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Hey look everyone!... it's like *The Nanny*.

Living With Fran was a short-lived (2005-2007, with a substantial hiatus in the middle) Slice of Life series, starring Fran Drescher. It was a Spiritual Successor of sorts to The Nanny, making Drescher's role practically a carbon-copy of her previous one, and even getting Charles Shaughnessy (Maxwell Sheffield) to play Fran's ex-husband.

New elements were also added, like showing the character having to deal with the fact that she is old (probably to match the intended audience age). Also, along with it the character was married to a very young guy, so she had to deal with the fact she was a "Cougar".

This idea of a series being focus on a well-known actor playing a similar role he/she has played before who is now dealing with the third-age-problem, would be later re-used on two series: Cougar Town (Courtney Cox) and Shit My Dad Says (William Shatner). The first one decided to take a different route while the second one got canceled in its first season.

Ironically enough, Cougar Town's new direction is somehow similar to Living With Fran (a cougar married to a younger guy and a single son).

Tropes used in Living With Fran include:

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-[[File:living_with_fran_4013.png|frame|Hey look everyone!... it's like [[The Nanny]]]]
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+''[[Living With Fran]]'' was a short-lived (2005-2007, with a substantial hiatus in the middle) [[Slice of Life]] series, starring [[Fran Drescher]]. It was a [[Spiritual Successor]] of sorts to ''[[The Nanny]]'', making Drescher's role practically a carbon-copy of her previous one, and even getting Charles Shaughnessy ([[The Nanny|Maxwell Sheffield]]) to play [[Discontinuity Nod|Fran's ex-husband]].
-''[[Living With Fran]]'' was a short-lived [[Slice of Life]] series, starring Fran Drescher. It was a [[Spiritual Successor]] of sorts to ''[[The Nanny]]'', making Drescher's role practically a carbon-copy of her previous one, and even getting Charles Shaughnessy ([[The Nanny|Maxwell Sheffield]]) to play [[Discontinuity Nod|Fran's ex-housband]].
 New elements were also added, like showing the character having to deal with the fact that she is old (probably to match the intended audience age). Also, along with it the character was married to a very young guy, so she had to deal with the fact she was a ''"Cougar"''.
-This idea of a series being focus on a well-known actor playing a similar role he/she has played before who is now dealing with the third-age-problem, would be later re-used on two series: [[Cougar Town]] ([[Friends|Courtney Cox]]) and [[Shit My Dad Says]] ([[Boston Legal|William Shatner]]). [[Growing the Beard|The first one deciding to take a different rout]] and the second one being canceled on its first season.
+This idea of a series being focus on a well-known actor playing a similar role he/she has played before who is now dealing with the third-age-problem, would be later re-used on two series: ''[[Cougar Town]]'' ([[Friends|Courtney Cox]]) and ''[[Shit My Dad Says]]'' ([[Boston Legal|William Shatner]]). [[Growing the Beard|The first one decided to take a different route]] while the second one got canceled in its first season.
+Ironically enough, ''[[Cougar Town]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s new direction is somehow similar to ''[[Living With Fran]]'' (a cougar married to a younger guy and a single son).
-Ironically enough, [[Cougar Town]] new direction is somehow similar to [[Living With Fran]] (a cougar married to a younger guy and a single son).
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-* [[Spiritual Successor]][[In Name Only|ish]] : to [[The Nanny]]
+* [[Spiritual Successor]][[In Name Only|ish]] : to ''[[The Nanny]]''
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