Gimme a Break! (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Gimme a Break!

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Tue, 5 May 2020 -1:00

A housekeeper enters the life of a small town police chief and becomes surrogate mother to his 3 daughters.

Show Details:

Start date: Oct 1981
End date: May 1987
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 137 eps
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime/Mystery

Credits:

Nell Carter as Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper
Lauri Hendler as Julie Kanisky Maxwell [ 1-5 ]
Kari Michaelson as Katie Kanisky [ 1-5 ]
Lara Jill Miller as Samantha "Sam" Kanisky
Dolph Sweet as Chief Carl Kanisky [ 1-4 ]
Howard Morton as Officer Ralph Simpson [ 1-5 ]
John Hoyt as Grandpa Stanley Kanisky [ 2-6 ]
Joseph Lawrence as Joey Donovan [ 3-6 ]
Telma Hopkins as Addy Wilson [ 4-6 ]
Jonathan Silverman as Jonathan Maxwell [ 4-5 ]
Peter Schrum as Uncle Ed Kanisky [ 2 ]
Jane Dulo as Grandma Mildred Kanisky [ 2 ]
Rosetta LeNoire as "Mama" Maybelle Harper [ 6 ]
Matthew Lawrence as Matthew Donovan [ 6 ]
Paul Sand as Marty / Esteban [ 6 ]
Rosie O'Donnell as Maggie O'Brien [ 6 ]

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Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	29 Oct 81	Katie the Crook
2.	1-2	05 Nov 81	A Good Man is Hard to Find
3.	1-3	12 Nov 81	The Second Time Around
4.	1-4	19 Nov 81	Mom's Birthday
5.	1-5	26 Nov 81	Do or Diet
6.	1-6	03 Dec 81	A Man in Nell's Room
7.	1-7	10 Dec 81	Your Prisoner is Dead
8.	1-8	17 Dec 81	Julie's Rejection
9.	1-9	07 Jan 82	Julie's First Love
10.	1-10	14 Jan 82	Nell's Ex
11.	1-11	21 Jan 82	Katie the Cheat
12.	1-12	04 Feb 82	The Emergency
13.	1-13	11 Feb 82	Nell Goes Home
14.	1-14	18 Feb 82	Samantha Steals a Squad Car
15.	1-15	25 Feb 82	Grandma Fools Around
16.	1-16	11 Mar 82	Hot Muffins
17.	1-17	18 Mar 82	Sam's Affair
18.	1-18	25 Mar 82	The Robbery
19.	1-19	01 Apr 82	An Unmarried Couple

Season 2

20.	2-1	02 Oct 82	Nell Goes to Jail
21.	2-2	09 Oct 82	Brother Ed and the Hooker
22.	2-3	16 Oct 82	Sam's Imaginary Friend
23.	2-4	23 Oct 82	Grandpa's Visit
24.	2-5	30 Oct 82	Take My Baby, Please
25.	2-6	06 Nov 82	Porko's
26.	2-7	13 Nov 82	The Chief's Gay Evening
27.	2-8	27 Nov 82	Katie Steals Julie's Jock
28.	2-9	04 Dec 82	Sam Faces Death
29.	2-10	11 Dec 82	Nell Goes Door to Door
30.	2-11	18 Dec 82	Love Thy Neighbor
31.	2-12	06 Jan 83	Love, Kidney
32.	2-13	13 Jan 83	Julie Smokes
33.	2-14	20 Jan 83	The Centerfold (1)
34.	2-15	27 Jan 83	The Centerfold (2)
35.	2-16	10 Feb 83	The Custody Suit
36.	2-17	17 Feb 83	The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls
37.	2-18	24 Feb 83	Eddie Gets Married
38.	2-19	03 Mar 83	Grandpa Robs a Bank
39.	2-20	10 Mar 83	Greenlawn Street Blues
40.	2-21	28 Apr 83	Nell and the Kid
41.	2-22	05 May 83	Nell Gets Sick

Season 3

42.	3-1	29 Sep 83	The Groupie
43.	3-2	13 Oct 83	The Way to a Man's Heart
44.	3-3	20 Oct 83	Katie's Commitment
45.	3-4	27 Oct 83	Joey (1)
46.	3-5	03 Nov 83	Joey (2)
47.	3-6	10 Nov 83	The Mayor
48.	3-7	17 Nov 83	Melissa
49.	3-8	01 Dec 83	Nell's Friend
50.	3-9	08 Dec 83	Grandpa's Rebellion
51.	3-10	22 Dec 83	A Kanisky Christmas
52.	3-11	05 Jan 84	Herbie
53.	3-12	12 Jan 84	James Returns
54.	3-13	19 Jan 84	Samantha's Protest
55.	3-14	26 Jan 84	Flashback
56.	3-15	02 Feb 84	Knock Three Times
57.	3-16	09 Feb 84	Valentine
58.	3-17	16 Feb 84	The Big Apple (1)
59.	3-18	23 Feb 84	The Big Apple (2)
60.	3-19	08 Mar 84	Rodeo
61.	3-20	15 Mar 84	Katie's College
62.	3-21	19 Apr 84	The Center
63.	3-22	03 May 84	Class of '84

Season 4

64.	4-1	29 Sep 84	New Orleans (1) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (1)
65.	4-2	06 Oct 84	New Orleans (2) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (2)
66.	4-3	13 Oct 84	Nell's Birthday
67.	4-4	20 Oct 84	Grandpa's Secret Life
68.	4-5	27 Oct 84	Sam's First Love
69.	4-6	03 Nov 84	Who Dunnit?
70.	4-7	10 Nov 84	Breakdance
71.	4-8	17 Nov 84	Daddy's Little Girl
72.	4-9	24 Nov 84	Carl's Delicate Moment
73.	4-10	01 Dec 84	Julie's Lie
74.	4-11	08 Dec 84	Baby of the Family
75.	4-12	15 Dec 84	TV or Not TV
76.	4-13	22 Dec 84	The Spirit of Christmas
77.	4-14	05 Jan 85	Grandpa's Will
78.	4-15	12 Jan 85	The Answering Machine
79.	4-16	19 Jan 85	The Gift
80.	4-17	26 Jan 85	Alabamy Bound (1)
81.	4-18	02 Feb 85	Alabamy Bound (2)
82.	4-19	09 Feb 85	The Earthquake
83.	4-20	16 Feb 85	The Lookalike
84.	4-21	23 Feb 85	Cat Story
85.	4-22	23 Mar 85	Police Mamas
86.	4-23	30 Mar 85	Monkey See, Monkey Do
87.	4-24	04 May 85	Friendship
88.	4-25	11 May 85	Julie's Birthday

Season 5

89.	5-1	14 Sep 85	Joey's Train
90.	5-2	21 Sep 85	Ship of Fools (1)
91.	5-3	28 Sep 85	Ship of Fools (2)
92.	5-4	05 Oct 85	The Man From Zoron
93.	5-5	19 Oct 85	Addy's Goodbye
94.	5-6	26 Oct 85	So Long, Jonathan
95.	5-7	02 Nov 85	Mama
96.	5-8	09 Nov 85	Sam's Little Girl
97.	5-9	16 Nov 85	The Elevator
98.	5-10	23 Nov 85	Nell's New Car
99.	5-11	30 Nov 85	Nell's Gifted Child
100.	5-12	07 Dec 85	Katie's Apartment
101.	5-13	14 Dec 85	Snippets
102.	5-14	04 Jan 86	Second Chance (1)
103.	5-15	11 Jan 86	Second Chance (2)
104.	5-16	18 Jan 86	Bienvenido, Jonathan
105.	5-17	01 Feb 86	The Gun
106.	5-18	08 Feb 86	A Lesson for Nell
107.	5-19	15 Feb 86	Pride and Prejudice
108.	5-20	22 Feb 86	Family Reunion
109.	5-21	29 Mar 86	Getting to Know You
110.	5-22	05 Apr 86	Katie's Korner
111.	5-23	03 May 86	Found Money
112.	5-24	10 May 86	The Purse Snatcher

Season 6

113.	6-1	24 Sep 86	Sam Goes to College (1)
114.	6-2	24 Sep 86	Sam Goes to College (2)
115.	6-3	01 Oct 86	Below Sea Level
116.	6-4	08 Oct 86	Joey Meets Matthew
117.	6-5	15 Oct 86	Nell Goes Back to New York
118.	6-6	29 Oct 86	The Apartment
119.	6-7	05 Nov 86	I Love New York
120.	6-8	12 Nov 86	Nell the Boss
121.	6-9	19 Nov 86	Harry the Hamster
122.	6-10	26 Nov 86	Joey the Gambler
123.	6-11	03 Dec 86	The Scam
124.	6-12	10 Dec 86	Christmas in New York
125.	6-13	07 Jan 87	Nell's Secret Admirer
126.	6-14	14 Jan 87	The Loan
127.	6-15	21 Jan 87	The Window (1)
128.	6-16	21 Jan 87	The Window (2)
129.	6-17	28 Jan 87	Joey's First Crush
130.	6-18	04 Feb 87	Joey's Teacher
131.	6-19	11 Feb 87	Joey's Hero
132.	6-20	25 Feb 87	Joey the Gigolo
133.	6-21	25 Feb 87	Parents' Week (1)
134.	6-22	04 Mar 87	Parents' Week (2)
135.	6-23	28 Apr 87	Save the Church
136.	6-24	05 May 87	Someday, My Prince . . .
137.	6-25	12 May 87	Mama's Date

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Season 1
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DVD 1

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