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Gimme a Break!

  • Série de TV
  • 1981–1987
  • TV-G
  • 30 min
AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
6,4/10
3,9 mil
SUA AVALIAÇÃO
POPULARIDADE
4.316
4.956
Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
Gimme A Break: Season 1
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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaNell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three tee... Ler tudoNell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.Nell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.

  • Criação
    • Mort Lachman
    • Sy Rosen
  • Artistas
    • Nell Carter
    • Lara Jill Miller
    • Kari Michaelsen
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  • AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
    6,4/10
    3,9 mil
    SUA AVALIAÇÃO
    POPULARIDADE
    4.316
    4.956
    • Criação
      • Mort Lachman
      • Sy Rosen
    • Artistas
      • Nell Carter
      • Lara Jill Miller
      • Kari Michaelsen
    • 19Avaliações de usuários
    • 2Avaliações da crítica
  • Veja as informações de produção no IMDbPro
    • Indicado para 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 14 indicações no total

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    Nell Carter
    Nell Carter
    • Nell Harper
    • 1981–1987
    Lara Jill Miller
    Lara Jill Miller
    • Sam Kanisky
    • 1981–1987
    Kari Michaelsen
    • Katie Kanisky
    • 1981–1986
    Lauri Hendler
    Lauri Hendler
    • Julie Kanisky…
    • 1981–1986
    Dolph Sweet
    Dolph Sweet
    • Chief Carl Kanisky…
    • 1981–1985
    John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    • Grandpa Stanley Kanisky…
    • 1982–1987
    Joey Lawrence
    Joey Lawrence
    • Joey Donovan
    • 1983–1987
    Telma Hopkins
    Telma Hopkins
    • Addy Wilson
    • 1983–1987
    Howard Morton
    • Officer Ralph Simpson…
    • 1981–1986
    Matthew Lawrence
    Matthew Lawrence
    • Matthew Donovan
    • 1986–1987
    Rosetta LeNoire
    Rosetta LeNoire
    • Maybelle 'Mama' Harper
    • 1985–1987
    Jonathan Silverman
    Jonathan Silverman
    • Jonathan Maxwell
    • 1984–1986
    Paul Sand
    Paul Sand
    • Marty
    • 1986–1987
    Rosie O'Donnell
    Rosie O'Donnell
    • Maggie O'Brien
    • 1986–1987
    Pete Schrum
    Pete Schrum
    • Uncle Ed Kanisky
    • 1982–1983
    Jane Dulo
    Jane Dulo
    • Grandma Mildred Kanisky
    • 1982–1983
    Harrison Page
    Harrison Page
    • Hamilton Storm…
    • 1981–1984
    Don Bovingloh
    • Desk Clerk
    • 1984–1986
    • Criação
      • Mort Lachman
      • Sy Rosen
    • Elenco e equipe completos
    • Produção, bilheteria e muito mais no IMDbPro

    Avaliações de usuários19

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    mattkratz

    reasonably funny

    This was a reasonably funny comedy starring Nell Carter. A very young Joey Lawrence also appeared in it as a young street-hustler-turned-foster-kid-for-the-family. It was basic fare for a sitcom, featuring the cute kids, family values, and little lessons learned at the end of each episode. In the show, the chief of police's wife has just died, and he asks Nell (Nell Carter) to come in and work for him, helping him raise his three daughters in the process. Nell becomes sort of a mother figure for the girls, and everyone tries to learn from each other. There were some memorable episodes (such as when Samantha puts Joey in black face to get back at Nell, or when Nell undergoes hypnotherapy to remember where she had put something only to become helpless whenever someone knocked three times, or when the chief was on a stakeout with another officer and told him a horrible gay joke, only to learn that the other officer was gay), but the show was fairly standard. Nonetheless, I thought it was funny, and it managed to stand out due to its good cast and themes in its episodes and type of humor. It was sad when the actor who played the chief died. Jonathan Silverman was a good addition after that. I also love the grandfather character. He was funny, and changed as the show went on, from the senile old goat to a wise old man.

    Unfortunately, the show went downhill after Nell and Addy moved to New York, and they changed the premise of the show. I didn't think it was as good after that, and I hardly watched it anymore.

    Overall, anyone into '80s TV show might like this one. I used to enjoy watching it when I was younger. **1/2 out of ****
    7view_and_review

    There's a Pattern Here

    "Gimme a Break!" was one of quite a few sitcoms starring overweight Black women. I don't know why it was a thing, but it dated back to the 30's (Hattie McDaniel, Louise Beavers, and others) and they were usually servants of some kind. There was "Good Times," "What's Happening" (which had two), "The Jeffersons," "That's My Mama," and "Gimme a Break!" They weren't always funny, but they were there.

    Nell Carter played Nell Harper in "Gimme a Break!" an overweight housekeeper for the Kanisky family. See the pattern? It was nothing I was aware of then, I just knew that Nell was funny and soulful. The only other character I thought was just as funny, if not for the contrast, was her friend Addy Wilson (Telma Hopkins).
    9sonya90028

    Warm, funny 80s sitcom.

    Gimme A Break was in the sitcom line-up, on NBC in the 80s. NBC had many quality sitcoms on the air in the 80s, such as Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts Of Life, Silver Spoons, etc. Gimme A Break, was certainly in the same league as any of NBC's other popular comedy shows. It was warm, funny, and presented many contemporary topics that modern families struggle with, such as teen sex, drugs, alcoholism, dating, etc.

    Nell Carter played the main character, Nell Harper. On the show, Nell often got to display her considerable singing and dancing talents. This made the show quite entertaining overall. And Nell held this show together, with her no nonsense brand of comic delivery. She had a feisty charm, that made her shine above the rest of the cast. Her co-star Dolph Sweet (who played the family patriarch, Carl Kominski), was lackluster by comparison. Only Thelma Hopkins, as Nell's best friend Addy Wilson, had nearly as much comedic talent as Nell. If you like 80s sitcoms, I'd highly recommend watching Gimme A Break on DVD.
    raysond

    A Stunning tribune to Nell Carter

    "Gimme A Break" was one of those shows that always had something going for itself and for one this was out of a pick of standard 80's family shows that hit a home run and so much more with the prime essential element of actress Nell Carter,who was also a accomplish Broadway singer/dancer who won a Tony award for her work in "Ain't Misbehavin" in 1978. The show "Gimme A Break" was based on a cop who moved his family from New York to California after his wife Margaret passed away and also became the chief of police in a small fictional California town who in turn had this housekeeper named Nell who was no only in charge of the household,but also was in charge of his three daughters too in which Nell was not only the mother to them,but she had some tough love around that too. For the six seasons that in ran on NBC-TV(1981-1987) in the eighties,this was one of those shows that was constantly in the top ten ratings during its run on the Peacock network. Though the sitcom was hardly groundbreaking for its time,the series earned Nell Carter two Emmy nominations for her work and in turn gave her an opportunity to sing and dance in some of the episodes occasionally.

    The show itself was a launching pad for three young performers who would go on to be stars: Joey Lawrence,Matthew Lawrence(both of whom landed key roles on other TV sitcom series and also have recording careers),along with actress Telma Hopkins(of Tony Orlando and Dawn,and later on with Family Matters,and Half and Half),and in its final season Rosie O'Donnell(before she would break out in daytime television). The series was produced by Alan Landsburg(who was also crank out other sitcoms like Kate & Allie,and In Search Of with Leonard Nimoy). However,when the show went off the air in 1987,she returned to do several other series and also was a spokeswoman for Liberty Medical Insurance Company(who in turn spoke out about the effects of diabetes since she was a diabetic herself). However,Nell Carter is no longer with us(she passed away on January 23,2002 at the age of 54)but her presence with that series will always remained in our hearts since she was a entertainment legend. She will be truly missed.
    kandit1

    What could have been.

    Unlike movies which appear once, it's hard to rate a TV show since you're dealing with dozens of episodes and several seasons.

    For 'Gimme a Break!', the synopsis on TV reads: 'A feisty housekeeper named Nell helps a widowed police chief raise his three daughters'. This was true for the first few seasons and this was when the show was at it's best.

    It dealt with controversial issues but gave a balanced approach as the chief represented the more conservative side and Nell represented the more liberal side. Unfortunately, the actor Dolph Sweet ran into health problems during the show's run and soon past away. I think this changed the nature of the show and it was never the same after.

    The show turned more into a talent exhibition for Nell Carter and her singing voice and away from family comedy. By the last season, she was no longer a housekeeper, nor helping a widowed police chief nor raising three daughters. The whole successful premise of the show was gone and the show was deservedly cancelled as it was not nearly as funny anymore.

    Had Dolph Sweet not incurred health problems, who knows what might have been.

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      The show's producers were very concerned about Nell Carter's escalating drug use, binge-eating, rapidly-fluctuating weight, and self-destructive lifestyle. She went into rehab several times during production and was blowing her money on cocaine every week. At one point during 1984 Carter tried to commit suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills and champagne during her visit in London to see good friend Liza Minelli, who flew her to a special rehab center the Hazelden Clinic in Minnesota where she kicked her habit a second time and lost over 90 pounds.
    • Erros de gravação
      The front door of the set has a brass mail slot, but exterior shots are of a door with no slot.
    • Citações

      Samantha: What's a cliché?

      Nell: [serving breakfast] A Black woman serving pancakes to a white kid.

    • Versões alternativas
      When this show first aired on the NBC television network, it ended with the logo for Alan Landsburg Productions superimposed against clips from the episode that was ending. However, in 1985, Alan Landsburg Productions was merged into Reeves Entertainment Group, which took over production of this series. The same year, it entered American syndication, with the Reeves Entertainment Group logo replacing the aforementioned one, sometimes cutting off the end of the closing music.
    • Conexões
      Featured in The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)
    • Trilhas sonoras
      Merry Christmas Stranger
      Performed by Nell Carter and Telma Hopkins

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    • Data de lançamento
      • 29 de outubro de 1981 (Estados Unidos da América)
    • País de origem
      • Estados Unidos da América
    • Idioma
      • Inglês
    • Também conhecido como
      • Дай мне перерыв
    • Locações de filme
      • Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA(Studio)
    • Empresas de produção
      • Alan Landsburg Productions
      • Mort Lachman & Associates
      • Reeves Entertainment Group
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      • 1.33 : 1

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