Jump to content

The Nanny


CassieFan

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 41
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

I know right, the drag queen vs. the effete. :lol: Not to tell tales out of school, and this is really no big secret anyway, but Danny Davis is known in the biz to be a real tyrant.

The episode with Lambchop was just camp to the nth degree. :P (R.I.P. Shari Lewis :blush: )

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I would probably rate her above David. David was good at LOOK AT ME I'M ACTING!!! but the subtlety was never there. Nicholle wasn't very good, but she did improve in the last few years of the show, and she's had some work since.

Did anyone watch that short lived spinoff of The Nanny starring Debi Mazar?

I also remember a bad episode which was all about some guy and Tracy Nelson working at a hair salon, and it screamed backdoor pilot.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Fran: :o BAH-bra Streisand? BAH-bra JOAN Streisand?? :o

Meanwhile...

Yes, at her place in Malibu overlooking the ocean. Danny Davis couldn't make it (they probably didn't want him there) and Danny Bonaduce replaced him. ^_^ I was surprised that Bryton had already lost so much hair.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

You know, I remember Debi Mazar having her own show that I think aired like once, but this may have been a couple of years before The Nanny. I just remember the first scene with her riding on the subway dealing with the locals.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Not really, no. As I sad, there were moments when this show rose above garbage and a plain pile of horrid clichés. It seemed as if it was made for some local TV, as in: Oh, let's bring together a bunch of clichés about nannies, Jews, Broadway producers and let's add a British butler!

No. He sucked as the producer, always seemed like a coward business-wise. He was a jerk to her, but she didn't complain as long as he allowed her to go on shopping splurges. Jerk + opportunistic bimbo without brain.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

[the family is opening wedding presents]

Fran: Box from Tiffany's...

Fran, Sylvia Fine: [in unison] THEIR side.

[Fran opens the box and pulls out a blender]

Fran: Blender from Costco...

Fran, Sylvia Fine: [in unison] *OUR* side.

:lol:

Please register in order to view this content

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I loved the first few seasons, but when Fran and Maxwell got married I lost interest. Especially since Niles and C.C. got together in the end as well.

Sitcoms like this remind me of Disney movies in a way. The lead characters are often boring and bland, but the comic side characters are great.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I almost always enjoyed the episodes with Lainie Kazan as, was it a cousin? I remember the one where Niles quit in a huff and went to work for her. And then the one where Lainie and Sylvia made up after a huge falling out by speaking to each other in clothes (I saw an outfit you'd want, it would look good on you, etc.). That was when she was upset about not being invited to the wedding, so they redid the wedding video by having her film various scenes eating and singing. There was also a hilarious scene where she went around talking about "Lardo" porcelain.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I think Lainie was Sylvia's sister-in-law? This is super random, but what I remember about her character is that I'm almost positive wardrobe dug into the CBS vault and dressed her in the wrap Donna Mills wore in the Knots finale.

I didn't like how they cast Steve Lawrence as Morty, I imagined Morty much more in the vein of Fran's real father and Steve had already guested on the show as himself.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • I am happy that Max (Branning) is back and that might get me back to watch the show again. I am happy that Bernie and Felix are leaving, because both are such boring characters to me. As for Ben being back.. I used to like him. But reading all that he's done in between me liking him and today makes me really dislike the character and I have no desire in seeing him unless he will be seen as a bad guy that he is on the show, which will not happen. 
    • Thanks @kalbir Looks like once the Corringtons left, Search struggled. National City Star-News, Volume 104, Number 18, 2 March 1986 Domini Blythe finds soap acting quite challenging By Nancy M. Reichardt English-born actress Domini Blythe Is a veteran of the finest classical theater companies In England, Canada and the United States, but her American television debut came only five short months ago when she accepted the role of Estelle Kendall on the NBC soap "Search for Tomorrow." Miss Blythe Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company In England when she was 18 years old. She did several films. Including "Tutankamun,” which was filmed In Egypt, then moved to Canada, where she eventually became a member of Canada’s Stratford Festival Company. Miss Blythe decided to seek work In the United States after she embarked upon an American teaching tour with the Royal Shakespeare Company. "After working between England and Canada for several years and expanding a lot of energy trying to keep a career going in both countries, it suddenly seemed to make much more sense to work li North America,” says Miss Blythe. "I landed a one-day role on 'Search for Tomorrow,”' she remembers “The feedback on that role was very good, and the producers said that they’d find a role for me, and the did with the role of Estelle. Asked why she agree to do a sopa opera role after her extensive credits I classical theater, she replied, "It seemed to me that this was the very best thing one could do upon coming here. Doing a soap provides a relatively stable Income with terrific exposure. "There's a challenge I playing a part that has no beginning and no end. It's so unlike anything else I’v ever done. I love the idea that a soap is a collaborative effort between you as an actor and the writer: which Is completely unlike performing the works of Shakespeare or any other  playwright who's dead." Miss Blythe describe Estelle as a “survivor'' an adds that she’s please that Estelle Is "a strong woman who can deal easily In a man’s world while she also has a very vulnerable side. "I like the fact that Estelle Is neither all good nor all bad like all hums beings,” Miss Blythe say "I find the Intricacies of the character interesting. Rather than dealing with murders, I'd prefer to deal with a corporate struggle. That’s something that can relate to more easily.
    • She appeared in this movie.  

      Please register in order to view this content

    • Desert Sun, Volume 43, Number 248, 23 May 1970 Soap Opera Queen A Real Homebody HOLLYWOOD (UP!)—Denise Alexander is unknown to nighttime-only television viewers but she is one of the queens of soap opera in her role of Susan Martin on the daily “Days of Our Lives’’ strip. The auburn haired beauty moved here from New York 12 years ago and into a Beverly Hills apartment she has furnished with antiques from a shop she opened and later closed. Her potpourri antique store was a modified success. Modified because Denise “tried to find good homes’’ for her merchandise. As a result many an ancient chair or table rests in her home, some with price tags still on them. A regular with “Days of Our Lives” for four years, Denise leaves her four-room diggings—bedroom, kitchen, dining room and living room—at 6: .10 a.m. every day for morning rehearsals at NBC. At noon the show is taped and by 1 p.m. the cast runs through the next day’s episode of the soap opera. “We can’t ad lib because the camera shots depend on word cues,” Denise says. “So we’ve learned to memorize our lines quickly.” Denise’s boy friend is actor David Hartman who stars in “The Bold Ones” for television. They are together almost every evening. Most often David takes Denise to dinner, and then perhaps a movie. Other evenings Denise broils steaks in her apartment for her “fella,” as she calls him. At the moment they haven’t any marriage plans. The actress prefers gourmet dishes and few chefs prepare veal cordon bleu better than she. Her swiss steak with wine sauce is also a treat which Hartman relishes. No Discotheques Their social life revolves around small dinner parties with friends and dancing at secluded, romantic places. They abhore discotheques. Weekends for the couple are devoted to tennis, sailing and restful days at the beach sunning and surfing. Then again, Hartman may stop by ,and the two will spend the day reading, with a little background music. Denise opened her door one day and an enormous white cat walked in, hopped onto a chair and staked a claim. She named the intruder “Cat." and he has been a member of her household ever since. Unlike the Sue Martin she portrays on the show, Denise is very much with it. Sue wears a conservative wardrobe. Denis prefers sophisticated, chic outfits from boutiques. She dislikes shopping but loves clothes. The problem is solved by periodic shopping sprees during which she purchases enough outfits to see her through for six months or more. When she feels out of style, back she goes to the smart shops.
    • Like why? That is one character who needed to be retired for decades. Yes, plural. There is literally nowhere else you can take this character anytime soon.  This show really needs to grow a pair and start killing off certain characters. And Martin wasn't one of them.  *coughs* Anyone with the last name Mitchell *coughs*  It's time. 
    • The A/C running.

      Please register in order to view this content

    • Search for Tomorrow CBS run and Ryan's Hope were time slot rivals December 27, 1976-June 5, 1981. From the 1970s Ratings and 1980s Ratings threads, these were the weeks from December 27, 1976-June 5, 1981 that Search for Tomorrow finished ahead of Ryan's Hope: December 27-31, 1976 January 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31-February 4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-March 4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-April 1, 4-8, 11-15, 1977 April 18-22, 1977 ratings not found April 25-29, 1977 May 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-June 3, 6-10, 13-17, 1977 June 20-24, 1977 ratings not found June 27-July 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 1977 August 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 1977 August 22-26, 1977 ratings not found August 29-September 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, 1977 October 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31-November 4, 7-11, 1977 November 21-25, 28-December 2, 5-9, 12-16, 1977 December 19-23, 1977 ratings not found December 26-30, 1977 January 2-6, 1978 January 16-20, 1978 February 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 1978 March 13-17, 1978 March 20-24, 1978 ratings not found March 27-31, 1978 April 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 1978 April 24-28, 1978 ratings not found May 22-26, 1978 June 26-30, 1978 ratings not found July 17-21, 1978 August 7-11, 1978 August 28-September 1, 1978 ratings not found September 25-29, 1978 October 2-6, 1978 October 16-20, 1978 October 30-November 3, 1978 December 18-22, 1978 December 25-29, 1978 ratings not found January 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-February 2, 1979 February 12-16, 19-23, 26-March 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, 1979 April 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-May 4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-June 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, 1979 July 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-August 3, 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-31, 1979 September 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 1979 October 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 1979 October 29-November 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, 1979 December 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 1979 December 31, 1979-January 4, 1980 January 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-February 1, 4-8, 1980 February 18-22, 25-29, 1980 March 3-7, 1980 March 24-28, 1980 May 5-9, 1980 May 26-30, 1980 June 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 1980 August 11-15, 1980 September 22-26, 1980 October 6-10, 1980 November 17-21, 1980 December 15-19, 1980 March 9-13, 1981 March 30-April 3, 6-10, 13-17, 1981
    • I watched some of Friday's show. It was sweet to see Julie celebrate her wedding anniversary to Doug (their second - kudos to the writing team for remembering). Those moments with Julie are always so moving to me because you can tell they are straight from Susan's heart.  I know Patsy Pease hasn't been on DAYS in 15 years, but I still miss Kim in weeks that are so important for the Bradys and their history on the show. Michael Dietz was always a very likeable presence onscreen, even if he was never the greatest actor. That hasn't changed.  I was impressed with how well put together the montage was of John's various identities/memories. A number of those stories were ludicrous, and several of them never should have existed, but the way this was all crafted you could see just what a unique character all those parts made John...and how much Drake played the material as best he could, no matter what. The mirror scene was a great inclusion as that really wrapped everything of John together - viewers never truly knew who he was, nor did the people in Salem, but it didn't matter, as everyone loved him anyway. 
    • Been a long time, but always worth the wait!  1973 will be coming soon!  Hooray!! 

      Please register in order to view this content

    • Thanks @Paul Raven  Amidst these terrible stories I see we get the arrival of Heather. I never knew Alice forged references for her. No wonder she later became a murderer. She was a criminal all along.  The Jeff/Monica/Rick story always seems so brazen and so depressing all at once - I can't imagine how people would have talked about it in the Internet/Twitter era.  I don't understand the choice to put Audrey and Steve through even more misery after they had been separated for almost a decade. The sudden inclusion of magazine stories is fascinating...and I'm not sure if it is ever a huge story narrative for GH after this point, even when characters on the show ran magazines. The end of the Leslie and Cam story did not need to be like this (and feels a little rushed). Had every woman on the canvas at this time been raped?   
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy