It's been 22 years since Charles Shaughnessy said goodbye to his role as Maxwell Sheffield opposite Fran Drescher on _The Nanny, _but the London-born actor still gets a kick out of his

daughter's reaction to his romantic scenes on the comedy sitcom. Shaughnessy shares two daughters with wife of 38 years Susan Fallender — Jenny, 31, and Maddy, 26 — and as kids, the

girls were not fans of the series. "I came home one day, and Maddy was very upset," Shaughnessy, 66, recalls in this week's issue of PEOPLE. "She had seen the show that

night and said, 'Daddy, don't kiss the girl.' She wasn't very keen on all the Fran and Maxwell chemistry." As for a potential _Nanny_ reunion, Shaughnessy says

We're down the tracks awhile. You can't really recreate that magic. You can create something else using some of the elements, but it's not going to be what it was

originally." He continues: "I have questions about reboots, in general, but if someone comes up with it and offers me to revisit Maxwell Sheffield, I'd be delighted."

Looking back, Shaughnessy says some of his fondest memories had to do with surprise appearances. "My most favorite thing about the show was the guest stars," he says. "We

kicked off in episode 2 with Carol Channing and then went through all the sort of Broadway [stars], Marvin Hamlisch and Burt Bacharach. Then we went into Elton John. We had Ray Charles

coming on as Auntie Yetta's boyfriend. Elizabeth Taylor!" Shaughnessy continues: "I mean, incredible guest stars. Donald O'Connor, to be tap dancing with Donald

O'Connor. That was the most thrilling thing. I think if someone asked me what did I take away from _The Nanny _more than anything else, it's that. It's the fact that I got to

actually goof around with Donald O'Connor. Go figure. And then you had some great episodes. The surgery shaving episode got the biggest laugh I think I've ever seen on a set. We

had to literally stop the show to let the audience calm down." Shaughnessy first made his American television debut as Alistair Durban on _General Hospital_, which he credits for jump

starting his career. "It was my first TV job," he says. "I arrived here in 1983 and found myself on an American soap opera, which was so out of my wheelhouse. It was like an

animal I did not understand or recognize, but I had a blast." _FOR MORE FROM CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY, PICK UP THE LATEST ISSUE OF PEOPLE, ON NEWSSTANDS NOW, OR SUBSCRIBE HERE._ Now

he's returning to daytime TV as Shane Donovan on Peacock's _Days _spinoff _Beyond Salem _and as the villainous Victor Cassadine on _General Hospital, _where he says he feels right

at home. "I enjoy the crazy stories," he says. "I always find them amusing."