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Gimme a Break! TV Show

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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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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
 

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 Gimme a Break! Cast

 
Nell CarterAs
Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper
Dolph SweetAs
Chief Carl Kanisky (S01-S04)
Kari MichaelsonAs
Katie Kanisky (S01-S05; episodes 113-114)
Lauri HendlerAs
Julie Kanisky Maxwell (S01-S05; episodes 113-114)
Lara Jill MillerAs
Samantha "Sam" Kanisky (S01-S05; episodes 113-114, 133-134)
John HoytAs
Grandpa Stanley Kanisky (S02-S06; recurring in S01)
Howard MortonAs
Officer Ralph Waldo Simpson (S02-S05; episodes 113-114)
Joey LawrenceAs
Joey Donovan (S03-S06)
Telma HopkinsAs
Addy Wilson (S04-S06; recurring in S03)
Jonathan SilvermanAs
Jonathan Maxwell (S05; episodes 113-114)

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 Gimme a Break! Crew

 
CreatorMort Lachman  |  Sy Rosen
Executive ProducerMort Lachman  |  Hal Cooper  |  Rod Parker
ProducerGeoffrey Neigher  |  Coleman Mitchell  |  Arthur Julian
Associate ProducerMichael Mount  |  Brigit Jensen
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 Gimme a Break! Guest Stars

 
Alvernette JimenezAs
"Angie" [4 Eps]
Peter SchrumAs
"Ed Kanisky" [4 Eps]
Jonathan SilvermanAs
"Jonathan Maxwell" [2 Eps]
Lynne ThigpenAs
"Loretta Harper" [2 Eps]
Rosetta LeNoireAs
"Maybelle Harper" [2 Eps]
Fred McCarrenAs
"Tim Donovan" [2 Eps]
Charles WeldonAs
"Charlie Johnson" [2 Eps]
James A. Watson, Jr.As
"James" [2 Eps]
Hilda HaynesAs
"Mrs. Harper" [2 Eps]
Arlene GolonkaAs
"Maxine" [2 Eps]

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DVD Release: Gimme a Break! - Season 2 Sep/07/2006 10:10 am TVShowsOnDVD.com Read

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