About this series
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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Quick facts
First Aired
1981
Seasons
6
Episodes
137
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
30
Genre
Comedy, Family
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
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S01E01
Katie the Crook
In 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 from, and as …
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S01E02
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Nell 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 of his off…
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S01E03
The Second Time Around
A 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 smashing int…
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S01E04
Mom's Birthday
A 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 birthday and …
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S01E05
Do or Diet
Nell 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 disgraced by the g…
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S01E06
A Man in Nell's Room
When 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, and moves in …
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S01E07
Your Prisoner is Dead
As 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. However, when he…
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S01E08
Julie's Rejection
Julie 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 messes up, a…
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S01E09
Julie's First Love
Julie 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 she asks him …
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S01E10
Nell's Ex
Nell'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 $1,000. Nell …
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S01E11
Katie the Cheat
The 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 declines the mone…
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S01E12
The Emergency
Katie 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 help Katie. T…
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S01E13
Nell Goes Home
As 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 not be arou…
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S01E14
Samantha Steals a Squad Car
As 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 girl calle…
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S01E15
Grandma Fools Around
The 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 love letters …
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S01E16
Hot Muffins
Katie'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 job far aw…
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S01E17
Sam's Affair
Samantha 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 kissing, and t…
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S01E18
The Robbery
The 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 club, seeing…
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S01E19
An Unmarried Couple
Katie'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 she has no…
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suburb
housekeeper
single father
sitcom
domestic worker
Questions about Gimme a Break!
How many seasons does Gimme a Break! have?
Gimme a Break! has 6 seasons and 137 episodes total.
Who created Gimme a Break!?
Gimme a Break! was created by Morton Lachman and first aired in 1981.
What genre is Gimme a Break!?
Gimme a Break! is a Comedy, Family series.
Who stars in Gimme a Break!?
The cast of Gimme a Break! includes Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, John Hoyt, Joey Lawrence, Telma Hopkins.
What is the TMDB rating for Gimme a Break!?
Gimme a Break! has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 30 votes.
