Gimme a Break!
Series 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.
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6 Seasons • 137 Episodes
30 min per episode
1981 – 1987
Premiered: Thu, Oct 29, 1981
Latest Aired Episode
Season 6, Episode 25: “Mama's Date”
When Grandpa comes to get the boys' pajamas, since they are sleeping in his apartment because Addy is sick in bed, he tells Nell that her mother has a date. Nell wonders why her mother would have a date, and when her mother shows up, she meets her date, Ernie, a man from her past. It turns out that he was a jazz musician that knew her mother before she married Nell's father. When they were young, he took her to a dance contest, and asked her to go on the road with him, but she refused. Nell can't believe that this is true. In the end, as Ernie waits outside for Maybelle, Nell asks her mother if the two of them ever had sex, and Mama Maybelle tells her that Nell should know the answer to that question, and tells her she has a lot of growing up to do, and that she must realize that her mother is a woman, just like herself.
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Gimme a Break! - Season 3 Opening Credits
Type: Opening Credits • Published 2015-02-07
Cast & Creators
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen
Rod Parker, Morton Lachman
Department Leadership Roster
Rod Parker
Producer
Morton Lachman
Producer
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TV-G: General Audience — Suitable for all ages.
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General Audience — Suitable for all ages.
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What is Gimme a Break! about?
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.
How many seasons does Gimme a Break! have?
Gimme a Break! comprises 6 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Gimme a Break!?
Key cast members in Gimme a Break! include Nell Carter, John Hoyt, Joey Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Lara Jill Miller.
Who created or directed Gimme a Break!?
Gimme a Break! was developed and directed by Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen.