The Nanny

Fran-Lite - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: As Fran, Val and Maxwell are preparing to go out on the town, Maxwell's arms are hanging at his side. When the shot changes and he says "Excuse me", his hands are suddenly in his pockets.

Fran-Lite - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: When Fran is talking to Brighton in his room, Brighton puts his baseball glove on his bed near the edge. Later it is seen in the middle, then when he goes and lies on his bed it is back near the edge.

Bowling255

Fran-Lite - S2-E1

Continuity mistake: Fran puts the magazine on the chair and sits down on part of it. The next time we can see the magazine she is no longer sitting on it, and it is now facing the opposite direction.

Bowling255

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Brighton Sheffield: Yeah, it just so happens that your voice carries.
Fran: To your bedroom?
Brighton Sheffield: To Michigan.

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Trivia: Niles the butler never had a last name in the series. They joke about it in a couple of episodes.

terry s

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Question: This might be a stupid question, but why do all three of the children speak in typical American voices? Wouldn't their speech have a British influence because of their father, and also Niles?

Answer: Children's brains and language skills are still developing at that age and they adapt to the environment they live in. My former boss was born in England and moved to the US at about eight years old. She completely lost her British accent by her teens, even though her parents still spoke as typical English citizens. A Japanese co-worker and his wife, also Japanese, spoke English as their second language. Their two children learned both English and Japanese simultaneously while growing up and spoke each language with the appropriate accent.

raywest

Answer: Kids tend to take on the accident of where they live. I once had a British student who lost his accent after a couple of years in the US.

Brian Katcher

Not just where they live, but also after their peers (who live there, but you know what I mean).

KeyZOid

Answer: Not necessarily. Their late mother being American would've probably made the most impact on their speech, considering most kids spend most of their early years more with their mothers than fathers.

Rob245

Gracie is young enough that she doesn't remember her mother. The episode "I Don't Remember Mama" was about this.

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