Gimme a Break
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| Gimme a Break | |
| Premiere | October 29, 1981 |
| Finale | May 12, 1987 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | Mort Lachman, Sy Rosen |
| Network | NBC |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates, Reeves Entertainment Group |
| Episodes | 137 |
| Seasons | 6 |
| Origin | USA |
| Please help out by editing it. |
Gimme a Break is a sitcom that aired on NBC.
Contents |
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | |||||||
| Nell Carter | Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dolph Sweet | Chief Carl Kanisky | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Kari Michaelson | Katie Kanisky | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Lauri Hendler | Julie Kanisky Maxwell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Lara Jill Miller | Samantha "Sam" Kanisky | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Howard Morton | Officer Ralph Simpson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| John Hoyt | Grandpa Stanley Kanisky | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Jane Dulo | Grandma Mildred Kanisky | 2 | |||||
| Peter Schrum | Uncle Ed Kanisky | 2 | |||||
| Joey Lawrence | Joey Donovan | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Telma Hopkins | Addy Wilson | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Jonathan Silverman | Jonathan Maxwell | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Matthew Lawrence | Matthew Donovan | 6 | |||||
| Paul Sand | Marty | 6 | |||||
| Esteban | 6 | ||||||
| Rosetta LeNoire | Maybelle Harper | 6 | |||||
| Rosie O'Donnell | Maggie O'Brien | 6 | |||||
[edit] Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | |||
| Season One | October 29, 1981 | April 1, 1982 | 19 |
| Season Two | October 2, 1982 | May 5, 1983 | 22 |
| Season Three | September 29, 1983 | May 3, 1984 | 22 |
| Season Four | September 29, 1984 | May 11, 1985 | 25 |
| Season Five | September 14, 1985 | May 10, 1986 | 24 |
| Season Six | September 24, 1986 | May 12, 1987 | 25 |
[edit] In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| Season One American release | February 14, 2006 | 3 | |
| The Complete First Season Canadian release | May 30, 2006 | purchase | |
| The Complete Second Season | OCtober 3, 2006 | purchase | |
| The Complete First and Second Seasons | July 22, 2008 | purchase | |
[edit] External Sites
Categories: Program Stubs | NBC | Sitcom | Comedy | Program | California | New York | New York City | Gimme a Break


