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"Gimme a Break!" Summary

Nell Harper, a black housekeeper, agrees to move into the Glenlawn, Cal. home of her late friend Margret Kanisky after she passes away to keep house for her husband, chief of police Carl Kanisky, and their 3 daughters, Katie, Julie and Samantha.

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"Gimme a Break!" Information

First Episode:

1: 1x01 -- Katie the Crook (Oct/29/1981)

Last Episode:

137: 6x25 -- Mama's Date (May/12/1987)

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Classification:	Scripted
Genre:	Comedy
Also Known As:	• La Piccola Grande Nell (Used In IT)
Status:	Canceled/Ended
Network:	NBC ( USA)
Runtime:	30 Minutes
Premiere:	October 29, 1981
Ended:	May 12, 1987
Color:	Color

"Gimme a Break!" Cast

•Nell Carter	played	Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper
•Dolph Sweet	played	Chief Carl Kanisky (S01-S04)
•Kari Michaelson	played	Katie Kanisky (S01-S05; episodes 113-114)
•Lauri Hendler	played	Julie Kanisky Maxwell (S01-S05; episodes 113-114)
•Lara Jill Miller	played	Samantha "Sam" Kanisky (S01-S05; episodes 113-114, 133-134)
•John Hoyt	played	Grandpa Stanley Kanisky (S02-S06; recurring in S01)
•Howard Morton	played	Officer Ralph Waldo Simpson (S02-S05; episodes 113-114)
•Joey Lawrence	played	Joey Donovan (S03-S06)
•Telma Hopkins	played	Addy Wilson (S04-S06; recurring in S03)
•Jonathan Silverman	played	Jonathan Maxwell (S05; episodes 113-114)

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"Gimme a Break!" Crew

• Creator	Mort Lachman \| Sy Rosen
• Executive Producer	Mort Lachman \| Hal Cooper \| Rod Parker
• Producer	Geoffrey Neigher \| Coleman Mitchell \| Arthur Julian
• Associate Producer	Michael Mount \| Brigit Jensen
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