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The Roku ChannelGimme 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.
67 Cast Members
Nell Carter
Nell Harper
137 Episodes
Lara Jill Miller
Sam Kanisky
112 Episodes
John Hoyt
Stanley Kanisky
118 Episodes
Kari Michaelsen
Katie Kanisky
114 Episodes
Lauri Hendler
Julie Kanisky
114 Episodes
Joey Lawrence
Joey Donovan
96 Episodes
Dolph Sweet
Carl Kanisky
88 Episodes
Howard Morton
Ralph Simpson
75 Episodes
Telma Hopkins
Addy Wilson
74 Episodes
Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Maxwell
28 Episodes
Rosetta LeNoire
Maybelle Harper
25 Episodes
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Donovan
25 Episodes
Paul Sand
Marty
25 Episodes
Rosie O'Donnell
Maggie O'Brien
25 Episodes
Pete Schrum
4 Episodes
Jay Johnson
2 Episodes
James A. Watson, Jr
2 Episodes
Lynne Thigpen
2 Episodes
Arlene Golonka
2 Episodes
Harrison Page
2 Episodes
