Gimme a Break! Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

October 29, 1981

Genre

Comedy

Network

NBC

Cast

Joey Lawrence, Lara Jill Miller, Nell Carter, Dolph Sweet, Kari Michaelsen, Lauri Hendler, John Hoyt

Joey Lawrence

as Joey Donovan

Lara Jill Miller

as Samantha "Sam" Kanisky

1948-2003

Nell Carter

as Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper

1920-1985

Dolph Sweet

as Police Chief Carl "Chief" Kanisky

Kari Michaelsen

as Kathleen "Katie" Kanisky

Lauri Hendler

as Julie Kanisky Maxwell

1905-1991

John Hoyt

as Stanley "Grandpa" Kanisky

About Gimme a Break!

About

Television sitcom about a no-nonsense housekeeper and surrogate mother for the police chief's children. The series was created for television by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen.

Trivia

The series ran for a total of 137 episodes over the course of its 6 year run. The show can be streamed in its entirety on the Tubi platform.