[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
-Oh, Niles. -Hmm?
[EXCLAIMING] Friday night, dressed to kill.
Going to temple to pray for a date?
Ma said they've got a new cantor,
and he's single and gorgeous.
I'm hoping for a religious experience.
Does anyone in your faith ever take a vow of celibacy?
Just me.
But I decided that I'm taking Maggie and Gracie with me.
I think that it's important that they learn
how people of other religions pick up men.
Oh, by the way, the airline called.
I'm afraid they can't locate your suitcase.
Oh, it doesn't matter. That's why you never put anything important
in the baggage that you check.
Well, it's automatically insured for $500.
But stupid me had to put
that $500 watch in there.
When did you get a $500 watch?
Tomorrow.
Well, sorry, I can't join you and the girls
on your pilgrimage to find single spiritual leaders,
but dad and I are gonna go see the Padres play the Mets.
All right. See you guys.
All right. Well, Brighton and I
are off to see Pagliacci Met.
Oh, isn't it funny how people just hear what they want to hear?
Yes. One of the pitfalls of a big house.
What did Brad Pitt call the house?
Okay, Fran, I'm ready for temple.
Honey, it's only Friday night services.
We're not fleeingAnatevka.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
♪♪ She was working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens ♪♪
♪♪ 'Til her boyfriend kicked her out ♪♪
♪♪ In one of those crushing scenes ♪♪
♪♪ What was she to do? Where was she to go? ♪♪
♪♪ She was out on her fanny ♪♪
♪♪ So over the bridge from Flushing to the Sheffield's door ♪♪
♪♪ She was there to sell makeup, but the father saw more ♪♪
♪♪ She had style! She had flair! She was there! ♪♪
♪♪ That's how she became the nanny! ♪♪
♪♪ Who would have guessed that the girl we've described ♪♪
♪♪ Was just exactly what the doctor prescribed? ♪♪
♪♪ Now the father finds her beguiling ♪♪
♪♪ Watch out, C.C.! ♪♪
♪♪ And the kids are actually smiling ♪♪
♪♪ Such♪♪
♪♪ She's the lady in red ♪♪
♪♪ When everybody else is wearing tan ♪♪
♪♪ The flashy girl from Flushing ♪♪
♪♪ The nanny named Fran! ♪♪
[GARY SINGING IN HEBREW]
Oh, ma, is he hot stuff or what?
Look at this.
My M&M's melted in my hand.
[SHUSHING]
Calm down. It's in Hebrew.
What, are you afraid you'll miss something?
Bravo! Bravo!
All right, it's over. may the games begin.
Okay, now, honey, remember,
when you see me talking to the cantor,
what are you gonna do?
I'm gonna rush over and say,
"Excuse me, miss, are you Julia Roberts?"
Remember, project.
Fran, I'm starving.
I thought you said it was a Jewish tradition
to have Chinese food at temple.
After temple, honey, after temple.
Gary, gorgeous service.
Sylvia, it's always a joy
to sing the wonders of God's universe.
Yeah, yeah. I want you to meet my daughter.
Ma, don't be so pushy.
Hi, I'm Fran.
I'm Gary, and I don't think I've seen you here before
because I would have remembered.
Well, I've been temple shopping, you know.
Nothing's really popped,
but I haven't been here
since I was a kid in Sunday school.
When was that, ma? 10 years ago?
Please, 10 years ago, she was baby-sitting my Rachel.
You're lucky that we're in temple, Sara.
So, Cantor, Gary,
I work for Maxwell Sheffield, the Broadway producer.
If ever you or your wife want to get theater tickets...
Oh, I'm not married.
-No! -No!
But I love the theater,
so if you'd like to come with me sometime...
-Yes! -Yes!
Excuse me, miss.
Yes, little girl?
Are you Julia Child?
BACHARACH:♪♪ 'Cause I'm always gonna be there ♪♪
♪♪ I'm always gonna be there ♪♪
♪♪ For you, girl ♪♪
-Oh, bravo! -Oh, bravo!
Bravo!
Oh, what a finale, huh?
Now, that's, that is why you get Burt Bacharach.
Oh! And imagine how it'll sound when we get someone who can sing...
like you. Boy, you're good!
I hope you know the way to San Jose.
Oh, Burt, this is so exciting.
You know, the last person to play that piano
was Marvin Hamlisch.
You're gonna do a show with Marvin Hamlisch?
-No, no, no, no, no. It was a-- a social thing. -Yeah.
You had a party for Marvin?
No, no, no. It wasn't a party.
-It was, uh, an awards thing. -Yeah.
Marvin got another award?
Oh, Miss Fine! Uh, please, come and, uh, come and meet Burt Bacharach.
Oh, Mr. Bacharach, hi!
I have all of your albums.
Oh, my father was always so jealous of you.
He wanted to be a songwriter?
No. He wanted to marry Angie Dickenson.
Oh, I'm sorry. Everybody, I want you to meet Gary Isaac.
This is the new cantor at my temple.
Mr. Bacharach, I'm a big fan of yours.
You know, sometimes at temple when things get too solemn,
I do one of your numbers.
♪♪ I say a little prayer for you ♪♪
♪♪ Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you ♪♪
♪♪ Forever, forever, we never will part oh, how I love you ♪♪
♪♪ Together, together, that's how it must be ♪♪
♪♪ To live without you ♪♪
♪♪ Would only mean heartbreak for me ♪♪
One more time.
Yes. Well, that was very nice.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Lovely. Now, run along, Nanny Fine.
Wait a minute. I want him in the show.
Run back. Run back. Run back.
Uh, you're hired. Congratulations.
You're in a Broadway show.
Well, thank you. Thank you.
I never thought anything like this would happen to me.
I-I-I'm just a cantor. Here.
You have an agent at William Morris?
I did his son's bar mitzvah.
And I've got to tell you, I was smoking!
Oh, Gary, I'm so excited for you.
You know, you are going to sell out every night.
The women are going to love him.
They're gonna line up outside the stage door
just to slip you their numbers.
You know, we don't even know if the man can dance, really.
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Niles, looky here,
a $500 check just fell out of the friendly skies.
Miss Fine, have you ever thought
that taking this check might be construed as fraud?
Well, I don't know, Mr. Fourteen Dependents.
And it's not easy for me to support them considering I'm a student.
Now, would you get out of my home office?
I'm going.
Ma invited me and Gary to dinner tonight.
She's even taking the plastic covers off of the couch.
The last time that happened,
we found her Macramé string bikini.
Your mother used to wear a string bikini?
She still does. You just can't see it anymore.
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
I'm so sorry, Sylvia. You think it will stain?
What, Rabbi, red wine?
Please, it's a blessing.
And the chewing gum that you tracked in
on the carpet will come out
with the peanut butter that you got on the chair.
Rabbi, you got to try this blueberry pie.
-No! -No!
This is what your mother calls an intimate gathering?
Well, you know, ever since you and I have been going out,
ma's kind of become the Candy Spelling of Temple Beth Shalom.
I haven't seen your father. Where is he?
Oh, he's right over there. Whoops, he just dropped a fork.
Hi, daddy.
You know, Gary, once you become a big Broadway star,
it'll be parties like this every night.
But you better drink some coffee
because this crowd could go till 8:00 maybe 9:00.
Franny, you are so adorable.
Have I thanked you for everything you've done for me?
Honey, wait until I've done everything.
Then you'll really have something to be thankful for.
I can't believe all the celebrities that are here.
These two, their cousins own Wilson's House of Suede.
Don't gawk.
They like to be treated like normal people.
Why don't you sing something for us?
Well, I'd love to, Sylvia, but, first,
I have an announcement to make.
-Oh, Gary! -Oh, my God!
Everybody, quiet, quiet.
My daughter's boyfriend, the cantor,
is gonna make an announcement.
Morty, take the gravy boat away from the Rabbi!
My friends,
I truly believe that being a cantor
was the most rewarding thing in my life.
And then I met Fran.
[EXCLAIMS]
Fran, I-- I want to tell you something
and I hope that you can accept...
[EXCLAIMS]
my deepest thanks for making my dreams come true.
-And? -And?
And I want you to be the first to know
that I'm leaving the temple to pursue a career on Broadway.
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
He's leaving the temple?
WOMAN: It's all Sylvia's fault!
GARY: ♪♪ Baby, I still love you ♪♪
♪♪ I'm just giving up to ♪♪
♪♪ Change my mind ♪♪
♪♪ Maybe you could change my mind ♪♪
♪♪ If you want to stop me ♪♪
♪♪ It's decision time ♪♪
Oh, Gary, you're fabulous.
I just wish I could offer you a larger part.
But, you know, you're still gonna stop the show in the second act.
Do I get my own dressing room?
Oh, good. You do comedy, too.
Oh, Maxwell,
it's your worst nightmare!
Oh, will you stop announcing yourself? I'll be out of the job.
The lead in our show got hit by a bus!
C.C., you can't be serious!
Oh, my God, this is a disaster!
We're just gonna have to put on the understudy.
Maxwell, aren't you going to ask how he is?
Oh, yes, of course. You're right. How is he?
The understudy stinks!
♪♪ ...I walk away ♪♪
♪♪ Or we save this love tonight ♪♪
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
That a man just died. Life is short
and we should go upstairs and just...
Hire Gary.
Hire Gary?
Kinky.
Oh. You mean for the show.
Okay, ma, you could take off the sunglasses.
I need somebody to recognize me from the temple
so they can give me the evil eye?
Ma, you can't wear a disguise. You're not like me.
You have a very distinctive voice.
I'll keep them on. Thank you. I can see.
Go play with your brother and the little one.
That haircut is awful on her.
Ma, look, I cannot tell Mr. Sheffield to fire Gary.
I don't make his decisions,
tell him what do, run his life.
We're not married.
Without Gary, the temple is going under.
Blockbuster Video already is measuring the parking lot.
Fran, you are looking at the star of the new Burt Bacharach musical.
Oh, honey, that is so... Oh...
Chick-a-pee, chick-a-pee.
I'm sorry. I rentedNell
Listen, Gary, why don't you go get measured for your costume?
Well, now that I'm playing the lead,
I guess my salary shoots up, too.
Oh, there's that comic timing again.
Uh, Mr. Sheffield, you know, I think that you're taking a big chance with Gary.
I mean, we don't even know him,
and the show is like your baby.
I mean, would you trust your kids
to the first stranger that walked off the street again?
Miss Fine, the man is a tremendous talent.
He's gonna be the biggest star on Broadway.
He'll be rich and famous.
You know, ma, temples we got.
But a Blockbuster in the neighborhood could be a
Listen, you two, I want my cantor back.
My friends have disowned me.
My life is over. I want to die!
Does this have almond extract?
Well, I'm sorry, Sylvia, but he's my star,
and I want him in my show.
I have a contract.
Ma, you're just gonna have to accept this like a grownup.
Besides, it's two against one.
It's not two against one.
I have a higher power on my side.
You'll see.
Ours is not a merciful God.
Oh, don't listen to her.
Oh, what the hell is a locust doing in here?
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
Boy, it's been raining
for seven days and seven nights.
-You don't think your mother was right? -Shut up, Val.
God is forgiving, Miss Fine.
When I was a boy, I once took five shillings
out of the collection plate at church for toffee.
And nothing happened to you, right?
That's right, absolutely nothing.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to go wash other peoples' underwear.
Oh, Miss Fine, just listen to the advance publicity
I'm getting for my show.
"Maxwell Sheffield has struck gold in newcomer Gary Isaac."
Then it goes on about Burt Bacharach blah, blah, blah.
Who cares? Who cares? Who cares? And here at the end,
"Maxwell Sheffield has assured himself
the big new hit of the season!"
[EXCLAIMING]
Well, so much for your mother putting a whammy on us, eh?
On the contrary, it seems God has sent us both a nice Jewish boy.
Oh, you know, I was never worried.
I mean, if God listened to a word ma said,
I'd be living in a mansion
with a handsome millionaire and gorgeous kids...
She forgot to say married?
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Oh, I'll get it. I'll get it.
-Hey, Franny. -Gary!
Mr. Sheffield was just reading me the article.
No. It's already in the paper that I'm flying off to do a movie?
-[THUNDER RUMBLING] -What movie?
I'm doing a part inEvita for Andrew Lloyd Webber.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Oh, no. I-- I knew it. I knew it!
Andrew Lloyd Webber is God.
Gary, you can't just walk out on Mr. Sheffield
without giving him at least two weeks' notice
and an engagement ring.
Now, wait a minute, Miss Fine.
You know, we're-we're behaving dreadfully.
I mean, this is the opportunity of a lifetime for Gary
and-and we should wish him well.
Maxwell, thank you. Thank you.
You know, Fran, my whole life, all I ever thought about
was settling down and getting married.
And then I met you, and you changed all that.
How ironic.
Well, have a safe flight.
You're going in this weather, I hope.
Oh, can you believe this guy?
Doesn't he know how much money
has already been invested in him?
I mean, musicians have been hired.
Rehearsals have been scheduled.
People have been working around the clock.
And that's just for my wedding.
What about your show?
Oh, don't worry, Miss Fine.
Gary isn't going anywhere.
He has an ironclad contract.
Was that Gary I saw getting into a limo?
Oh, well, I'll have him sign his contract
at the theater tomorrow morning.
No rush.
Well, it seems it's happened again, hasn't it?
You see, I-I let you get involved in my life.
A-At the time it seemed like a good idea,
as it always does,
but then it isn't!
I haven't finished with you yet.
But first, I have to go bludgeon C.C., with a Tony!
[EXCLAIMING]
Fran, maybe God is getting even with you
for taking the cantor away from the temple.
You mean because Mr. Sheffield wants to kill me
and now I have no boyfriend?
Nah, there's nothing out of the ordinary
Oh, my God, look!
I missed the Loehmann's year-end clearance sale.
Why are you doing this to me?
We've been exiled to Siberia.
Look at them staring at us.
I used to sit up there with those vicious backstabbers.
Oy. We had a ball.
FRAN: Oh, my God!
Debbie Berkowitz got engaged?
Who am I? Job?
Ma, a BLT?
Nobody can see us back here.
I could throw a luau.
Anyway, you got a little mayo on your mouth.
Darling, I can't wipe my face with a...
$500 check?
Oh, give me that.
This is the money that I got when I scammed the airlines.
Why is God punishing me?
What was my crime?
[GASPS] Hello.
Oh, no. It's ridiculous.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Donation to the temple!
Here, Rabbi, take it.
Find yourself a new cantor.
God bless you, Franny.
Don't tell me. Tell him!
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Mrs. Newman just told me she's moving to Boca.
We're first on the list for front-row seats for the high holy days.
-Fine. The engagement is off! -[FRAN GASPS]
Boy, he not only works in mysterious ways,
he works like that.
Darling, I'm so glad that we're back on his good side.
So am I, ma. Let's pray.
-Find her a doctor. -Find me a doctor.
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]