Gimme a Break! (1981)

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Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.

• Released: 1981-10-29
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Seasons: 6, 137 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: NBC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 31 votes

Created by Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen.

Top cast

• Nell Carter as Nell Harper
• John Hoyt as Stanley Kanisky
• Joey Lawrence as Joey Donovan
• Telma Hopkins as Addy Wilson
• Lara Jill Miller as Sam Kanisky
• Matthew Lawrence as Matthew Donovan
• Paul Sand as Marty
• Rosie O'Donnell as Maggie O'Brien
• Rosetta LeNoire as Maybelle Harper

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Gimme a Break!

• United States: watch free on The Roku Channel

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