The Nanny: Season 3

1995 · 26 episodes · ★ 6.3

What Season 3 of The Nanny

Fran Drescher returns for a star-studded third season. This year, the best-dressed nanny dates more men than she can handle, hosts a wild sweet sixteen party for Maggie, seeks treatment for her out-of-control shopping and ﬁnally gets Mr. Shefﬁeld to profess his love for her when he thinks their plane will crash.

26episodes

Sep 11, 1995premiered

May 20, 1996latest episode

9.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 Pen Pal
Sep 11, 1995 · 22 min
Fran worries about seeing a lifelong pen pal for the first time.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Jayne Hamil, Rick Shaw · Starring: David Letterman, Dean Tarrolly, Peter Marc Jacobson, Florence Griffith Joyner
3x02 Franny and the Professor
Sep 18, 1995 · 23 min
C.C.'s college professor brother bets he can make Fran a "Jeopardy" contestant.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Janis Hirsch · Starring: Michael McKean, Alex Trebek, Roger Clinton Jr., John Bishop
3x03 Dope Diamond
Sep 25, 1995 · 23 min
Much to Maxwell's dismay, a handsome doctor proposes to Fran.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Diane Wilk · Starring: Renée Taylor, Ian Buchanan, Amanda Carlin, Ron Recasner
3x04 A Fine Family Feud
Oct 2, 1995 · 23 min
Fran's plan for Maggie's Sweet Sixteen party uncovers an old Fine family feud.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Frank Lombardi · Starring: Renée Taylor, Lainie Kazan
3x05 Val's Apartment
Oct 9, 1995 · 23 min · ★ 6.4
Fran decides to get a place of her own.
Directed by Dorothy Lyman · Written by Sally Lapiduss, Pamela Eells · Starring Renée Taylor, David Bowe, David L. Lander, Rachel Chagall
3x06 Shopaholic
Oct 16, 1995 · 23 min
The news of her ex-fiancée's engagement sends Fran into a shopping frenzy.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Eric Cohen · Starring: Rachel Chagall, Kellie Beals, Adrienne Evans, Janine Jordae
3x07 Oy Vey, You're Gay
Oct 23, 1995 · 23 min
Maxwell falls in love with his publicist, unaware that she's gay.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Eileen O'Hare · Starring: Catherine Oxenberg
3x08 The Party's Over
Nov 6, 1995 · 22 min
Fran throws a singles party while Maxwell is away.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Caryn Lucas · Starring: Milton Berle, Allan Rich, Kane Picoy, Merrick Deamon
3x09 The Two Mrs. Sheffields
Nov 13, 1995 · 23 min
A visit by Maxwell's mother results in an unexpected marriage proposal.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher · Starring: Renée Taylor, Dina Merrill, Rachel Chagall, Craig Damon
3x10 Having His Baby
Nov 20, 1995 · 23 min
Fran decides to have a baby.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher · Starring: Renée Taylor, Donna Dixon, Barbara Howard, Skyler Littlefield
3x11 The Unkindest Cut
Nov 27, 1995 · 22 min
Brighton's tape of a Fine family Bris leads him and his family to Hollywood for a TV appearance.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Prudence Fraser, Peter Marc Jacobson, Fran Drescher · Starring: Renée Taylor, Jane Seymour, Zack Norman, Lawrence Mandley
3x12 The Kibbutz
Dec 4, 1995 · 23 min
Though Maxwell wants to send Maggie to a Swiss convent, Fran convinces her to try a kibbutz instead.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Frank Lombardi · Starring: Renée Taylor, Ofir Anschel, Rachel Chagall, Ann Morgan Guilbert
3x13 An Offer She Can't Refuse Mid-Season Finale
Dec 11, 1995 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Fran unwittingly accepts a date with a suave mobster.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Jayne Hamil, Rick Shaw · Starring: Burke Moses, John LaMotta, Justin Jon Ross, Rachel Chagall
3x14 Fashion Show
Jan 8, 1996 · 23 min
Maxwell hires Fran to design the costumes for a charity benefit.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Eileen O'Hare · Starring: Derek Webster, Susan Segal, Fran Montano, Mark Chaet
3x15 Where's Fran?
Jan 15, 1996 · 23 min
Maxwell's insults cause Fran to quit.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Sally Lapiduss · Starring: Renée Taylor, Bryan Kirkwood, Roger Clinton Jr., Rachel Chagall
3x16 The Grandmas
Jan 22, 1996 · 23 min
Fran lobbies for change, only to discover her parents are getting divorced.
Directed by Dorothy Lyman · Written by Caryn Lucas · Starring Renée Taylor, Marilyn Cooper, Ann Morgan Guilbert
3x17 Val's Boyfriend
Feb 5, 1996 · 23 min
Val's' new boyfriend makes an unexpected pass at Fran; C.C. quits after Maxwell refuses to make her a partner.
Directed by Dorothy Lyman · Written by Eric Mintz · Starring Marvin Hamlisch, James DiStefano, James Edson, Rachel Chagall
3x18 Love Is a Many Blundered Thing
Feb 12, 1996 · 22 min
Convinced he's her secret admirer, Fran prepares an elaborate Valentine's Day surprise for Maxwell.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Dan Amernick, Jay Amernick · Starring: Kane Picoy, Michael Bacall, Bob Bancroft, Richard Tanner
3x19 Your Feets Too Big
Feb 19, 1996 · 22 min
An upcoming modeling reunion has Fran worried about aging.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Sally Lapiduss · Starring: Renée Taylor, John Bishop, Steve Posner, Athena Ashburn
3x20 Where's the Pearls?
Feb 26, 1996 · 23 min
Fran loses both her memory and Elizabeth Taylor's priceless pearl necklace in an accident.
Directed by Dorothy Lyman · Written by Frank Lombardi · Starring Renée Taylor, Steve Blackwood, Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Taylor
3x21 The Hockey Show
Mar 4, 1996 · 23 min
Fran's date with a highly superstitious hockey star sours after he claims she's a jinx.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Robbie Schwartz · Starring: Renée Taylor, Ron Greschner, Jeff Mooring, Anthony Addabbo
3x22 That's Midlife
Mar 11, 1996 · 23 min
The combination of a bad review and losing to Fran on the tennis court plunges Maxwell into a mid-life crisis.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Prudence Fraser · Starring: Renée Taylor, Joyce Brothers, DeeDee Rescher, Monica Seles
3x23 The Cantor Show
Apr 29, 1996 · 23 min
Fran's attempt to impress a handsome cantor at her mother's temple backfires when he's suddenly made the star in Maxwell's latest musical.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Diane Wilk · Starring: Renée Taylor, Burt Bacharach, Philip Casnoff, Magda Harout
3x24 Green Card
May 6, 1996 · 23 min
Maxwell is upset when Fran falls for Brighton's handsome French tutor.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Paolo Seganti, Gloria Gifford, Rachel Chagall
3x25 Ship of Fran's
May 13, 1996 · 23 min
Maxwell arranges for everyone to join Fran on a Caribbean cruise.
Directed by Dorothy Lyman · Starring Renée Taylor, David Starzyk, Rachel Chagall, Ann Morgan Guilbert
3x26 A Pup in Paris Season Finale
May 20, 1996 · 24 min
A mix up ends with Fran joining Maxwell on a romantic trip to Paris.
Directed by Dorothy Lyman · Starring Renée Taylor, Harry Van Gorkum, Tim Bagley, Eartha Kitt