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''Nanny 911'' is an American
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series that originally aired on
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from November 3, 2004, to February 23, 2007, and on CMT from April 18 to June 6, 2009.


Premise

''Nanny 911'' is loosely based on the British television program ''
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'', in which
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families with unmanageable children are
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, including one who served for the royal family. The introduction features montages of several clips of unruly children (and the nannies' surprised reactions), whereupon stock footage shows a "call" being made to Nanny 911 where "Head Nanny Lilian" (Lilian Sperling, featured as "Nanny to the British Royal Family") answers "Hello, this is Nanny 911" (on an old rotary dial phone). After the intro the selected family is featured on a separate clip. Head Nanny Lilian and the other nannies – "Nanny Deb" ( Deborah Carroll), "Nanny Stella" (
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), and "Nanny Yvonne" (originally Yvonne Shove, later replaced by Yvonne Finnerty for unspecified reasons) discuss the clip, whereupon Lilian announces (based on the major need; each nanny specializes in one area, such as proper etiquette or controlling temper tantrums) which nanny will visit the family. The nannies are featured visiting the family in traditional nanny dress (similar to that worn by
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). The nanny's first day is spent solely in observing the family dynamics in order to determine a suitable plan of action for changing the children's behavior; at the end of the day the nanny discusses what needs to be done. The remainder of the week shows the plan being implemented, along with the parents' reactions (which can be quite negative, especially when the nanny mentions how the parents' actions have resulted in the problem). At the end of the week, the nanny generally compliments the family for the changed behavior. The last segment shows the family receiving a substantial gift from the nanny (such as a new car or a home renovation). The families that are eligible for the show usually have four or more children and have multiples i.e.: triplets, twins, quadruplets (though some episodes show homes with fewer children and singletons), and the children are usually younger than 9 years of age (though also not always the case). The parents usually have an income that allows them to be upper middle-class. After Season Two, the gift portion was removed. In Season Four, Nanny Yvonne did not appear due to budgetary reasons and the format changed. Rather than showing a clip to the nannies then deciding which one would go, Lillian just called one of them and sent them to the family. In some episodes this season, the nanny observes for two days rather than one.


Move to CMT

On February 27, 2008, Fox announced that it sold the rights to ''Nanny 911'' (as well as its partnered Fox show, ''
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'') to CMT.


Episodes


Series overview


Season 1 (2004–05)

NOTE: The King Family was also featured on the spin-off Marriage 911 to help their marriage.


Season 2 (2005–06)

NOTE: Episodes 12 and 13 are also Season 2 but were added to Season 3.


Season 3 (2006–08)

NOTE: Episode 14 and 15 were previously unaired episodes that premiered during CMT's reruns of the show.


Season 4 (2009)


International versions

''Nanny 911'' has been broadcast or slightly adapted in other countries. * The American version of ''Nanny 911'' has been shown in the U.K. on
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and the main
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. * Reruns of the American version of ''Nanny 911'' were previously shown on
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, CMT and
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. * The American version is shown in Canada on
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and Twist TV. * The Chinese version is shown on Guizhou Satellite Channel and known as ''育儿大师''. * The American version is shown in Mexico on TVNL and known as ''Niñera S.O.S.'' * Katharina Saalfrank is the Nanny 911 in the
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version, aired on
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. * Dorota Zawadzka is the Nanny 911 in the
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version, aired on TVN, and a co-host of the talk-show ''I Ty możesz mieć superdziecko'' (''You too can have a superchild''), in which Nanny 911 analyzes episodes from her series, talks to celebrity parents, and gives her advice. It is broadcast by
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. * Cathy Sarrai was the Nanny 911 in the French version, aired by M6, until her death from lung cancer on January 19, 2010. The new Nanny is Sylvie since November 2013. * Rocio Ramos is the Nanny 911 in the
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version, broadcast on
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. Another version with teenagers called ''S.O.S. Adolescentes'' is also aired on Cuatro. In the Spanish regions of
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and Basque Country, the original version is broadcast by
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with Catalan dubbing and by
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dubbing respectively. * The Dutch version is called ''Eerste Hulp Bij Opvoeden''. The name is a play on ''Eerste Hulp Bij Ongevallen'', the Dutch term for
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. Other similar programmes exist, such as ''Schatjes'', which use a slightly different concept. * The Italian version is called ''S.O.S. Tata'' and aired until 2012 on
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and
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, and since 2021 is called Supernanny on
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and Real Time. * The Singaporean version aired on MediaCorp TV12 okto. * The Malaysian version aired on
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. * The Indonesian version aired on
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. * The first Romanian nanny was Irina Petrea. The second was Raluca Iuga. The show aired on
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. * The Israeli Nanny 911 is Michal Daliot. Aired on Channel 2, the show is also called ''Supernanny''. * The Greek version is aired on
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, with the name ''Νταντά Πρώτων Βοηθειών'' (First-aid nanny). * There is a Swedish version also called ''Nanny 911'', where there was three nannies instead of one. It was aired a few years ago on
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. * Wendy Bosmans is the Nanny 911 in the Belgian version aired on vtm. * A French Canadian version of ''Nanny 911'' also exists, called ''Dre. Nadia : Psychologue à domicile'' ("Dr. Nadia : Psychologist at home"). * The Russian version of ''Nanny 911'' is aired by
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, with the name "Няня спешит на помощь" ("Nanny races to rescue").


See also

* ''
Supernanny ''Supernanny'' is a British reality television programme about parents struggling with their children's behaviour, mealtime routines, potty training, etc. The show features professional nanny Jo Frost, who devotes each episode to helping a fa ...
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References


External links

* {{IMDb title, 0433726 2000s American reality television series 2004 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings Fox Broadcasting Company reality television shows CMT (American TV channel) original programming Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television series by CBS Studios Television series by ITV Studios American English-language television shows Television series about nannies de:Die Super Nanny es:Supernanny fr:Supernanny ms:Supernanny pl:Superniania pt:Supernanny simple:Supernanny