Line #33 Awesome/TheNanny


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3	* In "The Gym Teacher", Maxwell getting one over a primadonna actor Alan Beck playing Franklin Roosevelt in his latest play by saying he'd be happy to replace him if he's not compliant, and proves it by hosting an army of Roosevelts in his living room after their meeting. This line puts it over the top though...
4	-->'''Fran:''' Mr. Sheffield? Creator/AnthonyHopkins called. He wants to know if he should bring his own wheelchair to the audition.
5	-->'''Maxwell:''' Tell ''Tony'' he can bring whatever he likes!
6	** FridgeBrilliance for that detail, as Hopkins actually does prefer to be called "Tony" in real life.
7	** The actor in question tries to one-up Maxwell by striking a match and lighting one of his cigars in his office. Maxwell does the same, but with a ''butane lighter'' - and a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything longer cigar]].
8	* In "Sunday in the Park with Fran", Maxwell and C.C. try to curry favor with [[CausticCritic theatre critic Frank Bradley]], and to do so, they (at C.C.'s insistence) make Gracie go on a playdate with his son, Frank Jr., despite Gracie's insistence that she doesn't like him, and Fran's support of her. During the playdate, Fran hits Frank Jr. with a baguette because he was bullying Gracie. So Maxwell and C.C. arrange a meeting for Fran to apologize, but when he proves incredibly hostile towards Fran, Maxwell decides enough is enough:
9	-->'''Maxwell:''' You know, Frank, I'm getting bloody tired of kissing up to you...
10	-->'''C.C.:''' (''interrupting'') I'm not. Let me do it...
11	-->'''Maxwell:''' Miss Fine was right from the beginning. I should never have forced my little girl to play with your son. Quite clearly, [[PayEvilUntoEvil he deserved everything he got.]] [[ShutUpHannibal And I don't care for what you think of my play, and frankly, I don't care much for you, either.]] Now, let me show you the door. (''gesturing behind him without turning'') [[ExactWords It's over there.]]
12	** Then, as a cherry on top, the critic isn't able to watch the new musical because of food poisoning from when Niles served appetizers from the fridge (which needed to be replaced or repaired) and the tv coverage decided to interview Fran (as one of the many viewers who saw the musical) and she gave a glowing review.
13	* During "Here Comes the Brood" C.C. upsets Gracie by telling her that Fran only spends time with the kids because she is paid to and only pretends to love them. When Fran finds out, she sits down with C.C. and sets her straight, doing so in the most polite but still awesome way possible.
14	-->"Look, you're a lovely woman, and I wish you well... [[MamaBear but if you ever hurt one of my kids again, they'll be wiping your blue blood off the walls.]] [[IronicEcho And I mean that in the nicest possible way]]."
15	** Earlier, after C.C. made the comment that upset Gracie, Brighton smugly tells C.C. that he also [[ItMakesSenseInContext threw up in her purse]]. Doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}}.
16	* In "Call Me Fran", [[ShipperonDeck Niles]] finally tells Maxwell ''exactly'' what he's been thinking since The Thing.
17	-->'''Maxwell''': Niles, I don't know what [Fran] wants anymore! What am I supposed to do?\
18	'''Niles''': May I speak freely, Sir?\
19	'''Maxwell''': Yes, of course, old boy.\
20	'''Niles''': I am so bloody sick of hearing this year after year. "Niles, what am I to do?" "I told her I love her. I took it back", "I'm afraid of commitment", "I'm worried about the children". ''(Grabs Max)'' [[SuddenlyShouting FOR GOD'S SAKE! MAKE A MOVE!]] DO ''SOMETHING!'' [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten You passed on]] ''Theatre/{{Cats}}''! '''DO YOU WANT TO REGRET ''THIS'' FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, TOO!?'''
21	** Made better by what happens right afterwards. C.C. asks him what the shouting was about and he turns it to his favor.
22	--->'''Niles:''' I was trying to convince him to give up on Miss Fine, and move on with his life.\
23	'''C.C.:''' ''[rushing in]'' I agree with Niles! What're you waiting for? Just do it, do it, DO IT!\
24	'''Niles:''' ''[walks away with a smug smile on his face]''
25	* In "A Kiss is Just a Kiss", Fran says she once won a kissing competition. C.C. constantly makes jokes about how Fran couldn't possibly have won, and Maxwell himself starts to doubt. Fran and Maxwell start talking about it, and eventually Fran, tired of it, pushes Maxwell onto a chair and kisses him right on the lips. Cue PostKissCatatonia from Maxwell.
26	-->'''Fran:''' I'm sorry I had to get tough with you, but you had to learn!
27	* When Max and Fran '''finally''' get married and Sylvia finally gets the opportunity to stand at the altar as a maid of honor for her daughter. When the priest asks for the objection on why the two shouldn't be married, Sylvia turns to the audience with [[DeathGlare a face that would stop a bull in its tracks]], just ''waiting'' for someone to make her day...
28	* Niles parodies the infamous scene from Film/RiskyBusiness. His entire dance and how he nails it is what makes it downright awesome.
29	* When C.C. rejects Niles' marriage proposal and mocks him for thinking he had a chance with her, [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech he gives her a verbal beatdown about her deluded belief that she's still going to marry Maxwell that really shocks her and actually makes her think]]. It's probably the only time anything he says really gets to her.
30	--> '''Niles''': But at least I know when it's time to ''move on.'' You're going to spend the rest of your life pining for a man who ''doesn't'' love you, and who's married a woman half your age!
31	--> '''Fran''': [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Oh, Niles, please don't go!]]
32	--> '''Niles''': Look around you. They're married. They're starting a family. Where are you going to be ten, twenty years from now? You're going to be saying 'Merry Christmas' to your friends in rehab, and wondering what might have been!
33	* Earlier on, Fran got her pretty good, too, namely by subverting SnarkToSnarkCombat. C.C. made her typical dig against her, and Fran merely retorts.
34	--> '''Fran''': Why are you being so hurtful? I got nothing; I make minimum wage, there's no man in my life. I'm probably gonna die alone like a dog. Here ''(hands Chester back to C.C.)''
35	--> '''C.C.''': Oh, Nanny Fine, I'm sorry. Oh, I feel just awful ''(Leaves)''
36	--> '''Fran''': ''(Gives a sly grin to the camera)'' Got guilt?
37	* Maxwell finally beating Creator/AndrewLloydWebber with ''Yetta's Letters'', a play about Yetta's life as an immigrant.
38	* Just as Niles and C.C. become official, there's a mishap with an elevator, and C.C., along with Fran (who has [[BornInAnElevator just gone into labor]]), are trapped inside, the technicians unable to fix it. When Niles, Maxwell, and the rest arrive, C.C. decides to answer Niles's marriage proposal from earlier. She accepts. Niles lets out a BigYes, and ''forces the elevator doors open with '''his bare hands'''''.
39	* During the glory years of Niles' and C.C.'s rivalry, it was often Niles who came out better off. But in one {{subversion}}, C.C. [[MagnificentBastard magnificently got the better of him]]. Whilst at the theater, Niles convinces C.C. that Maxwell actually has ''four'' kids, and sends her off looking for the missing one. She returns to the house much later that night with a child in tow, and Niles rushes off in a panic, thinking that the kid's parents will be searching for him. However, C.C. was in on the prank the whole time, and she tops it off by refusing to pay the kid what she promised him, because: "You forgot to ask for your insulin."
40	* In a Season One episode "The Butler, The Husband, The Wife And Her Mother", [[SnowballLie Sylvia lies to her obnoxious brother-in-law Jack]] and his RichBitch daughter Marsha by saying that Fran is married to Mr. Sheffield. When the truth inevitably gets out, Marsha ([[ImpossiblyTackyClothes who's wearing a green dress]]) starts mocking Fran for her job as a "servant." The normally meek Maggie takes exception to that.
41	-->'''Maggie:''' Who asked you anyway, you big green ''cow''?!
42	** Also counts as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}} (Fran's comeback "Maggie!...it's ''turquoise''") and SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming\|Moments}}.
43	** Even better is when Jack starts insulting Fran, too, and Sylvia--whose ego started the whole mess--finally tells him off:
44	--->'''Sylvia''': Oh, shut up, Jack. At least she's got a job! I wouldn't trade my Fran for all the Marshas in Miami.
45	* Several of Niles' snipes at C.C. are sheer genius in their execution and quite often are done effortlessly, such as the following:
46	** In "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss" Niles tells C.C. that Fran is feeling down because of winning a contest due to her age and predicts that C.C. is going to rush to Maxwell and tell him to make herself look better to him. C.C. does just that and Niles races her to prevent it but they get there at the same time and C.C. reveals what's going on, causing Maxwell to go comfort Fran. Niles gleefully rubs in how C.C.s plan didn't work, which causes her to realize that Niles set the entire thing up just to mess with her. His response when called on this is a thing of genius.
47	--->'''C.C''': My mental health is just a sick game to you, isn't it?!\
48	'''Niles''': Rack em up, let's play again.
49	** One episode had C.C. stuck in a wheelchair and Niles gleefully taking advantage of it. She points out that Niles wouldn't be so forward if she wasn't in the wheelchair and his response is:
50	---> '''Niles''': [[Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane But ya are, Babs. Ya are.]]
51	** C.C. comes in making demands of Niles, who just ignores her. When Maxwell walks in Niles asks her if she wants the ''exact thing she was asking for'', leading her to insult him and make herself look bad in front of Maxwell. Niles immediately turns the situation around, then plays a successful WoundedGazelleGambit.
52	--->''[C.C. plunks her mug down on the counter as Niles is chopping vegetables]''\
53	'''C.C.:''' ''[Presumptuously]'' Niles, pour me some tea.\
54	''[Niles keeps chopping, not even looking up]''\
55	'''C.C.:''' ...I want some more ''tea,'' Niles.\
56	''[Niles continues chopping]''\
57	'''C.C.:''' You are a butler... ''now BUTTLE!''\
58	''[Maxwell comes in, which C.C. doesn't notice; Niles looks up]''\
59	'''Niles:''' ''[Innocently]'' Would you like some tea, Ms. Babcock?\
60	'''C.C.:''' '''''Yyyyou know DAMN WELL I want some more tea, YOU IMBECILE, now POUR!!'''''\
61	'''Maxwell:''' C.C.!\
62	'''C.C.:''' ''[Horrified]'' Maxwell?!\
63	'''Maxwell:''' Don't speak to Niles like that -- poor man isn't a mind reader!\
64	'''C.C.:''' B-b-but... Maxwell...\
65	'''Niles:''' ''[Wistful and injured]'' Oh, it's all right, sir. Perhaps my hearing isn't what it once was. ''[Turning to C.C., smugly]'' Forgive me.
66	* After Brighton gets in trouble, Maxwell threatens that Brighton will not be allowed to attend his play that evening, that the family has been "forced", er, "allowed" to see multiple times. Brighton takes this ''punishment'' with grace and civility, but Fran speaks up [[SarcasmMode in his favor]].
67	-->'''Brighton''': ''(alarmed)'' But Fran, I don't deserve to see Dad's play.\
68	'''Fran''': Oh no sweetie, you do. [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment You]] ''[[CoolAndUnusualPunishment really]]'' [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment do]]!
69	* In "Green Card", after Fran starts up a relationship with Brighton's French tutor Phillipe, to the point he proposes, a RunningGag of the episode is every time he mentions "Je t'adore" (I love you) to Fran she mistakes it for "Shut the door". After finding out that Phillipe was only marrying her for a Green Card, after he makes a move on C.C., Fran calls of the engagement on the spot.
70	-->'''Phillipe''': ''(while being thrown out the mansion by Fran)'' But Cherie! Je t'adore!\

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