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Gimme a Break!

  • 1981 –1987
  • Ended
  • TV-G

★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 31 votes

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.

Created by
Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen
Seasons
6
Episodes
137
Episode length
~30m
First aired
Oct 29, 1981
Networks
NBC
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Gimme a Break!

  • Portrait of Nell Carter

    Nell Carter

    Nell Harper

  • Portrait of John Hoyt

    John Hoyt

    Stanley Kanisky

  • Portrait of Joey Lawrence

    Joey Lawrence

    Joey Donovan

  • Portrait of Telma Hopkins

    Telma Hopkins

    Addy Wilson

  • Portrait of Lara Jill Miller

    Lara Jill Miller

    Sam Kanisky

  • Portrait of Matthew Lawrence

    Matthew Lawrence

    Matthew Donovan

  • Portrait of Paul Sand

    Paul Sand

    Marty

  • Portrait of Rosie O'Donnell

    Rosie O'Donnell

    Maggie O'Brien

  • Portrait of Rosetta LeNoire

    Rosetta LeNoire

    Maybelle Harper

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Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of Gimme a Break!

    Season 1

    Oct 29, 1981

    19 episodes

  • Poster for Season 2 of Gimme a Break!

    Season 2

    Oct 2, 1982

    22 episodes

  • Poster for Season 3 of Gimme a Break!

    Season 3

    Sep 29, 1983

    22 episodes

  • Poster for Season 4 of Gimme a Break!

    Season 4

    Sep 29, 1984

    25 episodes

  • Poster for Season 5 of Gimme a Break!

    Season 5

    Sep 14, 1985

    24 episodes

  • Poster for Season 6 of Gimme a Break!

    Season 6

    Sep 24, 1986

    25 episodes

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