Gimme a Break!

1981-1987, comedy

30 minutes

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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Cast

Nell Carter

Nell Harper (137 episodes)

Lara Jill Miller

Sam Kanisky (112 episodes), Sam Kinisky (25 episodes)

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Stanley Kanisky (118 episodes)

Kari Michaelsen

Katie Kanisky (114 episodes)

Lauri Hendler

Julie Kanisky (114 episodes)

Joey Lawrence

Joey Lawrence

Joey Donovan (96 episodes)

Dolph Sweet

Dolph Sweet

Carl Kanisky (88 episodes)

Howard Morton

Howard Morton

Ralph Simpson (75 episodes)

Telma Hopkins

Telma Hopkins

Addy Wilson (74 episodes)

Jonathan Silverman

Jonathan Silverman

Jonathan Maxwell (28 episodes)

Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

Maybelle Harper (25 episodes), (2 episodes)

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Donovan (25 episodes)

Paul Sand

Marty (25 episodes)

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Maggie O'Brien (25 episodes)

Peter Schrum

(4 episodes)

Arlene Golonka

(2 episodes)

James A. Watson Jr.

(2 episodes)

Harrison Page

Harrison Page

(2 episodes)

Jay Johnson

(2 episodes)

Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen

(2 episodes)

Loren Lester

(1 episode)

Roslyn Kind

Marfa Cosgrove (1 episode)

Ben Powers

(1 episode)

Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb (1 episode)

Elvia Allman

Elvia Allman

(1 episode)

Liz Sheridan

Liz Sheridan

(1 episode)

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

(1 episode)

Cliff Norton

Mr. Bickford (1 episode)

Sharon Spelman

Margaret Kanisky (1 episode)

Teddy Wilson

Club Owner (1 episode)

Candi Milo

Candi Milo

Leslie (1 episode)

Nicole Rosselle

Young Katie (1 episode)

Keri Houlihan

Young Julie (1 episode)

Jeanna Barron

Young Samantha (1 episode)

Ralph Wilcox

(1 episode)

Ray Vitte

Ray Vitte

(1 episode)

Johnny Brown

(1 episode)

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

(1 episode)

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

(1 episode)

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

(1 episode)

Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn

(1 episode)

K.C. Martel

(1 episode)

Anita Pointer

One of The Doo-Wop Girls (1 episode)

Ruth Pointer

One of The Doo-Wop Girls (1 episode)

June Pointer

One of The Doo-Wop Girls (1 episode)

Liz Torres

Liz Torres

Secretary (1 episode)

Elizabeth Kerr

(1 episode)

George Kirby

(1 episode)

Jana Brown

(1 episode)

J.A. Preston

J.A. Preston

(1 episode)

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

(1 episode)

Vanna White

(1 episode)

Pat Sajak

(1 episode)

Larry Miller

Larry Miller

(1 episode)

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

(1 episode)

Tony Randall

Tony Randall

(1 episode)

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

(1 episode)

Alice Ghostley

Alice Ghostley

(1 episode)

Howard Platt

(1 episode)

Julie Anne Haddock

(1 episode)

Alexa Kenin

(1 episode)

Crystal Bernard

Kelly (1 episode)

John P. Navin Jr.

(1 episode)

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

Max (1 episode)

Crew

Production

Rod Parker

Producer (137 episodes)

Morton Lachman

Producer (137 episodes)

Writing

Sandy Krinski

Executive Story Editor (22 episodes)

Booker Bradshaw

Writer (3 episodes)

Ed Jurist

Writer (2 episodes)

Erik Tarloff

Writer (2 episodes)

Rod Parker

Writer (2 episodes)

Geoffrey Neigher

Writer (2 episodes)

Jerry Ross

Writer (1 episode)

Directing

Jim Drake

Jim Drake

Director (14 episodes)

Linda Day

Director (10 episodes)

Will Mackenzie

Director (7 episodes)

Oz Scott

Director (2 episodes)

John Pasquin

Director (1 episode)

Herbert Kenwith

Director (1 episode)

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