Gimme a Break!: Season 2

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Gimme A Break: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: October 2, 1982

Starring: Nell Carter, John Hoyt, Lara Jill Miller

Summary: A rotund black housekeeper maintained order in the home of a portly white police chief in this old-fashioned comedy set in the fictional town of Glen Lawn, California. Policeman Carl's beloved wife Margaret had died only months before, leaving him with three, winsome daughters, ranging in age from cute grade-schooler to troublesome teen.A rotund black housekeeper maintained order in the home of a portly white police chief in this old-fashioned comedy set in the fictional town of Glen Lawn, California. Policeman Carl's beloved wife Margaret had died only months before, leaving him with three, winsome daughters, ranging in age from cute grade-schooler to troublesome teen. Wisecracks and fat jokes abounded, but there was a lot of love as Nell tried to befriend and surrogate mother to the clan. Officer Simpson was a dopey police officer who was frequently seen, and Joey was a six-year-old orphan and junior-grade hustler who joined the household in the 1983-1984 season. As the 1985-1986 season opened the chief had passed away (actor Dolph Sweet had died), and Nell became both mother and father to the Kanisky brood. The man of the house was now Jonathan, who had married Julie at the end of the 1984-1985 season and moved in. The ratings started to slip from its usual place that season, and the network was so worried about that, and what they felt was a decline in the quality of the writing, that Hal Cooper, the executive producer, was told by NBC executives to either end production of the series or make major changes. By 1986, with the Kanisky girls grown and/or college-bound, Nell and her best friend Addy decided to leave Glen Lawn for New York City, with Grandpa and little Joey in tow. There they discovered Joey's irresponsible father Tim, who turned over Joey's younger brother Matthew (played by Joey Lawrence's real-life brother) and departed, adding a second child to the shifting household. Marty was Nell's nutty New York landlord, who also owned the restaurant El Gaspacho downstairs, where he put on a phony Spanish accent and called himself "Esteban". The changes didn't help the ratings any, nor did two different time slots that season, and the show quietly ended its network run in the spring of 1987.

NBC Broadcast History

October 29, 1981- August 26, 1982----Thursdays----9:30 p.m.
September 2, 1982- September 30, 1982----Thursdays----9:00 p.m.
October 2, 1982- December 25, 1982----Saturdays----9:00 p.m.
January 6, 1983- August 4, 1983----Thursdays----9:00 p.m.
August 11, 1983- September 20, 1984----Thursdays----8:00 p.m.
September 29, 1984- November 24, 1984----Saturdays----8:30 p.m.
December 1, 1984- August 31, 1985----Saturdays----9:00 p.m.
September 7, 1985- June 7, 1986----Saturdays----8:00 p.m.
June 11, 1986- March 23, 1987----Wednesdays----9:00 p.m.
March 31, 1987- May 12, 1987----Tuesdays----9:00 p.m.… Expand

Creator: Sy Rosen and Mort Lachman

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E22. Nell Gets Sick
Air Date: May 5, 1983
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S2:E21. Nell and the Kid
Air Date: April 28, 1983
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S2:E20. Glenlawn Street Blues
Air Date: March 10, 1983

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1986
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 1985
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 1984
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 1983
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1982
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  S2:E22. Nell Gets Sick
  Air Date: May 5, 1983
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  S2:E21. Nell and the Kid
  Air Date: April 28, 1983
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  S2:E20. Glenlawn Street Blues
  Air Date: March 10, 1983
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  S2:E19. Grandpa Robs a Bank
  Air Date: March 3, 1983
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  S2:E18. Eddie Gets Married
  Air Date: February 24, 1983
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  S2:E17. The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls
  Air Date: February 17, 1983
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  S2:E16. The Custody Suit
  Air Date: February 10, 1983
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  S2:E15. The Centerfold (2)
  Air Date: January 27, 1983
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  S2:E14. The Centerfold (1)
  Air Date: January 20, 1983
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  S2:E13. Julie Smokes
  Air Date: January 13, 1983
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  S2:E12. Love, Kidney
  Air Date: January 6, 1983
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  S2:E11. Love Thy Neighbor
  Air Date: December 18, 1982
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  S2:E10. Nell Goes Door to Door
  Air Date: December 11, 1982
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  S2:E9. Sam Faces Death
  Air Date: December 4, 1982
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  S2:E8. Katie Steals Julie's Jock
  Air Date: November 27, 1982
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  S2:E7. The Chief's Gay Evening
  Air Date: November 13, 1982
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  S2:E6. Porko's II
  Air Date: November 6, 1982
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  S2:E5. Take My Baby, Please
  Air Date: October 30, 1982
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  S2:E4. Grandpa's Visit
  Air Date: October 23, 1982
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  S2:E3. Sam's Imaginary Friend
  Air Date: October 16, 1982
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  S2:E2. Brother Ed and the Hooker
  Air Date: October 9, 1982
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  S2:E1. Nell Goes to Jail
  Air Date: October 2, 1982
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 29, 1981