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{{Infobox
| show_name = The Nanny
| image = [[Image:Nannylogo.PNG|240px]]
| format = Sitcom
| creator = [[Fran Drescher]]<br>[[Peter Marc Jacobson]]
| developer = Prudence Fraser<br>Robert Sternin
| writer = <!-- Writers vary from episode to episode -->
| director = <!-- Directors vary from episode to episode -->
| starring = [[Fran Drescher]]<br>[[Charles Shaughnessy]]<br>[[Daniel Davis]]<br>[[Lauren Lane]]<br>[[Nicholle Tom]]<br>[[Benjamin Salisbury]]<br>[[Madeline Zima]]<br>[[Renée Taylor]]<br>[[Ann Morgan Guilbert]]<br>[[Rachel Chagall]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Ann Hampton Callaway]]<br><small>(Pilot episode: [[Cy Coleman]] and [[Dorothy Fields]])</small>
| opentheme = "The Nanny Named Fran", written and performed by [[Ann Hampton Callaway]]<br><small>(Pilot episode: "[[If My Friends Could See Me Now]]" by [[Gwen Verdon]])</small>
| composer = Timothy Thompson
| country = United States
| language = English<br/>[[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] (dubbed)
| num_seasons = 6
| num_episodes = 146
| list_episodes = List of The Nanny episodes
| executive_producer = Robert Sternin<br>Prudence Fraser <small>(seasons 1–4; consulting executive producers, seasons 5–6)</small><br>Peter Marc Jacobson<br><small>(seasons 2–6)</small><br>Fran Drescher <small>(seasons 4-6)</small><br>Diane Wilk <small>(seasons 5–6)</small><br>Frank Lombardi<br>Caryn Lucas <small>(both; season 6)</small>
| camera = [[Videotape]]; [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 22–24 minutes
| company = Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc.<br>[[TriStar Television]] <small>(both; entire run)</small><br>Highschool Sweethearts <small>(1996–1999)</small>
| distributor = [[TriStar Television]] <small>(1994–1999)</small><br>[[Columbia TriStar Television]] <small>(1997–2002; syndication)</small><br>[[Sony Pictures Television]] <small>(2002–present, reruns only)</small>
| network = [[CBS]]
| picture_format = [[480i]] [[4:3]] ([[SDTV]])<br>[[720p]] 1.33 : 1 ([[HDTV]])
| audio_format = Stereo (NTSC)
| first_aired = {{Start date|1993|11|03}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1999|6|23}}<ref name="tv.com">http://www.tv.com/the-nanny/show/333/episode.html?tag=page_nav;episode The series finale of ''The Nanny'' aired on May 12, 1999. Because they had not been shown in March and April as originally scheduled, CBS showed the six unaired season 6 episodes in June 1999. The last first-run episodes of ''The Nanny'' aired on June 23, 1999.</ref>
| status = Ended
| website = http://www.thenannytv.com/
| production_website = http://www.nickatnite.com/shows/the-nanny/index.jhtml
}}

'''''The Nanny''''' is an American television sitcom co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc., and [[Fran Drescher]] in association with [[Sony Pictures Television|TriStar Television]] for the [[CBS]] network. It first aired from November 3, 1993, to May 12, 1999, and starred [[Fran Drescher]] as [[Fran Fine]], a [[Jewish]] [[Queens]] native who casually becomes the nanny of three children from the New York/British [[upper class]].

Created and executively produced by Drescher and her then-husband [[Peter Marc Jacobson]], ''The Nanny'' took much of its inspiration from Drescher's personal life, involving names and characteristics based on near relatives and friends. The show earned a [[Rose d'Or]] and one [[Emmy Award]], out of a total of thirteen nominations, and Drescher was twice nominated for a [[Golden Globe]] as well as for an Emmy. Since the early 2000s the sitcom has also spawned several [[The Nanny (TV series)#Foreign adaptations|foreign adaptations]], loosely inspired by the original scripts.

== Plot ==
Jewish-American Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her fiance's shop, first appears on the door step of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield ([[Charles Shaughnessy]]) peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbles upon the opportunity to become the nanny for his three children. Soon Fran, with her off-beat nurturing and no-nonsense honesty, touches the whole family as she gives the prim-and-proper Maxwell and his children a dose of 'Queens logic,' helping them to become a healthy, happy family; a family that she later fully joins when she becomes engaged and then married to Maxwell.

Other characters include [[sardonic]] butler Niles ([[Daniel Davis]]), and Maxwell's socialite business partner C.C. Babcock ([[Lauren Lane]]), who views Fran with jealousy and skepticism.

== Cast ==
===Main cast===
{{Main|List of The Nanny characters}}

''The Nanny'' maintained an [[ensemble cast]], keeping the same set of characters for its entire six-season run. Numerous secondary characters and love interests for these characters appeared intermittently to complement storylines that generally revolved around this core group.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="150"|Character
! width="150"|Actor
|-
| [[Fran Fine]]
| [[Fran Drescher]]
|-
| [[Maxwell Sheffield]]
| [[Charles Shaughnessy]]
|-
| [[Niles (The Nanny)|Niles]]
| [[Daniel Davis]]
|-
| [[C. C. Babcock]]
| [[Lauren Lane]]
|-
| [[Maggie Sheffield]]
| [[Nicholle Tom]]
|-
| [[Brighton Sheffield]]
| [[Benjamin Salisbury]]
|-
| [[Gracie Sheffield]]
| [[Madeline Zima]]
|-
| [[Sylvia Fine (The Nanny)|Sylvia Fine]]
| [[Renée Taylor]]
|-
| [[Yetta Rosenberg]]
| [[Ann Morgan Guilbert]]
|-
| [[Val Toriello]]
| [[Rachel Chagall]]
|}

===Guest stars===
Although largely operating around the main ensemble cast, ''The Nanny'' featured an enormous number of guest stars over the years. Notable repeat guests included [[Lainie Kazan]] as Fran's paternal aunt Freida Fine, [[Steve Lawrence]] as Fran's never before seen father Morty Fine and (in one episode) as himself, [[Pamela Anderson]] as Fran's nemesis Heather Biblow, [[Ray Charles]] as Yetta's fiancé Sammy, [[Spalding Gray]] as Dr. Jack Miller, and [[Fred Stoller]] as Fred The Pharmacist. Some celebrities guested as characters in single episodes, such as [[John Astin]], [[Roseanne]] as Fran's cousin Sheila, and [[Joan Collins]] as Maxwell's stepmother, [[Robert Vaughn]] as Maxwell's father. Others appeared as themselves, primarily in connection with Maxwell's business relations, such as [[Bob Barker]], [[Chevy Chase]], [[Billy Ray Cyrus]], [[Lesley-Anne Down]], [[Erik Estrada]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Joe Lando]], [[Richard Kline]], [[Bette Midler]] and [[Eydie Gorme]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[Cloris Leachman]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Elton John]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Lamb Chop (puppet)|Lamb Chop]] and [[Shari Lewis]], [[Andrew Dice Clay]], [[Lynn Redgrave]], [[Hugh Grant]], [[Margaret Cho]], Eric Braeden and [[Hunter Tylo]]; media personalities [[Roger Clinton, Jr.]], [[Alicia Machado]], [[Jay Leno]], [[David Letterman]], and [[Donald Trump]]; and musicians [[Lisa Loeb]], [[Brian Setzer]], [[Celine Dion]]. Rapper [[Coolio]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Steve Lawrence]] and [[Rosie O'Donnell]] guest starred as both characters and themselves in different episodes. Two-time "[[Survivor (U.S. TV series)|Survivor]]" [[Jonathan Penner]] appeared as Fran's former fiance, Danny Imperialli. [[James Marsden]] appeared as Maggie's boyfriend, Eddie, and [[Telma Hopkins]] appeared as Fran's "mother" in the episode ''Fran's Roots''. [[Scott Baio]] made an appearance as a rookie doctor who was a former schoolmate of Fran's (Fran was his first patient...ever). [[Jon Stewart]] portrayed a Jewish love interest of Fran's until it was discovered at a family wedding that the two were cousins.

[[Marvin Hamlisch]] appeared as Fran's former high school music teacher, a Marvin Hamlisch look-alike.
Fran Drescher also reprised her role of Bobbi Fleckman from the 1984 film ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'' and made a [[cameo appearance]] as actor "Fran Drescher" in the third to last episode. Charles Shaughnessy had a double role as a foreign sultan in one episode. Drescher's real-life parents, Morty and Sylvia, initially appeared as a couple in the waiting room of Grace's therapist and made subsequent appearances as Fran's Uncle Stanley and Aunt Rose; her [[Pomeranian (dog)|Pomeranian]] [[Chester Drescher|Chester]] appeared as C.C.'s pet in more than a dozen episodes. Renée Taylor's husband, actor [[Joseph Bologna]], and their son Gabriel Bologna, had minor roles as doctors on the show. [[Ray Romano]] appeared as Fran's former high school classmate [[Ray Barone]], linking ''The Nanny'' with his comedy ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''. [[Tom Bergeron]] appeared as himself, the host of ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', in an episode in which Maxwell appeared as a star on the show's board as a replacement for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. [[Tyne Daly]] appeared as a fellow nanny facing forced retirement.

==Series overview==
{{Main|List of The Nanny episodes}}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Season
! rowspan=2| № of<br> episodes
! colspan=2| Original airdates
! rowspan=2| Notes
! colspan=2| [[A.C. Nielsen Co.|Nielsen ratings]]
|-
! Premiere date
! End date
! Ranking
! {{nowrap|Est. viewers}}<br> <small>(in millions)</small>
|-
! style="background:#FFD700;" |
| [[List of The Nanny episodes#Season_1:_1993–1994|1]]
| 22
| [[November 3]], [[1993]]
| [[May 16]], [[1994]]
|
| #60
| 9.52
|-
! style="background:#E34234;" |
| [[List of The Nanny episodes#Season_2:_1994–1995|2]]
| 26
| {{nowrap|[[September 12]], 1994}}
| [[May 22]], [[1995]]
|
| #24<ref name=season2>http://fbibler.chez.com/tvstats/recent_data/1994-95.html 1994–1995 TV Season Ratings</ref>
| 12.5
|-
! style="background:#008584;" |
| [[List of The Nanny episodes#Season_3: 1995–1996|3]]
| 27
| [[September 11]], 1995
| [[May 20]], [[1996]]
| align="left"| Included "Oy to the World" animated episode.
| #17<ref name=season3>http://fbibler.chez.com/tvstats/recent_data/1995-96.html 1995–1996 TV Season Ratings</ref>
| 12.4
|-
! style="background:#C04000;" |
| [[List of The Nanny episodes#Season_4: 1996–1997|4]]
| 26
| [[September 18]], 1996
| [[May 21]], [[1997]]
|
| #45<ref name=season4>http://fbibler.chez.com/tvstats/recent_data/1996-97.html 1996–1997 TV Season Ratings</ref>
| 9.1
|-
! style="background:#0000FF;" |
| [[List of The Nanny episodes#Season_5: 1997–1998|5]]
| 23
| [[October 1]], 1997
| [[May 13]], [[1998]]
|
| #50<ref name=season8>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/05/25/DD61876.DTL&type=chart 1997–1998 TV Season Ratings</ref>
| 11.5
|-
! style="background:#9966CC;" |
| [[List of The Nanny episodes#Season_6:_1998–1999|6]]
| 22
| [[September 30]], 1998
| {{nowrap|[[June 23]], [[1999]]<ref name="tv.com"/>}}
| align="left"| Six unaired episodes were shown after series finale.
| #84<ref name=season6>http://web.archive.org/web/20091029011819/http://geocities.com/Hollywood/4616/ew0604.html 1998–1999 TV Season Ratings</ref>
| 9.3
|-
|}
'''Note:''' Ratings for the first four seasons are for household ratings, not viewership figures.

===Reunion special===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Name !! Air date
|-
| ''[[The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember]]''
| December 6, 2004
|}

==Theme song and opening credits==
[[File:7 East 75th Street 001.JPG|thumb|7 East 75th Street on the [[Upper East Side]] served for the exterior shots of the house of the Sheffields.]]

===Theme song===
The show's original theme was the song "[[If My Friends Could See Me Now]]", performed by [[Gwen Verdon]] from the 1966 Broadway musical ''[[Sweet Charity]]'',<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrk1Tps8w0Q Original Nanny Intro from the Pilot episode</ref> but this theme was scrapped after the pilot episode, and it was only heard in the pilot episode in the original CBS run (all syndicated airings of the episode replaced the theme, and removed any mention of it in the closing credits).

The second theme song, "The Nanny Named Fran", which was written and performed by [[Ann Hampton Callaway]], would be the theme song for the remainder of the series (and would replace the former theme in syndicated reruns of the pilot episode). Two instrumental versions of the theme song were used in the closing credits, one that is a direct instrumental version of the theme (used only in a few season one episodes), and another that sounds slightly different from the theme song (although the end of the closing theme features an instrumental portion taken almost directly from the main title theme).

===Opening credits===
The opening sequence for the pilot featured Fran in front of a white background, getting herself made up going to work as the nanny; at the end of the sequence, it shows Fran heading toward a stroller and a lipstick print appears to the above right.

Along with the change of the theme song from "If My Friends Could See Me Now" to "The Nanny Named Fran" came the change of the opening sequence, which like the theme, describes (with the main characters in animated form) the story of how Fran Fine went from being fired from the bridal shop by Danny Imperiali to becoming the nanny of the Sheffield children. The opening sequence remained the same even though Renée Taylor, Ann Guilbert and Rachel Chagall began to be credited as "starring" in the in-show credits beginning in season five. The only change to the sequence was in season six when producer Kathy Landsberg was promoted to co-executive producer of the series as her producer credit was moved to the in-show credits, while the creator credits of Drescher and Jacobson, and the developer credits of Sternin and Fraser were added in its place.

The animated opening sequence begins with Fran Fine walking into the bridal shop, only to be kicked out by Danny Imperalli. Then, she hitches a ride in a cab, crosses the bridge from [[Queens, New York]] to [[Manhattan]] and arrives at the Sheffield mansion. Maxwell Sheffield opens the door and observes Fran. Then, he pulls her inside and she falls into the flower pot. Niles dusts her off and puts a cap on her head that reads ''Nanny''. Fran whistles for Maggie, Brighton and Gracie and the four of them form a conga line. C. C. arrives at the door and Fran bumps the door with her hip to close it in her face. Finally, the Sheffields, Niles and Fran gather on the couch for a group picture similar to the old [[One Day at a Time]] series opening.

== Production ==
===Development===
It was not until 1991 – the same year Drescher decided to visit friend [[Twiggy|Twiggy Lawson]] and her family in London, England, that the pair came up with early drafts for ''The Nanny''. Inspired by a [[culture]]-clash shopping tour with Lawson's teenage daughter which saw Drescher actually functioning in a less parental but "humorous [...] kind of Queens logic, self-serving advice" mode,<ref name="hw-reporter">{{cite web | title=Enter Winning | work=[[Hollywood Reporter]] | url=http://home.frognet.net/~ritchie/hrenterwinning.htm | accessdate=2007-06-16}}</ref> she convinced her husband starting work of what she called "doing a spin on [the 1965 film] ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]''."<ref name="hw-reporter"/> However, it was not until a transatlantic flight to Paris that Drescher persuaded fellow passenger Jeff Sagansky, at the time president of [[CBS Corporation]], for whom she had starred in the short-lived TV series ''[[Princesses (TV series)|Princesses]]'', to meet with her and Jacobson when Drescher returned to [[Los Angeles, California]].

Back in Los Angeles, the pair pitched their idea to Tim Flack and Joe Voci, both in comedy development at CBS.<ref name="hw-reporter"/> Sagansky brought in experienced producers Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser,<ref name="hw-reporter"/> another husband-and-wife team with whom Drescher had worked before while guesting on ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' in 1985 and 1986. Interested, both couples teamed up to write the script for the pilot together, creating a character with the intention to build off Drescher's image. "Our business strategy was to create a show that was going to complement our writing, complement me as a talent,"<ref name="hw-reporter"/> Drescher said in a 1997 interview with the ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]''. As a result, the characters draw deeply on the Drescher family, including [[Fran Fine]]'s parents, Sylvia and Morty, and grandmother Yetta, who all were named after their real-life counterparts.

=== Crew ===
Most of all early ''The Nanny'' episodes were shot in front of a live studio audience on Stage 6 at the [[Culver Studios]] generally on Friday nights. During later seasons the taping was no longer performed before an audience due to the complexities of the [[fantasy]] sequences, costume changes, etc. On Mondays, the cast went through the script as a [[table read]]. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, they rehearsed before the series' producers and execuitives. And, on Thursdays and Fridays, the series was shot using a multi-camera set up in front of a live studio audience.<ref name="hw-reporter2">{{cite web | title=Nanny on the Spot | work=Hollywood Reporter | url=http://home.frognet.net/~ritchie/hrnannyonthespot.htm | accessdate=2007-06-18}}</ref>

Nearly 100 crew members were involved in the shooting of a single episode.<ref name="hw-reporter4">{{cite web | title=In a Family way | work=Hollywood Reporter | url=http://home.frognet.net/~ritchie/hrinafamilyway.htm | accessdate=2007-06-19}}</ref> Although Drescher, Fraser, Jacobson and Sternin, the show's only executive producers for the first four seasons, coordinated "pretty much everything" at the beginning,<ref name="hw-reporter4"/> according to Sternin, they eventually found their niche and in the following years, Drescher and Sternin decided to focus on writing story outlines, while Jacobson presided over the writing team, and Fraser observed the run-throughs.<ref name="hw-reporter4"/> The four of them were later joined by Frank Lombardi, Caryn Lucas and Diane Wilk.

== Humor ==
The comedy in ''The Nanny'' was formulated with many [[running gag]]s, which contributed heavily to the success of the series. Much of this formula was character-based, with all major characters possessing a specific trait or quirks that provided a source of parody for other characters. The conflicting elements of each character's own comedy were often played off against one another ([[Fran Fine|Fran]] and [[Maxwell Sheffield|Maxwell]], [[Niles (The Nanny)|Niles]] and [[C.C. Babcock|C.C.]], [[Maggie Sheffield|Maggie]] and [[Brighton Sheffield|Brighton]]). Occasionally the characters would break the [[fourth wall]] and comment on the situations themselves, or Fran would comment to the audience or look into the camera. Other running gags are the many references to [[Beatles]] songs and the musicals ''[[Fiddler On The Roof]]'' and ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. Most of the humor Fran uses is aimed toward a Jewish audience. She makes references to Yiddish words and teaches the Sheffield children to be stereotypical Jews (to never pay retail price, to go after men like doctors, etc.) Most of this humor stems from scenes including her mother Sylvia.

At times, they would also make fun of the star's previous careers or real life off-screen time. This was noticeable when Yetta saw her reflection in the mirror and thought she was seeing Millie Helper from ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' (the role that Guilbert played on that long-running show), Maxwell remembering how he wanted to hire a former cast member from ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' but thought he wasn't "British" enough (a reference to Charles Shaughnessy's former series), C.C. using props to hide Lauren Lane's real-life pregnancy at the time, and Fran meeting her idol—Fran Drescher—who gave her a hint on what she (the TV Fran) was going to do in the next scene in the second-to-last episode in the last season.

More running gags include Fran's frequent references to classic TV sitcoms (Such as ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' and ''[[Bewitched]]'') and her many eccentric family members (some never shown, most of them dying); Fran lying about her age—especially to men; Maxwell fighting through his rivalry with actual Broadway producer [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]; Sylvia loving food in excess; Niles delivering sharp one-liners, often aimed at C.C.; C.C. cold-heartedly reacting to situations that are usually sentimental to others (i.e. the death of [[Bambi]]'s mother); Gracie psychologically analyzing various situations; Niles getting fired because he embarrasses Maxwell or gives Fran ideas that Maxwell extremely dislikes (like the time when Niles suggested that Max, C.C. and Fran go to the Streisand house); Fran and Val lacking intelligence and obsessing over material possessions (i.e. clothes); Yetta making disconnected comments revealing her [[senility]]; Fran criticizing Maxwell's and Niles' reserved and inhibited British nature; Brighton morphing into a hopeless dork; Fran's attraction to Jewish males; Maxwell passing up the incredibly popular musical, ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', then becoming upset when such an idiotic idea became a success; Niles' last name never being revealed; C.C. covering her long-unrevealed name (finally given as Chastity Claire in the series finale); C.C. failing to remember the names of the Sheffield children (even convinced by [[Niles (The Nanny)|Niles]] in one episode that there was another child Sydney; note: she didn't have trouble remembering in the early seasons); Sylvia constantly nagging Fran to get married; Fran finding solace in food when she's depressed; Fran's dad, Morty often featured in the series but never actually seen (until portrayed by [[Steve Lawrence]] in later episodes); Morty's only physical trait being the fact that he is bald, in which he is always comically losing his wig, and has several head mannequins to hold different wigs; Niles offering obvious hints to Maxwell and Fran about them realizing they should be together and hints from each other; C.C. pining over her unrequited romantic interest in Maxwell; and Fran obsessing with [[Barbra Streisand]]. There was also the occasional tryst between Niles and C.C., contrasting with their typical open disdain for each other, which was actually love. Season 4 featured a running gag where both Fran and Maxwell kept secret from the other household members "The Thing" (the fact that in the season 3 finale Maxwell tells Fran he loves her, but then in the Season 4 premiere he takes it back). It's also following "The Thing" that whenever Maxwell makes comments denying he has feelings for Fran, she is temporary "paralyzed" (she can't feel her arm, her entire left side shuts down, etc.).

In addition, there is also a great deal of [[physical comedy]] in ''The Nanny'' including exaggerated falls and chases. Drescher's facial expressions, when shocked or surprised, can also be seen as reminiscent of [[Lucille Ball]]'s portrayals of [[Lucy Ricardo]] and [[Lucy Carmichael]]. The parallels were suggested in a few episodes, where an exasperated Mr. Sheffield refers to Fran as "Mrs Carmichael," and asks in another: "Mr. Mooney fire you from the bank again?" Another Lucy reference (in which the family travels to Hollywood) is when he alludes to Fran and "Ethel" stealing John Wayne's footprints, and again when Maxwell says "Miss Fine, you got' some 'splaining to do!" like Ricky Ricardo often said to Lucy Ricardo. The episode that featured a visit from Elizabeth Taylor began with Maxwell and Niles trying to hide the visit from Fran ("Boys, boys, boys. Now do you think my mother gave birth to a dummy 25 years ago?") followed by her gripe "You never introduce me to any of the stars that you know; I've got a good mind to take Little Ricky and... oh. Never mind." Also, there was a reference from the episode of ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' called "Ricky has Labor Pains" where, Lucy and Ethel dress up like men and go to Ricky's daddy shower. In an episode of ''[[The Nanny]]'', Fran sees a man watching ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' on TV and the theme song plays and she gets a sneaky look on her face and she goes to Mr. Sheffield's party dressed as a male reporter. Viewers for [[Quality Television]] calls ''The Nanny'' "the 90s version of ''[[I Love Lucy]].'' It was well written and entertaining".<ref>[http://www.thenannytv.com/about2.html The Nanny – Official Site – About the Show<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Reception==
The show languished its first year. When it was nearly canceled, Sagansky stepped in as its champion. According to Jacobson: "At all those affiliate meetings, he used to say, 'Stick by ''The Nanny''!' He knew it was something special."<ref name=hw-reporter5>{{cite web | title=Enter Winning | work=Hollywood Reporter | url=http://home.frognet.net/~ritchie/hrenterwinning.htm | accessdate=2008-03-05}}</ref> The sitcom was the first new show delivered to CBS for the 1993 season and the highest-tested pilot at the network in years.<ref name="hw-reporter"/> The series was also hugely successful internationally, especially in Australia,<ref name=hw-reporter5/> where it was one of the highest rated programs during the mid-late 1990s.

Although soon emerging as a favorite among the company, sponsors questioned whether the writers had ventured too far in terms of ethnicity and Drescher acted too obviously Jewish.<ref name="hw-reporter"/> The actress, however, declined to change Fran Fine into an [[Italian American]]: "On TV, you have to work fast, and the most real, the most rooted in reality to me is Jewish. I wanted to do it closest to what I knew."<ref name="jewishjournal">{{cite web | title=I'm a Survivor! | work=Jewish Journal | url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=8435 | accessdate=2007-06-18}}</ref> By contrast, the producers came to the conclusion that to oppose her should be a family of British origin, so "she wouldn't come across as Jewish so much as the American you were rooting for," Sternin explained. "The idea was to make her the American girl who happens to be Jewish rather than the Jewish girl working for the [[White Anglo-Saxon Protestant|WASP]]s."<ref name="hw-reporter"/>

==Syndication==
The show began off-network syndication in September 1997, distributed by [[Columbia TriStar Television]] (now [[Sony Pictures Television]]) on various broadcast television networks in the U.S. The show had aired on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime Television]] from 2000 until 2008. The show can be seen currently on [[Nick at Nite]] in the United States, [[The Hallmark Channel]] in the Philippines, [[Super RTL]] and [[VOX (TV channel)|VOX]] in Germany, and [[Go! (Australian TV channel)|Go!]] and [[TV1 (Australia)|TV1]] in Australia. On February 8, 2010, Fran Drescher hosted a week-long marathon of ''The Nanny'', titled "Valentine Schmalentine", on Nick at Nite.
On August 2, 2010, ''The Nanny'' began airing on [[TV Land]], commencing with a week-long marathon. On January 1, 2011, The Nanny began airing on [[Antenna TV]], a new digital broadcast network.

===International syndication===

Outside of North America, ''The Nanny'' is broadcast in various other countries and television networks, each with their own schedule for the series. In the United Kingdom, the entire series aired on the digital network [[Living (channel)|Living]].

Other countries where ''The Nanny'' airs include the following:

{|class="messagebox large-talk collapsible collapsed"
|-
!align="left"| International syndication
|-
|{|
|-
! Country / Region
! Name
! Television Network
! [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|Dubbing]] / [[Subtitle (captioning)|Subtitles]]
|-
| {{Flag|Austria}}
| ''Die Nanny'' <small>(English: "''The Nanny''")</small>
| [[ORF1]] <small>(2005)</small>,<ref>[http://www.wunschliste.de/4936 Die Nanny on Wunschliste]</ref> [[ATV (Austria)|ATV]] <small>(2006–2010)</small>
| German
|-
| {{Flag|Australia}}
| ''The Nanny''
| [[Network Ten]] <small>(1995–1999)</small>, [[Nine Network]] <small>(2008)</small>, [[Go! (Australian TV channel)|Go!]] <small>(2009–present)</small>, [[GEM (Australian TV channel)|GEM]] <small>(2010–present)</small>, [[TV1 (Australia)|TV1]]
| None
|-
| {{Flag|Brazil}}
| ''Nanny''
| [[Rede Record]], [[Rede 21]], [[Sony Entertainment Television|SET]]
| Portuguese dubbing
|-
| {{flag|Catalonia}}
| ''La Tata'' <small>(English: "''The Nanny''")</small>
| [[TV3 (Catalonia)|TV3]]
| Catalan dubbing
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}
| ''Dadilja'' <small>(English: "''Nanny''")</small>
| [[RTL Televizija]]<ref>http://www.rtl.hr/dadilja-serije-24</ref>
| [[Croatian language|Croatian]] subtitles
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| ''Chůva k pohledání'' <small>(English: "''Nanny''")</small>
| [[TV Prima]]<ref>http://www.iprima.cz/porady/chuva-k-pohledani</ref>
| Czech dubbing
|-
| {{Flag|Denmark}}
| ''Alletiders barnepige'' <small>(English: "''Full time nanny''")</small>
| [[TV3 (Denmark)|TV3]]<ref>http://www.tv3.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21932&ttid=1050843&Itemid=2280</ref>
| Danish subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|Estonia}}
| ''Nanny''
| [[TV3 (Estonia)|TV3]]
| [[Estonian language|Estonian]] subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|Finland}}
| ''Nanny''
| [[Nelonen]]
| Finnish subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|France}}
| ''Une nounou d'enfer'' <small>(English: "''A Wonderful Nanny''")</small>
| [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]],
| French
|-
| {{Flag|Germany}}
| ''Die Nanny'' <small>(English: "''The Nanny''")</small><ref>http://www.wunschliste.de/4936</ref>
| [[VOX (TV channel)|VOX]] <small>(2002–2010)</small>, [[Super RTL]] <small>(2007–2010)</small>, [[RTL Television|RTL]] <small>(1995–2002)</small>, [[Fox Channel (Germany)|FOX Germany]] <small>(2010)</small>
| German dubbing
|-
| {{Flag|Greece}}
| ''Ntanta amesou draseos'' <small>(English: "''Urgent nanny''")</small>
| [[Mega Channel|Mega]], [[Alpha TV|Alpha]], [[Macedonia TV]]
| Greek subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|Hungary}}
| ''A dadus'' <small>(English: "''The Nanny''")</small>
| [[TV2 (Hungary)|TV2]], [[RTL Klub]], [[Cool TV]]
|Hungarian
|-
| {{Flag|Israel}}
| ''Nanny''
| [[Channel 3 (Israel)|Channel 3]]
| Hebrew subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|Italy}}
| ''La tata'' <small>(English: "''The Nanny''")</small>
| [[Canale 5]] <small>(1995)</small>, [[Italia 1]] <small>(1996–2000)</small>
| Italian dubbing
|-
| {{Flag|Lithuania}}
| ''Auklė'' <small>(English: "''Nanny''")</small>
| [[TV3 (Lithuania)|TV3]]
| Lithuanian dubbing
|-
| {{Flag|Malaysia}}
| ''The Nanny''
| [[TV2 (Malaysia)|TV2]], [[Astro (Malaysian satellite television)|Astro]]
| [[Malay language|Bahasa Malaysia]] subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|Netherlands}}
| ''The Nanny''
| [[RTL 5]]
| Dutch subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|Portugal}}
| ''Competente e Descarada'' <small>(English: "''Competent and shameless''")</small>
| [[Televisão Independente|TVI]]
| ?
|-
| {{Flag|Romania}}
| ''Dădaca'' <small>(English: "Nanny")</small>
| [[Pro TV]], [[Pro Cinema]]
| ?
|-
| {{Flag|Russia}}
| ''Няня'' <small>(English: "Nanny")</small>
| [[Domashny]], ДТВ
| Russian dubbing
|-
| {{Flag|Sweden}}
| ''Nanny''
| [[TV3 (Sweden)|TV3]]
| Swedish subtitles
|-
| {{Flag|Switzerland}}
| ''Die Nanny'' <small>(English: "''The Nanny''")</small>
| [[SF zwei|SF2]] <small>(2006–2008)</small>
| German
|-
| {{Flag|Thailand}}
| ''The Nanny''
| [[Hallmark Channel (Asia)|Hallamrk]], [[TrueVisions]]
| Thai
|-
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| ''The Nanny''
| [[Living TV]]
| None
|-
| {{Flag|Canada}}
| ''The Nanny''
| [[TVTropolis]]
| None
|-
|}

== DVD releases ==
[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] has released seasons 1, 2 & 3 of ''The Nanny'' on DVD in regions 1, 2 & 4. Season 3 was released on March 17, 2009 in Region 1, almost 3 years after the release of season 2. [http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Nanny-Season-3-News/11096]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|<div align="center">'''DVD name'''</div>||rowspan="2" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|<div align="center">'''Ep #'''</div>||colspan="3" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|<div align="center">'''Release dates'''</div>||rowspan="2" bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|<div align="center">'''Special features'''</div>
|-
|bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|<div align="center">Region 1</div>||bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|<div align="center">Region 2</div>||bgcolor="#f2f2f2"|<div align="center">Region 4</div>
|-
| The Complete 1<sup>st</sup> Season || align="center"|22 || July 12, 2005 || August 9, 2005 || July 13, 2005 ||
* Commentary with Fran Drescher
* The Making of The Nanny
|-
| The Complete 2<sup>nd</sup> Season || align="center"|26 || May 2, 2006 || June 8, 2006 || May 10, 2006 ||
* None
|-
| The Complete 3<sup>rd</sup> Season || align="center"|27 || March 17, 2009 || March 5, 2009 || March 11, 2009 ||
* None
|-
| The Complete 4<sup>th</sup> Season || align="center"|26 || TBA || TBA || TBA ||
|-
| The Complete 5<sup>th</sup> Season || align="center"|23 || TBA || TBA || TBA ||
|-
| The Complete 6<sup>th</sup> Season || align="center"|22 || TBA || TBA || TBA ||
|}

==Awards==
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE" align="center"
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC"|Year
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC"|Award
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC"|Category
! style="background-color: #BCBCBC"|Recipient
|-
| 1996 || BMI Film & TV Awards || BMI TV Music Award || Timothy Thompson
|-
| 1995 || [[Primetime Emmy Award]] || Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Series || Brenda Cooper<br><small>(For episode "Canasta Masta")</small>
|-
| 2008 || [[TV Land Awards]] || Favorite Nanny || Fran Drescher
|-
| 1999 || TeleVizier-Ring Gala, Netherlands || Silver TeleVizier-Tulip || <center>–</center>
|-
| 1996 || [[Young Artist Awards]] || Best Performance by a Young Actor – TV Comedy Series || Benjamin Salisbury
|-
|}

==Foreign adaptations==
[[Image:The Nanny adaptations world.PNG|right|thumb|Countries with local versions]]
{{Main|List of foreign adaptations of The Nanny}}
''The Nanny'' was shown in more than eighty countries worldwide. In addition, several local versions of the show have been produced in other countries. These shows follow the original scripts very closely, but with minor alterations in order to adapt to their respective country's culture. The remake in Russia was so popular that some original American writers were commissioned to write new scripts after all original episodes were remade.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news | title=Still Married, With Children, But in Russian | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/world/europe/10sitcom.html | accessdate=2008-02-02 | work=The New York Times | first=Clifford J. | last=Levy | date=September 10, 2007}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of television show franchises]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
{{Wikiquote|The Nanny}}
* [http://www.thenannytv.com ''The Nanny'' official website at Sony Pictures Television]
* [http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/nanny/ ''The Nanny'' at ''Lifetime Television'']
* {{imdb title|id=0106080|title=The Nanny}}
* {{tv.com show|id=333|title=The Nanny}}

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