"Franny and the Professor" is the second episode in the third season of the CBS television series The Nanny, which was aired on September 18, 1995.
Synopsis[]
C.C.'s brother bets her that he can help Fran qualify as a "Jeopardy!" contestant.
Plot[]
C.C. makes a bet with her brother Noel that he cannot get Fran to play Jeopardy!. But Fran somehow enters the game and manages to win! Meanwhile, Mr. Sheffield is upset because he is not invited to the Renaissance Weekend held by Bill Clinton, but Fran gets him tickets with the help of the Sheffields' new next door neighbor, Roger Clinton, Jr..
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Fran Drescher as Fran Fine
- Lauren Lane as C.C. Babcock
- Daniel Davis as Niles
- Charles Shaughnessy as Maxwell Sheffield
- Nicholle Tom as Margaret Sheffield
- Benjamin Salisbury as Brighton Sheffield
- Madeline Zima as Grace Sheffield
Guest Starring[]
- Renée Taylor as Sylvia Fine
- Ann Morgan Guilbert as Yetta Rosenberg
- Rachel Chagall as Valerie Toriello
Co-Starring[]
- Michael McKean as Noel
- Alex Trebek as Himself
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- This episode is similar to the 1988 Mama's Family episode "Mama on Jeopardy!", where the main female lead ends up on Jeopardy! by some kind of fluke, and initially performs horribly until near the end of the Double Jeopardy! round. Like Fran, after spending much of the game in the negatives, Thelma "Mama" Harper (Vicki Lawrence) gets the last two questions in the round right and brings her up to the plus side by a measly $100, enabling her to compete in Final Jeopardy! Thelma also tries to peek at her competitors' Final Jeopardy! answers, but makes it more obvious compared to Fran "dropping" her earring. But compared to Fran becoming the new Jeopardy! Champion with a mere $200, Thelma ends up coming in second with only $1 left (and also mocks a competitor for losing all her money when giving the wrong response like Fran does), but wins a trip for four to Hawaii, and like Fran, hugs host Alex Trebek in response (but also kisses him, much to her friend Iola's shock).
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