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The Chatterbox episode


I've always wondered, was this episode meant to be the start of a spin-off show or something? This show featured little Nanny actors and had almost nothing to do with the show as we knew it.

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According to The Nanny Episodes Wikipedia page (and the episode's IMDB page) it says that it was a failed attempt at a spin off pilot surrounding the Chatterbox employees

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Thanks so much, I knew it had to be something like that.

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Anytime! Funny how they brought back The Chatterbox in the last season but with different characters (guess it was all Tracey Nelson's fault...LOL)

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I saw the first episode. Any blame here was shared!

If that was supposed to be a backdoor pilot, it was a bad vehicle.

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The episode was pretty awful, but I loved the beginning with CC laughing in Tracy Nelson's face at the audition:

Thank you...Babes....
(cc SLAMS DOOR BEHIND HER)

HA HA HA HAAAAAA!

Only good part of the episode.



I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked.

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In addition to "The Chatterbox," there was another episode from Season 2 which was supposed to serve as the backdoor pilot for a "Nanny" spinoff in which Tyne Daly's character of a retiring nanny was supposed to be engaged to her boss and move to Boca Raton, Florida. Thank goodness neither show got picked up.

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That's funny, because I've always really liked the Chatterbox episode, even though it stands out so much because we're being introduced to all these random new characters. I guess I would have been a fan of the spinoff! Bummer.

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I don't know if it would have lasted past 10 episodes, it didn't look like a strong enough show. I liked the Asian lady, the Niles looking hair dresser, and the handsome hair dresser was alright.

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