Trivia Archive

1. What is Maxwell's middle name?

Beverly

2. In an older episode, Fran mentions a different name for Maxwell's father than they used this year for him. What did she say his name was?

In "The Nanny Napper", Fran names the baby "Joshua Elliott". Joshua just because she liked it and Elliott "for your father". So one would assume Elliott was Max's dad's name, but I suppose it could be his middle name, making him James Elliott.

3. What was Maxwell's first wife's name, and for bonus points, how long has she been dead?

Sara, and at the beginning of the second year, it had been five years since her death. So that makes it seven now. (And here's a picture of Bess Armstrong, the actress that portrayed her.)

4. How long did C.C. suggest was the proper mourning period for a spouse?

Ten Years

5. What college did C.C. attend?

Byrn Mawr

6. What is C.C.'s maid's name?

Angelica

7. Who is Cousin Toddie?

Todd Oldham

8. Who plays Uncle Stanley?

Fran Drescher's real dad, Morty Drescher

9. Who owns the fabulous condo in Boca?

Uncle Jack

10. What high school did Fran graduate from?

Hillcrest High

11. What school did Maxwell (and Niles, for that matter) attend? And for bonus points, what famous actor attended with him?

12. What school do the kids attend?

Lexington Academy

13. Once, Fran mentioned that Niles didn't always do all the cooking. What was the name of the former cook?

Alice the Cook

14. Maggie had a semi-steady boyfriend in year two. What was his name?

Peter Bidwall

15. Sylvia likes to flirt to get better service from various shopkeepers. Who is the butcher that she flirts with, and how did Fran FIRST find out about it?

Paul Zelaznik (Paulie the Butcher)--And Fran found a note hidden inside a chicken.

16. What is the name of Fran's uncles plumbing service?

Speedy Plumbing

17. Whose fur coat did Fran inherit?

Aunt Mimma Faiga

18. What is Fran's sister's name?

Nadine

19. What gift did Maxwell give Fran instead of a cash Christmas bonus?

A small blue vase

20. Why did the whole family spend Christmas on the Kibbutz instead of letting Maggie go alone?

So she wouldn't lose her..........hat.

21. What gift did Tony send to Fran?

A box of meat

22. What is Brighton's middle name?

Millhouse

23. What are C.C.'s mother's and sister's names?

BB and DD

24. What is Fran's ex-fiance Danny's last name?

Imperiali

25. What cosmetics company was Fran working for when she first arrived at the Sheffield Mansion?

Shades of the Orient

26. What career aspirations did Niles have before becoming a butler?

A singer, but gee, Grandma Eloise talked about him wanting to become a lawyer or a politician.

27. How many plays did Maxwell produce in England before deciding to come to the United States?

Seven. "Sleepy, dopey, lousy, and closey" among them.

28. How many rooms are there in the Sheffield Mansion?

Nineteen, but this was taken from the first season, when there was a Butler's Pantry between the kitchen and dining room. That room has since disappeared, so maybe there are only 18. <G>

29. What is CC's official title?

Executive Vice President

30. Where does Brighton refuse to take Brooke, his nerdy science partner?

To his school dance

31. Who does Allen Naida, Fran's music teacher from high school look like?

Marvin Hamlisch

32. What color did Fran decide to put her bridesmaids in in "Green Card"?

Lime Green

33. What does Fran get out of Max's will other than the satisfaction of knowing he loved her? (Assuming he didn't change this part in the new revision)

The children

34. What is C.C.'s fathers name?

Stuart

35. What is C.C.'s cousins name? ( A clue--remember we already did her mom and sister)

G.G.

36. What's C.C's brother's name?

Noel

37. Can you find the mistake in the animated opening titles? (Well, more like a continuity error)

In the opening animation, as Fran is being kicked out of the bridal shop, Danny puts a "help wanted" sign in the window. But Danny fired Fran to give Heather Biblow her job, so why did he need to advertise the position? And a reader that has sharp eyes noted that when Danny throws her out, he closes the doors of the bridal shop, but in the next scene they are partly opened again!

38. In the episode 'Ship of Fran's', Mr Sheffield and Fran dance to a tune in the Mambo contest. In what other episode is that tune played?

The tune is also used in "Your Feet's Too Big" during the dream reunion.

39. What did Grandma Yetta mistake for Chester when Maxwell left for Paris?

A brown shirt

40. Who is Imogene and whom was she special to?

Imogene was Gracie's imaginary friend.

41. Fran & Maxwell have a famous neighbor. Who is he and what is his cat's name?

Roger Clinton, and his cat's name is "Shoes"

42. "Cosette" was played by somebody famous. Who? (And for bonus points, what was her boyfriends name?)

Rosie O'Donnell played the French New York Cabbie Cossette, and her boyfriend's name was Jean Claude.

43. Steve Posner, the dialogue coach for the show, recently played a bit part. Who?

He was in "The Fifth Wheel" as the man dancing with his wife that Fran "joined".( He was also in an episode in the first season and he played Katherine's (Dedee Pfieffer) professor in "A Kiss So Deadly", the movie that Charles Shaughnessy was in, too.)

44. The judge in "The Parties Over" was played by who? and what is the relationship to Fran?

Allan Rich, and he is the husband of Fran's long time manager, Elaine. And he was also in "Christmas Episode" in the first year as Pauly, the Pawn shop owner.

45. And his wife was in another episode in the background. Which one?

And Elaine herself was in "The Unkindest Gift" in the bris scene, along with Sylvia and Morty Drescher.

46. The bailiff in "Samson He Denied Her" was played by a familiar face. What is her name and which other episodes has she appeared in?

Dee Dee Rescher, and she was also in the Pilot as the Bride in the Bridal shop, and in "Mid-Life Crisis" as Dottie, one of the girls ogling Maxwell and his cute little red Porsche!

47. The attorney for the prosecution in "Samson" was also in another episode, which one?

She was also in "Green Card" as the investigator for the Imigration Department.

48. And the defense attorney was a familiar face from our childhood. What old TV Show was he on, and whom did he play?
(All right, those of you under thirty are excused from this question.)

Barry Livingston, who played Ernie in "My Three Sons"

49. Test your powers of observation. What is Doctor Miller's first name?

Jack

50. What is Gracie's therapist's name? (Or was, I'm not sure if she still is in therapy or not.)

Doctor Bort

51. And who recomended Gracie's doctor to Maxwell?

Doctor Bort was also C.C.'s therapist.

52. Who was in the waiting room with Fran in "Imaginary Friend"?

Morty and Sylvia Drescher were extras as 'patients' of Doctor Bort.

53. How old was Grace when she started therapy?

As with most other math questions, the answer varies, but she was very young, two or three. She went into therapy right after her mom died.

54. When was the last time they mentioned that Grace was still in therapy?

In "The Hockey Show" it was mentioned that Gracie's therapist told her not to come back because she was a big hockey fan and was miffed at Fran for being a jinx. And the next week, in "That's Mid Life", Fran tricked Max into going to see Gracies therapist about his depression.

55. Let's see what else you can remember about Nadine. First, what is her married name?

Mrs. Barry Cooperman

56. How many kids does she have, and what gender are they?

Two, and they are daughters.

57. What does she do for a living?

Nadine is a caterer.

58. In the Cartoon opening, Fran is wearing a red, fur trimmed outfit. What color was it really in the episodes that she wore it? (Bonus points if you can name the three episodes she wore it in--not counting Flashbacks.)

Black--and she wore it in the "Pilot"(1.1), "Personal Business" (1.9) and in "Frannie's Choice" (1.21). The budget for clothes was a lot smaller then, and she rewore outfits frequently.

59. The kitchen has always had a 'farm animal' motif. In the first and second seasons, there was one particuliarly large picture next to the refrigerator. What farm animal was it?

A big black Pig.

60. Dorothy Lyman has been the "resident director" for the show since the beginning of the third season. But she has also appeared in front of the cameras twice. Which episodes, and whom did she portray?

She was Maureen Wentworth in "My Fair Nanny" (1.3) and the Stewardess in "Pup in Paris" (3.26)

61. When Fran and Max visited Paris, it wasn't the first time she had been there with a man. Who else took her and why?

Theo, Fran's elderly date in "Material Fran" also took her to Paris for dinner.

62. How does the Sheffield family know Nanny Mueller?

She was Maxwell's Nanny when he was a child.

63. What is her 'special' relationship with Niles?

They had a "fling" when Niles first started in service. She was the older women, he just a young thing.

64. What episode was Fran and Max's first kiss, where and why?

Episode 1.18, "Sunday in the Park With Fran" gets that distinction. The kiss was in the restaurant 'Sardie's' after the reviews came in for Max's newest play. Max kissed Fran in gratitude to her for giving the play a good review on TV.

65. In the pilot episode, Max caught Maggie kissing Eddie. What was Eddie doing at the house in the first place?

He was a waiter at a party that Max was throwing for potential backers. And in a later episode, he also delivered Chinese to the house.

66. Who was Brighton's first kiss with, and how old was he?

Fran's cousin Tiffany, in the episode "Family Plumbing", when Brighton was eleven.

67. We all know Yetta is Fran's maternal grandmother. But what is her last name?

Rosenburg

68. Who is Fran's fraternal grandmother?

Nettie

69. What is her favorite color?

"Hostess Snowball" Pink

"Your sister, OK?" ~~from "An Affair to Dismember"

She got "Knocked up by the Seltzer man." ~~from "The Grandma's". So one can assume that Sylvia is the oldest of her side of the family.

She also was pregnant. "Out to here," according to Niles in "Shopaholic."

73. What is the name of the Bridal Shoppe in Flushing, Queens?

Danny's Parisian Brides For Less

74. What does the bumper sticker that Fran put on Maxwell's limo say?

"Honk If You're a Hunk!!"~~from "The Parties Over"

75. Gracie had some pets named "Mr. Sheffield" and "Miss Fine". What kind of animals were they?

Hamsters, and "Miss Fine" and "Mr. Sheffield" had babies--Maggie, Brighton and Gracie. "There was a C.C., but Miss Fine ate her."