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70-458: Cadenatres was shut down on 26 October 2015, to allow Grupo Imagen , the communications subsidiary of GEA, to focus on building the Imagen Televisión national network, which launched on 17 October 2016. After acquiring the television station XHRAE from Raúl Aréchiga Espinoza on July 18, 2006, GEA relaunched XHRAE-TV under the name CadenaTres (lit. Network Three ) on May 28, 2007. Its goal

140-518: A Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens who becomes the nanny of three children from an Anglo-American upper-class family in New York City. The show was created and produced by Drescher and her then-husband Peter Marc Jacobson , taking much of its inspiration from Drescher's personal life growing up, involving names and characteristics based on her relatives and friends. The sitcom has also spawned several foreign adaptations , loosely inspired by

210-485: A bridal shop; Drescher wrote that into the character as a tribute to her mother, who did work in a bridal shop. While visiting with his relatives in Fort Lauderdale around the holidays, Sagansky watched a few episodes with his relatives, realized that he had a hit, and ordered a full 22 episodes for the first season . Most of the early episodes of The Nanny were shot in front of a live studio audience on Stage 6 at

280-456: A cast of "laughers" who would be recorded during taping. The audio track of the laughers would then be added to the episodes in post-production. Casting director Lisette St. Claire became the world's first "laugher wrangler" for this new type of service. The comedy in The Nanny was formulated with many running gags , which contributed heavily to the success of the series. Much of this formula

350-522: A chance meeting on a transatlantic flight between Drescher and Jeff Sagansky, at the time president of CBS Corporation , for whom she had starred in the short-lived TV series Princesses . Drescher persuaded Sagansky to let her and her then-husband Jacobson pitch an idea for a sitcom to CBS. Sagansky agreed to a future meeting once all of the parties were back in Los Angeles; however, neither Drescher nor Jacobson had any idea what to pitch. Later, Drescher

420-445: A dozen episodes. Renée Taylor's husband, actor Joseph Bologna , and their son Gabriel Bologna had guest roles on the show. Ray Romano appeared as Fran's former high school classmate Ray Barone , linking The Nanny with his comedy Everybody Loves Raymond . Romano and Drescher both actually knew each other in high school. Tom Bergeron appeared as himself, the host of Hollywood Squares , in an episode in which Maxwell appeared as

490-578: A dummy 25 years ago?") followed by her gripe "You never introduce me to any of the stars that you know; I've got a good mind to take Little Ricky and... oh. Never mind." In another episode of The Nanny , Fran sees a man watching I Love Lucy on TV and as the theme song plays, she gets the idea to gain entry into Sheffield's men's only club dressed as a man. The show began off-network syndication in September 1998, distributed by Columbia TriStar Television Distribution on various broadcast television networks in

560-455: A few false-starts (including multiple impulsive and failed proposals from Niles), the pair marry in the same delivery room where Fran is giving birth to the twins, and subsequently discover they, too, are expecting a child. The Nanny maintained an ensemble cast , keeping the same set of characters for its entire six-season run. Although largely operating around the main ensemble cast, The Nanny featured an enormous number of guest stars over

630-410: A growing success up to the network's final date. After the network shutdown, these shows are still being produced and are available on-demand and were picked by former CadenaTres affiliate, Canal 44 of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Cadenatres had three informal affiliates in 2014, which broadcast some of its programs: Grupo Imagen Grupo Imagen S.A.B. de C.V. , commonly known as Imagen ,

700-489: A new digital broadcast network. On August 16, 2011, "The Nanny" began airing on Logo . On January 1, 2018, Cozi TV started airing the show. Similarly, on April 30, 2018, Freeform began airing the series, showing 5-episode blocks in the early morning hours. Additionally, the show can be seen on local US television channels. The series' third and fourth seasons are available for streaming on Pluto TV , The Roku Channel rotates between seasons 1–2 and 3–4, and on April 1, 2021,

770-461: A new news team. In 2002, Imagen dropped XELA's longtime classical format and flipped the station to sports as XEITE-AM (promptly selling it in August of that year), and 2004 saw Imagen drop XHDL's music format for the all-news "Reporte 98.5". Grupo Imagen was bought by Grupo Empresarial Ángeles , owned by Olegario Vázquez Raña , in 2003 for US$ 50 million. Under GEA's ownership, Imagen grew into one of

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840-530: A newscast parody inspired by The Planet of the Apes that featured three news anchors with a simian appearance that came from the planet Mikón and criticized the news every week, mostly national news (similar to SNL's Weekend Update). It first aired on November 29, 2009. The success of Mikorte Informativo spun-off the creation of a weekend programming block known as Barra Desinformativa (Misinformation Block) in 2014. It featured two new shows that were very similar to

910-520: A personal call from Drescher. Drescher also reprised her role of Bobbi Fleckman from the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap and made a cameo appearance as herself in the third to last episode. Shaughnessy had a double role as a fictional Middle Eastern oil potentate in one episode. Drescher's real-life parents initially appeared as a couple in the waiting room of Gracie's therapist and made subsequent appearances as Fran's Uncle Stanley and Aunt Rose; her Pomeranian Chester appeared as C.C.'s pet in more than

980-540: A song with Fran thinking Barbra is at the Sheffield home. There was also the occasional tryst between Niles and C.C., contrasting with their typical open disdain for each other, which was actually love. Season 4 featured a running gag where both Fran and Maxwell kept secret from the other household members "The Thing" (Maxwell telling Fran he loves her in the season 3 finale). It is also following "The Thing" that whenever Maxwell makes comments denying he has feelings for Fran, she

1050-531: A spin on The Sound of Music , except, in Drescher's words, "Instead of Julie Andrews , I come to the door." Jacobson replied: "That could be it" and the idea for The Nanny was spawned. Back in Los Angeles, the pair pitched their idea to Tim Flack and Joe Voci, both in comedy development at CBS. Sagansky brought in experienced producers Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser, another husband-and-wife team with whom Drescher had worked before while guesting on Who's

1120-440: A star on the show's board as a replacement for Andrew Lloyd Webber . Tyne Daly appeared as a fellow nanny facing forced retirement. David Letterman made an uncredited appearance during a fantasy sequence, where Fran describes how she exaggerated her fame to impress a pen pal. Donna Douglas , who played Elly Mae Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies , made her last television appearance in an episode. The theme song featured in

1190-526: A talk format. Both formats are carried on other stations, both owned and operated by Imagen and affiliates. Two regional Mexican stations, branded as "La Caliente", and XHLTN-FM "Radio Latina" in Tijuana complete Imagen's radio portfolio. Imagen operates channel XHTRES-TDT channel 27 in the Valley of Mexico, which from 2007 to 2015 was the flagship channel for the now defunct cadenatres network. It currently sports

1260-466: A week-long marathon of The Nanny , titled "Valentine Schmalentine", on Nick at Nite. The success of the stunt led to Fran hosting "Falling for Fran", a similar week-long Valentine's Day marathon in February 2011. On August 2, 2010, The Nanny began airing on TV Land , commencing with a week-long marathon and remained on the channel until 2016. On January 1, 2011, The Nanny began airing on Antenna TV ,

1330-400: Is a widower ), does his best to undermine Maxwell's business partner C.C. Babcock ( Lauren Lane ), who has her eye on the very available and desirable Mr. Sheffield. Niles is often seen making witty comments directed toward C.C., with her replying in a similarly witty fashion, in their ongoing game of one-upmanship . As the series progresses, it becomes increasingly obvious that Mr. Sheffield

1400-463: Is a Mexican media conglomerate owned by Grupo Empresarial Ángeles . As of 2016, it is the third-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa and TV Azteca . Grupo Imagen traces its roots to the foundation of XEDA-AM on June 18, 1936. This station was acquired by José Luis Fernández Soto in 1962, and in the same year, Fernández Soto founded "Grupo Imagen Comunicación en Radio", which became

1470-669: Is broadcast in various other countries and television networks, each with their own schedule for the series. In the United Kingdom, the entire series aired on the digital network Living . In France, the show was broadcast and rebroadcast the same multi-and was a huge success on the channel M6 then W9. The French title is Une nounou d'enfer ("A Hell of a Nanny"). In Italy Fran was in the dubbing became Francesca, an Italian from Ciociaria (a rural area). The Nanny airs include: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released seasons 1, 2 and 3 of The Nanny on DVD in regions 1, 2 and 4. Season 3

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1540-457: Is involved with," the actress told Entertainment Tonight . "All kinds of things from environmental issues, to health, to civil liberties, that’s what I think Fran [Fine] would be doing now – opening her big Queens mouth for the greater good." On January 8, 2020, it was announced that Drescher and Jacobson were writing the book for a musical adaptation of the series. Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend fame were to write

1610-486: Is smitten with Fran, although he will not admit it, and Fran is clearly smitten with him. The show teases the viewers with their closeness, featuring many "near-misses" and moments of jealousy, as well as an engagement. In the later seasons, the two do finally marry and expand their family by having fraternal twins named Jonah and Eve. Later in the series, it is also clear that Niles and C.C.'s constant sharp barbs are their own bizarre form of flirtation and affection; after

1680-475: Is temporarily "paralyzed". In addition, there is also a great deal of physical comedy in The Nanny including exaggerated falls and chases. Drescher's facial expressions, when shocked or surprised, can also be seen as reminiscent of Lucille Ball 's portrayals of Lucy Ricardo and Lucy Carmichael . The parallels were suggested in a few episodes, where an exasperated Mr. Sheffield refers to Fran as "Mrs. Carmichael", and asks in another: "Mr. Mooney fire you from

1750-487: Is the second-oldest in Mexico City and boasts nationwide circulation. In May 2014, Grupo Imagen bought Liga MX soccer club Querétaro FC out of government administration. This came after the previous owner of the team was investigated for bank fraud. The Nanny The Nanny is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine ,

1820-537: The Culver Studios . On Mondays, the cast went through the script as a table read . On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, they rehearsed before the series' producers and executives. And, on Thursdays and Fridays, the series was shot using a multi-camera set-up in front of a live studio audience. During later seasons the taping was no longer performed before an audience due to the complexities of the fantasy sequences, costume changes, etc. Nearly 100 crew members were involved in

1890-543: The Excélsior TV news network. Except for their news anchors and paid programming (infomercials, TV ministries), all of CadenaTres programming suddenly ended its run. Allegedly, about 300 employees lost their jobs with the shutdown. CadenaTres had three daily newscasts, early morning, afternoon and nightly, as well as hourly recaps. The main newscasts were the afternoon (led by Yuriria Sierra) and nightly programs. The nightly newscast had various anchors throughout its run, being

1960-505: The 1980s, XELA-FM became XHDL-FM "Dial FM", changing formats to rock as "Radioactivo" in the 1990s. The 1990s also saw the sale of XEDA-AM, then carrying rock music, to Radio S.A., which changed the format to talk. That same year also saw an alliance between MVS Radio and Imagen to operate their Mexico City stations: the group brought together Imagen's XELA-AM, XEDA-FM and XHDL-FM with MVS's XHMVS-FM 102.5 and XHMRD-FM 104.9. When this partnership ended in 2001, Imagen relaunched XEDA with

2030-484: The 2013 Federal Telecommunications Act that ordered the creation of two nationwide over-the-air digital networks. On March 11, 2015, Grupo Imagen was granted the operation of one of the networks that would carry the CadenaTres signal nationwide over-the-air. However, in a sudden and unexpected decision, Grupo Imagen shut down CadenaTres on October 26, 2015, and replaced its feed in its flagship channel (XHTRES Channel 28) with

2100-451: The Boss? in 1985 and 1986. Interested, both couples teamed up to write the script for the pilot together, creating a character with the intention to build off Drescher's image. "Our business strategy was to create a show that was going to complement our writing, complement me as a talent," Drescher said in a 1997 interview with The Hollywood Reporter . As a result, the characters draw deeply on

2170-634: The Boy Robot and Extreme Ghostbusters were part of this block. Later, as they lost the Sony agreement, the network adopted the old Saturday Morning Cartoons format for its weekend programming. Initially it featured minor modern shows such as Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes and Cosmic Quantum Ray . Later and up to its final date, retro children programming took over with success. Initially it featured anime shows such as Speed Racer , Mazinger Z , Gekko Kamen/Capitán Centella , and Heidi and

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2240-470: The Drescher family, including Fran Fine 's parents, Sylvia and Morty, and grandmother Yetta, who all were named after their real-life counterparts. Drescher also drew from her own life in creating her character. Like the character in The Nanny , Drescher was born and raised to a Jewish family in Flushing, Queens , and attended beauty school . However, unlike her on-screen counterpart, Drescher never worked in

2310-723: The Japanese drama series Comet-san (known as Señorita Cometa in Mexico). The latter was dearly remembered by the Mexican audience and it was the first time in over 20 years that this series was broadcast after the loss of the original dubbing in the earthquake of 1985. In its final year and following their retro programming trend, American cartoons He-Man and the Masters of the Universe , She-Ra: Princess of Power , and several Marvel Comics cartoons from

2380-634: The United States. The show aired on Lifetime from 2000 until 2008. It could also be seen on Nick at Nite from April 2009 to October 5, 2013, in the United States, but was pulled and its timeslot of 6AM-7AM was replaced with Hangin' With Mr. Cooper . It also appears on The Hallmark Channel in the Philippines, Super RTL and VOX in Germany, and Go! and TV1 in Australia. On February 8, 2010, Drescher hosted

2450-444: The all-news channel Excelsior TV (27.1) and a simulcast channel of the radio station Imagen Radio (27.2). In 2015, Grupo Imagen won the IFT auction to build a new nationwide broadcast television network, which launched on October 17, 2016, under the Imagen Televisión name. Grupo Imagen will operate a network of 123 transmitters by 2020. The Excélsior newspaper, owned by Grupo Imagen,

2520-498: The audience or look into the camera. Other running gags are the many references to Beatles songs and the musicals Fiddler on the Roof and My Fair Lady . Most of the humor Fran uses is aimed toward a Jewish audience. She makes references to Yiddish words and teaches the Sheffield children to be stereotypical Jews. Much of this humor is featured in scenes including her mother, Sylvia. At times, they would also make humorous references to

2590-521: The bank again?" Another Lucy reference is when he alludes to Fran and "Ethel" stealing John Wayne 's footprints in Hollywood, and again when Maxwell says, "Miss Fine, you got some 'splaining to do!" like Ricky Ricardo often said to Lucy Ricardo. The episode that featured a visit from Elizabeth Taylor (who also appeared on Here's Lucy ) began with Maxwell and Niles trying to hide the visit from Fran ("Boys, boys, boys. Now do you think my mother gave birth to

2660-819: The entire Mexican republic through various cable television systems and its three broadcast affiliates in Baja California, Chihuahua and Sonora. It struggled to become a major network against fierce completion from the "duopoly" of TV Azteca and Televisa and laws that prevented to easily acquire stations throughout the country (namely, the Federal Telecommunications Act better known as the Televisa Law ). By September 30, 2009, its flagship station had changed its call sign to XHTRES-TV from XHRAE, reflecting its network identity. The goal of becoming "The Third Network" finally materialized for Grupo Imagen, thanks to

2730-451: The entire cast with the exception of Davis, who had work commitments. Drescher and Gary Rosenthal served as executive producers of the special. In March 2020, Drescher announced that the cast would reunite for a live reading of the pilot episode amid the COVID-19 pandemic . The reading was released to YouTube by Sony Pictures Television on April 6, 2020. The reading featured the entire cast of

2800-508: The entire series became available on HBO Max . The entire series is also available to stream on Peacock as of March 18, 2024. The entire series is available to stream, for free with ads on the CTV app in Canada under the "Throwbacks" section. In 2021, Sony Pictures launched a channel dedicated to the show on YouTube and posted some episodes and clips of the show. Outside of North America, The Nanny

2870-418: The entire series run. Like the song, it summarizes the events that lead Fran from losing her job and boyfriend to being hired as nanny of the Sheffield children. The sequence begins with Fran walking into the bridal shop, only to be kicked out. A taxicab takes her across the bridge from Queens to Manhattan , and she arrives at the Sheffield mansion to sell cosmetics. Maxwell opens the door and pulls Fran into

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2940-550: The episode "Fran's Roots". Scott Baio also made an appearance as a rookie doctor who was Fran's former schoolmate. Marvin Hamlisch appeared as Fran's former high school music teacher, a Hamlisch look-alike. Jon Stewart portrayed a Jewish love interest of Fran's until it was discovered at a family wedding that the two were cousins; on the June 29, 2011, airing of The Daily Show , Stewart stated he agreed to make an appearance after receiving

3010-467: The first season. The website's consensus reads: "Fran Drescher elevates The Nanny' s formulaic writing with chutzpah, hairspray, and a one-of-a-kind comedic performance." However, the show performed poorly in its first year; when it was nearly cancelled, CBS executive Jeff Sagansky championed the show, citing the pilot's historically high test numbers. According to Jacobson: "At all those affiliate meetings, he used to say, 'Stick by The Nanny !' He knew it

3080-603: The format of Mikorte : El Incorrecto (hosted by Eduardo Videgaray and José Ramón San Cristóbal, originally aired on E! Latino) and Ya ni llorar es bueno (hosted by stand-up comedian Gon Curiel). A short-lived venture with production company Adicta Films in 2012 led to the creation of two original sitcoms: El Albergue and La Clínica . These were generally panned by both critics and the audience. An association with Sony Entertainment Television Latin America allowed CadenaTres to acquire shows such as The Shield and CSI: New York and

3150-440: The highest-rated programs of the decade. The Nanny has been called "the '90s version of I Love Lucy " and "well written and entertaining." Fran Fine (Drescher) turns up on the New York City doorstep of British Broadway producer Mr. Maxwell Sheffield ( Charles Shaughnessy ) peddling cosmetics after being dumped, and subsequently fired, by her bridal-shop-owner ex-boyfriend. Reluctantly, Mr. Sheffield instead hires Fran to be

3220-579: The house. She falls into a flowerpot, where Niles dusts her off and puts a cap marked "Nanny" on her head. At her whistle, Maxwell's children fall in behind her and the four form a conga line . C.C. arrives at the door and Fran bumps it with her hip to close it in her face. Finally, the Sheffields, Niles and Fran gather on and around the couch for a group picture. However, the camera explodes when Fran triggers its shutter, covering everyone with soot and ruining their hair and clothes. The Nanny began in 1991 with

3290-495: The largest media conglomerates in the country: it bought stations nationwide, began distributing its talk programming to interior Mexico, and made a move into television with the acquisition of XHRAE-TV channel 28 Mexico City. XHRAE was rebranded XHTRES "cadenatres". Also in 2006, Imagen bought the Excélsior newspaper for 585 million pesos and refreshed its branding. In Mexico City, Grupo Imagen owns XEDA-FM 90.5 Imagen Radio with

3360-399: The late 70s, 80s and 90s replaced most anime shows, although Señorita Cometa remained until September, 2015. CadenaTres aired shows produced by Epic Network aimed at a younger audience. The featured shows were: Gamer#Tag and CTRLGAMER (videogames), Japantastic (Asian pop culture), TechCity (gadgets), LOL TV (social networks) and top diez (music). This programming block was enjoying

3430-762: The most important Pedro Ferriz de Con, Pablo Hiriart, and toward the end of the channel's life, Francisco Zea. They were famous for their rather aggressive and opinionated editorials by the anchors for nearly every report. Boxing and wrestling were the first major sports programming on CadenaTres (aired on Saturday evenings). After Grupo Imagen acquired Querétaro FC , Liga MX soccer also became part of its sports programming, although it never managed to carry as many games as Televisa or TV Azteca. Thanks to several associations with Latin American networks such as Venevision, Televen, Telemundo and RCN (Colombia), CadenaTres aired several telenovelas and drama series. The last of these series

3500-409: The nanny of his three children, Maggie, Brighton, and Gracie. In spite of his initial misgivings, Fran turns out to be just what he and his family needed. While Fran manages the children, acerbic British butler Niles ( Daniel Davis ) manages the household and watches all the events that unfold with Fran as the new nanny. Niles, recognizing Fran's gift for bringing warmth back to the family (as Maxwell

3570-425: The operator of XEDA-AM and XEDA-FM . In 1963, Grupo Imagen doubled in size with the acquisition of Radio Metropolitana and its XELA- AM - FM cluster. With these four stations, Grupo Imagen began to form a wide range of programming. While XEDA-FM remained Imagen's flagship with a talk format and XELA-AM continued with its longtime classical music programming, the other two stations changed programming concepts often. In

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3640-404: The original scripts. The show earned a Rose d'Or , and one Emmy Award , out of a total of twelve nominations; Drescher was twice nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy . The sitcom was the first new show delivered to CBS for the 1993 season and the highest-tested pilot at the network in years. The series was hugely successful internationally, especially in Australia, where it was one of

3710-400: The pilot was a version of " If My Friends Could See Me Now ", performed by Gwen Verdon from the 1966 Broadway musical Sweet Charity . Following the pilot, the theme changed to "The Nanny Named Fran", written by Ann Hampton Callaway and performed by her and her sister Liz Callaway . Along with the change of the theme song came a different, animated opening sequence that would be used for

3780-562: The pilot—with the exception of James Marsden , who was replaced by Alex Sternin—as well as narration of the original pilot script by Jacobson and a live performance of the theme song by Ann Callaway. The Nanny was shown in more than eighty countries worldwide. In addition, several local versions of the show have been produced in other countries. These shows follow the original scripts very closely, but with minor alterations in order to adapt to their respective country's culture. The remake in Russia

3850-602: The producers came to the conclusion that to oppose her should be a family of British origin, so "she wouldn't come across as Jewish so much as the American you were rooting for," Sternin explained. "The idea was to make her the American girl who happens to be Jewish rather than the Jewish girl working for the WASPs ." On December 6, 2004, the Lifetime network aired a reunion special The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember . The special reunited

3920-587: The reality show Latin American Idol around 2010/2011. Up to its final date, CadenaTres acquired several old American sitcoms to create a Retro programming block. The block featured the shows The Nanny , I Dream of Jeannie , Bewitched , The Munsters , The Addams Family , The Lucy Show and The Beverly Hillbillies . Daytime television was also produced. It featured morning variety-talk shows such as Bien familiar (hosted by Fernanda Familiar in 2008) and Nuestro Día (hosted by Martha Figueroa up to

3990-451: The rights to the series; they subsequently released a complete series set on May 26, 2015. It contains all 146 episodes. In late 2015, Shout! began releasing individual season sets; the fourth season was released on September 22, 2015, followed by the fifth season on December 22, 2015. The sixth and final season was released on March 15, 2016. The show received positive critical reviews, with an 85% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes for

4060-448: The run-throughs. The four of them were later joined by Frank Lombardi, Caryn Lucas and Diane Wilk, who served as the series' executive producers throughout the fifth and sixth seasons. Stemming from a home invasion and attack she experienced in 1985, Fran Drescher requested the show to provide prescreened audiences , based upon her fear of having random strangers invited to the productions. The show hired Central Casting to gather

4130-419: The shooting of a single episode. Although Drescher, Fraser, Jacobson and Sternin, the show's only executive producers for the first four seasons, coordinated "pretty much everything" at the beginning, according to Sternin, they eventually found their niche and in the following years, Drescher and Sternin decided to focus on writing story outlines, while Jacobson presided over the writing team, and Fraser observed

4200-570: The shutdown of the network in 2015). It also featured the successful cooking show Cocinemos Juntos hosted by Many Muñoz that aired from 2011 to October 23, 2015. Show business-related shows were led by Gustavo Adolfo Infante. Infante hosted the daily gossip show No lo cuentes and the weekly interview talk show En compañia de... . CadenaTres originally aired cartoons weekdays around 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Thanks to their alliance with Sony, vintage shows such as The Real Ghostbusters and Dinosaucers as well as modern shows like Big Guy and Rusty

4270-462: The stars' previous careers or real-life off-screen time. This was noticeable when Yetta saw her reflection in the mirror and thought she was seeing Millie Helper from The Dick Van Dyke Show (the role that Guilbert played), Maxwell remembering how he wanted to hire a former cast member from Days of Our Lives but thought he was not "British" enough (a reference to Shaughnessy's former series), and C.C. using props to hide Lane's real-life pregnancy at

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4340-741: The time. Drescher also appeared in the series as tough-talking music publicist Bobbi Fleckman, reprising her role from This Is Spinal Tap , setting up a visual gag where Fran would disguise herself as Fleckman in order to get Mr. Sheffield's attention. More running gags include Fran's frequent references to classic TV sitcoms ( Gilligan's Island and Bewitched ) and her many eccentric family members; Fran lying about her age—especially to men; Maxwell fighting through his rivalry with actual Broadway producer Andrew Lloyd Webber ; Maxwell's physical resemblance to Pierce Brosnan ; Maxwell's fondness for Kaye Ballard ; and Sylvia loving food in excess. In one episode Streisand's sister, Roslyn Kind appears singing

4410-2079: The years. Notable repeat guests included Lainie Kazan as Fran's paternal aunt Freida, Steve Lawrence as Fran's never before seen father Morty Fine, Pamela Anderson as Fran's bubble-headed nemesis Heather Biblow, Jonathan Penner as Fran's old boyfriend Danny Imperiali, Ray Charles as Yetta's fiancé Sammy, Spalding Gray as Fran's therapist Dr. Jack Miller, Fred Stoller as the frequently featured pharmacist Fred, and Andrew Levitas as Maggie's boyfriend Michael. Several celebrities guested as characters in single episodes, such as Jason Alexander , John Astin , Roseanne Barr as Fran's cousin Sheila, Eric Braeden , Margaret Cho , Joan Collins as Maxwell's stepmother, Jeanne Cooper , Cloris Leachman , Dina Merrill as Maxwell's mother, Rita Moreno , George Murdock , Wallace Shawn , Twiggy as Maxwell's sister (in her first appearance, in season 1), Robert Urich , Joan Van Ark , Robert Vaughn as Maxwell's father, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Others appeared as themselves, primarily in connection with Maxwell's business relations, such as Dan Aykroyd , Bob Barker , Carol Channing , Chevy Chase , Andrew Dice Clay , Robert Culp , Billy Ray Cyrus , Lesley-Anne Down , Erik Estrada , Eydie Gormé , Hugh Grant , Elton John , Richard Kline , Joe Lando , Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop , Bette Midler , Shemar Moore , Joshua Morrow , Lynn Redgrave , Melody Thomas Scott , Jane Seymour , Dame Elizabeth Taylor , Alex Trebek and Hunter Tylo ; media personalities Roger Clinton , Whoopi Goldberg , Jay Leno , David Letterman , Alicia Machado , Rosie O'Donnell , Sally Jessy Raphael and Donald Trump ; and musicians Burt Bacharach , Michael Bolton , Ray Charles , rapper Coolio , Celine Dion , Eartha Kitt , Patti LaBelle , Steve Lawrence , Lisa Loeb , and Brian Setzer . Jonathan Penner appeared as Fran's former fiancé, Danny Imperialli. James Marsden appeared as Maggie's boyfriend, Eddie, and Telma Hopkins appeared as Fran's "mother" in

4480-407: Was RCN's El Estilista, which was cut short on October 23, 2015. On January 20, 2010, Argos and CadenaTres signed and agreement to create new and exclusive content for the network. Shows such as Las Aparicio (2010), El Sexo Débil (2011) and El octavo mandamiento (2011) enjoyed both critical and audience acclaim. Arguably, CadenaTres's major success was the political satire show Mikorte Informativo ,

4550-431: Was character-based, with all major characters possessing a specific trait or quirks that provided a source of parody for other characters. The conflicting elements of each character's own comedy were often played off against one another ( Fran and Maxwell , Niles and C.C. , Maggie and Brighton ). Occasionally the characters would break the fourth wall and comment on the situations themselves, or Fran would comment to

4620-529: Was released on March 17, 2009, in Region 1, almost three years after the release of season 2. On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including The Nanny . They subsequently re-released the first two seasons on DVD on August 5, 2014. On January 12, 2015, it was announced that Shout! Factory had acquired

4690-467: Was so popular that some original American writers of the show were commissioned to write new scripts after all original episodes were remade. In June 2018, in regards to reviving the series, Drescher said, "We’re talking about it. Peter and I are talking about it," Drescher told Entertainment Tonight , referencing her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, who co-created the series with her. "She would’ve maybe gotten involved in more things [that] Fran Drescher

4760-427: Was something special." Although later emerging as a favorite at CBS , sponsors questioned whether the writers had ventured too far in terms of ethnicity and Drescher acted too obviously Jewish. The actress, however, declined to change Fran Fine into an Italian American: "On TV, you have to work fast, and the most real, the most rooted in reality to me is Jewish. I wanted to do it closest to what I knew." By contrast,

4830-549: Was to become the third major national private-owned network in Mexico (hence the name). In order to achieve said goal, Grupo Imagen (GEA's multimedia branch) created a full commercial schedule for the general audience which included newscasts, films, sports, comedy shows, dramas, telenovelas, political satire, daytime programming and children and teens programming. Throughout its run, several associations with international networks and production companies enriched CadenaTres programming. The network's coverage expanded from Mexico City to

4900-486: Was visiting friend Twiggy Lawson and her family in London , where she went on a culture-clash shopping tour with Lawson's then-teenage daughter. Drescher was inspired by her behavior towards the teenage daughter on the shopping trip as functioning in a less parental but "humorous [...] kind of Queens logic, self-serving advice" mode. Drescher immediately called her husband in Los Angeles with her sitcom idea, which she pitched as

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