Gimme a Break! 1981
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.
Episodes
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1S1·E1 Katie the CrookIn the series premiere, Samantha comes home with a black eye, and Nell teaches her a few skills on how to fight. Julie an her friend are studying on where babies come…2S1·E2 A Good Man is Hard to FindNell and Angie go to a bar to meet guys. However, Nell gets sad that she isn't admired by any of the men. She then goes home and the Chief decides to fix her up with one…3S1·E3 The Second Time AroundA woman accidently hits the cheifs police car, because her contact lense came out as a moth sat on her face. When she meets the cheif to tell him how sorry she was for…4S1·E4 Mom's BirthdayA woman with a perfume gift for Margaret on her birthday shows up, learning that Margaret is deceased. When the Cheif comes home, he is upset because it is Margaret's…5S1·E5 Do or DietNell decides to hold her PORKO'S meeting at the house, and when she gets on the scale she gets mad because she gained two pounds. WHen the Cheif comes home he is…6S1·E6 A Man in Nell's RoomWhen the Cheif finds a man in Nell's room, he tells her he doesn't want her fooling around with guys in the same house as his teenage daughters. Nell decides to quit,…7S1·E7 Your Prisoner is DeadAs he is on an erand at the drug store, the chief witnesses a robber hold up the place. When the robber turns his gun on him, the chief shoots him in self-defense.…8S1·E8 Julie's RejectionJulie wants to join Katie's club, and gets help from Nell and Katie on how to be cool, sitting, and dancing. When she shows up to Katie's group of friends, she totally…9S1·E9 Julie's First LoveJulie goes off to the arcade after having no luck at finding a date to the Junior prom. At the arcade, she meets a worker there who is into computers named Arnold and…10S1·E10 Nell's ExNell's finds out that her ex-husband Tony is in town and wants to meet with her. At the house, he tells her that he is going to be on the Merv Griffith show and needs…11S1·E11 Katie the CheatThe chief is counting on Katie to do real good on her final exam, but she gets Julie to take it instead. The family is shocked to hear what has happened, when she…12S1·E12 The EmergencyKatie comes home with pain in her stomache and Nell rushes her to the emergency room. Once there, she meets a pushy receptionist and seeks a doctor on her own time to…13S1·E13 Nell Goes HomeAs the Cheif is getting ready to leave for an assignment in New York, Samantha is mad that she can't go fishing with a male friend of her's due to the fact that he will…14S1·E14 Samantha Steals a Squad CarAs the chief is preparing a speech for an awards banquet, Nell accidently sits on his cap, which ticks him off. As the two fight, Samantha comes home, complaining that a…15S1·E15 Grandma Fools AroundThe family gets ready for Grandma and Grandpa's 55th anniversary at the house. Meanwhile, back at their house, Grandma and Grandpa are reminiscing over old photos and…16S1·E16 Hot MuffinsKatie's band is a big success in Glenlawn as they perform at amateur night at a restaraunt. A big producer spots them, and tells them he loved the act, and offers them a…17S1·E17 Sam's AffairSamantha and her friend Scottie from her baseball team decide to sit on the couch and watch some television. As they are intimidated by a love story, they talk about…18S1·E18 The RobberyThe Kaniskis come home to find burglars at work, when they return home from thei cheif's law enforcement officer of the year award ceremony. However, Nell is at a stip…19S1·E19 An Unmarried CoupleKatie's friend Valerie shows up at the Kanisky house, pregnant and due any day. She tells Katie that her boyfriend Jonathan had a fight with her and the two broke up and…
Cast
G
George Kirby
J
Johnny Brown
J
Jana Brown
C
Cliff Norton
Mr. Bickford
N
Nicole Rosselle
Young Katie
J
Jeanna Barron
Young Samantha
H
Helen Rubio
Mrs. Lopez
M
Martin Rosenblatt
Crew
- Creator
- Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen
- Producers
- Rod Parker, Morton Lachman
Details
- First air date
- Oct 29, 1981
- Last air date
- May 12, 1987
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 137
- Episode runtime
- 30 min
- Network
- NBC
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Reeves Entertainment Group, Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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