Answer: 6
Max, Fran, Niles, Maggie, Brighton, and Gracie lived in the house.
From Quiz: The Nanny
Answer: Eve Catherine and Jonah Samuel
They named them after Maxwell's great grandmother and Fran's great grandfather. How cute.
From Quiz: "The Nanny" with Fran Drescher
Answer: Morty Fine
Morty Fine was not shown until the last season, where Fran finds out her mother was having an affair with a doctor. Steve Lawrence who played Morty Fine, also acted in another episode of "The Nanny", where he starred as himself.
From Quiz: "The Nanny" Mania
Answer: was out on her fanny
In this one episode it has a thing at the end where Fran talks to this guy and says, "You know, people tell me my life would make a great sitcom show. See, I was working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens, when my boyfriend kicked me out in one of those crushing scenes. What was I to do? Where was I to go? I was out on my fanny, if you pardon my French."
From Quiz: "Nanny" At The Beginning
Answer: An "I love you" Maxwell expressed to Fran.
Fran was overjoyed when Maxwell slipped and said "The Thing": He told Fran he loved her as they were experiencing strong turbulence on the flight back to New York. But when there was no longer a threat to their lives and they arrived home in one piece, Maxwell returned to his old habit of holding Fran at arm's length. Meanwhile the rest of the household tried in vain to find out what "The Thing" was.
From Quiz: The Fab Fourth
Answer: Bryn Mawr University
C.C. Babcock mentioned in earlier episodes of the show that she had attended Bryn Mawr University in her younger days. Her education was the source of a big ego-trip for C.C., and a topic she enjoyed bragging about to anyone who would listen.
From Quiz: The Fine Details
Answer: "Hillcrest High"
In seasons 1 and 2, Fran referred to her old high school as "Flushing High". In later episodes the name was changed to "Hillcrest High". Hillcrest High in Queens, NY is the actual high school Fran Drescher attended with fellow comedian Ray Romano, who also guest starred on "The Nanny" in the Hillcrest High reunion episode.
From Quiz: Fine Facts of Life
Answer: beige
Maggie may have been dull in the first episode, but with Fran's help she grew into a stylish young lady.
From Quiz: The Nanny
Answer: Valentine's Day is approching and she has no date.
Fran tries to pretend that she doesn't care about Valentine's Day until she finds out that she actually does have a date.
From Quiz: "Love is a Many Blundered Thing"
Answer: Imogene
Sadly, Imogene met an untimely death after sitting on a cookie which Fran ate!
From Quiz: All About the "Nanny!"
Answer: 6
It debuted in 1993 and closed up shop, voluntarily as it was not cancelled, in 1999. I think it was a wise decision for them all to end it where they did. The whole series was built around the flirtation between the nanny and her boss and that double entendre stuff had gone through its beginning, middle and conclusion.
From Quiz: That's How She Became..."The Nanny"!
Answer: None was ever given
Fran once asked Niles what his last name was and he said that he had none, that it was just Niles - like Cher.
From Quiz: The Nanny
Answer: She was pregnant.
They found out she was pregnant right after Fran had her twins.
From Quiz: "The Nanny" with Fran Drescher
Answer: Sara Sheffield
We found this out, when Sara Sheffield, Maxwell Sheffield's late wife, came back from the dead to tell him to "move on and marry Fran".
From Quiz: "The Nanny" Mania
Answer: Her mother from Queens
Mr. Sheffield says, "Miss Fine, you seem to have listed the Queen Mother as a reference?" She replies, "No, that's my mother from Queens!"
From Quiz: "Nanny" At The Beginning
Answer: Little Rock, Arkansas
Although he spoke with a very convincing British accent on the show, Daniel Davis is actually a native of Arkansas! Who would've guessed?
From Quiz: Fine Facts of Life
Answer: make-up
After her boyfriend, Danny, fired her, Fran went to work for Shades of the Orient.
From Quiz: Humble Beginnings
Answer: Elton John
Michael Bolton was not a guest star when Fran and Maxwell went on their first date, but was for their second date.
From Quiz: The Nanny
Answer: Jeff the cop
Fran and Val are sitting at the kitchen table belittling the whole notion of Valentine's Day. Fran becomes ecstatic when she gets a card in the mail revealing that she has a date after all.
From Quiz: "Love is a Many Blundered Thing"
Answer: "Cats"
Max passed on "Cats," setting up a rivalry between him and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
From Quiz: All About the "Nanny!"
Answer: Val
Val was Fran's dumb blonde friend. Fran once said that she was friends with Val only because it made her look smart.
From Quiz: The Nanny
Answer: Shades of the Orient
It was seen many times throughout the show. After she arrived at the Sheffield house, it hung in the closet in her room.
From Quiz: "The Nanny" with Fran Drescher
Answer: Gracie
Maggie is the oldest, followed by Brighton, and then Gracie. Maxwell's wife passed on right after Gracie was born.
From Quiz: "The Nanny Named Fran"
Answer: red lipstick
Maxwell commented that the lipstick "was a pretty shade".
From Quiz: "The Nanny" Mania
Answer: Fran gave him the idea with a story.
Val was over at the mansion and they were talking about a really cool kid who was smoking in elementary school.
From Quiz: "Nanny" At The Beginning
Answer: The butler's pantry
In season 1, there was a butler's pantry between the kitchen and the great room, and it was a place where Niles and Fran shared many private conversations. After the first season, the set was changed and the pantry was completely taken out to improve the layout of the home for production purposes. There were many changes made to the set after the first few episodes, but the pantry was the most significant change.
From Quiz: The Fine Details
Answer: fires her
Fran gets the axe, but after seeing how much he really needed her, Mr. Sheffield re-hired her for good.
From Quiz: Humble Beginnings
Answer: lipstick
Fran may not have made an impression with her resume, but she must have impressed Mr. Sheffield in some way because she got the job!
From Quiz: The Nanny
Answer: Brighton's friend Tommy
She and Val are waiting for the bus when she discovers the card in her purse. Val, being the dimbulb that she is, exclaims "An anonymous Valentine from a secret admirer! Who's it from?"
From Quiz: "Love is a Many Blundered Thing"
Answer: Fran Drescher (Fran)
Drescher was a co-producer so I'm sure wouldn't let anyone else's dog be cast. And poor Chester didn't really eat "Lambchop", despite accusations as such. The little hand puppet got mixed in with the laundry and disappeared down the chute for a while. Shari Lewis appeared on this episode to fine effect.
From Quiz: That's How She Became..."The Nanny"!
Answer: Yetta
Fran Drescher's real grandmother's name was Yetta. She used a lot of family members' names from her life.
From Quiz: The Nanny
Answer: lipstick
She had no intention of getting the job. In fact, she had no idea it was available before she arrived on the Sheffield's door step.
From Quiz: "The Nanny" with Fran Drescher
Answer: Chastity-Claire
No one ever knew her real name. We find out in the last episode in the series that her real name is Chastity-Claire. She's played by Lauren Lane.
From Quiz: "The Nanny Named Fran"
Answer: Gracie
She was so upset about her mother's death that she saw a counselor through the series.
From Quiz: "The Nanny" Mania
Answer: lipstick
Mr. Sheffield thinks it was crayon at first, but Fran tells him it was written in lipstick. "Ah, and what a lovely shade," he replied.
From Quiz: "Nanny" At The Beginning
Answer: The doctor turned out to be her cousin.
Fran thought that she might have finally found "the one": A handsome, successful Jewish doctor (Jon Stewart), but her "Mr. Right" actually turned out to be her cousin! The news threw Fran in such a tizzy that Maxwell insisted she go to therapy.
From Quiz: The Fab Fourth
Answer: 7
Maxwell mentioned in earlier episodes that he had produced seven flops in London before moving to New York, "Sleepy, Dopey, Lousy, and Closey" among them.
From Quiz: The Fine Details
Answer: "Beverly Hills, 90210"
Nicholle Tom guest starred on the hit television show "Beverly Hills, 90210" as a rebellious high school freshman who turns out to be a victim of sexual abuse. The guest spot lasted for several episodes as Nicholle continued to star in "The Nanny" as well.
From Quiz: Fine Facts of Life
Answer: Danny Imperiali
Danny Imperiali was played by actor Jonathan Penner.
From Quiz: Humble Beginnings
Answer: Nadine
We did not hear much about Fran's sister on the show. As a matter of a fact, the character of Nadine only appeared on the show twice. Once as a young teenager and once as an adult.
From Quiz: The Nanny
