The Help Company Blog

When you think of Mary Poppins, you probably do not picture a man. In a female driven industry, manny’s have become a trendy alternative to female caregivers in today’s society. The term “manny” was coined in a Friends episode when Jennifer Aniston’s character hired a manny to take care of her infant daughter. High Profile families have hired mannies to also serve as bodyguards. When clients call The Help Company requesting a manny, it is usually because they have a family full of energetic and active kids and want someone who can kick the soccer ball and who doesn’t mind to get dirty.

ABC must be up to speed on this new type of caretaker, and have a new sitcom titled “Melissa & Joey” starring Melissa Joan Hart as an aunt who gains custody of her niece and nephew and hires a manny, played by Joey Lawrence, for her sister’s kids.

Freddie Prinze JR played a Manny on Friends, which made the term for a male nanny part of pop culture. Click on the photo to read more information on the show "Melissa & Joey".