Gimme a Break!

Oct 29, 1981 (en) Comedy, Family [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 29, 1981
  • Production
    Reeves Entertainment Group, Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates
  • Rotten tomato
    67%
  • Original title
    Gimme a Break!
  • Release
    Oct 29, 1981
  • en
    -

Overview

Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Morton Lachman, Rod Parker

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Nell Carter

    Nell Harper

  2. Lara Jill Miller

    Sam Kinisky

  3. John Hoyt

    Stanley Kanisky

  4. Joey Lawrence

    Joey Donovan

  5. Telma Hopkins

    Addy Wilson

  6. Matthew Lawrence

    Matthew Donovan

  7. Paul Sand

    Marty

  8. Rosie O'Donnell

    Maggie O'Brien

  9. Rosetta LeNoire

    Maybelle Harper

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 9 / Crews : 2

Season 1 ( 1981-10-29)

Katie the Crook

Episode: 1

A Good Man is Hard to Find

Episode: 2

The Second Time Around

Episode: 3

Mom's Birthday

Episode: 4

Do or Diet

Episode: 5

A Man in Nell's Room

Episode: 6

Your Prisoner is Dead

Episode: 7

Julie's Rejection

Episode: 8

Julie's First Love

Episode: 9

Nell's Ex

Episode: 10

Katie the Cheat

Episode: 11

The Emergency

Episode: 12

Nell Goes Home

Episode: 13

Samantha Steals a Squad Car

Episode: 14

Grandma Fools Around

Episode: 15

Hot Muffins

Episode: 16

Sam's Affair

Episode: 17

The Robbery

Episode: 18

An Unmarried Couple

Episode: 19

Season 2 ( 1982-10-02)

Nell Goes to Jail

Episode: 1

Brother Ed and the Hooker

Episode: 2

Sam's Imaginary Friend

Episode: 3

Grandpa's Visit

Episode: 4

Take My Baby, Please

Episode: 5

Porko's

Episode: 6

The Chief's Gay Evening

Episode: 7

Katie Steals Julie's Jock

Episode: 8

Sam Faces Death

Episode: 9

Nell Goes Door to Door

Episode: 10

Love Thy Neighbor

Episode: 11

Love, Kidney

Episode: 12

Julie Smokes

Episode: 13

The Centerfold (1)

Episode: 14

The Centerfold (2)

Episode: 15

The Custody Suit

Episode: 16

The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls

Episode: 17

Eddie Gets Married

Episode: 18

Grandpa Robs a Bank

Episode: 19

Greenlawn Street Blues

Episode: 20

Nell and the Kid

Episode: 21

Nell Gets Sick

Episode: 22

Season 3 ( 1983-09-29)

The Groupie

Episode: 1

The Way to a Man's Heart

Episode: 2

Katie's Commitment

Episode: 3

Joey (1)

Episode: 4

Joey (2)

Episode: 5

The Mayor

Episode: 6

Melissa

Episode: 7

Nell's Friend

Episode: 8

Grandpa's Rebellion

Episode: 9

A Kanisky Christmas

Episode: 10

Herbie

Episode: 11

James Returns

Episode: 12

Samantha's Protest

Episode: 13

Flashback

Episode: 14

Knock Three Times

Episode: 15

Valentine

Episode: 16

The Big Apple (1)

Episode: 17

The Big Apple (2)

Episode: 18

Rodeo

Episode: 19

Katie's College

Episode: 20

The Center

Episode: 21

Class of '84

Episode: 22

Season 4 ( 1984-09-29)

New Orleans (1)

Episode: 1

New Orleans (2)

Episode: 2

Nell's Birthday

Episode: 3

Grandpa's Secret Life

Episode: 4

Sam's First Love

Episode: 5

Who Dunnit?

Episode: 6

Breakdance

Episode: 7

Daddy's Little Girl

Episode: 8

Carl's Delicate Moment

Episode: 9

Julie's Lie

Episode: 10

Baby of the Family

Episode: 11

TV or Not TV

Episode: 12

The Spirit of Christmas

Episode: 13

Grandpa's Will

Episode: 14

The Answering Machine

Episode: 15

The Gift

Episode: 16

Alabamy Bound (1)

Episode: 17

Alabamy Bound (2)

Episode: 18

The Earthquake

Episode: 19

The Lookalike

Episode: 20

Cat Story

Episode: 21

Police Mamas

Episode: 22

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Episode: 23

Friendship

Episode: 24

Julie's Birthday

Episode: 25

Season 5 ( 1985-09-14)

Joey's Train

Episode: 1

Ship of Fools (1)

Episode: 2

Ship of Fools (2)

Episode: 3

The Man From Zoron

Episode: 4

Addy's Goodbye

Episode: 5

So Long, Jonathan

Episode: 6

Mama

Episode: 7

Sam's Little Girl

Episode: 8

The Elevator

Episode: 9

Nell's New Car

Episode: 10

Nell's Gifted Child

Episode: 11

Katie's Apartment

Episode: 12

Snippets

Episode: 13

Second Chance (1)

Episode: 14

Second Chance (2)

Episode: 15

Bienvenido, Jonathan

Episode: 16

The Gun

Episode: 17

A Lesson for Nell

Episode: 18

Pride and Prejudice

Episode: 19

Family Reunion

Episode: 20

Getting to Know You

Episode: 21

Katie's Korner

Episode: 22

Found Money

Episode: 23

The Purse Snatcher

Episode: 24

Season 6 ( 1986-09-24)

Sam Goes to College (1)

Episode: 1

Sam Goes to College (2)

Episode: 2

Below Sea Level

Episode: 3

Joey Meets Matthew

Episode: 4

Nell Goes Back to New York

Episode: 5

The Apartment

Episode: 6

I Love New York

Episode: 7

Nell the Boss

Episode: 8

Harry the Hamster

Episode: 9

Joey the Gambler

Episode: 10

The Scam

Episode: 11

Christmas in New York

Episode: 12

Nell's Secret Admirer

Episode: 13

The Loan

Episode: 14

The Window (1)

Episode: 15

The Window (2)

Episode: 16

Joey's First Crush

Episode: 17

Joey's Teacher

Episode: 18

Joey's Hero

Episode: 19

Joey the Gigolo

Episode: 20

Parents' Week (1)

Episode: 21

Parents' Week (2)

Episode: 22

Save the Church

Episode: 23

Someday, My Prince . . .

Episode: 24

Mama's Date

Episode: 25
Oct 29, 1981 (en)
Comedy, Family
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 29, 1981
  • Production
    Reeves Entertainment Group, Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates
  • Rotten tomato 67%
Original Title Gimme a Break!
en

Overview

Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Morton Lachman, Rod Parker

    Producer