The Dinner Party

Maxwell decides to shop for a new ring for Fran, and Sylvia asks them to go to their uncle Stanley's, because he is family. But once there, they change their minds and go to Cartier instead. Fran gets an astonishing ring and they are mentioned in the social column (and Fran's name is mistyped Fran Fone...). But Fran starts to see that she might not be very well accepted among Maxwell's rich friends: she, Sylvia and Val are mistaken by ordinary people at a fancy clothe store, and at a dinner party Fran finds out that everybody is making fun of her behind her back. Hurt and afraid she might not be good enough for Maxwell, she goes to the park and meets a homeless man. She offers him chicken and opens her heart for him, giving him her address and offering him to drop by at anytime he feels hungry. That man turns out to be one of the richest men in the city and he ends up sponsoring Maxwell's new play. Meanwhile, Sylvia gets Maxwell and the kids to call her ""ma"" and ""nana""; Niles has fun b

Writing:
  • Fran Drescher
  • Peter Marc Jacobson

Stars:
Release Date: 1993-11-03
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6
TMDb: 8.1/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 24

Other episodes for this season

The Morning After
Episode 1 - The Morning After
First Date
Episode 2 - First Date
The Bobbie Fleckman Story
Episode 3 - The Bobbie Fleckman Story
Fransom
Episode 4 - Fransom
The Ex-Niles
Episode 5 - The Ex-Niles
A Decent Proposal
Episode 6 - A Decent Proposal
Mommy and Mai
Episode 7 - Mommy and Mai
Fair Weather Fran
Episode 8 - Fair Weather Fran
Educating Fran
Episode 9 - Educating Fran
From Flushing with Love
Episode 10 - From Flushing with Love
Rash to Judgment
Episode 11 - Rash to Judgment
One False Mole and You're Dead
Episode 12 - One False Mole and You're...
Call Me Fran
Episode 13 - Call Me Fran
Not Without My Nanny
Episode 14 - Not Without My Nanny
The Engagement
Episode 15 - The Engagement
The Dinner Party
Episode 16 - The Dinner Party
Homie-Work
Episode 17 - Homie-Work
The Reunion Show
Episode 18 - The Reunion Show
Immaculate Concepcion
Episode 19 - Immaculate Concepcion
The Pre-nup
Episode 20 - The Pre-nup
The Best Man
Episode 21 - The Best Man
The Wedding, Part 1
Episode 22 - The Wedding, Part 1
The Wedding, Part 2
Episode 23 - The Wedding, Part 2