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Gimme a Break! (TV Series)

Original title: Gimme a Break!
Year: 1981
Running time: 30 min.
Country: United States
Director: Mort Lachman (Creator), Sy Rosen (Creator), Hal Cooper, Jim Drake, Linda Day, Will Mackenzie, Tony Singletary, Patrick Maloney, Phil Ramuno, Dick Harwood, Howard Storm, John Bowab, Oz Scott, Jules LichtmanSee 6 More
Screenwriter: Mort Lachman, Sy Rosen, Arthur Julian, Mady Julian, Ted Bergman, Terry Hart, Chip Keyes, Doug Keyes, Rod Parker, Tom Biener, Ron LandrySee 7 More
Cast: Nell Carter, Kari Michaelson, Lara Jill Miller, Lauri Hendler, Dolph Sweet, John Hoyt, Joseph Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Howard Morton, Matthew Lawrence, Ola Ray, Jonathan Silverman, Rosetta LeNoire, Rosie O'Donnell, Paul Sand, Peter Schrum
Music: Bob Christianson
Producer: Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates, Reeves Entertainment Group
Genre: TV Series. Comedy | Family Sitcom
Synopsis: (1981-1987). 6 seasons. Carl Kanisky is chief of police in Glenlawn, California. 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.

Awards: 1983: Emmy: Nominated for Best Actress in Comedy Series (Nell Carter)

1982: Emmy: Nominated for Best Actress in Comedy Series (Nell Carter)

1984 Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress in Comedy Series (Nell Carter)

1982 Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress in Comedy Series (Nell Carter)

1984: Golden Globes Awards: nominated to Best Leading Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical.

1982: Golden Globes Awards: nominated to Best Leading Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical.

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