The Nanny: Season 5

1997 · 23 episodes · ★ 6.1

What Season 5 of The Nanny

The fashionably funny Fran Drescher is back for more in the fifth season of The Nanny, the nineties sitcom with style and flair to spare. In Season Five, Fran Fine is fully ensconced as the comedic caregiver to the Sheffield children. But her "Will they or won't they?" romance with dreamy Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield just might lead to a big promotion—from babysitter to bride! Will the producer pop the question? Will the nanny tie the knot?

23episodes

Oct 1, 1997aired

May 13, 1998latest episode

8.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 The Morning After
Oct 1, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 5.8
Worried that Maxwell is going to abandon her, Fran seeks advice from her cousin Sheila.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Caryn Lucas · Starring: Renée Taylor, Roseanne Barr, Lyle Kanouse, Rachel Chagall
5x02 First Date
Oct 8, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 6.0
Maxwell invites Fran to an exclusive dinner with singer Elton John.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Elton John, David Furnish, Patrick Howard
5x03 The Bobbie Fleckman Story
Oct 15, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
Fran is led to believe that a female record company executive is after Maxwell.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Brian Setzer, Kevin Norton, Lisa Loeb
5x04 Fransom
Oct 22, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
Fran takes a job walking C.C.'s dog, only to have it kidnapped.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Kane Picoy, Joey Slotnick, Yvonne Sciò
5x05 The Ex-Niles
Oct 29, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Fran and C.C. appeal to Dr. Joyce Brothers to decide who's best for Maxwell; Niles' snooping gets him fired.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Joyce Brothers, Lainie Kazan, Michael Ensign
5x06 A Decent Proposal
Nov 5, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Fran's date with comedian Chevy Chase makes Maxwell jealous.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Ivan Menchell · Starring: Chevy Chase, Andy Mackenzie, John Lennox, Frank Lombardi
5x07 Mommy and Mai
Nov 12, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 5.8
Fran and Val square when the Southeast Asian girl they adopted years ago comes to town.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Jennie Kwan, Spalding Gray, Rachel Chagall
5x08 Fair Weather Fran
Nov 19, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 6.4
Yetta's fiancé gets Fran an audition with newsman Bryant Gumbel.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Ray Charles, Spalding Gray, Bryant Gumbel
5x09 Educating Fran
Dec 10, 1997 · 23 min · ★ 5.8
Maggie's philosophy professor falls for Fran.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Rachel Chagall, Ann Morgan Guilbert
5x10 From Flushing with Love Mid-Season Finale
Dec 17, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 6.0
Fran uses a trip to Niagara Falls to inspire Maxwell to propose.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Spalding Gray, Allan Rich, Anna Berger
5x11 Rash to Judgment
Jan 7, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Fran's attempt to treat her hemorrhoids proves embarrassing.
Directed by: Dorothy Lyman · Written by: Ivan Menchell · Starring: Renée Taylor, Fred Stoller, Michael Bolton, Scott Baio
5x12 One False Mole and You're Dead
Jan 14, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Fran accidentally discovers the secret behind a movie star's famous beauty mark.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Joan Van Ark, Wendy Schenker, Cindy Adams
5x13 Call Me Fran
Jan 21, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
Fran traces her problems with Maxwell back to her relationship with her own father.
Directing: Fran Drescher · Starring: Renée Taylor, Spalding Gray, Benjamin Lum, Rachel Chagall
5x14 Not Without My Nanny
Jan 28, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Fran and Grace visit a Middle Eastern prince and his family.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Ajay Mehta, Rahi Azizi, Sayed Badreya
5x15 The Engagement
Mar 4, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.4
Maxwell asks Fran to get married.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Vasili Bogazianos, Sandy Hackett, Jim Lau
5x16 The Dinner Party
Mar 11, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.2
Fran and Maxwell are excited about being invited to a high society dinner, only to discover that they are being made fun of behind their backs.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Ivan Menchell · Starring: Renée Taylor, Jennifer Edwards, Morty Drescher, Dick Martin
5x17 Homie-Work
Mar 18, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 5.6
Fran recommends someone for the lead in Maxwell's new show, only to then discover he's a real loser.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Writing: Jayne Hamil · Starring: Renée Taylor, Ray Charles, Coolio, Chris Hogan
5x18 The Reunion Show
Mar 25, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 5.8
A trip to her high school reunion leaves Fran with second thoughts about getting married.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, DeeDee Rescher, Leila Kenzle, Faryn Einhorn
5x19 Immaculate Concepcion
Apr 1, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 5.8
An illegitimate sister comes forward to claim the Sheffield family fortune.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman, Fran Drescher · Starring: Renée Taylor, Robert Vaughn, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Fancy
5x20 The Pre-nup
Apr 29, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 6.4
The wedding is jeopardized when Maxwell demands that Fran sign a pre-nuptial agreement.
Directing: Peter Marc Jacobson · Starring: Renée Taylor, Ray Charles, Whoopi Goldberg, Jessica Tuck
5x21 The Best Man
May 6, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
Fran's brief affair with Maxwell's brother threatens to ruin the wedding.
Directing: Dorothy Lyman · Starring: Renée Taylor, Marla Maples, Harry Van Gorkum, Yvonne Sciò
5x22 The Wedding (1)
May 13, 1998 · 23 min · ★ 6.6
Superstition threatens to derail Fran and Maxwell's wedding.
Directing: Peter Marc Jacobson · Writing: Caryn Lucas · Starring: Renée Taylor, Sophie Ward, David Gianopoulos, Sue Goodman
5x23 The Wedding (2) Season Finale
May 13, 1998 · 23 min
Finally, after 5 long years, the wedding day has arrived.
Directed by: Peter Marc Jacobson · Written by: Caryn Lucas · Starring: Renée Taylor, Sophie Ward, Jamie Renée Smith, Morty Drescher