
About this season
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.
Episodes (24)
1. The Human Element
Aired 25 September 1970
Professor is working on a computer program. Nanny takes the children in ""Arabella"", her car named after her Aunt. 3 boys laugh at Nanny and the children because of Nanny's car, calling it Yellow Arabella. The 3 boys hassle Butch and Hal about Arabella and they propose a race. Nanny laughs at the prospect of racing Arabella but says there is no race because old cars aren't to be raced, but to be loved for. After Nanny turns the boys challenge of a race down they ask their father who also says he agrees with Nanny. He suggests another way to have a race...using the computer program he has been working on. The bully boys father says his Buckingham will beat Arabella even through the computer race. The boys read all of their car information to the Professor who inputs the data into his computer. The Buckingham wins the computer data race and the Everett boys are disappointed. The family goes for a trip in Arabella and meet up with the Buckingham (magically of course!) along the way.
2. The Haunted House
Aired 2 October 1970
Nanny and the children explore a haunted house inhabited by an old actor.
3. Star Bright
Aired 9 October 1970
Prudence wishes for a different part in a school play. The Professor must decide whether or not to hire an old professor or a young one.
4. E. S. Putt
Aired 16 October 1970
Butch breaks his dad's lucky putter right before a big tournement.
5. Back to Nature
Aired 23 October 1970
Nanny and the family go camping!!!
6. A Letter For Nanny
Aired 30 October 1970
Nanny receives a letter that makes her a little unhappy and the children try to cheer her up.
7. The Great Broadcast of 1936
Aired 6 November 1970
Nanny's automobile ""Arrabella"" radio only broadcasts shows from the 1930's
8. The Masculine-Feminine Mystique
Aired 13 November 1970
The Professor's new assistant is a bit of a feminist.
9. The India Queen
Aired 20 November 1970
Hal and Butch work on a raft.
10. The Visitor
Aired 4 December 1970
Butch's pen-pal, a runaway orphan from Canada, shows up at the Everett home.
11. My Son, the Sitter
Aired 11 December 1970
Hal believes he is old enough to watch his siblings and is put to the test.
12. From Butch, With Love
Aired 18 December 1970
Butch tries to earn enough money to buy an old record player.
13. The Humanization of Herbert T. Peabody
Aired 25 December 1970
Nanny and the kids help out an old puppeteer.
14. A Diller, a Dollar
Aired 8 January 1971
Prudence and her new teacher both start their first day of school.
15. Separate Rooms
Aired 15 January 1971
Butch and Hal have a fight and demand to have separate bedrooms
16. The Human Fly
Aired 22 January 1971
Nanny's Uncle Alfred comes to visit her. Of course every one knows actor John Mills (Uncle Alfred) is series star Miss Juliet Mills daddy.
17. The Man Who Came to Pasta
Aired 29 January 1971
An Italian director is invited to dinner at the Everett house, but can't leave as his supper makes him ill.
18. The Art of Relationships
Aired 5 February 1971
Nanny takes some night school courses and falls for that school Professor (Bert Convy)
19. The Balloon Ladies
Aired 12 February 1971
Two of Nanny's aunts (Ida Lupino & Marjorie Bennett) arrive for a visit by BALLOON
20. The Prodigy
Aired 19 February 1971
A 12 year-old genius comes for a visit causing jealousy in Hal
21. How Many Candles?
Aired 26 February 1971
This episode begins with the children coming home from school to find Nanny in bed with the ""dreaded lergys"". The children are preparing to attend Francine's costume party. When Butch goes into Nanny's trunk to get out some make-up he sees a passport with Nanny's photo giving he date of birth as April 18, 1864, making her 106 years old. Since the 18th is the following day the children prepare to throw her party. The professor keeps trying to get Nanny to reveal her real age. She mentions how she is the image of her great-aunt who lived to a very advanced age. Just as the Professor thinks he has solved the passport riddle Nanny mentions her great-aunt's was a Libra (October).
22. The Unknown Factor
Aired 5 March 1971
Butch enters a fishing contest in hopes that he can buy Nanny a present.
23. Kid Stuff
Aired 12 March 1971
To raise money to restore a park fountain, Nanny and the children put on a show.
24. The Communication Gap
Aired 26 March 1971
The Professor gets a love note from one of his students