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A BREAK |
October 29, 1981 - May 12, 1987
NBC Situation Comedy - 137 Episodes
Cast:
| Nell Harper: | Nell Carter |
| Chief Carl Kanisky: | Dolph Sweet |
| Katie Kanisky: | Kari Michaelson |
| Julie Kanisky Maxwell: | Lauri Hendler |
| Samantha Kanisky: | Lara Jill Miller |
| Officer Ralph Simpson: | Howard Morton |
| Grandpa Stanley Kanisky: | John Hoyt |
| Grandma Mildred Kanisky: | Jane Dulo |
| Uncle Ed Kanisky: | Pete Schrum |
| Joey Donovan: | Joey Lawrence |
| Addy Wilson: | Telma Hopkins |
| Jonathan Maxwell: | Jonathan Silverman |
| Matthew Donovan: | Matthew Lawrence |
| Marty/Esteban: | Paul Sand |
| Maybelle Harper: | Rosetta LeNoire |
| Maggie O'Brien: | Rosie O'Donnell |
A feisty, over-weight housekeeper, aptly named Nell,
helps a recently widowed police captain, Carl Kanisky,
raise his three daughters: Katie, Julie, and Samantha.
Set in Glen Lawn, California, Nell becomes a surrogate
mother to the clan. Frequently seen were dopey Officer
Simpson and Nell's best friend, Addy. In 1983 six-year-
old Joey Donovan joined the household. He was cute
as a button, but quite the junior-grade hustler.
Julie married Jonathan Maxwell at the end of the 1984-
1985 season. The 1985-1986 season opened with the
death of the chief. In 1986, with the girls grown or
in college, Nell moved to New York City with Addy,
Grandpa, and little Joey. There Joey's little
brother, Matthew, joined the household.
Nell Carter, who played the stout, sassy housekeeper
on the 1980s sitcom "Gimme a Break!" and won a Tony
Award in 1978 for her sultry turn in the Broadway
musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," died January 23, 2003
at age 54. Blessed with a big voice and strong stage
presence despite her 4-foot-11 height, the heavyset
Carter prided herself on her range as a performer,
doing musicals and drama as well as comedy.
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