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5. The Ex-Niles

Fran and C.C. agree to let Dr. Joyce Brothers decide who's the better woman for Maxwell; Niles quits after he's denied a raise, a demand based on his faulty impression of Fran's salary.

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Niles demands a raise and Maxwell refuses, causing him to quit. He finds employment with Fran's paternal aunt, Frieda (recurring guest star Lainie Kazan ) and is replaced at the Sheffield household by a sophisticated butler who won't gossip with Fran or spar with C.C. Soon he returns, agreeing to do anything but "clean windows". Meanwhile Fran and C.C. make an appointment with a professional woman, guest star Dr. Joyce Brothers, to decide to see which is the better woman for Mr. Sheffield.

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