Gimme a Break! is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Mort Lachman, Sy Rosen |
Directed by | John Bowab, Hal Cooper, Jim Drake, Linda Day, Dick Harwood, Jules Lichtman, Will Mackenzie, Patrick Maloney, Phil Ramuno, Tony Singletary, Oz Scott, Howard Storm |
Starring | Nell Carter, Dolph Sweet, Lara Jill Miller, Lauri Hendler, Kari Michaelsen, Howard Morton, John Hoyt, Telma Hopkins, Joey Lawrence, Jonathan Silverman, Rosetta LeNoire, Matthew Lawrence, Paul Sand, Rosie O'Donnell |
Theme music composer | Bob Christianson (first two seasons only), Jay Graydon |
Opening theme | "Gimme a Break" performed by Nell Carter |
Composer(s) | Bob Christianson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 137 |
Executive producer(s) | Hal Cooper, Mort Lachman, Rod Parker |
Producer(s) | Arthur Julian, Coleman Mitchell, Geoffrey Neigher |
Running time | 24–25 minutes |
Production company(s) | Mort Lachman and Associates (Entire Series), Alan Landsburg Productions (seasons 1–4), Reeves Entertainment Group (seasons 5–6), MCA TV |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Monaural (1981–1984), Stereo (1984–1987) |
À propos de Gimme a Break!
Television sitcom about a no-nonsense housekeeper and surrogate mother for the police chief's children. The series was created for television by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen.
Réalisation de Gimme a Break!
The series ran for a total of 137 episodes over the course of its 6 year run. The show can be streamed in its entirety on the Tubi platform.
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Dernières informations sur Gimme a Break! mis à jour le 17 Juin, 2022.