Episode
The Nanny: When You Pish Upon a Star
Overview
Fran inadvertently persuades an obnoxious child star, who's set to star in Maxwell's revival of "Oliver!", to give up show business.
Details
- Series
- The Nanny
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1994-11-21
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
When You Pish Upon a Star is Episode 11 in Season 2 of The Nanny. It aired on 1994-11-21. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 8: Pishke Business
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