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Gimme a Break!

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Last updated: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 -1:00
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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
Credits:
Episode list & details from:  TVmaze • 
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Episode # Original
Air Date
Titles
 
Season 1
 
1.1-1 29 Oct 81Katie the Crook
2.1-2 05 Nov 81A Good Man is Hard to Find
3.1-3 12 Nov 81The Second Time Around
4.1-4 19 Nov 81Mom's Birthday
5.1-5 26 Nov 81Do or Diet
6.1-6 03 Dec 81A Man in Nell's Room
7.1-7 10 Dec 81Your Prisoner is Dead
8.1-8 17 Dec 81Julie's Rejection
9.1-9 07 Jan 82Julie's First Love
10.1-1014 Jan 82Nell's Ex
11.1-1121 Jan 82Katie the Cheat
12.1-1204 Feb 82The Emergency
13.1-1311 Feb 82Nell Goes Home
14.1-1418 Feb 82Samantha Steals a Squad Car
15.1-1525 Feb 82Grandma Fools Around
16.1-1611 Mar 82Hot Muffins
17.1-1718 Mar 82Sam's Affair
18.1-1825 Mar 82The Robbery
19.1-1901 Apr 82An Unmarried Couple
 
Season 2
 
20.2-1 02 Oct 82Nell Goes to Jail
21.2-2 09 Oct 82Brother Ed and the Hooker
22.2-3 16 Oct 82Sam's Imaginary Friend
23.2-4 23 Oct 82Grandpa's Visit
24.2-5 30 Oct 82Take My Baby, Please
25.2-6 06 Nov 82Porko's
26.2-7 13 Nov 82The Chief's Gay Evening
27.2-8 27 Nov 82Katie Steals Julie's Jock
28.2-9 04 Dec 82Sam Faces Death
29.2-1011 Dec 82Nell Goes Door to Door
30.2-1118 Dec 82Love Thy Neighbor
31.2-1206 Jan 83Love, Kidney
32.2-1313 Jan 83Julie Smokes
33.2-1420 Jan 83The Centerfold (1)
34.2-1527 Jan 83The Centerfold (2)
35.2-1610 Feb 83The Custody Suit
36.2-1717 Feb 83The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls
37.2-1824 Feb 83Eddie Gets Married
38.2-1903 Mar 83Grandpa Robs a Bank
39.2-2010 Mar 83Greenlawn Street Blues
40.2-2128 Apr 83Nell and the Kid
41.2-2205 May 83Nell Gets Sick
 
Season 3
 
42.3-1 29 Sep 83The Groupie
43.3-2 13 Oct 83The Way to a Man's Heart
44.3-3 20 Oct 83Katie's Commitment
45.3-4 27 Oct 83Joey (1)
46.3-5 03 Nov 83Joey (2)
47.3-6 10 Nov 83The Mayor
48.3-7 17 Nov 83Melissa
49.3-8 01 Dec 83Nell's Friend
50.3-9 08 Dec 83Grandpa's Rebellion
51.3-1022 Dec 83A Kanisky Christmas
52.3-1105 Jan 84Herbie
53.3-1212 Jan 84James Returns
54.3-1319 Jan 84Samantha's Protest
55.3-1426 Jan 84Flashback
56.3-1502 Feb 84Knock Three Times
57.3-1609 Feb 84Valentine
58.3-1716 Feb 84The Big Apple (1)
59.3-1823 Feb 84The Big Apple (2)
60.3-1908 Mar 84Rodeo
61.3-2015 Mar 84Katie's College
62.3-2119 Apr 84The Center
63.3-2203 May 84Class of '84
 
Season 4
 
64.4-1 29 Sep 84New Orleans (1) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (1)
65.4-2 06 Oct 84New Orleans (2) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (2)
66.4-3 13 Oct 84Nell's Birthday
67.4-4 20 Oct 84Grandpa's Secret Life
68.4-5 27 Oct 84Sam's First Love
69.4-6 03 Nov 84Who Dunnit?
70.4-7 10 Nov 84Breakdance
71.4-8 17 Nov 84Daddy's Little Girl
72.4-9 24 Nov 84Carl's Delicate Moment
73.4-1001 Dec 84Julie's Lie
74.4-1108 Dec 84Baby of the Family
75.4-1215 Dec 84TV or Not TV
76.4-1322 Dec 84The Spirit of Christmas
77.4-1405 Jan 85Grandpa's Will
78.4-1512 Jan 85The Answering Machine
79.4-1619 Jan 85The Gift
80.4-1726 Jan 85Alabamy Bound (1)
81.4-1802 Feb 85Alabamy Bound (2)
82.4-1909 Feb 85The Earthquake
83.4-2016 Feb 85The Lookalike
84.4-2123 Feb 85Cat Story
85.4-2223 Mar 85Police Mamas
86.4-2330 Mar 85Monkey See, Monkey Do
87.4-2404 May 85Friendship
88.4-2511 May 85Julie's Birthday
 
Season 5
 
89.5-1 14 Sep 85Joey's Train
90.5-2 21 Sep 85Ship of Fools (1)
91.5-3 28 Sep 85Ship of Fools (2)
92.5-4 05 Oct 85The Man From Zoron
93.5-5 19 Oct 85Addy's Goodbye
94.5-6 26 Oct 85So Long, Jonathan
95.5-7 02 Nov 85Mama
96.5-8 09 Nov 85Sam's Little Girl
97.5-9 16 Nov 85The Elevator
98.5-1023 Nov 85Nell's New Car
99.5-1130 Nov 85Nell's Gifted Child
100.5-1207 Dec 85Katie's Apartment
101.5-1314 Dec 85Snippets
102.5-1404 Jan 86Second Chance (1)
103.5-1511 Jan 86Second Chance (2)
104.5-1618 Jan 86Bienvenido, Jonathan
105.5-1701 Feb 86The Gun
106.5-1808 Feb 86A Lesson for Nell
107.5-1915 Feb 86Pride and Prejudice
108.5-2022 Feb 86Family Reunion
109.5-2129 Mar 86Getting to Know You
110.5-2205 Apr 86Katie's Korner
111.5-2303 May 86Found Money
112.5-2410 May 86The Purse Snatcher
 
Season 6
 
113.6-1 24 Sep 86Sam Goes to College (1)
114.6-2 24 Sep 86Sam Goes to College (2)
115.6-3 01 Oct 86Below Sea Level
116.6-4 08 Oct 86Joey Meets Matthew
117.6-5 15 Oct 86Nell Goes Back to New York
118.6-6 29 Oct 86The Apartment
119.6-7 05 Nov 86I Love New York
120.6-8 12 Nov 86Nell the Boss
121.6-9 19 Nov 86Harry the Hamster
122.6-1026 Nov 86Joey the Gambler
123.6-1103 Dec 86The Scam
124.6-1210 Dec 86Christmas in New York
125.6-1307 Jan 87Nell's Secret Admirer
126.6-1414 Jan 87The Loan
127.6-1521 Jan 87The Window (1)
128.6-1621 Jan 87The Window (2)
129.6-1728 Jan 87Joey's First Crush
130.6-1804 Feb 87Joey's Teacher
131.6-1911 Feb 87Joey's Hero
132.6-2025 Feb 87Joey the Gigolo
133.6-2125 Feb 87Parents' Week (1)
134.6-2204 Mar 87Parents' Week (2)
135.6-2328 Apr 87Save the Church
136.6-2405 May 87Someday, My Prince . . .
137.6-2512 May 87Mama's Date
 
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DVDs are available:

Season 1
(3 discs)
DVD 1