Nanny 911 is an American reality television series that originally aired on Fox 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 Little Angels, in which American families with unmanageable children are reformed by British nannies.
The introduction shows 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" Sperling answers, "Hello, this is Nanny 911" on an old rotary dial phone.
After the introduction, the selected family is shown on a separate clip. Head Nanny Lilian and the other nannies – "Nanny Deb" (Deborah Carroll), "Nanny Stella" (Stella Reid), and "Nanny Yvonne" (originally Yvonne Shove, later Yvonne Finnerty) discuss the clip, whereupon Lilian announces, based on the major need and nanny specialty, which nanny will visit the family. The nannies are shown visiting the family in traditional nanny dress.
The nanny's first day is spent solely in observing the family dynamics 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. 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. After season two, the gift portion was removed.
In season four, Nanny Yvonne did not appear. 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, Trading Spouses) to CMT.
Episodes Series overview
Season 1 (2004–05) No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleLocationAirdateAssigned NannyProd. Code11"Rock Family"Oak View, CANovember 3, 2004Deborah CarollNAN-101Matt and Karen Rock have two children: a 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. The son runs the house with his tantrums, swearing, and destructive behavior. The daughter has picked up her brother's behavior. Both parents have marital issues, as they are not on the same page about discipline, and do not even sleep in the same bed together. The kids' behaviors have made for a chaotic household.22"McCray Family"Old Bridge, NJNovember 10, 2004Stella ReidNAN-104Craig and Tracy McCray have five sons: a 9-year-old, 6-year-old, 3-year-old, and 2-year-old twins. Both parents have totally different parenting styles. The oldest two are destructive and roughhouse constantly. The three youngest run around the house, throwing tantrums, and climbing the walls. Because Craig is away for long hours, he feels guilty, so he overindulges the kids to the point of going behind Tracy's back.33''McRoberts Family"Indianapolis, INNovember 17, 2004Deborah CarrollNAN-106Douglas and Dianna McRoberts have five sons: year-old triplets and 3-year-old twins. Doug and Dianna lose their tempers and shout at their boys who survive on junk food and candy, causing them to go on sugar-fueled rampages that consist of roughhousing, screaming, and misbehaving.44"Priore Family"West Babylon, NYDecember 1, 2004Stella ReidNAN-108Nina and Joseph Priore have five children: 10-year-old daughter and 8-year-old quadruplets. The kids constantly yell and fight. Both parents are in a power struggle with a quadruplet who is the badly behaved child of the five. Joe has resorted to shouting and spanking, while Nina is depressed and concerned for the future of her chaotic family.55"Lorimor Family"Jacksonville, NCDecember 15, 2004Stella ReidNAN-107Theron Lorimor and the former nanny Ginger have two children: a 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. Theron is a Marine leaving Ginger to raise two defiant kids. The son is turning into a violent child and is often getting physical, while the daughter beats up on her brother behind the scenes. Ginger spoils the kids by giving them pacifiers and baby bottles. Theron is strict with the kids.66"Johnston Family"Levittown, NYDecember 22, 2004Yvonne ShoveNAN-102Scott and Kristen Johnston have seven daughters. Scott is an NYPD officer, but when he comes home, he prefers to watch tackle football. Kirsten is left dealing with her rowdy daughters and has no time for herself. She was also diagnosed with heart arrhythmia.77"Paul Family"Ballwin, MOJanuary 5, 2005Deborah CarrollNAN-103Tim and Cyndi Paul have four children. The kids scream, pull their hair, make messes, and create chaos. The house is mess, and Cyndi does not give the kids responsibility or rules.88"Sterneman Family"Los Angeles, CAJanuary 12, 2005Deborah CarrollNAN-109John and Roxanne Sterneman have three children. John works long hours, leaving Roxanne and three out-of-control kids. The oldest child has anger management issues and often explodes into foul-mouthed and violent rampages. The middle child locks herself in the bathroom to get away from her parents; when things do not go her way, she throws ear-splitting tantrums. The youngest has picked up on this stubborn behavior, she refuses to go potty, and is still in a diaper. Roxanne is at her wits' end and screams at the kids. She is often negative and nags constantly.99"Finck Family"Brookfield, CTMarch 14, 2005Deborah CarrollNAN-110Paul and Deborah Finck have six children. The kids whine, cry, and scream constantly. They tend to be dangerously violent with each other. Paul refuses to help Deborah, which causes her to lose her temper often.1010"Cubbison Family"San Diego, CAMarch 21, 2005Stella ReidNAN-111Amy and Neil Cubbison have three children. Neil has picked up a hobby called racing pigeons; he spends the whole day playing with the pigeons and never helps out Amy. Bedtime is another problem; the boys do not sleep in their own beds, usually with the dog, the kids, and mom and dad in the same bed.1111"Dunleavy Family"Mineola, NYMarch 28, 2005Deborah CarrollNAN-112Kevin and Denise Dunleavy have five children, one of whom has Down syndrome. The boys fight with one another constantly, and show no respect, which frustrates Denise. Repeated moves have been upsetting for the family; because of Kevin's home improvement business, the house is under construction, putting the kids' safety at risk. Denise and Kevin have poor communication skills, different parenting styles, and a lack of respect for each other, which is jeopardizing their marriage.1212"Amico Family"Irondequoit, NY April 4, 2005Nanny DebNAN-114David and Dawn Amico have five children. With David busy running a family restaurant called Amico's Pizza and Dawn going back to school while being a stay-at-home mom, the kids are left fighting for attention. The kids spit, kick, throw things, pull hair, scream, and wrestle.1313"McKelvain Family"Ocoee, FLApril 11, 2005Yvonne ShoveNAN-105John and Stevi McKelvain have four children: 3 boys and 1 girl, all rowdy. Stevi is overrun by her four kids and housework; she has no time for herself. John does not often help out or discipline the kids, but when he does it, he resorts to physical punishment, spanking the kids.1414"King Family"Goshen, NYApril 18, 2005Stella ReidNAN-113Chris and Laura King have five children aged from 1 to 7 years old, and nine pets. If Laura and Chris do not get their marriage under control, more damage will be done to their family.1515"Lawrence Family"Peachtree City, GAMay 2, 2005Stella ReidNAN-115Jim and Tammy Lawrence have two sons: a 5-year-old and 4-year-old. The older son is very shy, while the younger whines constantly. Both boys are babied by their parents and drink from sippy cups. Jim and Tammy believe they have the perfect life, but at bedtime, the boys' refuse to sleep in their own beds; they scream and cry for hours, and get out of bed several times. Tammy believes that he is traumatized or afraid of something, so at the end of the day, Tammy, Jim, and the boys sleep in one big bed.1616"Silcock Family Special"Huntington Beach, CAMay 9, 2005Deborah Carroll, Stella Reid and Yvonne FinnertyNAN-118Ann and Jim Silcock have 32 sons; 23 are in the house between ages 18 and 4. Most of the boys have ADHD, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, PTSD, and autism, with one child (David) having a traumatic brain injury caused by child abuse. With a of mob disabled boys who cannot mind their manners, Ann has her hands full. Every day, she uses seven vans, several boxes of eggs, milk and other foods, and 36 loads of laundry, and schedules therapy sessions to help the boys with their special needs. Jim is also disabled due to a diving accident back in 1987; he is quadriplegic.1717"Dickson Family"San Diego, CAMay 16, 2005Deborah CarrollNAN-116Kirsten Dickson has two children: an 8-year-old daughter, and 7-year-old son. Kirsten's husband, Clay, had died a year ago from a car accident. Ever since Clay's death, the kids fight, swear, kick, punch, and exhibit destructive behavior; Kirsten has lost control of her household. NOTE: The King Family was also featured on the spin-off Marriage 911 to help their marriage.
Season 2 (2005–06)