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The Nanny Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1995 - 1996
Episode 1
Pen Pals
Mon, Sep 11, 1995 30 mins
In the Season 3 opener, embellishments to her life story make Fran reluctant to meet her pen pal in person.
Episode 2
Franny and the Professor
Mon, Sep 18, 1995 30 mins
CC's brother, a college professor, bets his sister that he can get Fran on "Jeopardy!"
Episode 3
The Dope Diamond
Mon, Sep 25, 1995 30 mins
Fran---and her mother---are dazzled by a charming gentleman, who's revealed to be something else when he takes Fran to buy a diamond. Fran: Fran Drescher. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Yetta: Ann Guilbert.
Episode 4
A Fine Family Feud
Mon, Oct 2, 1995 30 mins
A feud between Fran's mom and aunt sours Maggie's sweet-16 party. Freida: Lainie Kazan. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. Fran: Fran Drescher. Maggie: Nicholle Tom. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Niles: Daniel Davis. C.C.: Lauren Lane.
Episode 5
Val's Apartment
Mon, Oct 9, 1995 30 mins
Feeling the need for a life outside the Sheffields' townhouse, Fran moves into a dingy little apartment with Val (Rachel Chagall). Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. Landlord: David L. Lander. Dr. Briskin: David Bowe.
Episode 6
Shopaholic
Mon, Oct 16, 1995 30 mins
Fran responds to her ex-fiancé's engagement by going on a shopping spree. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Niles: Daniel Davis. C.C.: Lauren Lane. Val: Rachel Chagall. Salesperson: Adrienne Brett.
Episode 7
Oy Vey, You're Gay
Mon, Oct 23, 1995 30 mins
Maxwell is attracted to his new publicist, but he's decidedly not her preference. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Fran: Fran Drescher. Niles: Daniel Davis. C.C.: Lauren Lane. Maggie: Nicholle Tom. Brighton: Benjamin Salisbury. Grace: Madeline Zima.
Episode 8
The Party's Over
Mon, Nov 6, 1995 30 mins
Legal problems arise when Fran throws a party during Maxwell's absence. Milton Berle guests as Fran's uncle Manny. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Val: Rachel Chagall. Niles: Daniel Davis. Judge: Allan Rich. Jeff: Kane Picoy. C.C.: Lauren Lane.
Episode 9
The Two Mrs. Sheffields
Mon, Nov 13, 1995 30 mins
In order to provoke his overbearing mother, Maxwell proposes to Fran (Fran Drescher). Elizabeth: Dina Merrill. C.C.: Lauren Lane. Niles: Daniel Davis. Maggie: Nicholle Tom. Grace: Madeline Zima.
Episode 10
Having His Baby
Mon, Nov 20, 1995 30 mins
Fran (Fran Drescher) considers having a baby sans husband. Nikki: Donna Dixon. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. C.C.: Lauren Lane. Val: Rachel Chagall. Grace: Madeline Zima.
Episode 11
The Unkindest Cut
Mon, Nov 27, 1995 30 mins
Brighton faints while filming Fran's cousin's bris and Fran sends it to Hollywood. Everybody visits Hollywood and Fran keeps getting thrown off the Doctor Quinn Medicine Woman set.
Episode 12
An Offer She Can't Refuse
Mon, Dec 11, 1995 30 mins
Fran suspects that the guy she's dating (Burke Moses) may be involved in some shady business. Fran Drescher. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Niles: Daniel Davis. C.C.: Lauren Lane.
Episode 13
The Fashion Show
Mon, Jan 8, 1996 30 mins
Maxwell hires Fran to be the costume supervisor of a benefit production. Fashion designer Todd Oldham has a cameo. Fran: Fran Drescher.
Episode 14
Where's Fran?
Mon, Jan 15, 1996 30 mins
Fran walks out after Maxwell insults her, and the search for her is interwoven with clips from previous episodes. Roger Clinton has a cameo. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Niles: Daniel Davis. Val: Rachel Chagall. Sylvia: Renee Taylor.
Episode 15
The Grandmas
Mon, Jan 22, 1996 30 mins
Although she craves change in her life, Fran can't cope when her mother announces she and Fran's father are breaking up. Nettie: Marilyn Cooper. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. Yetta: Ann Guilbert. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Niles: Daniel Davis.
Episode 16
Val's Boyfriend
Mon, Feb 5, 1996 30 mins
Fran is left friendless when Val gets a beau; C.C. splits with Maxwell. Composer Marvin Hamlisch has a cameo. Pauly: James DiStefano. Val: Rachel Chagall. C.C.: Lauren Lane. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy.
Episode 17
Love Is a Many Blundered Thing
Mon, Feb 12, 1996 30 mins
Fran goes way overboard in her Valentine to Maxwell, whom she thinks is her secret admirer. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Tommy: Michael Bacall. Jeff: Kane Picoy. Val: Rachel Chagall.
Episode 18
Your Feet Are Too Big
Mon, Feb 19, 1996 30 mins
Fran discovers that her feet have grown, just when she's due to attend a reunion of foot models. Dr. Roberts: John Astin. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Niles: Daniel Davis.
Episode 19
Where's the Pearls?
Mon, Feb 26, 1996 30 mins
Elizabeth Taylor appears as herself on an episode in which Fran loses the Oscar winner's black-pearl necklace in a taxi. Cozette: Rosie O'Donnell. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Niles: Daniel Davis. Sylvia: Renee Taylor.
Episode 20
The Hockey Show
Mon, Mar 4, 1996 30 mins
Fran dates a superstitious hockey player to please sports fans Maxwell and Brighton---but winds up labeled a jinx. Mike: Anthony Addabbo. Ron Greschner: Himself. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy.
Episode 21
That's Midlife
Mon, Mar 11, 1996 30 mins
Maxwell suffers a midlife crisis after Fran defeats him in a tennis match. Cameos by tennis star Monica Seles and Dr. Joyce Brothers. Fran: Fran Drescher. Niles: Daniel Davis. C.C.: Lauren Lane. Brighton: Benjamin Salisbury.
Episode 22
The Cantor Show
Mon, Apr 29, 1996 30 mins
Fran dates a cantor, who's lured by the bright lights of Broadway to appear in Maxwell's show. Burt Bacharach has a cameo. Gary: Philip Casnoff. Fran: Fran Drescher. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. C.C.: Lauren Lane.
Episode 23
Green Card
Mon, May 6, 1996 30 mins
Fran says "oui" to a proposal from Brighton's French tutor---who just happens to need a green card. Phillipe: Paolo Seganti. Fran: Fran Drescher. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Sylvia: Renee Taylor. Niles: Daniel Davis. C.C.: Lauren Lane. Brighton: Benjamin Salisbury.
Episode 24
Ship of Fran's
Mon, May 13, 1996 30 mins
Fran's plans for a romantic cruise are capsized when the vacation becomes a family affair. Taped on location aboard a cruise ship. Fran: Fran Drescher. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Steve: David Starzyk. Yetta: Ann Guilbert.
Episode 25
A Pup in Paris
Mon, May 20, 1996 30 mins
A baggage mixup occurs and---voila!---Fran's aboard Maxwell's plane bound for Paris. Taped on location. Eartha Kitt has a cameo. Fran: Fran Drescher. Maxwell: Charles Shaughnessy. Nigel: Harry Van Gorkum.
