Great Moments in Nanny History

Season Three

    
     

3.9 The Two Mrs. Sheffields

written by: Diane Wilk

Elizabeth: I want to order two dozen white tulips to be delivered to my son, Maxwell Sheffield. But someone else already has picked up the last of the tulips....

Hey, my boss sent me out to buy tulips for his mother and I want the old bat to like me!

The "pushy New Yorker" wins the battle of the flowers by locking the "Brit" in the cooler.

Elizabeth arrives at the house and we learn that Maxwell and his mother aren't exactly close, but she likes C.C. just fine.

The first meeting with Fran doesn't go well. Fran: You! What, are you nuts, you followed me home? What kind of a psycho case are you? Would you get a life?

Elizabeth confides to C.C. that she is concerned about Fran. Elizabeth: Oh please C.C., Maxwell would never fall for a trollop like that. If he's anything like his father.... Oh God. Well, let's just pray that she'll be good to the children.

As if to provide the answer, Fran brings home Brighton bloody from a soccer game	Elizabeth: I know that there is something going on between you and this nanny person and I will not allow it. Max: Mother, there is nothing going on.... Wait a minute, what do you mean you won't allow it? Elizabeth: You are a Sheffield dear. This woman is not of our class.
Mrs. Sheffield want to dismiss Fran because she "has far too much influence over the children." Grace: Daddy Look at me. Who am I? Ahahah.

Fran: Oh, you gotta see this! "Hello Dolly" spelled out in Spaghetti O's. I swear it poured right out of the can!	Elizabeth: Maxwell, stop making a spectacle of yourself. Max: Oh, you think that was a spectacle? Oh no, Mother. This is!
Max: I don't need your money Mother, or your approval and I'll do whatever the bloody hell I like. Miss Fine, will you marry me?

Max: Oh god Niles, I've really done it now. Max has second thoughts about the proposal.	But some comments from Val get Fran thinking. Val: You don't even call each other by your first names and boom, he pops the question. Fran: I know, isn't it great? Val: And what's amazing is that he asked you in front of his mother. You said they didn't get along and he would do anything to spite her. Fran: My God Val. Mr. Sheffield proposed just to get even with his mother!
Fran and her mother have already gotten started planning the wedding.

Fran: I can't marry someone under false pretenses! Val: So what are you going to do? Fran: What any women in my position would do. I'm going to screw with his head so bad he's going to look like Mr. Softee!

Mr. Sheffield arrives at Sylvia's. Fran: Hello Darling. Max: Miss Fine... I mean Fran, I mean... Fran: What difference does it make what you call me? After the honeymoon night it's just going to be gggrrrrrr.

Fran: Oooh Mr. Sheffield, you wanna play that game. Okay, you're the boss and I'm the nanny. You give me a raise and I'll give you one!	The torture continues. Max: No, no Sylvia, I was just trying to explain to Miss... Sylvia: Sylvia? Why so formal? We're family. Mishpucha.
	Fran also invites Max's mother over so that they can get to know each other better.

Elizabeth tries to get Maxwell to admit that he is only marrying Fran to spite her. Fran: Oh hey now, wait a minute there Ma. I've lived with this man for three years and there is no way that he would ever use me like that, or play with my feelings or hurt me so deeply.... that only a Caribbean cruise could make up for it.

To make it up to her, Fran has three things she wants Mr. Sheffield to do. Fran: Then the third thing is, well, you can return this. It's what I was going to wear on our honeymoon night. Max: There's nothing in here but lip gloss. Fran: Suffer.

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