The Nanny (TV Series) The Facts of Lice (1997) User Reviews

One of the more clever episodes!

[kingrobc · 9/10 · 14 November 2022]

This is one of my favorite episodes! It's a nice break from so much focus on the Max/Fran obsessive relationship and all the Sylvia eating.

I like the head lice arc because it's focused on a kid/nanny situation. I miss the focus on Fran being a nanny that was prevalent in earlier episodes.

The Niles drama is cleverly done. A combination of Cheesy noir, mystery, and classic sitcom complete with physical comedy. I love the black and white scene so much. The scene setting and dialog are hilarious.

I Love the amusement park for Yetta. There are so much smartness and clever dialogue in this episode.

Sylvia learns that crunches at a gym doesn't mean Nestle's.

[mark.waltz · 10/10 · 24 March 2021]

She's joined a gym because they've put in a muffin bar, and still has room for lunch with Yetta over at the Sheffield's. It's food on Fran's mind too, having found a half eaten Snickers bar in Brighton's pants that she's sewing up. And it's a ticky situation for the kids, all discovered to have head lice which of course results in an entire pharmacy knowing her business thanks to the blunt clerk. But for Fran, it could be her last day as a nanny as she suspects that Niles is plotting a murder, having revealed his disgust at being a servant. For the Southern born Daniel Davis, he goes down Noel Coward with his use of "vedy" instead of "very". Fran and Val are hysterically placed on Niles' rotating wardrobe hiding from him while trying to find evidence, and eventually, Niles begins to suspect that something is up. It's obvious where this is going, even though C.C. is not his intended victim, at least in this case. For stage veteran Davis, he's letter perfect as always, never losing character regardless of the situation. It's hysterical how Niles discovers that Fran was spying on him, and she's wearing the most darling brick outfit. Completely fun in every way especially with the film noir spoof.

Fun Noir

[RDNZL808 · 10/10 · 10 May 2024]

An excellent episode from Season 4. I don't want to spoil too much as my words couldn't do the episode justice.

Sylvia, a gym & food on its own is a funny premise.

The kids wind up with head lice. Many people will know this as Fran is trying to be discreet at the drug store but the gentleman behind the counter announces "lice shampoo for Fran Fine" over the PA system.

I love when one of the male customers looks at Fran in disgust when she's leaving the counter with the lice shampoo. Fran looks at him and says "I can't believe I'm getting attitude from someone with a Fleet enema". Funny stuff.

Val occasionally has moments of brilliance. She did at the drug store and was bang on about the bananas on Niles list.

Enough for now but much of the episode revolves around (no pun intended) Fran thinking Niles is plotting a murder.

Fran Drescher is one on the few women that can make a "brick wall" pants suit look great! Niles is brilliant, as usual, in this episode.