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Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

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Overview

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.

Produced by Morton Lachman, Rod Parker
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

Nell Harper

Lara Jill Miller

Lara Jill Miller

Sam Kinisky

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Stanley Kanisky

Joey Lawrence

Joey Lawrence

Joey Donovan

Telma Hopkins

Telma Hopkins

Addy Wilson

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Donovan

Paul Sand

Paul Sand

Marty

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Maggie O'Brien

Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

Maybelle Harper

Themes & Keywords

suburbhousekeepersingle fathersitcomdomestic worker

About Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break! is a comedy, family series that first aired in 1981 exploring themes of suburb, housekeeper, single father, sitcom, domestic worker. it stars Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, John Hoyt. 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.

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