
When she appears on the doorstep of wealthy widower Maxwell Sheffield's New York home, cosmetics saleswoman Fran Fine unexpectedly gets a job as the nanny for the Broadway producer's three children, Maggie, Brighton and Grace. Fran brings her no-nonsense honesty, sharp sense of humour and `Queens logic' into the Sheffield household, helping them become a happy, healthy family - a family that Fran eventually joins when she marries Maxwell. Also in the Sheffield household is sarcastic English butler Niles.

Fran must overcome many hurdles when her pen pal (Florence Griffith-Joyner) of 25 years wants to meet her.

C.C.'s brother (Michael McKean) bets her (Lauren Lane) that he can help Fran (Fran Drescher) qualify as a "Jeopardy!" contestant.

Fran (Fran Drescher) accepts a marriage proposal from a doctor (Ian Buchanan), but the groom-to-be vanishes. With Charles Shaughnessy.

Fran's (Fran Drescher) exciting plans for Maggie's (Nicholle Tom) Sweet Sixteen party go awry because of family antagonisms. With Renee Taylor.