https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:38:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-27660 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:42:41 +0000 mrsjyw 27660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alice! She's so wholesome and cooks so much delicious food! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-27295 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:23:31 +0000 MaisyMay 27295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On tv, how about Joey from Melissa and Joey? He's pretty funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-27140 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:16:04 +0000 heffalump 27140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd want Maria from Sound of Music. </p> <p>I would love someone who can sing and craft (make clothes out of curtains) with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26732 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:32:28 +0000 Mrs. D 26732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you've got all the one's I can think of.<br /> I loved Fran and Tony, but I don't think I'd want Fran watching my kids. Tony, definitely! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26268 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:20:25 +0000 ecogirl 26268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mary Poppins for me too! Who was the nanny in Bedknobs and Broomsticks? Is that even the name of it? I think she was magical and sang about a spoonful of sugar? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26204 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:21:30 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 26204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alfred was Bruce Wayne's butler. He must have been a pretty good one since he stayed on and cared for him after he lost his parents.</p> <p>What about Mammy? Would she be considered a nanny since she stayed after slavery ended and helped to raise Scarlett's child?</p> <p>I would pick Mary Poppins to be my kid's nanny as well. Since she is practically perfect in every way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26203 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:20:13 +0000 mrsjazz 26203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ay yo, oh ay! I'd go with Tony. He could teach my kid how to tap dance, sing, clean the house, play baseball, street smarts since he's from Brooklyn, and how to cook great Italian food.</p> <p>Although Mrs. Garrett was the housekeeper--she also took care of Arnold, Willis, and Kimberly while she was at the Drummond household (Diff'rent Strokes). And then made it a full-time job as housemother on The Facts of Life.</p> <p>And The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a movie that made me afraid of nannies. (with Rebecca De Mornay) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26202 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:19:31 +0000 Mrs. Armbender 26202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, The nanny named Fran - from The Nanny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26199 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:16:56 +0000 MamaMoose 26199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: NOOOO! But the Nazi's were all around in that movie and after her family! Oh God, that wouldn't be a very good story if the nanny turned out to be a Nazi. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26196 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:15:18 +0000 mrbee 26196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Wait what, Maria was a Nazi?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26190 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:08:30 +0000 MamaMoose 26190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: You also have that whole nazi thing going on with Maria. Not super kid friendly : )</p> <p>I would pick Mary Poppins! She's friends with Dick Van Dyke and animated birds. You can't beat that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26173 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:37:45 +0000 mrbee 26173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: Yah you'd have to pop out seven kids, then die of scarlet fever. On the plus side though, you'd get a year of free, high-quality child care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26169 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:31:40 +0000 Wondermommy 26169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple more obscure ones are the nanny from the Au Pair movies, and a very short lived tv series wherein the nanny was also a witch.<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Pair_(film)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Pair_(film)</a><br /> and<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Spirit_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Spirit_(TV_series)</a></p> <p>I think I'd pick the witch :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26168 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:30:46 +0000 mrbee 26168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Wondermommy: Ah good catch, I fixed that! Will add the others you mentioned. :-)</p> <p>@HabesBabe: Non-reality nannies only...</p> <p>@tksjewelry: good one!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26165 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:28:02 +0000 Mrs. Armbender 26165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Charles in Charge of our days and our nights....great now that song is in my head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26164 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:27:40 +0000 HabesBabe 26164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about Super Nanny? Or whatever random British reality TV nanny.</p> <p>I think I would want Maria from Sound of Music, too. Except that means I (the mom) would have to be dead, and we'd have a gripload of kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26163 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:26:25 +0000 Wondermommy 26163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>McPhee is the one who casts the spells.<br /> How 'bout Alice from the Brady Bunch? Sort of live-in maid/cook/nanny.....<br /> And Tony Danza' character from Who's the Boss.<br /> Do I have to pick just one, lol? They're all so cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-famous-nannies-and-butlers-in-television-and-movie-history#post-26161 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:21:31 +0000 mrbee 26161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gosh, there are so many! Just off the top of my head:</p> <p>* Mary Poppins<br /> * Maria from the Sound of Music<br /> * Fran Fine (The Nanny)<br /> * Mister Belvedere<br /> * Jeffrey (The Fresh Prince)<br /> * Nanny McPhee (the ugly one who casts spells or something)</p> <p>EDIT TO ADD:</p> <p>* Alice from the Brady Bunch<br /> * Tony Danza' character from Who's the Boss<br /> * Charles from Charles in Charge</p> <p>If I had to choose one person to watch Charlie, I think I would choose Maria from the Sound of Music. Charlie would love Maria's singing! Plus he would get a kick out of hanging out on the Swiss Alps. The only problem is that I wouldn't want to marry my governess, so she'd have to be OK with that.</p> <p>Did we miss any famous nannies or butlers from TV or the movies? Also, if you could have one of these guys help out at your house for one year, who would it be? </p>