Gimme a Break! 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 Title Gimme a Break! Genres Comedy Family First Air Date 1981-10-29 Last Air Date 1987-05-20 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 30 Minutes Total Season(s) 6 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 137 Runtime 30 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