Continuity mistake: As Fran, Val and Maxwell are preparing to go out on the town, Maxwell's arms are hanging at his side. When the shot changes and he says "Excuse me", his hands are suddenly in his pockets.
Continuity mistake: When Maxwell comes home from his date the the amount the closet door is open changes a couple of times.
Continuity mistake: When Fran is talking to Brighton in his room, Brighton puts his baseball glove on his bed near the edge. Later it is seen in the middle, then when he goes and lies on his bed it is back near the edge.
Continuity mistake: Fran puts the magazine on the chair and sits down on part of it. The next time we can see the magazine she is no longer sitting on it, and it is now facing the opposite direction.
Everybody Needs a Bubby - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: When Fran and Maxwell are in the office, Max sits down at the desk and rests his hands on the desk in front of him. When the shot changes, he is resting on his arm and writing with his other hand.
Everybody Needs a Bubby - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: When Maxwell says "I'm not in the mood" in the lounge, Fran's hands are at her side. In the next shot her hands are on her hips.
Continuity mistake: In the kitchen, when Fran and Maxwell are tidying up, Maxwell picks up the bottle of chocolate sauce from the table. When he walks to the sink, the bottle is suddenly back on the table, and a few shots later Fran picks it up again.
Continuity mistake: While Fran and Maxwell are changing the baby in the kitchen, the jar of baby food moves from next to the baby's head to next to his feet between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Fran is picking up the living room she is putting things in a basket. She throws something at Maxwell and when the shot changes the stuff in the basket changes.
Continuity mistake: When CC and Maxwell are hiding in CC's closet, the coat CC is hiding behind changes between shots. Some shots she is hiding behind Charles Haste's grey coat and other shots Fran's gold one.
Continuity mistake: In the final scene in the lounge, there is a plaster bust on the hall table that appears and re-appears between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Fran and Sylvia are in Sylvia's kitchen, Sylvia raises her right hand when she says "Its reform". When the shot changes she has her left hand raised and her right hand is on her hip.
Answer: Mr. Sheffield needed someone to manage the kids, not necessarily babysit them. Brighton was a Bart Simpson type, Maggie was shy and awkward and Gracie had personality issues.