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The Nanny

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TV Series

The Resume

    (November 3, 1993-May 12, 1999)
    Aired on CBS
    Fran Drescher as Fran Fine (later Sheffield)
    Charles Shaughnessy as Maxwell Sheffield
    Nicholle Tom as Maggie Sheffield
    Benjamin Salisbury as Brighton Sheffield
    Madeline Zima as Grace Sheffield
    Daniel Davis as Niles the Butler
    Premise: An outspoken Queens native becomes nanny for the family of a Broadway producer

Why The Nanny might be annoying:

    After being subjected to Drescher's voice for an extended period, many viewers probably found the commercials a relief.
    It relied heavily on repeated running gags.
    It stretched out the romantic tension between Miss Fine and Mr. Sheffield for five of the show's six seasons.
    Fran Fine refused to ever admit to being over 29.
    Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell and Coolio guest starred as both characters and themselves in different episodes.

Why The Nanny might not be annoying:

    Drescher resisted pressure to change her character's ethnicity from Jewish to Italian.
    CBS stood by the show when it struggled in the ratings its first season and it became one of the network's biggest hits of the decade.
    It had no turnover among the principal cast members during its six seasons, largely due to a family atmosphere on set.
    Viewers for Quality Television called it 'the 90s version of I Love Lucy. It was well written and entertaining.'
    It inspired foreign adaptations in several countries, with the Russian version becoming so popular that some of the original American writers were hired to create new scripts.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 61 Votes: 50.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 71 Votes: 63.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 58 Votes: 72.41% Annoying