Charming little sitcom with a magical twist

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"Since the day that Nanny came to stay with us....."

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Juliet Mills and Richard Long in Nanny and the Professor (1970)

Juliet Mills in Nanny and the Professor (1970)

Juliet Mills, David Doremus, and Trent Lehman in Nanny and the Professor (1970)

Edward Everett Horton in Nanny and the Professor (1970)

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Juliet Mills

Richard Long

David Doremus

AJ Carothers

Thomas L. Miller

A remarkable young English nanny takes over the household of a widowed professor and his three children.

Nanny and the Professor

Subtle Magic

I liked this show as a variation of the popular &quot;magic&quot; sitcoms. Nanny never performed outlandish or obvious feats of prestidigitation, but it was obvious that paranormal things happened around her. The most common was Nanny saying &quot;I&apos;ll get it,&quot; BEFORE the telephone or doorbell rang. In fact, it was never completely clear to the family that she had any powers, a la Gladys Kravitz on &quot;Bewitched,&quot; for lack of a better comparison. As the theme song goes &quot;Since the day that Nanny came to stay with us, fantastic things have been happening. Is there really magic in the things she does, or is love the only magic thing that Nanny brings?&quot;

Once it was hinted that although she appeared to be a young woman (20s to 30s) she may have been hundreds of years old. However, this as most things about her background, were never resolved. This was a clear ripoff from the first season of Bewitched. The show had a cute simple animated opening and memorable theme song, as was de rigeur for the decade&apos;s magic sitcoms, and of course the 1990s unrelated Fran Drescher vehicle &quot;The Nanny.&quot;

I also loved the family&apos;s big shaggy dog. I haven&apos;t seen this since the reruns in the late 1970s, except for the premiere which was shown once on TV Land around 2000, so I won&apos;t comment on the overall writing and production quality. I just remember enjoying it as a kid, and was upset that it was only rerun for a short time.

I liked this show as a variation of the popular "magic" sitcoms. Nanny never performed outlandish or obvious feats of prestidigitation, but it was obvious that paranormal things happened around her. The most common was Nanny saying "I'll get it," BEFORE the telephone or doorbell rang. In fact, it was never completely clear to the family that she had any powers, a la Gladys Kravitz on "Bewitched," for lack of a better comparison. As the theme song goes "Since the day that Nanny came to stay with us, fantastic things have been happening. Is there really magic in the things she does, or is love the only magic thing that Nanny brings?"

Once it was hinted that although she appeared to be a young woman (20s to 30s) she may have been hundreds of years old. However, this as most things about her background, were never resolved. This was a clear ripoff from the first season of Bewitched. The show had a cute simple animated opening and memorable theme song, as was de rigeur for the decade's magic sitcoms, and of course the 1990s unrelated Fran Drescher vehicle "The Nanny."

I also loved the family's big shaggy dog. I haven't seen this since the reruns in the late 1970s, except for the premiere which was shown once on TV Land around 2000, so I won't comment on the overall writing and production quality. I just remember enjoying it as a kid, and was upset that it was only rerun for a short time.

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