Submitted by Lisieu_Lustre t3_127n075 in television
I love this show. It's so kitschy and I don't think you could do it now. Fran Drescher was an absolute star.
I also loved the catfight between the butler and CC Babcock. Always throwing shade at each other. Loved every minute of it.
I hadn't seen the Niles actor for years, then I saw him reprise his role as Dr Moriarty in Star Trek Picard the other day. He's still got it
Daniel Davis is from Arkansas. He does a flawless British accent.
Mr Sheffield’s actor (I’m too lazy to look up his name) is English. Viewers would complain about his ‘fake’ English accent.
Viewers are stupid. They do t realize there are a zillion British accents.
Mr Sheffield was played by Charles Shaughnessy. He’s currently on General Hospital, where he plays a villain.
Wait, Niles/Professor Moriarty isn't British?!
This totally blew my mind. Like, I'm utterly floored I never put that together. Niles the Butler == TNG Moriarty. Mind blown...
He definitely plays Moriarty with a hint of Niles the Butler sass
Mind also blown since I've been a fan of TNG as a kid and my family watched the Nanny every week. I probably saw him as Moriarty and Niles during the same week and never realized they were the same person. Now I just can't unsee it. TNG Moriarty definitely has Niles energy!
Same here, took me a second to figure out where I knew him from!
Me too, friend.
They brought him back!?! Oh man. The two Moriarty episodes were some of my favorite as a kid.
Shit not even a hour later here I am watching Picard for the first time just to see Moriarty in around 20+ episodes from now lol.
We need more new shows with witty butlers
It's funny, but I feel like shows about people rich enough to have butlers have pretty much gone by the wayside.
This is true too. We went from Fresh Prince, The Nanny, etc to Schitts Creek. I actually like that
Yes, Drescher had a rare playfulness in the role that was a throwback to screwball comedies. The rest of the cast were good foils, as well, especially extending out into Fran's family.
The show also displayed a high regard for older sitcoms.
Yeah, was a very I love Lucy feel to it.
Pretty sure she's said that's the inspiration
When she came forward with her rape story it was just devastating. Talk about the dark side of comedy.
Beat me to it, one of my favorite moments lol
Wow, that was a sexy sultry voice.
That shoulder drop kills me everytime
Fran Drescher was an absolute knock out when she was on that show. She was sexy, funny, silly and sassy. I loved seeing her strut around in all her glamorous dresses, high heels and little skirts. Such a gorgeous lady. The Nanny was one of the many shows that helped me figure out at a young age that I’m very attracted to women.
I think the shows does a good job of balancing Fran’s sexuality as a lever for comedy and a thing that empowers her. The fashion and costuming has a lot of thought put into it which makes Fran feel so much more like a real person pulling these outfits from her closet. She’s not afraid to dress a bit sexier, while also maintaining a personal professional style. She’s not just some dumb Jersey bimbo, she is witty she’s clever she’s in total control of herself but doesn’t take life too serious, and the writers are able to take jabs when appropriate.
I wish we could see more characters nowadays like this. It feels like any sort of female character like that either has to be brainless bimbo the main character can feel better than, or total give no fucks flawless bad bitch femme fatale.
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Grandma Yetta an absolute icon
And like her daughter and granddaughter she has a very soothing voice. People tell them all the time.
There's a great scene (can't remember which episode) where Fran and Niles are both on their way to ask Maxwell for vacation time off. They can't both do it so they argue and Fran ends up telling Niles he can have it.
She starts walking up the stairs and Niles RUNS to Maxwell's office at full speed and when he gets there Fran is sitting on his desk smiling cuz she already beat him to it.
It cracks me up every time.
I just watched that episode! Season 5, Episode 10, "From Flushing with Love."
One of my favorite moments was when she ate wasabi and talked normal for a moment.
It gets lost in the pile of other 90s sitcoms because well…there were a lot of funny campy 90s sitcoms. You can go back and find another dozen or so like it and fall in love with some great funny shows and characters.
Recently rewatched it start to end and couldn’t agree more! The show and Fran are at their peak in the “will they, won’t they” seasons 1-4.
A fashion icon, a brilliant creator, and hilarious to boot. Fran is truly timeless.
The show had incredible guest stars.
Lambchop FTW
I'm pretty sure Bill Clinton's sketchy brother played himself as a recurring guest star. Super meta.
Wasn't the Trumpster on there as well?
I've been watching some old stuff, and I never noticed it then, but he was EVERYWHERE in the 90s. Home Alone 2, The Nanny, etc.
apparently that was a condition of them filming in any trump related business/property. It was written into the contract that he got on camera.
And his ex wife.
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Doesn’t get talked about enough and still holds up incredibly well
It was a tv staple in the 90s.
Sort of "comfort" tv.
A few months ago I surprised myself watching a few episodes on youtube, and nostalgia kicked in hard.
And as you say, it still holds.
Fran drescher is a Dimepiece
One of my all time favorite shows. I think i watched every episode like 50times. And even i know every joke, i still laugh out loud every time!
Fran is a fashion icon, I’ve always wanted to dress like her.
Honestly the catfights are the draw of this shows. It still pisses me off that they made them a couple.
I totally agree. It’s one of my comfort shows and it can still get laughs out of me. Ever since it hit HBOMAX I’ve rewatched it about once a year. Great comedy and hilarious musical references.
It plays over-the-air on Cozi TV, a couple episodes every night.
I love Sylvia!!
The Nanny will forever be my favourite sitcom. Aged insanely well and is just as funny now as it was when I was a child
and props to Weird Al Yankovic for helping launch her career by casting her in UHF.
I played the pilot just to hear the opening music, but I found myself watching the next couple of episodes. I thought the same thing.
Used to watch this late night like a guilty pleasure waiting for that first entrance to see what Fran would be wearing. Never dissappointed and funny as shit. What a bombshell.
I love The Nanny! I have watched the entire series over and over again!! 😁
Fun fuct, in Italy Fran Fine was Francesca Cacace and italian (since most of the jew jokes were otherwise not understables to italians)
The other day, a clip popped up in my youtube feed. It's Fran and CC at the sushi restaurant where Fran loads up her first bite with a ton of wasabi. Her reactions after eating it and the fact that CC continues the conversation as if nothing is wrong is a pure Lucille Ball bit. It is done so well. Fantastic timing and the audience reaction. Then when she starts using her natural voice as the punchline? Classic.
The will they won't they went on for way too long. Still very enjoyable though! Loved yetta and frans whole family.
Mooorrrrrrtttyyyyy
It's such a cute show where the comedy still holds up for me.
My partner and I have been watching old episodes of Night Court and she did a bit part on it while she was still working out her voice. It's so strange to see her speak without the nasalness.
I enjoyed the show sometimes. The voice and laugh she really turned it up for that show (she does sound and laugh like that too sometimes but she really turned it up for the TV show.) The show also really dealt with issues like bullying and stuff like that, it was a bit ahead of it's time.
CC Babcock was all kinds of molten hot, way more than Fran
The Nanny and Everybody Loves Raymond never ceases to crack me up no matter what episode is one.
is it streaming anywhere?
HBO Max in the US.
I’ve also come across it late at night on one of those nostalgia channels. Cozi maybe?
Yes, 2 episodes, 11:00 ET.
The use of “was” by OP made my heart drop for a second.
I can't read this post w/o thinking of the movie, Wine Country, lol
I thought this was r/The10thDentist for a minute.
Wow, I've actually started watching this lately. I'll have to agree so far, even though I'm not very far in.
Can’t watch this show without thinking about the stalker incident.
I absolutely cannot listen to her voice on this show. But yes, I’ve seen a few hilarious snippets.
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I think it could work now, but as a single camera show without a laugh track and with shorter seasons. Derry Girls would be a good inspiration.
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That laugh haunts me to this day. Not again.
Uhhh, I think you meant to post this in r/unpopularopinion lol.
I could never get past her voice and that nightmare fuel of a laugh.
My mom is from Flushing and the show made her irrationally angry as neither she nor anyone she grew up with sounds like that.
Agree. The show may be good but?? Reminds me of MTV’s Ridiculousness. I liked the clips but couldn’t get past that woman’s cackle.
Always hated this show. Horrible vibe.
Too bad Fran Dresher is now kinda a stooge.
It never was funny. U exactly right.
Jim Carrey was wrong about the most annoying sound in the world. That would have been Gilbert Gottfried fuckin' Fran Drescher.
But the voice is part of her charm.
My penis disagrees.
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More like "I'll send her an email. The response will be automated."
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"I should just keep scrolling but I feel it's very important for this random guy on Reddit to know just how much I don't care!" LOL
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Say that without quotation marks and you're right on the money. I wouldn't expect a fan of this show to realize that, though.
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Drescher was the victim of a pretty heinous sexual assault at gun point. Maybe if you were aware of this fact you wouldn't continue to objectify her in low effort jokes like a hack?
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"Don't joke about any person unless you know their full history!"
If the joke was about being fucked at gunpoint, you might have a point.
You seem classy
Yeah I laugh at mean spirited things while listening to Puttin' On The Ritz.
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Cc vs Niles is one of the best comic rivalries I've ever seen.