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Nanny and the Professor Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 1970 - 1970
Episode 1
Nanny Will Do
Wed, Jan 21, 197023 mins
Professor Everett's three rambunctious children scare away another housekeeper. Suddenly at the door appears Nanny, unbidden and undaunted, bringing mystery and magic to a family that doesn't know how much they need her.
Episode 2
The Wiblet Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out
Wed, Jan 28, 197023 mins
Prudence has a nightmare with a monster named Wiblet, and Nanny helps her overcome her fears.
Episode 3
The New Butch
Wed, Feb 4, 197023 mins
The Professor misses Butch's basketball practice again. Feeling rejected, Butch is negatively influenced by a "hip" kid and takes up bad manners and slang. Nanny looks to the university faculty picnic as an opportunity to set things right.
Episode 4
The Scientific Approach
Wed, Feb 11, 197023 mins
A new girlfriend of the Professor thinks that Butch and Prudence are not grounded in reality and should be involved in her children's therapy group. Butch tests whether there is a tooth "elf" by not telling his father when he loses a tooth.
Episode 5
The Astronomers
Wed, Feb 18, 197023 mins
Hal gets a telescope for his birthday but Butch is the one who discovers a new comet.
Episode 6
Spring, Sweet Spring
Wed, Feb 25, 197023 mins
Nanny suggests a family picnic on a lovely Spring day. The family members all have other ideas until their plans are mysteriously thwarted. Just when they are all ready to go on their outing, another problem pops up. Nanny keeps the picnic and fun going on anyway and they have a great Saturday together.
Episode 7
Nanny on Wheels
Wed, Mar 4, 197023 mins
The Professor gives Nanny driving lessons while Hal, Butch and Prudence restore a vintage jalopy into a second household car.
Episode 8
Strictly for the Birds
Wed, Mar 11, 197023 mins
Nanny and the children's rescue of some ducklings leads to trouble for Nanny.
Episode 9
The Tyrannosaurus Tibia
Wed, Mar 18, 197023 mins
Waldo finds a dinosaur bone and buries it in the yard. Nanny and the children's hunt for a rose bush eating gopher uncovers Waldo's treasure and results in dig for more!
Episode 10
I Think That I Shall Never See a Tree
Wed, Mar 25, 197023 mins
Nanny and the children stage a protest to stop the city from cutting down a favorite tree for a road expansion project.
Episode 11
The Games Families Play
Wed, Apr 1, 197023 mins
Professor Everett receives a fabulous job offer from Astrodynamics, but it means moving to Astroville. The children don't want to leave their home, but put a brave face on for their father's sake.
Episode 12
An Element of Risk
Wed, Apr 8, 197023 mins
The Professor is contacted out of the blue by an old college girlfriend and isn't sure he's ready to see her again. Prudence's favorite balloon pops and she doesn't want to risk losing a new balloon by inflating it.
Episode 13
The Philosopher's Stone
Wed, Apr 15, 197023 mins
Hal feels too much pressure to complete various projects and school work, with a big science competition being foremost, it's making him irritable and miserable. Nanny offers a good luck piece, that acts like a magic amulet that restores his confidence so much he no longer worries at all and becomes careless.
Episode 14
A Fowl Episode
Wed, Apr 22, 197023 mins
Sebastian, the rooster Prudence raised from a chick has finally learned to crow. Now if he would only learn to crow at sunrise instead of the middle of the night.
Episode 15
Nanny and the Smoke-Filled Room
Wed, Apr 29, 197023 mins
Nanny convinces Butch to run for class president. Butch is running on the issues but his opponent is running on free bike rides and ice cream. Butch has to decide how much he wants to win.