What’s more, this strained logic halts investment, ensuring that all sexual tension goes limp. Sheffield, as his “choice” to “retract” his admission makes no sense, harming our faith in the continuity of his depiction and the series’ overall integrity. This isn’t noble it’s devastating, for as we often saw with another blue-balling rom-com, Friends, such a ham-fisted denial of what’s been dramatically earned destroys the credibility of the characters, particularly Mr. For after teasing this change, the series actually proves unwilling to evolve its status quo, and so despite having no good excuse to keep these two lovebirds apart, Four refuses to follow the plot’s natural course. Sheffield confessed his love to Fran and it looked as if the two would finally romance, validating the past few years’ all-consuming focus. I think these later years are bad because their stories aren’t about the characters or the premise, and to that point, I believe the series takes its biggest hit here in Four, following a cliffhanger where Mr. Yes, the later years are bad - but not because its leads are paired. You’ll often hear that The Nanny suffers a huge decline in quality when it pairs its leads. With RACHEL CHAGALL as Val, ANN GUILBERT as Yetta, and RENÉE TAYLOR as Sylvia.

Sheffield, DANIEL DAVIS as Niles, LAUREN LANE as C.C., NICHOLLE TOM as Maggie, BENJAMIN SALISBURY as Brighton, and MADELINE ZIMA as Gracie.

The Nanny stars FRAN DRESCHER as Fran, CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY as Mr. Welcome to a new Sitcom Tuesday! This week, we’re continuing our coverage on the best of The Nanny (1993-1999, CBS), which is currently available on DVD and HBO Max.

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