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Gimme a Break! is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ( Dolph Sweet) and his three daughters.
With Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, Lauri Hendler, Kari Michaelsen. Nell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
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Watch Gimme a Break! Free Online | A widowed, overworked police captain with three rambunctious daughters matches wits with a feisty housekeeper, who enforces law and order at home.
- Hal Cooper, Jim Drake, Linda Day
- January 1, 1987
- Nell Carter
Jan 4, 2015 · Director: Phil Ramuno Writers: Mort Lachman (creator), Sy Rosen (creator), 2 more credits » Stars: Nell Carter, Telma Hopkins, John Hoyt. Nell tries to interfere in her mother's love life ...
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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.
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Thu, Oct 29, 1981. Recently widowed Police Chief Carl Kanisky returns home to find his household in a mess. His housekeeper, Nell, has vacuumed his goldfish, Gertrude, his youngest daughter, Samantha, has a black eye, his middle daughter, Julie, is kissing a boy in the kitchen, and his oldest daughter, Katie, has been picked up for shoplifting.
Gimme a Break! stars Nell Carter as Nell Harper, a once-aspiring singer who agrees to take on the responsibilities of the Kanisky family housekeeper as a special favor to her dying friend and Kanisky family matriarch.
