Trivia Archive

76. Who are "Puddleducks" and "Mopsie"?

"Puddleducks" and "Mopsie" are Maxwell and his sister's nicknames for each other.

77. Who slept with Fran while she was in the hospital having her tonsils removed?

Grace gave Fran Teddy, her teddy bear, to sleep with and keep her company so she wouldn't be afraid.

78. We know Max always calls Fran "Miss Fine", but in one episode, he called her "Fran" in a very casual way, not as a plot point (so I don't mean "Fran Gets Mugged"). Which episode was it?

In Fran-Lite, in the line outside the night club.

79. The news that Heather was marrying Danny was not received easily by Fran. What was her reaction to the news?

She went on a shopping jag in "Shopaholic" to try to forget.

80. We already established in past trivia questions that Heather was pregnant at the time of the wedding. What was her baby's name? (And where is she now while mom is off in Hollywood? She should be about 18 months old! ;-) )

Judy

81. And what characteristic of Danny's did the baby inherit?

Judy was very hairy.

82. One episode of The Nanny was intended to be a spin off series. Which one?

The Chatterbox~~Episode 2.25

83. We are all familiar with the High School Sweethearts Cartoon that appears at the end of every episode, but it wasn't always there. When did the cartoon appear?

At the beginning of the third year.

84. Peter Marc Jacobson (Fran's husband) has appeared on the show twice. In which episodes and whom did he play?

85. What song did Fran and Grace sing together in the first year's season finale "I Don't Remember Mama"?

"Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" ~~as Mother-Daughter "puppets"!

86. When does Max sing "Georgie Girl"?

The day "after", and Fran commented, "Gee, in the two years I've been working here, I've never once heard...."

87. How did Eartha Kitt stay so young looking?"?

She had a Nanny too, Lorenzo.

"Hot Pants", "Schmuey", and "The Little One"

89. Instead of Girl Scouts, Gracie was a member of the....?

Red Robins

90. In the episode "Fran Gets Mugged," what is different about Brighton?

He was wearing glasses.

91. What was Max's first play?

'The Sound Of Music' when he was seventeen.

92. What is the one mistake that Max made that Fran has tortured him about since the beginning of the show?

He passed on 'Cats.'

93. What was the name of the play that Max produced a scene of for a benefit, and, for bonus points, what was the charity they did it for?

'Our Town' and the charity was asthma.

94. Why did Fran say that Max's plays were better than Andrew Lloyd Webber's?

"Your plays are better than his cause you can always get tickets for yours and his are sold out for months!"

95. How is Aunt Frieda related to Fran?

96. How many times has Frieda been married?

97. Fran and Maggie wanted to have a party at Aunt Frieda's nightclub in Queens, what was the party a celebration of? (And bonus points if you can give the name of the nightclub!)

98. Where did Maxwell want to hold Maggie's Sweet Sixteen?

The solarium at the Guggenhiem

99. How was Maggie's hair styled by Mr. Anthony?

He sold her a wig of a short black bob.

100. What did Maxwell think of his daughter's new style?

He predictably hated it on Maggie, but when Fran wore it, he was prompted to ask her on a date for a movie and ice cream. (And now, the same wig would not even be mentioned!)

101. How did C.C. acquire Chester?

He was a birthday gift from Maxwell.

102. We all know Fran is Jewish, but what religion are the Sheffields?

They are Catholic--based on the family attending Christmas services at St. Patricks Cathedral in the "Christmas Episode" and Brighton's confirmation in "Ship of Fran's".

103. What did the Spaghetti O's spell out on the plate (right out of the can!)?

"Hello Dolly"

104. Why is the episode "The Family Plumbing" so popular with Charles Shaughnessy fans?

That's the episode with the famous scene where Fran sees Max naked (except for his soap-on-a-rope) in the shower.

105. How old was Fran when she went to the kibbutz and lost her .....hat?

Seventeen

106. In Max's novel, which was based on his life, did he and the "sexy, gorgeous governess" get married?

No, but Fran said, "I'm just telling you what the public wants."

107. Uncle Jack and Cousin Marsha are related to Fran how?

Jack is Sylvia's younger brother and Marsha is his daughter.

108. Why was Uncle Stanley going to miss Schmuey's bar mitzvah?

He and Aunt Cookie would be on a cruise.

109. Who impersonated Cher to fool the press?

Cousin Ira

110. What profession was Niles' father and whom did he work for before Maxwell's family?

He was a Butler also and worked for the Duke of Carlisle.

111. Why was Niles' father thrown out of the Professional Butlers Association?

For wrestling naked on the floor with the Dutchess... (and that may be why he went to work for the Sheffields too!)

112. What did Niles sell in order to be able to afford to take a vacation?

A pair of gaudy gold cufflinks---one treble clef, one bass clef--a gift from C.C. to Maxwell that he passed on to Niles.

113. Niles has had a few love interests of his own. One of them was named Katherine. What was their relationship like?

Katherine was a housekeeper that worked for Maxwell. Niles never told her about his feelings and she married someone else without ever knowing how Niles felt, though the rest of the household knew. Sound familiar?

114. When did Maxwell once say he was going to wait until to get remarried?

"I am not going to remarry until the kids are grown and out of the house."

115. How many times has someone asked Fran to marry them? And whom? It isn't necessary for her to have accepted, only the asking.

Seven, though I am going by my poor memory and a perusal of the list of episodes, so corrections and additions to this list are gladly accepted.
Danny, Maxwell, Phillipe, Dr. Jules Kimball, Nigel Sheffield, Jeffery Needleman, Fred (Donald O'Conner).

116. The woman who played the co-worker of Fran's in Bloomingdales in Danny's Dead appeared in another episode (I KNEW she looked familiar!). Who was she and which episode?

She also played a nurse in "Where's the Pearls?"

117. What did Fran make out of two bottles of Maxwell's finest Burgundy?

She made a sangria (using Sweet and Low for a sugar substitiute!)

118. What happened when Fran got drunk on Pink Squirrels?

She got confused and ending up in bed with Maxwell.

119. Where did "Max" want to meet C.C. to have "drinks"?

The Regency Hotel (but he decided to handle it himself and it went much faster without her!)

120. In "Personal Business", why did Val have to take an antihistamine after exploring Fran's closet?

Because of Fran's padded Potpourri hangers.

121. What did Val end up doing for a living when Danny fired her?

She sold Tupperware.

122. In "Val's Apartment", when Val stepped on a roach with her bare foot, whom did Fran say she was rooming with?

Forrest Gump

123. In "Nanny and the Hunk Producer", what poster was on the inside of Maggie's door?

Alanis Morrisette

124. What was Maggie's choice as a volunteer job?

She was a Candy Striper at Belmont Hospital.

125. What foreign language has Maggie studied? (And for bonus points, which did Brighton choose?)

Maggie studied Italian and Brighton studied French.

The scars in real life

126. What magazine was Fran Drescher posing for when she was burned on the hand?

TV Guide

127. What episode is the bandaged hand visable in?

2.22 "What The Butler Sang"

128. What excuse did Fran Fine give for the bandage?

129. The night that Fran and Max slept together, why didn't Maxwell wake up when Fran joined him?

He had taken a lot of cold medications the night before.

130. And who woke them up the next morning?

C.C.--because Niles sent her up to find her "birthday present" and she screamed when she saw them. (Niles actually saw them first, but he let them sleep.)

131. How many times did Mike LaVoe score the night after he met Fran?

Four, "on the ice!"

132. What kind of surgery did Fran have to shave Maxwell for?

An Appendectomy

133. Who was the celebrity that Maxwell let recover at his house after surgery?

Cher

134. What did Fran surmise Maxwell's hearing loss was from (since it couldn't possibly be from "a prolonged exposure to an unusual frequency or pitch"?

A virus.

135. What was Brooke and Brighton's science project in The Playwright?

Growing a potato in a glass of water.

136. In Bird's Nest, he went through a couple projects before settling on the birds eggs in the nest. What other projects did he try?

A moldy strawberry and the 'staying power' of different brands of lipstick.

137. What subject did Brighton fail in Green Card?

French

138. Who did Fran play in her high school production of "The Sound Of Music"?

The Reverend Mother
"I put a low scoop neck in my nun's habit and those hills were alive!"

139. Niles was also in "The Sound Of Music" in high school. What was his part?

The Baroness
"It was an all boys school!"

140. Fran was also in "Fiddler on the Roof" as a kid. How old was she and whom did she play?

She was a third grade Hudel, "Tevia's lost and heavily made up daughter."

141. The first time we saw Fran in a wedding dress, whose dress was she wearing?

Her mother's

142. What did the billboard that Fran "gave" Max for Valentines Day say?

Be My Valentine, Mr. Sheffield
Love, Miss Fine

143. What did Fran's psychic tell her would happen on her cruise?

She "would find the man of her dreams and they would dance on water."

144. What is C.C.'s address?

145. What is Sylvia's Apartment number?
(Bonus points if you know what it was in the first year. It has changed since then.)

146. How big was the ring that Jules was going to buy for Fran?

147. What is Fran's shoe size now?

148. What is Niles' shoe size?

149. What percentage did C.C. charge Fran to be her agent?