Nov 22
HomeLoginBrowseNewsTV SchedulePreferenceHelp

Gimme a Break!

This is your reference guide for the TV series, Gimme a Break!. Use the menu on your left to navigate this website.

 

Gimme a Break! (1981)

Nell Harper is the black housekeeper of the Kanisky family which consists of Carl, the father who is also the Chief of Police, and his three daughter, Julie, Katie, and Samantha. Now Nell sometimes has to act as a surrogate mother to the daughters cause their has passed away and as a buffer between the girls and their father, cause Carl is not exactly in touch with his feminine side. Later, Carl's father, Stanley would move in with them after his wife died. And the family would also take in a boy, Joey. There were a few changes in the show's fifth season, Carl had passed away and Katie got married to Jonathan. And during the show's fifth season the show was overhauled, Nell, Joey, Samantha, and her friend, Addy moved to New York and Joey learned that he has a brother, Matthew, who moved in with him and Nell.

Average Rating
Your Rating

Rank
2,626 out of 34,732 series
7 out of 10 stars

Alternative Title : [Add An Alternative Title]
Status : Ended Edit Status
Running Time : 30 minutes
Premiered : October 29, 1981
Date Ended : May 12, 1987
Number of Episodes : 137
Season Count : [Edit Season Count]
Language : English
TV Station : NBC
Country : United States
Picture Format : [Edit Picture Format]
Audio Format : [Edit Audio Format]
Camera Setup : [Edit Camera Setup]
Genre : Comedy

Tags : Sitcom, African-American, California, Widower, Single Father, Housekeeper, Single Parent, Police Chief, Polish-American, Polish