I agree! I got bored of the whole will they won't they of Fran and Maxwell, not to mention that he was a boring character, and only kept watching because Niles and CC were awesome
And sometimes, that's pretty obvious. I do wish she had had better repartee, though. For a relationship like that, they should both be witty. I sometimes think that all her mooning over Max was just her way of getting him...did you ever notice how she can flip in the blink of an eye from completely melting down because Max is with Fran, or something new has happened between Max and Fran, to sparring with Niles and enjoying it. It's almost like the crying over Max is just part of the banter with Niles.
The fact that he sometimes got Fran or even the kids to help him play a prank didn't feel right, though...that's not something that, for example, Benedick or Beatrice would have done.
I do wish they had stuck to banter, though. He also played some pranks, and some could have really hurt her...that doesn't fit the "Benedick-Beatrice" type relationship. Although, sometimes we hear him talk about the prank, so he might be joking and not really have done it. His getting the kids to help him doesn't feel like the way to do "enemies to lovers" either.
And whether or not CC views it as a game (I hope she does), it doesn't seem like they're clashing because they're different - Fran and Max are the classic rom-com opposites who attract despite having nothing in common (although, Fran and Max can never seem to stop clashing). Niles and CC, while different in background (supposedly, although Niles works as a butler but seems to live like a rich guy in some ways), don't seem like they're too different in personality to be a couple.
This isn't the first she got compared to a horse CC: "I don't look a gifted horse in the mouth." Niles: "Then don't floss in the mirror." And one time to a cow Niles: "I'm sure there are plenty of foreign that would worship you. Go to India! You'd be sacred!"
Abbenxena and got married with a baby on the way although the getting pregnant came before the marriage even though they didn't find out until like a minute after they got married
I know it's supposed to be like Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare (who trade witty insults yet like each other), but this became more one-sided. Niles went further, and was crueler, and CC's comebacks never sounded that clever. Plus, he could upset her while she never upset him, even if she did ever get the last word.
She was fixated on Mr. Sheffiield and was in denial with the fact that he never really saw her as a possible wife candidate. Niles being the astute and nosy butler that he is, is using the cruel to be kind approach on her, when he does his quips.
But did you notice how often, when CC tried to hug or kiss Max she somehow wound up with Niles in her arms? In one case, she got in bed with Niles, thinking Max was there. I think the exchange at 1:35 is rather telling - Max hurt CC more by ignoring her than Niles did with his insults, because he was obsessed with her, in however twisted a way.
Niles alternated between joking that CC never got any, and joking that she really got around. But one thing I don't think they ever showed her as overly "proper" in that regard...I mean, she wanted to "get some" and I think she was frustrated, not because no one liked her but because the guys who did weren't...satisfactory. Until Niles.
I also like when Niles holds up a broom and says "Hop on." In fanfic where they are together, he often calls her his witch, a reference to those kind of jokes, but he's also saying at that point that she put a spell on him. So maybe he's imply that with the witch jokes in the show, too. Some of the jokes about her being a man seem to be saying she doesn't look like a woman (which is NOT true) but one of the things I like about her is that she is successful in areas where, traditionally, women haven't always been able to be successful. Business seems to be her talent. Despite her supposedly being the mean one, she seems to create business relationships (which Fran often messes up.)
I also like the scene where CC tells Fran how "satisfying" it is to be with "a man who lives to serve." However, Niles himself is not in that scene. CC is talking to Fran...almost like she got the last laugh on Fran.
CC wasn't written to be as witty as Niles...you always felt like he "won" their exchanges. But she often seemed at her most cheerful when she was doing something with him...even if they were sparring...it would cheer her up if she was feeling ignored by Max.
I think in the earlier seasons it was more one sided and Niles always got in the barbs without CC responding, after the first few seasons though it started being more equal and CC began giving as good as she got.
@@bawoman it was! I saw an interview where Daniel Davis said Lauren Lane went to the writer's and asked to have CC be able to fight back! Around season 3 I think?
And when she said that word, or rather, those three letters, even NILES backed off. I know they tried to make CC very different from Fran but it isn't like CC never shows emotion or is always prim or ladylike.
After watching so many episodes where Max seems to totally ignore CC's "moves" on him, and/or CC "misses" and grabs or kisses Niles, I was actually surprised to see CC rubbing Max's shoulders in the first scene, and him somewhat enjoying it.
I swear if they had made a spin off of Niles and CC’s life after The Nanny with a family, it would’ve been hilarious for their chemistry alone was worth watching!
I think she liked it. When he had his heart attack she was so upset. She told Max & Fran how she set him up for a put down, but he just collapsed. She told Fran once that she thought that was the only type of relationship she could have.
I love how the “help” ended up with the “wealthy” Fran & Mr Sheffield, CC & Niles, The father Sheffield & his nanny, sister Sheffield and her driver etc
2:33 - someone has taken Niles' wallet away because he was gambling too much, and he thinks CC has it, but she thinks he wants...her. And oddly, doesn't seem to exactly mind that.
My favorite that wasn't included: (CC is on the terrace of Maxwell's office. Niles places a terrible looking plant out there and enters the office) Maxwell: "Niles, get that hideous thing off the terrace, would you?" Niles (to CC): "Mister Sheffield wants you off the terrace!"
Yes, the way he says that line about the library sounds like he knows something about that. I always wonder if there was something secretly going on long before the show makes it official. I could almost see them both hiding it and pretending to hate each other just to play Max.
He flips between implying she "doesn't get any" and implying she "gets around." But either way, the implication is that she wants to get some - even at that point, he's not implying she's cold or prudish. And, I think CC alternates between implying Fran is a slut, and implying that she, CC, is hotter, sexier, and wilder than Fran.
I thought CC was very pretty . The producers always dressed her business like and didn’t do much with her hair , as to not compete in looks with the main star , Fran .
Wow! I had never heard the original voices of the cast, cause im Italian, and I know only the voice of the dubbers... Niles have a cool "final boss" voice and the one of C.C. is so sexy!
1:33 Should've played out like: Niles looks up to say something; Maxwell cuts him off saying "Niles !" Niles looks at Maxwell, disappointed, and then shuts up.
There were a few times when CC tried to make some kind of move on Max - once actually trying to get into a bed with him - and ending up grabbing, or kissing, or getting into a bed with, Niles. After a while it started to feel like, "those can't all be accidents." Of course, the writers meant to do it. I mean, I started to feel like CC really meant it.
Oh. My. God. Why can't they send the English original in Germany too? Because in German with other voices the Nanny is only half as good. Like still my fave but... THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!
That first scene - I think it's the pilot and Niles is announcing Fran's arrival? CC rubbing Max's shoulders seems odd, actually - makes them seem closer than they ever seem at any other time. Max is not super into it, but he's allowing it.
Yes. I try to answer in english: I think at the beginning they had other plans with the relationship between them. It's not seldom that pilots seems to go into another direction.
Frankly I think Maxwell has always known that C.C. wanted him, just like he knew C.C. never really cared for his kids. When you're named GQ's one of the most eligible bachelors or widowers (season 1 episode 1) you know women will chase after you. Despite working for and with Maxwell C.C. never really distinguished herself on an intimate level; she was one of the pack. She gave Maxwell no reason to want let alone respect her. Fran came in, owning her sexual energy, knowing she can get any guy she wants. Then Fran got sprung with Maxwell and she was making dumb choices with men, but the choices Maxwell notice her. It went back and forth but Fran finally took a stand and told Maxwell she was out ( season 5 Call me Fran). It started the deconstruction of Maxwell's wall around his heart and it ended at the altar. In the end C.C. was willing to take scraps from the table..and got it. Fran finally demanded a 5 course dinner served on bone china with elegant silverware...and got it.
CC and Niles were the real stars of the Nanny...The chemistry between these two was just amazing.
Nancy-Jo Dillman the whole cast to be honest
Legit the only reason I love the show is them
I agree! I got bored of the whole will they won't they of Fran and Maxwell, not to mention that he was a boring character, and only kept watching because Niles and CC were awesome
101 % true
Don't forget Sylvia. Each time she opens her mouth, it is a guaranteed laugh.
It was such a good writing spin that Niles was only bashing CC the whole time because he secretly liked her.
SGTBizarro oh yes ❤️🙏🏻
And sometimes, that's pretty obvious. I do wish she had had better repartee, though. For a relationship like that, they should both be witty. I sometimes think that all her mooning over Max was just her way of getting him...did you ever notice how she can flip in the blink of an eye from completely melting down because Max is with Fran, or something new has happened between Max and Fran, to sparring with Niles and enjoying it. It's almost like the crying over Max is just part of the banter with Niles.
The fact that he sometimes got Fran or even the kids to help him play a prank didn't feel right, though...that's not something that, for example, Benedick or Beatrice would have done.
I do wish they had stuck to banter, though. He also played some pranks, and some could have really hurt her...that doesn't fit the "Benedick-Beatrice" type relationship. Although, sometimes we hear him talk about the prank, so he might be joking and not really have done it. His getting the kids to help him doesn't feel like the way to do "enemies to lovers" either.
And whether or not CC views it as a game (I hope she does), it doesn't seem like they're clashing because they're different - Fran and Max are the classic rom-com opposites who attract despite having nothing in common (although, Fran and Max can never seem to stop clashing). Niles and CC, while different in background (supposedly, although Niles works as a butler but seems to live like a rich guy in some ways), don't seem like they're too different in personality to be a couple.
this show was the best...and he stole every scene he was in!
I love the way C.C. said "THE ICE IS THIN!!!".
Good line, perfectly executed. It sent chills down my spine!
And, that time, it's a real victory for her - albeit not in wittiness. Niles actually looked scared!
She was in no mood that day
CC: "Every summer he would take me to the horse show...."
Niles: "Did you ever win?"
This isn't the first she got compared to a horse
CC: "I don't look a gifted horse in the mouth."
Niles: "Then don't floss in the mirror."
And one time to a cow
Niles: "I'm sure there are plenty of foreign that would worship you. Go to India! You'd be sacred!"
they were like toddlers, in love and in denial.
they eventually stopped being in denial near he end of the series and became a couple
Abbenxena and got married with a baby on the way although the getting pregnant came before the marriage even though they didn't find out until like a minute after they got married
I know it's supposed to be like Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare (who trade witty insults yet like each other), but this became more one-sided. Niles went further, and was crueler, and CC's comebacks never sounded that clever. Plus, he could upset her while she never upset him, even if she did ever get the last word.
She was fixated on Mr. Sheffiield and was in denial with the fact that he never really saw her as a possible wife candidate. Niles being the astute and nosy butler that he is, is using the cruel to be kind approach on her, when he does his quips.
But did you notice how often, when CC tried to hug or kiss Max she somehow wound up with Niles in her arms? In one case, she got in bed with Niles, thinking Max was there. I think the exchange at 1:35 is rather telling - Max hurt CC more by ignoring her than Niles did with his insults, because he was obsessed with her, in however twisted a way.
It is amazing how sweet and kind Lauren Lane is in real life and how much spite and venom she got into those lines.
Maybe she got out a normal lifetime's worth of venom in playing this role XD
@@AfridiZindabad I think she was a good sport to be the butt of Niles jokes, and a good looker as well.
CC: Why dont you go dust something?
Niles: How about the left side of your bed?
That's cold
The real question, how did Niles know what side of the bed she slept on?
This man is the god of sick burns.
“ you’ve never been so insulted?...well now I’m insulted “
🤣🤣💀
CC: Maxwell, I have found the perfect subject for our one-person play.
Niles: Your sex life.
I laughed for 15 minutes non-stop.
you're welcome :D It's fascinating that Maxwell behaves always so serious during Niles' nasty comments
And, assuming CC did have that problem, Niles is the one who solves it for her.
Niles alternated between joking that CC never got any, and joking that she really got around. But one thing I don't think they ever showed her as overly "proper" in that regard...I mean, she wanted to "get some" and I think she was frustrated, not because no one liked her but because the guys who did weren't...satisfactory. Until Niles.
@@uppereastsidegirl maxwells did smirk In a few of shows he’s trying to contain his laughter
and time difference sending the document to London with the (flying) broom he offers CC 😂😂😂 (he meant witch) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
CC: I want to disappear forever
Niles: Oh, Santa did get my letter
One scene that should have been here:
Maxwell: Would you please take out the garbage?
Niles to CC: You heard the man...beat it!
Maxwell: "Niles, get this piece of trash out of here!"
Niles: (walks directly up to C.C.) "You heard the man, move it!"
Lol
I also like when Niles holds up a broom and says "Hop on." In fanfic where they are together, he often calls her his witch, a reference to those kind of jokes, but he's also saying at that point that she put a spell on him. So maybe he's imply that with the witch jokes in the show, too.
Some of the jokes about her being a man seem to be saying she doesn't look like a woman (which is NOT true) but one of the things I like about her is that she is successful in areas where, traditionally, women haven't always been able to be successful. Business seems to be her talent. Despite her supposedly being the mean one, she seems to create business relationships (which Fran often messes up.)
I also like the scene where CC tells Fran how "satisfying" it is to be with "a man who lives to serve." However, Niles himself is not in that scene. CC is talking to Fran...almost like she got the last laugh on Fran.
"You've never been more insulted... while now I'm insulted." Favourite line 😂
i like how he specified a "sealed" mausoleum - as if he's implying she's some kind of immortal vampire creature
Too bad this show didn't continue on. I would have like to see how married life agreed with C.C. and Niles.
CC, classical beauty!
Celisar1 to bad she looks like a dried up old hag now. Lol.
Adam Tajyar
So sorry that you are blind!
I love this show! And these two are one of the main reasons... :D
SAME FOR ME! I only watch it for Niles and CC's pairing.
CC wardrobe is amazing
YES 🥰
This show is legendary. Fran Drescher‘s Outfits and hair are unforgettable! Niles and CC are amazing! I love this Show!
CC: she thought you were a killer and you were trying to kill me
Niles: oh I wouldn’t touch you like every other normal man
Ship, ship, ship, ship - oh look! I have a fleet now!
With all the ships during the 8 seasons, that fleet turned into an armada!
Jacob Robinson ikr
I always thought the same too. They just despise each other so much that it's actually kinda cute how they get along
@@worriick and they actually became a couple too. :3
@@jacobrobinson787 aww yeh 😏
CC wasn't written to be as witty as Niles...you always felt like he "won" their exchanges. But she often seemed at her most cheerful when she was doing something with him...even if they were sparring...it would cheer her up if she was feeling ignored by Max.
I think in the earlier seasons it was more one sided and Niles always got in the barbs without CC responding, after the first few seasons though it started being more equal and CC began giving as good as she got.
@@bawoman it was! I saw an interview where Daniel Davis said Lauren Lane went to the writer's and asked to have CC be able to fight back! Around season 3 I think?
Where did this man learn to throw this ungodly amount of shade
I'd be content to be half as witty as Niles.
Love his delivery of those lines
the way cc was acting when she said she had pms. that is something I can relate to because that's the way I act because I get pms every month
And when she said that word, or rather, those three letters, even NILES backed off. I know they tried to make CC very different from Fran but it isn't like CC never shows emotion or is always prim or ladylike.
After watching so many episodes where Max seems to totally ignore CC's "moves" on him, and/or CC "misses" and grabs or kisses Niles, I was actually surprised to see CC rubbing Max's shoulders in the first scene, and him somewhat enjoying it.
I swear if they had made a spin off of Niles and CC’s life after The Nanny with a family, it would’ve been hilarious for their chemistry alone was worth watching!
And we're told they had a pretty hot...private life.
I think she liked it. When he had his heart attack she was so upset. She told Max & Fran how she set him up for a put down, but he just collapsed.
She told Fran once that she thought that was the only type of relationship she could have.
I know everybody was happy when they finally got together and they had a baby. it was crazy those two. they was always bustin' off each other.
It had always seemed like CC wouldn't be happy to have a baby.
My favorite exchange is: Ms. Babcock: Now, what would I look great in? Niles: A sealed mausoleum.
The way CC said, "I loathe you" right after the cluck like a chicken schtick... That huskiness of her voice and her body language, God almighty 🥵❤️
Do you like fanfictions about them?
I love how the “help” ended up with the “wealthy” Fran & Mr Sheffield, CC & Niles, The father Sheffield & his nanny, sister Sheffield and her driver etc
FRAN: I make her nausses! NILES: I make her drink!
L. Salisburykk
CC: Actually I'm on a no tongue diet
Niles: The senator will be so disappointed
LOL 😂😂
2:33 - someone has taken Niles' wallet away because he was gambling too much, and he thinks CC has it, but she thinks he wants...her. And oddly, doesn't seem to exactly mind that.
Maxwell: Do you think Miss Babcock wants to...
Niles: Shout "the British are coming"?
Vedran Iljazović 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣
My favorite that wasn't included:
(CC is on the terrace of Maxwell's office. Niles places a terrible looking plant out there and enters the office)
Maxwell: "Niles, get that hideous thing off the terrace, would you?"
Niles (to CC): "Mister Sheffield wants you off the terrace!"
That one is GGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDD!!😇🤣
My favorite is when Niles had on rubber gloves cause he was cleaning the bathroom CC said something and he touched her face 😂😂
Never would have thought the actor plays Niles is from Arkansas. Amazing !!!
"She started it sir"
I absolutely loved this show. Thank you so much for sharing this with us . I have never laughed so hard in my life .
Thanks for the serotonin.... I really needed it
I sure hope Niles took C.C. in the library after they were done at Home Depot. 😂😂😂
Yes, the way he says that line about the library sounds like he knows something about that. I always wonder if there was something secretly going on long before the show makes it official. I could almost see them both hiding it and pretending to hate each other just to play Max.
CC: I’m happy to give their money back and sell the tickets on the streets
Niles: I’ll drop you off on your usual corner
🤣🤣🤣🤣
He flips between implying she "doesn't get any" and implying she "gets around." But either way, the implication is that she wants to get some - even at that point, he's not implying she's cold or prudish. And, I think CC alternates between implying Fran is a slut, and implying that she, CC, is hotter, sexier, and wilder than Fran.
I always thought cc was hot
Zach Snyder me too
And she has more capabilities than Fran, I think.
Jessica Lillian Weinberg
She is hot indeed,by the way don't you think that Niles and CC were bewitched by a "Fatal Attraction".
Damned hot brother
I thought CC was very pretty . The producers always dressed her business like and didn’t do much with her hair , as to not compete in looks with the main star , Fran .
I love Niles
I find it funny that niles is the one that's actually in broadway
yes it is :D
2:11 LOVED IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Niles is the best
Wow! I had never heard the original voices of the cast, cause im Italian, and I know only the voice of the dubbers... Niles have a cool "final boss" voice and the one of C.C. is so sexy!
Luca Blight
The funny thing is, the guy who plays Niles is actually from Kansas.
You are Italian?
@@denisheabates6922 Si :) ...It is also understood by my bad English
@@txgunguy2766I know, and I've heard it sounds more British than Shaughnessy which is actually English XD
As an american who watched things while abroad in Italy in Italian, that is an interesting perspective to have! :)
They should have had their own show.
Spin offs tend to fail.(coughs) X-Men Origins:Wolverine,Elektra,or Minions anyone?
@@dafilmqueen556 minions didn't fail though
@@G-Grammy, ok, but still doesn't feel needed at all.
@@dafilmqueen556 and yet a lot of people enjoyed it
1:33 Should've played out like:
Niles looks up to say something;
Maxwell cuts him off saying "Niles !"
Niles looks at Maxwell, disappointed, and then shuts up.
The library comment makes it sound like Niles has some experience of that...
Cc and niles....a legendary duo
30 secs in and I'm DIEING!!!!!!
I would gladly watch a spin off of these two.
God, I was too young to appreciate how SAVAGE these two were.
I ship them
Good taste! ;D
Why, thank you. :)
same.
Congratulations, its cannon.
Wow those two are crazy
Really good show with a good ending :)
2:56 the first selfie taken in the 90s by the legendary niles
You just knew early on that if the Show lasted these 2 would end up together.
Let's be honest, They made this Show 😂💜
im from malaysia and this is my all time favorite show
One of my favorite shows!!!!
Niles and CC XD sooo funny!!! those tow r my fave characters, besides from Fran.
3:01 - Interesting... Frannie's wearing the print, but in that outfit, CC looks built like a "brick ----house"!😉😁😜
Love this show! 😂🙌🏻❤️ CC and Niles are best 😂❤️
Niles has no chill.
I saw an advertisement about reruns of this Jewel of a show being on COZI TV starting 1/2018!! YEEEE-HAAA!!👏👍🎉📣.
what does that mean?
I like niles insulting cc she always get him back for it
What a beautifull voice got Niles❤
I really love the chemistry in this 2 and the sarcasm between the both of them 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 LMFAO 😁💀😹😹😂
if you interested; take a look in my cc/niles ff: normal days on upper east side :D
@@uppereastsidegirl cool I will
When I watched this show I always thought that it was 80's show, it has that vibe
0:54
That was perfect. XD
CC: I've never been so insulted in my life.
Niles: You've never been so insulted? Well now I'm insulted.
There were a few times when CC tried to make some kind of move on Max - once actually trying to get into a bed with him - and ending up grabbing, or kissing, or getting into a bed with, Niles. After a while it started to feel like, "those can't all be accidents." Of course, the writers meant to do it. I mean, I started to feel like CC really meant it.
Those two cracked me up
Those two were the best
A sealed mausoleum
this is a really funny show good thing for the reruns and put them on the DVR.
Love them ♥
They want each other ....Bad
oh yes!
Oh. My. God. Why can't they send the English original in Germany too? Because in German with other voices the Nanny is only half as good. Like still my fave but... THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!
oh cc he's going to so love unplugging you
Niles and C.C
He is an undispute King of Shade
Niles is the OG Savage of Clapback.
This was rated pg? Oh wow the censorship was so generous back then
That first scene - I think it's the pilot and Niles is announcing Fran's arrival? CC rubbing Max's shoulders seems odd, actually - makes them seem closer than they ever seem at any other time. Max is not super into it, but he's allowing it.
Yes. I try to answer in english: I think at the beginning they had other plans with the relationship between them. It's not seldom that pilots seems to go into another direction.
i miss them all
Love this
Frankly I think Maxwell has always known that C.C. wanted him, just like he knew C.C. never really cared for his kids. When you're named GQ's one of the most eligible bachelors or widowers (season 1 episode 1) you know women will chase after you. Despite working for and with Maxwell C.C. never really distinguished herself on an intimate level; she was one of the pack. She gave Maxwell no reason to want let alone respect her.
Fran came in, owning her sexual energy, knowing she can get any guy she wants. Then Fran got sprung with Maxwell and she was making dumb choices with men, but the choices Maxwell notice her. It went back and forth but Fran finally took a stand and told Maxwell she was out ( season 5 Call me Fran). It started the deconstruction of Maxwell's wall around his heart and it ended at the altar.
In the end C.C. was willing to take scraps from the table..and got it. Fran finally demanded a 5 course dinner served on bone china with elegant silverware...and got it.
Does anyone remember a scene where they're involved with Broadway Cares, and CC really wants the spotlight?
Niles is such a boss!
I wonder if Niles took an actual photo of C.C. at 2:55 and got it developed afterwards 😂
I loved the exchanges from Niles and CC --I thought she was pretty foxy too
Niles and CC were the show.
Love it
Un grand bravo à cc et à niles je vous adore merci pour votre immense talent top à sylvia fine et fran et yetta