Fran Drescher reflects on why he believed in his comedy The babysitter was successful. He said it transcended culture and religion.
Speaking via Page Six, Drescher said the comedy has a lot of universal themes. Ultimately, it was something that people from all walks of life could connect with. “I think everyone identified with that show,” he said.
To prove his point, Drescher noted that the program became popular in Muslim countries. Despite starring a Jewish character, The babysitter It ended up being a success in Muslim territories.
“It was huge throughout the Middle East,” he added. “In all the Arab countries, Jordan, Egypt and the Emirates.” He said the show ultimately managed to achieve this because it “transcended religion.” It became something that anyone could relate to.
“The overall message of the series was that it doesn’t matter what you look like or what you sound like, it’s what’s in your heart that counts and I think that’s a message that works in any decade,” he told us.
However, Drescher said he had a hard time getting the show on the air. At the time, there was reluctance to do the show.
She said: “I was the first Jewish actress to star in a primetime series where I played an openly Jewish character since 1948 (Gertrude Berg starred The Goldbergs). With The babysitterThey said they could sell the program to Procter & Gamble if The babysitter “He was Italian and not Jewish.”
Fran Drescher talks about the difficulties of getting the program on the air
Drescher was opposed to changing the character’s background. “I don’t like to live with regret,” he said. “And I don’t want to rush into something to get the job and then when it doesn’t work out or it fails, I kick myself because I thought, ‘Why don’t we follow our instincts?’ Why do we listen to them?’”
She said she couldn’t live with regret. She said: “I know this character needs to be written very close to me and all the rich and wonderful characters I grew up with.” Her then-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, finally agreed with her.
That’s not the only thing Drescher overcame. He also proved that his signature voice works too.
“In high school, a teacher said, ‘You’ll never work with that voice. You’re going to have to learn to talk like a normal person,’” Drescher told the Review Journal. “My mom, who sounds just like me, said, ‘Honey, you don’t have a funny voice. What are you talking about, Fran?
“I always managed to get a boyfriend, so it can’t have been that bad!”
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