Gimme a Break!

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Nell Harper, a black housekeeper, agrees to move into the Glenlawn, Cal. home of her late friend Margret Kanisky after she passes away to keep house for her husband, chief of police Carl Kanisky, and their 3 daughters, Katie, Julie and Samantha.

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Type: Scripted
Status: Canceled/Ended
Premiered: Oct. 29, 1981
Normal Runtime: 30 min.
Genre:

/ comedy

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Gimme a Break! ended in 1987.

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Season 6, Episode #25 - Mama's Date

(May. 12, 1987)
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Who's your favorite character?

Nellie Ruth "Nell" H…

Samantha 'Sam' Kanisky

Julie Kanisky Maxwell

Katie Kanisky

Chief Carl Kanisky

Grandpa Stanley Kanisky

Joey Donovan

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Cast / Crew

Nell Carter plays Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper
Lara Jill Miller plays Samantha 'Sam' Kanisky
Lauri Hendler plays Julie Kanisky Maxwell
Kari Michaelson plays Katie Kanisky
Dolph Sweet plays Chief Carl Kanisky
John Hoyt plays Grandpa Stanley Kanisky
Joseph Lawrence plays Joey Donovan
Telma Hopkins plays Addy Wilson
Jonathan Silverman plays Jonathan Maxwell
Matthew Lawrence plays Matthew Donovan

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Season 6 (1986-1987)
Season 5 (1985-1986)
Season 4 (1984-1985)
Season 3 (1983-1984)

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