#1
S2E21
Close Shave
Maggie is a candy striper at the hospital. When she takes off to go on a date, Fran fills in for her and must shave Maxwell for an appendectomy.
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#2
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The Finale: Part 2
Fran delivers her twins as C.C. gives Niles an answer to his marriage proposal.
#3
S1E22
I Don't Remember Mama
Fran and Grace enter a mother-daughter pageant at the country club.
#4
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#5
Strange Bedfellows
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#6
Schlepped Away
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Fran takes Maggie to her favorite beauty salon to prepare for a party; while there she arranges a job there for an actress who loses a Sheffield audition.
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#142
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