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The nanny stream2/13/2023 However, I soon picked up on an unfortunate fact: The Nanny fat-shames. Realizing that much of the show’s humor is built on very-clever sexual innuendos was a gleeful discovery. In some ways, this viewing, without the veil of childlike innocence, made rewatching all the more fresh and fun. It was the only show on television, growing up, where I saw a family and culture that represented my own.Īs I continued my rewatch in present day times, I began to realize I didn’t understand most of the jokes growing up. Fran Fine especially reminds me of my Aunt Debbi - both gorgeous, single, loud, vivacious, and personable women. The Fine family looks, talks, acts, and are total yentas like mine. The Nanny is hysterical and well-acted, but I also love it because, as a New York Jew, it’s familiar. I must have watched the show through seven times while living at home with the luxury of cable. When DVR came along, my television’s data was consumed by reruns and repeats of those reruns. reruns of Fran Fine’s hijinks with my bubbe before starting my homework. My memories of an average weekday in elementary school involved coming home and tuning into TV Land to watch 4 p.m. At first, rewatching The Nanny was like greeting an old friend.
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