Visible crew/equipment: In the beginning when Niles lets C.C. in the house and she puts an envelope on the table, you can see a crew member start to step out through the hall in the background and step back real quick. Then as C.C. starts to walk back to the door, you can see them step back out to cross over.
Visible crew/equipment: When Maxwell is in Fran's room and Fran stands up a boom mic is visible.
Visible crew/equipment: The boom mic can be seen reflected in the door when Fran and Maxwell are standing by the door looking at the limo.
The Bobbie Fleckman Story - S5-E3
Visible crew/equipment: During the videotaping of the Brian Setzer Orchestra in the Sheffield home, some of the camera angles (not the norm) are so low that we can see the top of the set.
Visible crew/equipment: As Fran and Grace enter the room, the boom mic is briefly visible at the top of the frame. (00:05:07)
Answer: Mr. Sheffield needed someone to manage the kids, not necessarily babysit them. Brighton was a Bart Simpson type, Maggie was shy and awkward and Gracie had personality issues.