About Gimme a Break!
- Released on October 29, 1981
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.
Main Cast of Gimme a Break!
Nell Carter plays Nell Harper (137 episodes)
Dolph Sweet plays Carl Kanisky (88 episodes)
Kari Michaelsen plays Katie Kanisky (114 episodes)
John Hoyt plays Stanley Kanisky (118 episodes)
Joey Lawrence plays Joey Donovan (96 episodes)
Lara Jill Miller plays Sam Kanisky (112 episodes)
Lauri Hendler plays Julie Kanisky (114 episodes)
Telma Hopkins plays Addy Wilson (74 episodes)
Howard Morton plays Ralph Simpson (75 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Gimme a Break!
Lara Jill Miller plays Sam Kinisky (25 episodes)
Matthew Lawrence plays Matthew Donovan (25 episodes)
Paul Sand plays Marty (25 episodes)
Rosie O'Donnell plays Maggie O'Brien (25 episodes)
Jonathan Silverman plays Jonathan Maxwell (28 episodes)
Rosetta LeNoire
Alice Ghostley
Alan Oppenheimer
Anita Pointer plays One of The Doo-Wop Girls (1 episode)
Julie Anne Haddock
Alexa Kenin
Jay Johnson
James A. Watson, Jr
J.A. Preston
Lynne Thigpen
Elvia Allman
Pete Schrum
Ben Powers
Ralph Wilcox
John P. Navin, Jr.
Cliff Norton
Andy Gibb plays Andy Gibb (1 episode)
George Kirby
Paul Williams
Tony Randall
Vanna White
Arlene Golonka
Harrison Page
Crystal Bernard plays Kelly (1 episode)
Teddy Wilson
Ruth Pointer plays One of The Doo-Wop Girls (1 episode)
Howard Platt
Johnny Brown
Elizabeth Kerr
K.C. Martel
Pat Sajak
Raymond Vitte
June Pointer plays One of The Doo-Wop Girls (1 episode)
Sharon Spelman
Liz Torres plays Secretary (1 episode)
Don Rickles plays Max (1 episode)
Roslyn Kind plays Marfa Cosgrove (1 episode)
Jana Brown
Crew of Gimme a Break!
Writing
Directing
Production
- Lara Jill Miller
- Matthew Lawrence
- Paul Sand
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Jonathan Silverman
- Rosetta LeNoire
- Michael Dorn
- Alice Ghostley
- Alan Oppenheimer
- Anita Pointer
- Julie Anne Haddock
- Alexa Kenin
- Jay Johnson
- James A. Watson, Jr
- J.A. Preston
- Lynne Thigpen
- Mary Jo Catlett
- Elvia Allman
- Liz Sheridan
- Danny Glover
- Pete Schrum
- Rue McClanahan
- Ben Powers
- Loren Lester
- Ralph Wilcox
- John P. Navin, Jr.
- Cliff Norton
- Andy Gibb
- George Kirby
- Paul Williams
- Tony Randall
- Vanna White
- Arlene Golonka
- Harrison Page
- Crystal Bernard
- Teddy Wilson
- Ruth Pointer
- Howard Platt
- Johnny Brown
- Helen Hunt
- Jack Carter
- Elizabeth Kerr
- K.C. Martel
- Pat Sajak
- Raymond Vitte
- June Pointer
- Sharon Spelman
- Liz Torres
- Don Rickles
- Larry Miller
- Roslyn Kind
- Jana Brown