Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show gimme a break. Nell gives addy a loan to buy a new dress to attend a gala event with princess diana and prince charles, knowing that sh. Katie the crook pilotpt2 gimme a break by onlinerichee. Gimme a break, im looking forward, get behind me, pull out every stop. Nell carter as nell harper kari michaelsen as katie kanisky lauri hendler as julie kanisky lara jill miller as samantha kanisky john hoyt as stanley grandpa kanisky joey lawrence as joey donovan howard morton as ralph waldo simpson telma hopkins as addy wilson jonathan silverman as jonathan. People who aspire to big goals like working out or eating healthy are far more likely to make progress if they begin their quest after a break. Mama maybelle arrives in glenlawn to visit nell, and tells her that she has to have an eye operation, and fears that she may never be. Sure its a bit dated now, but its dated in that charming 80s warm, fuzzy feeling way. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series gimme a break. The chiefs sisterinlaw, blanche ross, drops in unexpectedly on his birthday and treats nell condescendingly. Gimme a break season 5 episode 03 ship of fools part 2. Reviewed in the united states on december 11, 2007.
It was presented by jake humphrey, kirsten obrien and joe swash. I bought the gimme a break on dvd with nell carter and i love it. There were a total of 7 episodes over the course of 6 seasons. The two take joey to the worlds fair, and when they go to visit a jazz club, he proposes to her. It was a sitcom that ran for a total of 6 seasons and consisted of 7 episodes. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Katie the crook pilotpt3 gimme a break by onlinerichee. The chief, nell, and the girls were the whole dynamic of the show. The 3 singlesided discs contains all 19 episodes from the first season and run 468 minutes so the episodes should be unedited at over 24 minutes each. Nell carter was perfect for the role she played on this show.
Nell and the kaniskys and their friends look back at the past during the christmas season. Gimme a break was probably the first sitcom i remember watching religiously when i was a kid. A rotund black housekeeper maintained order in the home of a portly white police chief in this oldfashioned comedy. The chief is awarded man of the year, and nell tries to fix him up with a woman named melissa. The doctor tells nell that katie was using an iud interuterinary device as a form of birth control and will be okay. Gimme a break season 5 episode 04 the man from zoron. When julie and her boyfriend break up, nell tries to reunite themand succeeds only too well.
I want to buy the complete season of the show as soon as amazon gets it which i hope is soon. I cant wait till the rest of the series comes out on dvd. I was ecstatic when universal announced the season 1 dvd back in 2005 in the us, as i had never seen the show again since their original airings. Gimme a break s2e02 brother ed and the hooker by gimme a break. She is shocked to hear the news and so is the chief.
Nell is accidentally shot in the foot after she startles joey who is playing with the chiefs old gun. Once there, she meets a pushy receptionist and seeks a doctor on her own time to help katie. The series starred nell carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief dolph sweet and his three daughters. Staying fresh isnt some kind of feelgood concept invented to pamper spoiled athletes. Phillippa and kristin have three great trips to choose from. She tells katie that her boyfriend jonathan had a fight with her and the two broke up and she has nowhere to go. Katies friend, valerie shows up at the kanisky house with her new baby david. I think the ratings also went down and the writers probably ran out of ideas. Joey goes to new orleans 1 nell and joey go to new orleans where nells sees a man she hant seen in 15 years. When nell goes to see him before he goes on a business trip and overhears a couple of messages left on his answering machine by women. The series starred nell carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and. Gimme a break is a british childrens television game show. Gimme a break opening and closing credits and theme.
She is baffled by his proposal and doesnt know what to say. When the car starts to break down, it comes between the two of them. Gimme a break i sure deserve it its time i made it to the top gimme a break im looking forward get behind me pull out every stop i wanna happy ending im. Gimme a break was one of those shows that always had something going for itself and for one this was out of a pick of standard 80s family shows that hit a home run and so much more with the prime essential element of actress nell carter,who was also a accomplish broadway singerdancer who won a tony award for her work in aint misbehavin in 1978.
Three series were made and were first aired on the cbbc channel in 2008 and 2011. Later night, she walks into the kitchen and sees nell performing the heimlich maneuver on the chief, and assumes theyre having sex. Following the incident, nell is puzzled when joey seems to. Contestants play golfs version of a favorite schoolyard basketball game and learn why pinhigh can be the best shot. Katies friend valerie shows up at the kanisky house, pregnant and due any day.
Julie wants to meet andy gibb and goes to see him after nell lets her go, despite the fact that the chief grounded her, only to. Download gimme a break complete tv series seasons 16. Season 5, episode 21 march 29, 1986 nell wants her new boyfriend, whos not fond of children, to meet joey and like him, but her plan backfires when shes asked to babysit for a flock of youngsters. Kari michaelson, lara jill miller, howard morton, et al.
I want a happy ending, im tired of pretending, wont let em get the best of me. October 30, 1982 katies friend is back on the kaniskys doorsteptalking about giving up her baby for adoption. Katie comes home with pain in her stomache and nell rushes her to the emergency room. Later nells exhusband, who says his band plays on cruise ships, asks nell to fill in for the bands singer. When joey tells her that the 4th grade is fine, and that he just wants to play baseball, she insists that he take the test, and gives him several instruments to play to see which one suits him best. Season 1 19811982 katie the crook, a good man is hard to find, the second time around, moms birthday, do or diet, a man in nells room, your prisoner is dead, julies first love, nells ex, katie the cheat, the emergency, nell goes home, samantha steals a squad car, grandma fools around, hot muffins, sams affair, the robbery, an unmarried couple season 2 19821983 nell goes to jail. During the christmas season, nell and addy are attracted to the same man. Carl kanisky is chief of police in glenlawn, california. Season 2, episode 5 take my baby, please first aired. With nell carter, lara jill miller, kari michaelsen, lauri hendler. Theres a major house payment thats due so everyone tries to pull all the cash they have. He needs a transfusion, and nell gladly agrees to allow the hospital to use her blood. After the death of his wife, margaret, he asks her friend, nell harper, to come in to keep house and take care of his children, katie, julie, and samantha, in short, be like a mother to them. Season 5 198586 clip the family remembers the chief duration.
Gimme a break season 5 episode 02 ship of fools part 1. Joe and jack take control of their family holiday, making all the tough decisions. Nell is sad and doesnt want anyone to remind her of the chief since he passed away. Nell knows that katie is going to commit suicide because she is very depressed lately and gave joey a gift for his birthday, which isnt for several months, and is giving.
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