12 Reasons Why “The Nanny” Was The Gayest Sitcom Of All Time

From: NEWNOWNEXT

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Broadway!

With Mr. Sheffield a musical-theater producer, The Nanny could pull in all kinds of Broadway schtick—from Fran spoiling Maxwell’s latest flop-to-be to appearances by Carol Channing, Marvin Hamlish and Tyne Daly (left), among others.

And only The Nanny had two theme songs with Broadway connections: For the pilot, producers used Gwen Verdon’s “If My Friends Could See Me Now” from the Cy Coleman musical Sweet Charity. It was scrapped, though, and the original song used throughout the show’s run was “The Nanny Named Fran,” written and performed by Broadway sisters Ann Hampton Callaway the nanny(Swing!) and Liz Callaway (Merrily We Roll Along).

So over the bridge from Flushing to the Sheffield’s door,

She was there to sell make up but the father saw more,

She had style, she had flair, she was there,

That’s how she became the Nanny!