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MONEY
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6 seasons · 137 episodes total · ~23 per season.
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Gimme a Break!
1981 6 seasons · 137 eps English
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Nell Carter
Nell Harper
John Hoyt
Stanley Kanisky
Joey Lawrence
Joey Donovan
Telma Hopkins
Addy Wilson
Lara Jill Miller
Sam Kanisky
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Donovan
Paul Sand
Marty
Rosie O'Donnell
Maggie O'Brien
Created by
Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 69 hours end-to-end — 9 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1981 to 1987 — a 6-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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CAST
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Created by Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on NBC.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 6
- Total episodes
- 137
- Avg episode length
- 30 min
- Premiered
- 1981-10-29
- Last aired
- 1987-05-12
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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