Nell Carter
Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper
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- 1. Katie the Crook Oct 29, 1981
- The chief is in for a surprise when Katie is hauled in on a shoplifting charge.
- 2. A Good Man Is Hard to Find Nov 5, 1981
- The chief matches Nell up with a colleague who has an ulterior motive in asking her for a date.
- 3. Second Time Around Nov 12, 1981
- One of the chief's high-school classmates runs into his car and adds spice to his love life.
Gimme a Break!: Created by Mort Lachman, Sy Rosen. 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.
- (3.6K)
- 1981-10-29
- Comedy
- 30
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.
- 6
- 137 (list of episodes)
- October 29, 1981 –, May 12, 1987
- NBC
executive in charge of production (89 episodes, 1981-1985) Patty Gary Cox. ... unit manager / unit production manager (46 episodes, 1984-1986) Jim Gaston. ... unit manager / executive in charge of production / unit production manager (44 episodes, 1982-1984) Douglas Wellman.
Gimme a Break! 1987. TV-G. Comedy. A widowed, overworked police captain with three rambunctious daughters matches wits with a feisty housekeeper, who enforces law and order at home. Starring: Nell Carter Lara Jill Miller Joey Lawrence Lauri Hendler Kari Michaelsen Dolph Sweet. Directed by: Hal Cooper Jim Drake Linda Day. Watch Gimme a Break!
- Hal Cooper, Jim Drake, Linda Day
- January 1, 1987
- Nell Carter
Carl Kanisky is chief of police in Glenlawn, California. After the death of his wife, Margaret, he asks her friend, Nell Harper, to come in to keep house and take care of his children, Katie, Julie, and Samantha, in short, be like a mother to them. Later, Carl's father, Stanley, moves in. Around the same time, Nell takes in young Joey Donovan ...
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Gimme a Break! 1981 -2022. 6 Seasons. NBC. Family, Comedy. TVG. Watchlist. A feisty housekeeper named Nell helps a widowed police chief raise his three daughters in a sassy sitcom that mocked ...
Synopsis. 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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