father was telling Fran about the Barbara Streisand concert and how he had backstage passes...then Fran's reaction was passing out on the floor..LOL !!! overall really good episode! loved it!

An other not one the best, but it had it's moments. Fran had onece again showed her ability too rule: Her Queens logic never fails! Of cause CC should go with her father. One more of the special moments between Fran and Maxwell in the end. I wait for the "BIG" romance! ;-)

This is one of my favourite episodes. I love the scene with CC and Fran in the bathroom, exspecially CC sobbing on FRans shoulder and her reaction. And poor Niles who has to walk all the way down to get a key. LOL

I love this episode. It is one of the few that focuses on C.C. as opposed to just having her be a side kick. Her relationship with her father reminds me of my relationship with my father so in that respect I love this episode too. I love the line in the beginning NILES: "Miss Babcock, there is a gentleman on line two who claims he is your father and I admire him for having the guts to admit it."

Without a doubt, this is my all time favourite from Season 1 and one of my all time favourites from all seasons. Every week before doing the review here I re-watch the eps because I have them on tape to remember how much i liked them (or disliked them) but in this case I donīt need to re-watch it. I remember 100% that itīs my favourite from Season 1. I have no more wrods to say than, SUBLIME!!!!

A cute show that demonstrates Fran's mensch qualities and a warm side, even around CC. We really get to see how important family is to Fran and she uses this lesson in front of the kids. The dynamic between CC and her dad really helped build cc's character and give us clues to what makes her the way she is. One of many with Barbra as a pivotal player...this running gag never gets old! Too bad we did not get to see more of CC's family or her dad again. Her sister's would have been fun to watch and would have pushed Niles right over the edge.

Loved the scene where Fran and Niles cause CC to faint when they imply Fran could be her step-mum - Hilarious!

I like specially the part when Fran and Sylvia are at the phone listening to Barbara. Also, when C.C is locked at the bathroom is really funny. But what really kills me is when Fran and Chester sing along with Barbaraīs cassette. Great episode

I may be alone on this, but I wasnt' crazy about this one. I didn't hate it like I hated some from this season (Gym Teacher, Show must go on), but I did't love it like I loved some form this season (Stop the Wedding, I Don't Remember Mama, Sunday in the Park). It had its moments which is why it is not an awful one. I lovd the part when Fran was telling Max about how Brighton "really felt" and CC was acting out the emotions behind them. THat was LOL. Not great, not awful.

This was a good ep, but not a favorite. Stewart was wonderful, too bad we didn't see more of him. My favorite part was at the dinner table when Fran is getting the news about Barbra and keeps passing out. CC's audio visual demonstration was great. Loved the bathroom scene with Fran and CC in the bathroom.

I really liked that dress Franwas wearing at the end of the show. Did you know that dress costs $15, 000?

An episode which showed 'again' how Fran always managed to save the day (although she did mess up the call with Brighton). Loved all the fainting scenes and all the scenes with Niles hobbling around.

I love this episode!! Every line is hilarious!! My favorite part is when Stuart invites her and she faints!!

I really enjoyed this one. It was nice having one that centered around CC. And that scene at the dining room table with Fran falling on the floor in a dead faint with every 'Barbra' statement from CC's father was hysterical. And poor Niles! I wanted to go out and get him a foot massager and new slippers! But I don't think anyone or anything outshone the real star of that show - the fantastic Bob Mackie gown! Holy cow! Fran looked fantastic in it - but I really think that CC probably would have looked better. What a change from her usual somber black. Too bad we didn't get a chance to see much of her in it!

This was only an OK episode in my book. The funniest lines were both Niles': When Max was passing Niles in the living room on his way to the door and Max said someone's at the door and Niles said "I thought another angel got it's wings" and when he (Niles) answered the door and let CC's dad in Niles said "I can't get you anything, can I?" and Robert Culp said "No- well maybe a martini, very dry" and Niles said "Don't worry- by the time you get it, it will be evaporated!" Everything else was kind of flat except CC crying about how wonderful Fran was and then saying she was even going to let CC wear her dress! That was sort of funny too.

I loved it! Of course, I love all the shows. Loved Niles! Loved CC! Loved Niles & CC! Loved CC & Stuart! Poor Niles, he was in such pain, yet always on cue! Very funny & touching.

Was this 'Daddy Dearest' a tribute to an old English comedy or to the movie inspired to Joan Crawford's life? Anyway one of the best season 1 episodes, I especially liked the part where Fran fainted in the dinning room, and Niles was being tortured by his feet, obliged to go up an down getting the useless screwdriver.

I Loved it when she was falling out of her chair!ROTFL! That's probably the reaction I would have if I met her! Anyway, Great episode very funny and cute.

I really loved this one. Everyone finally realized how close they'd become and we just knew Max and the kids and Fran were destined to be together. It's definitely one of my early favorites :-)

Probably one of the best episodes in Series 1, although it was not the funniest! How could Fran even think about leaving the Sheffield's for 'that scum'. However, she made the right decision, didn't she!

I just love this ep. especially the end. When I saw it the only thing I could say was great, Great, GREAT!!!

I really enjoyed this episode. It showed the love the kids have for Fran and Max realizes how much he would miss her. One of the classics.

I loved that eposide it was funny and sad.

Absolutely fabulous! This one is in my top ten. Many great, funny lines ("A fifth of scotch and a fresh pack of batteries?") and wonderful "moments" (Gracie's poem, Fran breaking the news to Max in the office -- oy, that look when they shake hands!) Straight tens across the board, one of the best of all time!

I havenīt seen all of this episode, but of what I have seen I love the part where Gracie reads a poem to Fran.Lol

"F is for the fun we have together. R is for the Rummy that we play. A is for the answers to my quesitons. And N is for the nasal things you say." Except for "I Don't remember Mama" this is my fave from this season and it makes it into the top five of all time. This is where Fran the Sheffields truly became a family. An excellent episode. I just can't say enough about it.

this is one of my favorites!! right up there with an affair to disremember, this is a tear jerker. so sweet, the greatest part was gracies poem...

This whas a perfect episode

A greight episod, I love The Nanny!

I think this episode is the first time Mr.Sheffield/Max relizes how much Fran mean to the family. I think the kids relize how much she has done. I cried with Niles and Fran. It is one of those episode that make you relize just how mucht he show means to all of us. God Bless

One word "Great"

A wonderful ep. It's a little hard to believe Fran would even consider going back to Danny, but it made for a good story. 'Oh, do we hafta tell the kids?' The kids reaction to the news said it all They were a Family. Grace's poem was cute, but I thought B stole the show in this one, his anger at Fran for leaving him (differently than his first Mom, but with the same results?). I know its a little more dramatic then some like, but I live for these episodes.

This was absolutely the second most romantic episode of the 1st season (behind "Deep Throat")! When Niles was talking about Katherine as the one that got away, Max did a doubletake as though to say "...now wait a minute..." I agree that Gracie's poem was cute, but she was even more adorable when Fran was first explaining to the kids about her wedding and Gracie said [to Fran]: "The closet's barely big enough for all your clothes- where's Danny gonna put his stuff?" Yes, Fran, you definitely made the right choice!!

When this show first aired and Fran made that goodbye comment to Niles about missing him the most, you really believed it. They really seemed like friends, sharing problems with each other around the kitchen table. This always seemed like the real heart of the series and it was completely written out by the end. 'The Producers' was a sad attempt to bring some of it back, but it never reached that feeling of true warmth and friendship that these early shows had. When Fran called Niles her best friend then, you never really believed it. It just seemed like lip service. It was really too bad because the show suffered from the loss.

THE NANNY IS THE BEST SHOW ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO MEET THE CAST(ESPECIALLY FRAN DRESCHER!)

she could have been more sure of staying with the Sheffields

This is one of my favorite episodes of the first season. I think what i loved the most about it was the hints that we were starting to get about Max loving Fran. I loved the scene in the office where Fran tells Max that she is getting married and they share that intimate yet akward hand shake. I also love the part where Niles reminesces about Katherine and tries to get Max to thinking that maybe letting Fran go would be a big mistake. Another great scene was when Gracie reads her poem to Fran. I rate this episode a 9 in all areas.

This is one of my top 10. It's the first time Maxweel admits how much he is going to miss Fran if she goes. A very romantic ending, when Maxwell and Fran standing in the doorway. It was GREAT!!!

I loved this episode. Brighton, Maggie, and the "manequin". LOL. It was really touching to see everybody come together and realize how important the nanny was to everyone. The kids reaction, and Gracie's poem. And at the end when Fran realized she couldn't leave. Wonderful, touching episodes one of the best of the first season.

Well, Frannie could not have made a better choice. Just compare Danny to Max! especially the way he looked in the end in his purple (or whatever colour) suit! i just love this ep so much. i have seen it over and over and over. The looks Fran and Max share are great and the way the children feel about her is really touching! Straight 10's for me!

Oh I love this ep. Everything that I want to say has already been said, so I'll leave it at that. :)

Top 3 in s1, the ensemble scene in the foyer at the end was the best. Wonderful music on this page!

I so agree with the comment about Niles and Fran's friendship and the warmth that disappeared and really cost them (and us ) the end of the show. This is one of the great early shows. Each cast member participated and had a chance to develop their character not just deliver one liners as became a problem with the later series. Funny,moving and romantic all at once there is still nothing on TV to compare with The Nanny and we are misssing it dreadfully.

This is one of the best episodes of all time. When they really find out how much Fran means to them and she figures that out aswell, that she is meant to be with the Sheffields!

This episode is wonderful. Full of warmth. It does not seem corny at all. And there are so cute funny moments in it- I do think of Graces and Frans performance at the country club, which is fabulous!

Sweetest episode ever! Loved it!

I loved this episode! I wanted to cry!! I loved the talent act, it was so cute!! Two thumbs up!!!

EXCELENT!!! The best ep. of the season. I just loved Fran and Gracie's act "everything you can do I can do better..." hylarious!!! and also, well, EVERYTHING was ESPECTACULAR. GREAT!!

The best of the first season! Once again Fran makes Maxwell do as she and the kids want and entering the contest. Gracie had a bad time about not remembering her Mom. It was great of Maxwell to let the family see the video of their Mom. I don't think I was the only one with tears running down my face in the end. It's not easy to loose a family member. But it's important to remember.

This was the most touching episode of the entire first year. But how did they get those home movies to look so real? At the end when Fran touched Max's arm as he was showing the video, I actually cried.

I was afraid that this one switched today, so happy that it didn't. THis ep has to be not on ly the sweetest ep that TN ever made, but one of my 5 all time faves. This one had everything, comedy (loved Fran staop talking, but not listening), romance (what else would you call that moment at the end when Max was watching the vidoes and Fran comforts him?) and a bittersweet ending that almost made me cry. I can watch this ep many times in a row without getting tired of it. Definately one of the best.

I love this episode!!!! It is one of my very favourites. In my opinion, it is a real tear jerker. It never fails, everytime I see that scene with Sara holding Gracie, it touches me! I love how Max also talks to her, and how sweet Fran is for entering the pageant with Gracie. This is a wonderful and memorable ep. It deserves a 10!!!

I loved this episode. It was one of the best episodes in the 1st season. I just loved it!!!!

This one shows how all the romance an episode needs can be contained within two seconds of film time. Real romance isn't always in kisses and flowery words, it's in caring. And caring can be shown with a glance, a tone of voice, or in this case, one small pat on the arm. Bravo!
Plus we got a lot of funny stuff too---love the chin puppets!

This is one of my favourite episodes, I just love the part where Fran and Grace sing that funny song and the part that is really great is the end I mean, I can cry with that end everytime I see it. GREAT EPISODE!

Definitely in my top 5 favorites. I cry everytime I watch this episode! Plus, the episode was absolutely hilarious. I agree that when Fran put her hand on Max's shoulder, one of the most romantic moments ever in the series occured. A 10 all around!!!

Maybe my all-time favorite episode, Mama was the one that proved that the Nanny wasn't just a funny show, but one with a lot of heart. The smart, warm way they treat the family's heartache over the death of Sara and the adoption of Fran --not as a _replacement_, but as a surrogate--. No matter how many times I see this ep, I sob at the end. Very down to earth, and true to the soul. I can't say enough about this one.

I just had to comment on this episode. I have yet to be able to finish watching this with a dry eye. This story touched home for me on soo many levels. A special thank you to Howard Meyers and Diane Wilk, where ever you are. And Maddie was surprised to know there is a real life "Gracie out there" One of the best character episodes I know, and great plot. I just hate it when people die and they are never mentioned again. I was always peeved at shows like the Brady Bunch for not mentioning old spouses. A special episode for anyone who lost a parent at a young age. As for romance, we may have not seen any kisses in this episode, but that one moment at the very end when Fran gently touches Max's hand is I think one of the most meaningful gesture of their entire relationship.
In addition to all that, this episode marks the beginning of the use of songs from Annie Get Your Gun, one of my favorite scores. I wonder who it was on the set that suggested it.
All in all, a FRANbulous ep. Really quality. A special thanks to a very supportive Nanny fan who sent this episode tape to me free of cost after I posted how I would miss taping it due to a sporting event and what the episode meant to me.

I LOVED this episode SOOOOOOO much!!! Oy, it had EVERYTHING! This is one of my fav.'s of all time. It was so sad when Grace couldn't remember her mom. The puppet show was hilarious! And the end...when Fran silently comforted Maxwell as he stared at the t.v. screen...oy, just one of those sad, silent, staring at the screen, not moving a muscle moments! (Then the commercials ruin it.) :) I gave I Don't Remember Mama a 10 for overall!!! Totally deserves it!!!

I particularly liked the scene at the beginning where the Country Club secretary(?) is showing them round, and she automatically assumes that Fran and Max are married, and Gracie is their daughter - but Max doesn't realise this, and thinks, when she suggests that they should enter the Mother and Daughter Pageant, that she is talking to him, not Fran. And then, when he and Fran go to the buffet, and sit down to talk about Gracie entering the Pageant, they are so natural together, as if they have already become a couple, without either of them (certainly not Max) quite realising it.

It was so sweet and when Grace cut Fran in half I LOL! Great ep! I just loved it!

This episode was the first one I ever saw and I was hooked. It was wonderfully done and reminded me that sitcoms don't have just be just funny, they can be touching too.

I just love this episode! I love the scene pictured where Max is talking to Grace about her mother, and of course the ending when Max finally breaks down and realizes that not mentioning the subject isn't helping his kids so he brings out the home movies. And when Fran comforts Max--my favorite moment of the first season!

This one is classsic Fran at her best caring for the kids. She and Max really clash on this one, where Max is trying to protect the kids from remembering Sara's death and Fran, in her way, brings everyone closer together by pushing everyone to celebrate and remember Sara. Outstanding acting by all the characters. Really moving moments with Grace and Max in her room and at the end between Fran and Max with the Mother's day video. You could really see the special relationships developing with this one. Fran made this song famous before it's time. "anything I can do..." (although the talent scene was a bit corny) Fran at the country clubhouse was just hilarious, she really had a chance to show off her personality. The contrast and dialog throughout are very funny lines. I wish we had seen more of this place, it would have been really funny. We have watched this one over and over.

This episode had a different flavor about it than many of the others from the first season. When the Breck girl's mom came running in with the judge and accused Fran of cheating it broke my heart, but I could really feel the tears coming when they were all watching the video of Sara at the end, and Fran reached out for Max's arm, and Gracie said "I remember that!". Quite a tear jerker!

This is a wonderful ep. My favorite part is when Fran touches Max's arm.... That's true romance, she loved and cared about him as a friend. Gracie's reaction to seeing herself with her mother was so touching. Perfect end for season 1.

Everything's been said - what more can I add! Except - the, I presume, 'real' home videos of Fran as a child with Morty and Sylvia were a nice touch as well and also gave a good lead in for Max' video. How very 'nervously' he approached that moment!

Great episode. Funny and heart warming. Especially at the end with the home video footage and Gracie "I remember that". Ben's little brother was so cute. Funny scenes like "juggling" and "let he that is without silicon cast the first stone". Wonderful episode gave a great background on Gracie.

This episode was sad city! I cried all through the end. I was alright until Fran reached up and gently stroked Max's arm comforting him then I lost it, but it really proved that she cared and that the sadness they felt made her sad too. One of the best performances.

One of the best eps of the whole series.. everything has already been said but I could not resist declaring my love for this particular ep. This is the way i will always remember The Nanny...

While this episode wasn't ROTFLOL, it was one of the most touching episodes ever, and one of my favorites. Between the Maggie & Brighton sharing their memories of their mother with Fran, to Gracie's confession that she can't remember her at all & the insuing conversation with her daddy, to the end when Max plays the video tape of Sara for them, I cry EVERY time I watch it!

This is one of the very best episodes of any television show ever broadcasted. There are so many memorable scenes in this one. I love the magic scene in the livingroom and the Fran/Gracie performance was outstanding. When Fran realizes what Patti Labelle is doing at the Country Club her facial expression is priceless. Of course there is not a more touching scene in all of television land when the family is all gathered around the TV , and Max pops in the tape and we all see the kids playing and we then see Sara for the first time. The reactions of everyone when Gracie says"I remember that" is why we all love and cherish The Nanny the way we do. A perfect 10.

WOW!!! What a great way to show us that these stars are great in all aspects of acting and that this show really is a keeper! Madeline Zima was so perfect in this episode. It was truly one of the sweetest episodes ever. I loved the homemade movies and when ran comforted Max, both at the end. It was not only sweet and endearing, but it gives you a valuable lesson of life, that you should never forget a loved one. I was on tears at the end of this episode. A huge 10 !!!!!!!!

This was a very good episode, I almost cried at the very end when they were watching the video.

I love this episode. The very end where Fran quietly comforts max is just so touching. And the younger actors did such a good job! This ranks up as one of my top ten.

This episode touched my heart.