Gimme a Break!: Season 5

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Gimme A Break: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: September 14, 1985

Starring: Matthew Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire

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 5 Episodes

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S5:E24. The Purse Snatcher
Air Date: May 10, 1986
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S5:E23. Found Money
Air Date: May 3, 1986
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S5:E22. Katie's Korner
Air Date: April 5, 1986

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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
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  S5:E24. The Purse Snatcher
  Air Date: May 10, 1986
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  S5:E23. Found Money
  Air Date: May 3, 1986
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  S5:E22. Katie's Korner
  Air Date: April 5, 1986
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  S5:E21. Getting to Know You
  Air Date: March 29, 1986
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  S5:E20. Family Reunion
  Air Date: February 22, 1986
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  S5:E19. Pride and Prejudice
  Air Date: February 15, 1986
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  S5:E18. A Lesson for Nell
  Air Date: February 8, 1986
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  S5:E17. The Gun
  Air Date: February 1, 1986
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  S5:E16. Bienvenido, Jonathan
  Air Date: January 18, 1986
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  S5:E15. Second Chance (2)
  Air Date: January 11, 1986
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  S5:E14. Second Chance (1)
  Air Date: January 4, 1986
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  S5:E13. Snippets
  Air Date: December 14, 1985
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  S5:E12. Katie's Apartment
  Air Date: December 7, 1985
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  S5:E11. Nell's Gifted Child
  Air Date: November 30, 1985
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  S5:E10. Nell's New Car
  Air Date: November 23, 1985
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  S5:E9. The Elevator
  Air Date: November 16, 1985
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  S5:E8. Sam's Little Girl
  Air Date: November 9, 1985
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  S5:E7. Mama
  Air Date: November 2, 1985
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  S5:E6. So Long, Jonathan
  Air Date: October 26, 1985
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  S5:E5. Addy's Goodbye
  Air Date: October 19, 1985
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  S5:E4. The Man From Zoron
  Air Date: October 5, 1985
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  S5:E3. Ship of Fools (2)
  Air Date: September 28, 1985
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  S5:E2. Ship of Fools (1)
  Air Date: September 21, 1985
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  S5:E1. Joey's Train
  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
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 29, 1981