3.1 "The Pen Pal"
Fran gets a chance to meet her long-time pen pal Lenny, which prompts Maxwell
to accompany her to the Russian Tea Room to check him out; meanwhile Niles
and C.C. are left alone in the house. Peter Marc Jacobson appears.
Florence Griffith-Joyner has a cameo
as herself, and David Letterman is in a video clip as himself.
3.2 "Franny and the Professor"
C.C.'s brother Noel (Michael McKean) bets C.C. that he can do the impossible:
get Fran on Jeopardy; meanwhile, Maxwell is upset when it appears he hasn't
been invited to the Renaissance Weekend, a gathering of national bigwigs,
including the President. Michael McKean guest stars as C.C.'s brother Noel. Alex Trebec and
Roger Clinton have cameos as themselves.
3.3 "Dope Diamond"
Fran is swept off her feet by (get this!) a suave sophisticated British
gent, by the name of Jules (Ian Buchanan), and when he proposes, Sylvia
is ecstatic, but Maxwell smells a rat. Ian Buchanan guest stars as Jules Kimball.
3.4 "A Fine Family Feud"
After Maggie concludes that the "Sweet Sixteen" thrown by Maxwell at the
Guggenheim Museum would be boring, Fran takes over an decides to hold it
at a nightclub owned by her Aunt Freida (Lainie Kazan). The problem: Freida
and Fran's mother haven't spoken in years.
Lainie Kazan guest stars as Fran's (fraternal) aunt Freida.
3.5 "Val's Apartment"
Fearing that she has "no life" and that her job at the Sheffield's is impacting
3.6 "Shoppaholic"
When Val tells Fran that Danny is getting married to her arch nemesis Heather
3.7 "Oy Vey, You're Gay"
Maxwell hires a gorgeous publicist named Sydney (Catherine Oxenberg) to
raise his public profile, and he quickly falls for her, prompting the jealousy
of C.C. and Fran. But they needn't worry: she's a lesbian who's more interested
in Fran. Catherine Oxenberg guest stars as Maxwell's new publicist, Sydney
Mercer.
3.8 "The Party's Over"
When Maxwell goes to Boston with C.C., Brighton and Gracie, he leaves strict
instructions that Maggie not be allowed to have a party. So Fran and Val
have one instead: a "singles party" where people are charged an entrance
fee, which lands Fran in trouble with the law, and with Maxwell.
Milton Berle guest stars as Fran's lawyer, Uncle Manny.
3.9 "The Two Mrs. Sheffields"
When Maxwell's obnoxious, critical mother Elizabeth (Dina Merrill) comes to town, Maxwell proposes to Fran just to get his mother's goat, but it doesn't take long before Fran is hip to the deception.
3.10 "Having His Baby"
When Fran sees a picture of ex-fiancee Danny's new baby, she really starts
wanting to have a baby of her own, so Maxwell's house guest, movie star
Monica Baker (Donna Dixon), seems to give Fran an answer: artificial insemination.
Donna Dixon guests as "movie star" Monica Baker.
3.11 "The Unkindest Cut"
Brighton's wacky video of a bris thrown by Fran gets the family a trip
to Hollywood, where Fran runs afoul of the cast of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine
Woman". Jane Seymour and Joe Lando have cameos as themselves.
3.12 "The Kibbutz"
Maxwell catches Maggie making out with a boy from her class and he instantly
wants to send her to a convent in Switzerland over the holidays, but Fran
talks him into sending her to a collective farm, a kibbutz in Israel,
that is until she remembers her own youth on a kibbutz!
3.13 "An Offer She Can't Refuse"
Fran starts dating Tony (Burke Moses), the father of Gracie's musical
3.14 "Fashion Show"
When Fran goes to a New York society "do" with the Sheffields, she is branded
a fashion "don't" because of the purse Maxwell makes her take, causing
Maxwell to feel bad, so he makes her the fashion designer of his set in
a charity event! Could his career be over as a result?!
Fashion designer Todd Oldham has a cameo as himself.
3.15 "Where's Fran?"
After Fran catches Maggie smoking with her boyfriend, she decides to let
herself be caught smoking by Maxwell to teach Maggie a lesson. But her
plan backfires as he insults her by saying she is stupid, Fran walks out,
leaving the Sheffields to search for her.
A retrospective episode. Roger Clinton has a cameo as himself (as the Sheffields' next door
neighbor).
3.16 "The Grandmas"
Fran's having a mid-life crisis of sorts: her relationship with Mr. Sheffield
is in a rut and has become predictable, Gracie doesn't want to be seen
in public with her "Nanny Fine" anymore, and her mother and father are
separating! Marilyn Cooper guest stars as Fran's other Grandma, Nettie.
3.17 "Val's Boyfriend"
Val gets a new boyfriend named Pauly, causing Fran to go through "best
friend withdrawals"; meanwhile, C.C. quits after Maxwell refuses to make
her an equal partner. Marvin Hamlisch had a cameo as Fran's cousin.
3.18 "Love is a Many Blundered Thing"
Fran gets a valentine from a secret admirer, whom she naturally assumes
is Mr. Sheffield, so she goes *way* overboard in response. But she can't
believe who her secret admirer really is!
3.19 "Your feets are too big"
Fran discovers that her feet have grown, just in time for her reunion of
former foot models, she begins to worry that she is looking old (a worry
that Sylvia shares), prompting Fran and Sylvia to pay a visit to a plastic
surgeon (John Astin). John Astin guest stars as Dr. Roberts.
3.20 "Were's the Pearls?"
When Liz Taylor visits, Fran foolishly decides to deliver the black pearl
necklace that Liz is planning to wear herself, when (of course!) on the
cab to deliver the necklace, Fran hits her head and suffers amnesia, losing
the pearls in the process. (NOTE: This episode was part of a larger CBS/Liz
Taylor promotion that took place over all 4 of CBS's Monday night comedies.)
Liz Taylor and Rosie O'Donnell have cameos.
3.21 "The Hockey Show"
Fran starts dating a hockey player, NY Ranger Mike LaVoe (Anthony Addabbo),
who figures she a "good luck charm", until she goes to a game, the Rangers
lose, and the entire town of NY accuses Fran of being a "jinx".
Ron Geshner has a cameo as himself.
3.22 "Maxwell's Midlife Crisis"
When Maxwell's latest play bombs, he begins to question his whole life's
work and purpose, causing Fran to worry enough to try and trick him into
therapy. Monica Seles and Dr. Joyce Brothers both have cameos.
3.23 "The Cantor Show"
Fran gets a date with the handsome new singing Cantor at her Temple and
brings him to Maxwell's, where the Cantor is tapped for Maxwell's new Broadway
show by Burt Bacharach, prompting the Cantor to leave the Temple for a
career of Broadway. The question: will God punish Fran in return?
Burt Bacharach has a cameo as himself.
3.24 "Green Card"
Maxwell insists that Brighton get a tutor after he fails French, but Maxwell
immediately regrets his decision when the smooth Frenchman romances and
proposes to Fran, but the question is: does the tutor want Fran, or a visa?
3.25 "Ship of Fran's"
Fran plans to spend some much needed vacation time with Val on a Caribbean
cruise (cruising for guys, of course), but when Maxwell frets over the
idea that Fran might actually find someone and leave the Sheffield family
(and him!), he decides to go on the same cruise too, along with the other
Sheffields, Niles, C.C., oh, and Sylvia, Morty and Yetta!
3.26 "Pup in Paris"
Before Maxwell heads off to Paris to check up on his brother, Nigel (Harry
Van Gorkum), and his new nightclub there, his bag gets mixed up with Fran's
bag containing C.C.'s dog, so she heads to the plane to retrieve the bag.
Once on the plane though, Fran gets stuck there and accompanies Maxwell
to Paris, where she and Maxwell have great fun. But on the way back from
Paris, as their flight appears to be crashing, Maxwell makes a startling
admission. Eartha Kitt has a cameo.
3.27 "Oy to the World"
In a special animated Christmas version of The Nanny Fran and Brighton
get blown from New York to the North Pole where they help Chris Cringle
(who bares a striking resemblance to Maxwell) overcome the Abominable
C.C., an ice cloud who wants to destroy Christmas.