Gimme a Break!



Gimme a Break! is a sitcom that aired on NBC from 1981 to 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as a housekeeper named Nell who works for a widowed police officer and his kids.

Mentions

 * In the season six episode "Joey Meets Matthew", Nell sings the Sesame Street song "Sing" over a montage of taking the kids to a park in New York City. Later in the episode, the song is used again for a sequence in which Nell reminisces over past moments with the kids.

Connections

 * Nell Carter played Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper
 * Jonathan Silverman played Jonathan Maxwell
 * Joey Lawrence played Joey Donovan
 * Matthew Lawrence played Matthew Donovan
 * Rosie O'Donnell played Maggie O'Brien
 * Jerry Ross wrote the episode "Katie the Cheat"