Nanny and the Professor (1970)
Synopsis
Nanny and the Professor is an American fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do.
Network
ABC
Episodes
Nanny Will Do
A mysterious British nanny with psychic powers arrives at the Everett home to take care of the widwed professor's three children.
The Wiblet Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out
Everyone pooh-poohs the imaginary beastie that's giving Prudence nightmares. But Nanny, true pixie that she is, maps inventive strategems to trap the thing.
The New Butch
Prudence wants to learn to read, and Butch is feeling rejected. Nanny's solution: a typewriter that leaves messages for Prudence--and a scheme with a message for Dad.
The Scientific Approach
Everett invites a lady psychologist home to dinner, unmindful of how she might react to his children's--and Nanny's--flights of fancy.
The Astronomers
With his dad's beat-up old telescope, some amazing beginner's luck and Nanny's mysterious touch, Butch makes an astronomical discovery that creates a hubbub in the scientific world.
Spring, Sweet Spring
It's positively weird. A series of mishaps stops the Everetts as they go their separate ways on a Saturday. Nanny, it seems, was thinking of a family picnic....
Nanny on Wheels
The professor stands bemused and amazed at Nanny's solution to the second car problem: a 1930 Model A that will require a miracle to be run--even by Nanny.
Strictly for the Birds
A grumpy zoologist has Nanny arrested for spiriting three ducklings out of a public park. Neither the grump nor the presiding judge is prepared for Nanny's defense ploy.
The Tyrannosaurus Tibia
Waldo finds a dinosaur bone and buries it in Nanny's garden.
I Think That I Shall Never See a Tree
The city's street widening project requires that the tree containing the children's tree house be cut down.
The Games Families Play
The family is upset when the professor admits that his potential new job will require moving to a new house.
An Element of Risk
The professor is afraid of seeing an old girlfriend, and Prudence is afraid of blowing up a balloon.
The Philosopher's Stone
Nanny says that the stone she gives Hal will grant him three wishes.
A Fowl Episode
The entire neighborhood is waking up to the noise of Prudence's pet rooster.
Nanny and the Smoke-Filled Room
When Butch decides to run for homeroom president, Nanny decides to give him a little help.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Nanny and the Professor
Status
Ended
Seasons
3
Episodes
54