Oh, Niles. Hm?
Look at the cake that I got
for my friend Mona's retirement party.
Oh, it's beautiful. It's plaster of Paris.
[TAPS]
Why would anyone buy a fake cake?
Well, because, you know, I'm gonna take it out of the box,
they're all gonna "ooh" and "ah" and then say,
"Not for me. I'm on a diet."
This way, I can use it again.
Plus I can carry it on the bus like this.
Is Mona excited about her retirement?
Oh, I'm sure she's thrilled,
after all those years killing herself
working as a nanny.
Believe me, there's a lot of pressure
being responsible for the lives
of other people's children.
Fran, where's Brighton?
I dunno.
Oh, you do know there's a piece broken off the side?
Oh, I know. I had it at my mother's not 10 minutes.
She said it's dry,
but if you dunk it in Sanka, it's delish.
[NASAL VOICE] Niles, I seem to be fresh
out of clean handkerchiefs again.
[SNEEZES] NILES: Oh!
You know, Mr. Sheffield,
my mother has a cold remedy that never fails.
Niles, next time you cut up a chicken, save the feet.
Actually... [SNIFFLES]
...I'm beginning to feel a lot better.
See, never fails. [CHUCKLES]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]
♪ She was workin' In a bridal shop
♪ In Flushing, Queens ♪
♪ Till her boyfriend Kicked her out ♪
♪ In one of those Crushing scenes ♪
♪ What was she to do? Where was she to go? ♪
♪ She was out on her fanny ♪
♪ So over the bridge From Flushing ♪
♪ To the Sheffields' door ♪
♪ She was there to sell makeup But the father saw more ♪
♪ She had style, she had flair She was there ♪
♪ That's how she became The nanny ♪
♪ Who would have guessed That the girl we described ♪
♪ Was just exactly what The doctor prescribed? ♪
♪ Now the father Finds her beguiling ♪
♪ Watch out, C.C. ♪
♪ And the kids Are actually smiling ♪
♪ Such joie de vivre ♪
♪ She's the lady in red ♪
♪ When everybody else Is wearing tan ♪
♪ The flashy girl From Flushing ♪
♪ The nanny named Fran ♪
Huh? BOTH: Ooh.
BOTH: Aah.
None for me. I can't. I'm on a diet.
Oh. You girls have such great willpower.
Well, if you're not gonna eat it, neither will I.
[BANGS]
So, Annie, tell me,
what did you get Mona for her retirement present?
Well, you know how much she loves Vicki Carr.
Yeah?
I got her the new CD.
Oh, you know, someone already gave her that.
Oh. You better take it back.
Thanks, Fran.
Here she comes. Here she comes.
[ALL SQUEALING]
[IN UNISON] Happy retirement!
Oh! ALL: Congratulations!
Oh, shut up.
You give somebody's kid the best years of your life,
and what do you get?
A pat on the back and a couple of stinking Vicki Carr CDs.
[CLEARS THROAT]
[SNIFFING]
Mona, did you switch perfumes?
I think this is a little too woodsy.
That's not perfume.
The boss is turning my room into a cedar closet.
Cheer up, Mona.
Think about the big party
your boss is making for you
at the Waldorf on Saturday night.
Oh, that reminds me. Who's taping Dr. Quinn?
Meanwhile, when the party's over,
he goes home to Fifth Avenue.
And I move into a dump in Queens
and say goodbye to little Skippy forever.
Oh, now, Mona.
Little Skippy's doing his residency at New York Hospital.
I think that you've milked this nanny routine long enough.
When I started this job, I was 29, gorgeous,
a figure like you.
Look what happens after 20 years
of eating all that rich food his butler makes.
Don't you worry.
Me and you are nothing alike.
I mean, youchose to be a nanny.
I just fell into it...
when my fiancé dumped me.
Fran, that's exactly what happened--
Thank you, Lupe.
Mona is right. We're nothing alike.
[IN UNISON] Hey, moron, scoop that poop!
Well, wait a minute here.
We're not alike, because I've got a skill
that I can fall back on.
That's what I thought.
See, I was working in a bridal shop
in Flushing, Queens...
until my boyfriend kicked me out
in one of those crushing scenes--
Stop it, Mona!
Oh, I'm so depressed.
Give me that cake.
Oh, um... Uh...
Whoopsie.
I dropped it.
It's still good.
No, it's not. No, it's not.
It's got dirt all over it.
Plaster of Paris. Mm.
I used to do that.
It's a hell of a lot easier to carry on the bus, huh, Fran?
No!
Come on, Niles.
Tell me what Maxwell's getting me for my birthday.
I'll give you 50 bucks. No.
But if you tell me your age, I'll tell you.
All right, 75.
There, that wasn't so hard to admit, now, was it?
[SIGHS] C.C.: Nanny Fine!
How sweet.
That's for my birthday, isn't it?
Uh, yeah.
"Congratulations... Mona"?
Mona's your Hebrew name.
So how was the park? Was Mona surprised?
No, but I was.
You know, Niles, being a nanny is a thankless job.
I mean, I'm history the minute Gracie starts shaving her pits.
Feeling a tad insecure about our future?
Actually, I'm not the least bit concerned about yours.
I mean, as long as you can put a tea bag in a cup of water,
you got a career.
Meanwhile, I'm out of here as soon as the last kid graduates.
Fran, have you seen my math book?
I have to study.
No, honey. But who cares, really?
So what if you got left back?
What's your rush?
Look, second grade could be the best four years
of your life.
Go. Watch cartoons.
Oh, wait.
All right, go ahead.
Hubba, hubba.
Are you sure you want to waste that
on a nanny retirement party?
Oh, Niles, Mona is one of my closest friends.
I want to look nice for her.
Cardiologist convention in the next ballroom?
Yeah. Mm-hm.
Niles, do you have my cold medicine?
Yes, here you are, sir.
All right. You don't have to watch me.
I'll take it. I'm an adult.
[GROANS] - Yes, I mixed in the honey.
Oh.
All right, then. Carry on.
Oh, Miss Fine!
I-I thought the PTA meeting was next week.
[CHUCKLES]
Don't be ridiculous.
I can't sit in this.
Well, have a wonderful time
at the party tonight, Miss Fine.
Thank you. As a matter of fact,
why don't you take tomorrow off, hm?
You deserve it. You've been doing a wonderful job.
Oh, thanks, Mr. Sheffield.
Gee, whatever you're taking, keep takin' it.
[DOORBELL DINGS] Oh.
Mona, wow!
You like?
Labels for Less.
I think it's Yves St. Bernard. [CHUCKLES]
So guess what.
I don't have to go back to Queens.
Your boss said he can't let you go, because he realized
that the reason why he never remarried
was because he was in love with you all these years?
No.
I'm moving to Florida.
Oh.
I'm gonna live with my mother.
Oh.
I don't mind sharing a sofa bed with my grandma.
She's 100 this year. You believe it?
Your mother and
Better. Yeah.
Grandma doesn't take up much space.
And she can't roll over.
So I just have to get used to sleeping
on a plastic liner.
Well, you know,
it's so much easier doing laundry
when you can use a bottle of 409 and a sponge.
[CHUCKLING]
Let's go, gorgeous.
The boss gave me the limo, and the bar is stocked.
Oh, Mona, you know I can't drink.
One sip of Manischewitz at Passover,
and I'm humming theJeopardy
during the Four Questions.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Oh, I never used to drink either, honey.
But wait till the first time the boss tells you,
"Take the day off. You're doing a great job."
Why?
It's the beginning of the end, honey.
It means they don't need you anymore.
Well, maybe just one Pink Squirrel.
Gee, I don't know what they put in a Pink Squirrel,
but...
I don't know how squirrels hold on to their nuts.
FRAN: Okay. Doin' good.
Doin' good, doin' good.
Doin' bad, doin' bad, doin' bad.
Oh, I knew I had a door.
Doing good again.
♪She works hard for the money
[SLURRED] ♪So hard for the money
♪She works hard for the money
♪But you never Treat her right
♪She works hard For the mon--
♪The mone--
[GRUNTING]
Oh.
♪So hard for the mon--
♪She works hard For the money
♪But you never Treat her right
Oh, my God.
I better color my hair.
♪ She works hard for the mon-- ♪
Boy, I better get rid of some of those pant suits.
Damn Annie Hall.
[SIGHS]
[GASPS]
Oh, I'll take my makeup off in the morning.
[EDVARD GRIEG'S "MORNING MOOD" PLAYS]
♪ La-ta, Ta-ta-ta ♪
♪ Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ♪
♪ Tee-ta-ta Ta-tee ♪
♪ Ah, ran-ta-ta-- ♪
Oh, what are you doing here?
The sun is up.
Oh, Niles, just give it a rest.
Today is my birthday.
You're not gonna get my goat.
Why? Did you two get engaged?
Niles, just shut up. [SCOFFS]
How's Maxwell? Is he feeling any better?
Well, I think so, yes.
He took a wonderful Jewish remedy last night.
I wish there was something I could do for him.
I'd love to stay and chat, Miss Babcock,
but Mr. Sheffield is waiting.
And you know how much better he feels,
and how happy he is,
when someone brings him his tray.
Ooh, let me do it! Let me do it!
Oh, no, no, no, Miss Babcock, I couldn't.
Give me the stupid tray. Oh, no, no, no, no.
Now, you really shouldn't be in his room.
Why?
Oh, my birthday present's up there, isn't it?
I'm right, aren't I?
Oh, you know me like a book.
[GIGGLES]
[SOFTLY] Oh, Maxwell...
Maxwell.
[SCREAMS]
Oh. Good God! God! C.C.
C.C., what the devil are you doing in here?
[GASPING] What am I doing here?
What is sh-sh-she doing here?!
Who? Oh!
[YELPS] Miss Fine!
I...
Oh, I'm having that dream again.
[YELPS] Mr. Sheffield!
What are you doing in-- your room?
♪ Happy birthday To you ♪
Would you all kindly get out of my room!
♪ Happy birthday Miss Babcock ♪
Miss Fine, there has to be
a perfectly rational explanation to all this.
But with you, that's so rarely the case!
What?
Oh, nothing.
It's just that you could use a Tic Tac or something.
How the devil did you get in here in the first place?
Oh, I don't know.
I must have gotten a little...
schnockered at the nanny party.
What's your excuse?!
Well, I did take a lot of cold medicine last night--
I-I don't need an excuse! It's my bloody room.
Schnockered?
I thought you didn't drink.
Look, I'm a grown woman.
I can have a lousy pink drink if I want one.
I'm going through a personal crisis.
Meanwhile, these sheets are gorgeous.
Do you know if Niles has to iron them?
Miss Fine, focus.
Don't tell me to focus.
You're gonna turn my room into a cedar closet,
while I rot in Florida curled up next to Grandma Yetta
on sheets designed by Rubbermaid.
You should come with a bloody owner's manual, you know that?
I've given you the best years of my life,
and this is what you do to me?
I haven't done anything to you!
Did I?
Oh, God, did we?
Well, w-w-what am I talking about?
If we did, I mean, I think I would remember.
You bet you would.
Miss Fine!
Now, don't panic.
I know nothing happened.
I can guarantee it, because my ears don't itch.
There. Okay? All right.
Just because I'm desperate, I'm gonna ask you.
What do your ears have to do with anything?
Well, I can't really explain it.
All I know is that the next day,
my ears always itch.
[SCOFFS]
Oh, what, like you don't have a thing?
Well. All right, I sing.
Any particular song, or do you just scat?
Georgy Girl.
Hey! Gee, I've been working here for two years,
I never once heard you sing--
Great scones.
Oh, God, Niles, it was so embarrassing
having Miss Babcock come into my room when she did.
Oh, yes, I know. If only I'd been there to stop her.
I could just kick myself.
It's not your fault, old man.
You know, the worst part of it is,
it was her birthday, and no one remembered.
Oh, I did, sir. Oh, really?
How nice. Did you get her something?
Gave it to her this morning.
You know, Niles, I'd forgotten what it was like
to wake up in the morning with your bed
smelling of perfume.
Oh, I hear you, sir.
I just wonder what's troubling Miss Fine.
Oh, what am I wondering for?
I'm standing here with Liz Smith.
I resent that, sir.
But according to my sources...
Miss Fine is feeling a little insecure about the future.
Oh. Aren't we all?
Perhaps she should use a little less
of that bloody aerosol hair spray.
Oh, no, no. Not the future of the world, sir.
She's concerned about...
the golden years.
Oh, no. Have they canceled her favorite TV show?
Oh, please, sir. Work with me.
What's to become of Miss Fine when her services here
are no longer required?
Oh, you're talking about
after the children are grown, aren't you, Niles?
Always one step ahead of me, sir.
Fran, what are you doing?
Well, you know, I can't be a nanny forever.
I have to have something to fall back on.
And it says here, if you can draw Blinky,
you too can have a lucrative career in animation.
This doesn't look anything like Blinky.
Hey, maybe you could try driving the big rigs
on the other side the matchbox.
Oh, shut up.
Go get me some tracing paper.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Come in.
Hi, doll!
Oh, Mona. What are you so dressed up for?
Oh, don't tell me it's a holy day,
and I didn't go to Temple.
Now God's gonna punish me,
and there goes my career in animation.
No. No, Franny.
I'm getting married.
Oh, Mona!
Oh, I hope it wasn't that waiter last night
that gave you the two end cuts.
'Cause, you know, he left with the Yorkshire pudding guy arm in arm.
No.
It's my boss.
[GASPS]
We were saying goodnight at the Waldorf,
and he asked me to come back to the house.
And I thought, "What, did I forget to clean my drain?"
[CHUCKLES] No. No.
He had something to give me.
Look. Oh, Mona!
It's gorgeous.
Oh, I'm so happy for you.
No one deserves it more than you.
Meanwhile, do you think this looks like Blinky?
Funny.
I gotta go.
He chartered a plane.
Oh.
Oh, and by the way... - Yeah?
...you know that cedar closet? - Yeah?
Turns out... it was for me!
For me.
Oh. For me.
Miss Fine. What?
Well, Miss Fine, please sit down.
Look, if it's about my lipstick
on your pillow shams, don't lose any sleep over it.
It's never coming out.
Uh, no.
No, Miss Fine, when I first hired you,
I thought I was just getting a nanny.
But, well, you've turned out to be so much more.
[HUMS "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT"] ♪ La-da da-da-da ♪
♪ Da-da-da-dee-da La-da-da-da-da...
[CLICKS]
[CONTINUES HUMMING "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT"]
Mr. Sheffield, what's this all about?
Well, I-I-I don't want you to think
this job is going nowhere,
and that when the children are grown, you'll be all alone.
I want to take care of you for the rest of your life.
Oh, could I just call my mother?
Oh, wait. I'll fill her in.
Miss Fine, there's something I want to give you.
Oh, wait a sec, wait a sec. Wait.
[RING CLATTERS]
Go ahead. [GIGGLES]
It would give me great pleasure if you would...
Yeah? Yeah? Ha.
Let me buy you a condominium.
Huh?
For your retirement.
A condo?
That's what you wanna give me for my future?
Oh, I'll tell you, I have never been so--
Would it include carpet and plantation shutters?
Yeah, of course. Pets okay?
'Cause I'd probably want a cat.
Whatever you want.
So... Happy?
Yeah.
Oy. This is gonna take forever.
Oh, Mr. Sheffield, by the way...
I'm sorry about last night.
Oh, Miss Fine. Don't you worry about that.
I think we should put that whole incident behind us.
And after all... nothing happened, right?
Right. Hm.
♪ Hey there, Georgy Girl Walking down the street so-- ♪
[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]