Season 6 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. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Season Lists Episode Lists Title Season 6 Genres Comedy Family Air Date 1986-09-24 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 30 Minutes Season Number 6 Episode Count On Season 6 25 Production Companies Reeves Entertainment Group, Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates Nell Carter... Nell Harper... Lara Jill Miller... Sam Kinisky... John Hoyt... Stanley Kanisky... Joey Lawrence... Joey Donovan... Telma Hopkins... Addy Wilson... Matthew Lawrence... Matthew Donovan... Paul Sand... Marty... Rosie O'Donnell... Maggie O'Brien... Rosetta LeNoire... Maybelle Harper... Gimme a Break! - Season 3 Opening Credits (Opening Credits) Original Size (1480x833) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (572x820) Season 1 19 Episode(s) 1981-10-29 Season 2 22 Episode(s) 1982-10-02 Season 3 22 Episode(s) 1983-09-29 Season 4 25 Episode(s) 1984-09-29 Season 5 24 Episode(s) 1985-09-14 Season 6 25 Episode(s) 1986-09-24 Episode 1 1986-09-24 Sam Goes to College (1)... Episode 2 1986-09-24 Sam Goes to College (2)... Episode 3 1986-10-01 Below Sea Level... Episode 4 1986-10-08 Joey Meets Matthew... Episode 5 1986-10-15 Nell Goes Back to New Yor... Episode 6 1986-10-29 The Apartment... Episode 7 1986-11-05 I Love New York... Episode 8 1986-11-12 Nell the Boss... Episode 9 1986-11-19 Harry the Hamster... Episode 10 1986-11-26 Joey the Gambler... Episode 11 1987-05-20 The Scam... Episode 12 1986-12-10 Christmas in New York... Episode 13 1987-01-07 Nell's Secret Admirer... Episode 14 1987-01-14 The Loan... Episode 15 1987-01-21 The Window (1)... Episode 16 1987-01-21 The Window (2)... Episode 17 1987-01-28 Joey's First Crush... Episode 18 1987-02-04 Joey's Teacher... Episode 19 1987-02-11 Joey's Hero... Episode 20 1987-02-25 Joey the Gigolo... Episode 21 1987-02-25 Parents' Week (1)... Episode 22 1987-03-04 Parents' Week (2)... Episode 23 1987-04-28 Save the Church... Episode 24 1987-05-05 Someday, My Prince . . .... Episode 25 1987-05-13 Mama's Date...