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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 281620" data-attributes="member: 27">I think Lucy would have loved The Nanny, since so many of the messes Fran got herself into were reminiscent of Lucy Ricardo.  She even had an "Ethel" in best buddy Val, and of course Mr. Sheffield was from a foreign land and would often be reduced to muttering to himself in frustration.  Both Lucy Ricardo and Fran had stylish, envy-inducing wardrobes and hairstyles, and Lucy's "waaaaa!" crying could have inspired Fran's nasally "Haaaaa!" laughter.  And The Nanny  was Fran Drescher's creation (along with her husband), her chance to have acting and producing control over a show, much like Lucy and Desi had with ILL.</blockquote>