Trivia Archive

302. How much was Fran sold for at Bette's charity auction?

$5,000

303. What did Max hire Fran to be for his charity benefit show?

Supervisor of costumes

304. What was the name of Fran's adopted daughter?

Mai-Ling

305. What was Danny's nickname for Fran in private?

His 'Little Tiger'

306. What is Fran Fine's middle name?
(And it's Fran Drescher's too!)

Joy

307. What is the name of the 'fourth' Sheffield child?
And who does he resemble?

Sydney--and he looks like Macauley Culkin

308. Who sang for the Broadway Cares benefit that Max and CC produced?

Roslyn Kind

309. Who was Bobbi Fleckman going to help Maxwell get for his musical since Elton John dropped out?

Mick Jagger

310. How did the Brian Setzer Orchestra come to make a video at the Sheffield house?

Brighton won a radio contest

311. What did Max donate to Sylvia's birthday party (besides the use of the house)?

Two bottles of fine Burgundy

312. What was the charity that Fran auctioned herself off for?

The New York Restoration Project

313. How much did Mai-Ling cost Fran and Val?

17¢ a day

314. Where did Fran and Max go on thier "first date"?

To the Premiere of Elton John's "Tantrums and Tiaras" and the dinner party afterward, but I'm not sure what all the other premieres he took her to over the years counted as then....

315. What happened to Max's old wedding band and the signet ring he always wore?

They were taken by some muggers (along with Fran's intended engagement ring.)

316. Where did Maxwell want to go on their honeymoon?

"I say we honeymoon in the Carribean and we don't leave our suite for 36 hours."
He also mentioned St. Bart island.

317. When Fran was a kid, what did Sylvia want Fran to dress up as for Halloween?
And what did Fran want to go as?

A bride, but Fran wanted to go as a career woman.

318. What religious order is 'Sister Fran' from?

The Sisters of the Divine Miss M

319. Why did Brighton take up ballet?
(And he looked gorgeous!)

To meet Chicks!

320. How did Imogene die?

Fran ate her!

321. Where is Boo-Boo the cat buried?

In Sylvia's backyard.

322. How did Danny Imperialli die?

An allergic reaction to back wax.

323. Where did Val land when she fell off the scaffolding?

Someone's terrace garden and they were having a party with no girls, just cute guys.

324. What was Niles' play about?

It was a murder mystery with the main character based on Fran's life.

325. What event made Max figure he ought to live every day to the fullest?

Niles' heart attack.

326. How much did C.C. pay for Niles' services in the charity auction?

$37.00

327. What role did C.C. have at Max and Sara's wedding?

She was Maid of Honor.

328. How did C.C. end up in a wheel chair?

She slipped on a newly waxed floor hurrying to listen to Fran and Mr. Sheffield discuss taking a Christmas vacation.

329. What physical characteristic did Fran and her possible birth mother share?

They had the same laugh (scary, huh?)

330. Where does Mary Ann figure Grace will have to go once Fran and Max have a baby?

Boarding School

331. What did Maxwell's father leave his son in his will?

Nothing but a video tape

332. What did Fran buy as a gift for Maggie's 17th birthday?

A Wet/Dry Lady Schick razor.

333. What college did Maggie get accepted to?

Columbia

334. Why didn't Maggie move into the dorm when she started college?

Because there was a butler at home to wait on them hand and foot.

335. What pageant did Fran try to win for Maggie?

Miss Trans Am

336. What kind of sorority party did Maggie take Brighton to?

A Bring a Geek Party

337. What colleges rejected Maggie?

Princeton and Vassar

338. What did Fran decide to say as an opening line to Barbra Streisand?

"Oy, I have such a scthuck in my gadarum."

339. Where did Fran meet Elton John the first time, and why was Maxwell interested in seeing him again?

On a tennis court at a hotel in the south of France, and Max wanted to try to get him to do a show.

340. Why was Maxwell going to London?

To talk to Celine Dion about doing a show.

341. Why was Maxwell going to Atlantic City?

To talk to Chevy Chase about doing a show.

342. Who attended the Passover dinner at Sylvia's?

Niles, Fran, Max and the kids, Sylvia and Morty.

343. Who was Morty sexually attracted to once that made Sylvia fear she might lose him?

Kate Smith

344. When Sylvia and Morty had a fight and Morty left, how did Sylvia know he intended to stay away for good?

He took his good hair.

345. What did Morty remove when Niles was giving him a massage?

His hair.

346. What did Uncle Stanley catch near Rockaway Beach?

A lobster with two tails.

347. What is Uncle Stanley's profession?

A jeweler.

348. What did Fran and Max buy at Stanley's shop?

A key for the back door.

349. What extended family member would it come in handy to know at Christmas time and why?
(Hint: it has to do with his place of employment.)

Sammy's grandson Irwin since he is a gift wrapper.

350. What did Max bring Fran as a gift from his Washington business trip?

A pilfered White house coaster.

351. What did Max promise to buy Fran for her retirement?

A condo "including carpeting and plantation shutters. Pets ok? Cause I'd probably want a cat."

352. What was Niles' (and C.C.'s sorta) birthday present to Maxwell?

An airline ticket to Kooristan

353. What did Sylvia receive for going to a meeting about buying a condo in Boca?

"19 inches of heaven"~~which was a Sony Trinitron TV set.

354. What was the cake that Fran gave Mona for her retirement picnic made out of?

Plaster of Paris
("A hell of a lot easier to carry on the bus.")

355. What sign did God send to let Fran know that he had heard her when she asked for help making her first date with Max to go well?

She had to sit on Max's lap in the limo.

356. How much did C.C. offer to pay Niles to escort her to her awards banquet?

$250--but he ripped up the check!

357. What did Max use as a substitute engagement ring?

A pop top off a can lid.

358. How did Fran sabatoge Max judging the Miss Universe contest?

She told them Miss USA was his cousin.

359. Why did Lenny leave without meeting Fran?

He saw Fran with a gorgeous guy (Max) and didn't feel he could compete.

360. What did the Sultan of Kooristan remove from Fran's room?

Her tickets home, her passport and all her clothes.

361. How did Fran get in to see Margo Lange at the hotel?

She pretended to be a dog walker.

362. What is hidden behind the large picture in Max's office?

A wall safe.

363. What was the clue that allowed Fran to figure out where the kidnapper of Chester was?

She could hear an ice cream truck playing "The Way We Were" so figured it had to be in Greenwich Village.

364. How did Fran end up with the baby in "Nanny Napper"?

Fran offered to hold him for a woman who then got pushed off the subway before she could retrieve the baby from Fran.

365. What TV show did Fran watch incessantly while she and C.C. were sequestered?

Mr. Ed

366. When the bank robber made his getaway, what did he take with him?

The money, Fran and Sylvia.

367. Who did Max hire as his temporary replacement nanny while Fran was on jury duty?

Sylvia, who jumped on the desk and broke it!

368. Who did Fran hire to replace herself after she was no longer the nanny?

Nanny Bowers, who tried!

369. Who did Gracie's babysitter in "A Decent Proposal" look like?

Diana Ross

370. What was the name of Niles' replacement when he left for Frieda's?

Trevor

371. What was Brighton's first job?

Filming Fran's cousin's Bris. "He'll do it for a ten."

372. What was Brighton's first science project in "The Bird's Nest"?

A moldy strawberry.

373. What was the name of the 'craft show' that Brighton wanted to go see in Atlantic City?

He told Fran 'String and Paste'---but really it was 'G-Strings and Pasties'

374. What film did C.C. and Max buy the rights to that would be their first feature?

"Lambchop--The Movie"

375. What play was Margo Lange doing for Max?

Marie Antionette

376. What rock opera did Pete Townsend try to get Max to produce that he passed on?

Tommy