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Gimme a Break!

Premiered: Oct 29, 1981 | 6 seasons | 137 episodes

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Popularity: 12

Creator: Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen
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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.
Full Credits
Name Character Episodes
Nell Carter Nell Harper 137
John Hoyt Stanley Kanisky 118
Lauri Hendler Julie Kanisky 114
Kari Michaelsen Katie Kanisky 114
Lara Jill Miller Sam Kanisky 112
Joey Lawrence Joey Donovan 96
Dolph Sweet Carl Kanisky 88
Howard Morton Ralph Simpson 75
Telma Hopkins Addy Wilson 74
Jonathan Silverman Jonathan Maxwell 28
Paul Sand Marty 25
Matthew Lawrence Matthew Donovan 25
Lara Jill Miller Sam Kinisky 25
Rosie O'Donnell Maggie O'Brien 25
Rosetta LeNoire Maybelle Harper 25
Pete Schrum 4
Jay Johnson 2
James A. Watson, Jr 2
Harrison Page 2
Lynne Thigpen 2
Arlene Golonka 2
Rosetta LeNoire 2
Paul Williams 1
Helen Hunt Valerie 1
Danny Glover 1
June Pointer One of The Doo-Wop Girls 1
Cliff Norton Mr. Bickford 1
Larry Miller 1
Loren Lester 1
Michael Dorn 1
Sharon Spelman Margaret Kanisky 1
Don Rickles Max 1
Jack Carter 1
Alan Oppenheimer 1
Liz Torres Secretary 1
John P. Navin, Jr. 1
Tony Randall 1
Crystal Bernard Kelly 1
Mary Jo Catlett 1
Liz Sheridan 1
Keri Houlihan Young Julie 1
Rue McClanahan 1
Alice Ghostley 1
Alexa Kenin 1
K.C. Martel 1
Candi Milo Leslie 1
Elvia Allman 1
J.A. Preston 1
Vanna White 1
Pat Sajak 1
Teddy Wilson Club Owner 1
Ralph Wilcox 1
Andy Gibb Andy Gibb 1
George Kirby 1
Roslyn Kind Marfa Cosgrove 1
Elizabeth Kerr 1
Johnny Brown 1
Ben Powers 1
Raymond Vitte 1