Gimme a Break!

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.

Episode Info

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

Cast

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

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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, Gayle S. Maffeo

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Recurring Guests

• Peter Schrum as Ed Kanisky (4 eps)
• Alvernette Jimenez as Angie (4 eps)
• Harrison Page as Ray (2 eps)
• Arlene Golonka as Maxine (2 eps)
• Fred McCarren as Tim Donovan (2 eps)
• Lynne Thigpen as Loretta Harper (2 eps)
• Bonnie Urseth as Doris (2 eps)
• Jonathan Silverman as Jonathan Maxwell (2 eps)
• Rosetta LeNoire as Maybelle Harper (2 eps)
• Charles Weldon as Charlie Johnson (2 eps)

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Gimme a Break!

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Comedy
Status: Canceled/Ended
Network: NBC (