Gimme a Break!
Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper agrees to be a housekeeper for the Kanisky household as a favor to her late friend, Margaret Huffman Kanisky, who was the wife of police chief Carl Kanisky. Nell also serves as a parent to the Chief's three daughters, Katie, Julie, and Samantha.
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Nell Carter
Nellie Ruth 'Nell' Harper
John Hoyt
Grandpa Stanley Kanisky
Kari Michaelson
Katie Kanisky
Lauri Hendler
Julie Kanisky Maxwell
Lara Jill Miller
Samantha Kanisky
Joey Lawrence
Joey Donovan
Dolph Sweet
Chief Carl Kanisky
Telma Hopkins
Dr. Adelaide "Addy" Wilson
Howard Morton
Officer Ralph Simpson
Rosetta LeNoire
Maybelle "Mama Maybelle" Harper
Paul Sand
Marty
Rosie O'Donnell
Maggie O'Brien
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Donovan
Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Maxwell
Episodes
S01E01 · 1981-10-29
Katie the Crook
S01E02 · 1981-11-05
A Good Man is Hard to Find
S01E03 · 1981-11-12
The Second Time Around
S01E04 · 1981-11-19
Mom's Birthday
S01E05 · 1981-11-26
Do or Diet
S01E06 · 1981-12-03
A Man in Nell's Room
S01E07 · 1981-12-10
Your Prisoner is Dead
S01E08 · 1981-12-17
Julie's Rejection
S01E09 · 1982-01-07
Julie's First Love
S01E10 · 1982-01-14
Nell's Ex
S01E11 · 1982-01-21
Katie the Cheat
S01E12 · 1982-02-04
The Emergency
S01E13 · 1982-02-11
Nell Goes Home
S01E14 · 1982-02-18
Samantha Steals a Squad Car
S01E15 · 1982-02-25
Grandma Fools Around
S01E16 · 1982-03-11
Hot Muffins
S01E17 · 1982-03-18
Sam's Affair
S01E18 · 1982-03-25
The Robbery
S01E19 · 1982-04-01
An Unmarried Couple
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