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Gimme a Break! (a Titles & Air Dates Guide) by this TVRage editor Last updated: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 6:00
aired from: Oct 1981 to: May 1987 cancelled/ended	137 eps	NBC (US)	30 min

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

                            Original
  Episode #     Prod #      Air Date   Titles
_____ ______ ___________  ___________ ___________________________________________

• Season 1

1      1-01      325101    29/Oct/81   Katie the Crook 
2      1-02      325102    05/Nov/81   A Good Man is Hard to Find 
3      1-03      325103    12/Nov/81   The Second Time Around 
4      1-04      325105    19/Nov/81   Mom's Birthday 
5      1-05      325104    26/Nov/81   Do or Diet 
6      1-06      325106    03/Dec/81   A Man in Nell's Room 
7      1-07      325107    10/Dec/81   Your Prisoner is Dead 
8      1-08      325108    17/Dec/81   Julie's Rejection 
9      1-09      325109    07/Jan/82   Julie's First Love 
10     1-10      325110    14/Jan/82   Nell's Ex 
11     1-11      325111    21/Jan/82   Katie the Cheat 
12     1-12      325112    04/Feb/82   The Emergency 
13     1-13      325113    11/Feb/82   Nell Goes Home 
14     1-14      325114    18/Feb/82   Samantha Steals a Squad Car 
15     1-15      325115    25/Feb/82   Grandma Fools Around 
16     1-16      325116    11/Mar/82   Hot Muffins 
17     1-17      325117    18/Mar/82   Sam's Affair 
18     1-18      325118    25/Mar/82   The Robbery 
19     1-19      325119    01/Apr/82   An Unmarried Couple 

• Season 2

20     2-01      365202    02/Oct/82   Nell Goes to Jail 
21     2-02      365203    09/Oct/82   Brother Ed and the Hooker 
22     2-03      365204    16/Oct/82   Sam's Imaginary Friend 
23     2-04      365201    23/Oct/82   Grandpa's Visit 
24     2-05      365207    30/Oct/82   Take My Baby, Please 
25     2-06      365208    06/Nov/82   Porko's II 
26     2-07      365209    13/Nov/82   The Chief's Gay Evening 
27     2-08      365210    27/Nov/82   Katie Steals Julie's Jock 
28     2-09      365206    04/Dec/82   Sam Faces Death 
29     2-10      365211    11/Dec/82   Nell Goes Door to Door 
30     2-11      365212    18/Dec/82   Love Thy Neighbor 
31     2-12      365213    06/Jan/83   Love, Kidney 
32     2-13      365215    13/Jan/83   Julie Smokes 
33     2-14      365216    20/Jan/83   The Centerfold  (1) 
34     2-15      365217    27/Jan/83   The Centerfold  (2) 
35     2-16      365218    10/Feb/83   The Custody Suit 
36     2-17      365219    17/Feb/83   The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls 
37     2-18      365220    24/Feb/83   Eddie Gets Married 
38     2-19      365221    03/Mar/83   Grandpa Robs a Bank 
39     2-20      365214    10/Mar/83   Greenlawn Street Blues 
40     2-21      365223    28/Apr/83   Nell and the Kid 
41     2-22      365222    05/May/83   Nell Gets Sick 

• Season 3

42     3-01      304       29/Sep/83   The Groupie 
43     3-02      301       13/Oct/83   The Way to a Man's Heart 
44     3-03      303       20/Oct/83   Katie's Commitment 
45     3-04      302       27/Oct/83   Joey  (1) 
46     3-05      305       03/Nov/83   Joey (2) 
47     3-06      307       10/Nov/83   The Mayor 
48     3-07      310       17/Nov/83   Melissa 
49     3-08      308       01/Dec/83   Nell's Friend 
50     3-09      306       08/Dec/83   Grandpa's Rebellion 
51     3-10      313       22/Dec/83   A Kanisky Christmas 
52     3-11      309       05/Jan/84   Herbie 
53     3-12      311       12/Jan/84   James Returns 
54     3-13      312       19/Jan/84   Samantha's Protest 
55     3-14      315       26/Jan/84   Flashback 
56     3-15      318       02/Feb/84   Knock Three Times 
57     3-16      314       09/Feb/84   Valentine 
58     3-17      316       16/Feb/84   The Big Apple  (1) 
59     3-18      317       23/Feb/84   The Big Apple  (2) 
60     3-19      321       08/Mar/84   Rodeo 
61     3-20      319       15/Mar/84   Katie's College 
62     3-21      322       19/Apr/84   The Center 
63     3-22      320       03/May/84   Class of '84 

• Season 4

64     4-01      403       29/Sep/84   New Orleans  (1)  (a.k.a.)  Joey Goes to New Orleans  (1) 
65     4-02      404       06/Oct/84   New Orleans  (2)  (a.k.a.)  Joey Goes to New Orleans  (2) 
66     4-03      401       13/Oct/84   Nell's Birthday 
67     4-04      405       20/Oct/84   Grandpa's Secret Life 
68     4-05      406       27/Oct/84   Sam's First Love 
69     4-06      407       03/Nov/84   Who Dunnit? 
70     4-07      408       10/Nov/84   Breakdance 
71     4-08      402       17/Nov/84   Daddy's Little Girl 
72     4-09      410       24/Nov/84   Carl's Delicate Moment 
73     4-10      413       01/Dec/84   Julie's Lie 
74     4-11      409       08/Dec/84   Baby of the Family 
75     4-12      411       15/Dec/84   TV or Not TV 
76     4-13      414       22/Dec/84   The Spirit of Christmas 
77     4-14      415       05/Jan/85   Grandpa's Will 
78     4-15      412       12/Jan/85   The Answering Machine 
79     4-16      416       19/Jan/85   The Gift 
80     4-17      417       26/Jan/85   Alabamy Bound  (1) 
81     4-18      418       02/Feb/85   Alabamy Bound  (2) 
82     4-19      419       09/Feb/85   The Earthquake 
83     4-20      421       16/Feb/85   The Lookalike 
84     4-21      422       23/Feb/85   Cat Story 
85     4-22      423       23/Mar/85   Police Mamas 
86     4-23      420       30/Mar/85   Monkey See, Monkey Do 
87     4-24      424       04/May/85   Friendship 
88     4-25      425       11/May/85   Julie's Birthday 

• Season 5

89     5-01      501       14/Sep/85   Joey's Train 
90     5-02      503       21/Sep/85   Ship of Fools  (1) 
91     5-03      504       28/Sep/85   Ship of Fools  (2) 
92     5-04      505       05/Oct/85   The Man From Zoron 
93     5-05      507       19/Oct/85   Addy's Goodbye 
94     5-06      502       26/Oct/85   So Long, Jonathan 
95     5-07      506       02/Nov/85   Mama 
96     5-08      508       09/Nov/85   Sam's Little Girl 
97     5-09      512       16/Nov/85   The Elevator 
98     5-10      511       23/Nov/85   Nell's New Car 
99     5-11      510       30/Nov/85   Nell's Gifted Child 
100    5-12      509       07/Dec/85   Katie's Apartment 
101    5-13      513       14/Dec/85   Snippets 
102    5-14      514       04/Jan/86   Second Chance  (1) 
103    5-15      515       11/Jan/86   Second Chance  (2) 
104    5-16      518       18/Jan/86   Bienvenido, Jonathan 
105    5-17      519       01/Feb/86   The Gun 
106    5-18      517       08/Feb/86   A Lesson for Nell 
107    5-19      516       15/Feb/86   Pride and Prejudice 
108    5-20      520       22/Feb/86   Family Reunion 
109    5-21      521       29/Mar/86   Getting to Know You 
110    5-22      523       05/Apr/86   Katie's Korner 
111    5-23      522       03/May/86   Found Money 
112    5-24      524       10/May/86   The Purse Snatcher 

• Season 6

113    6-01      605A      24/Sep/86   Sam Goes to College  (1) 
114    6-02      605B      24/Sep/86   Sam Goes to College  (2) 
115    6-03      601       01/Oct/86   Below Sea Level 
116    6-04      602       08/Oct/86   Joey Meets Matthew 
117    6-05      603       15/Oct/86   Nell Goes Back to New York 
118    6-06      604       29/Oct/86   The Apartment 
119    6-07      609       05/Nov/86   I Love New York 
120    6-08      610       12/Nov/86   Nell the Boss 
121    6-09      611       19/Nov/86   Harry the Hamster 
122    6-10      612       26/Nov/86   Joey the Gambler 
123    6-11      607       03/Dec/86   The Scam 
124    6-12      613       10/Dec/86   Christmas in New York 
125    6-13      608       07/Jan/87   Nell's Secret Admirer 
126    6-14      614       14/Jan/87   The Loan 
127    6-15      616       21/Jan/87   The Window  (1) 
128    6-16      617       21/Jan/87   The Window  (2) 
129    6-17      615       28/Jan/87   Joey's First Crush 
130    6-18      618       04/Feb/87   Joey's Teacher 
131    6-19      619       11/Feb/87   Joey's Hero 
132    6-20      620       25/Feb/87   Joey the Gigolo 
133    6-21      621       31/Mar/87   Parents' Week (1) 
134    6-22      622       07/Apr/87   Parents' Week (2) 
135    6-23      623       28/Apr/87   Save the Church 
136    6-24      606       05/May/87   Someday, My Prince . . . 
137    6-25      624       12/May/87   Mama's Date 

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