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Gimme a Break!
S2.E21
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Nell and the Kid

  • Episode aired Apr 28, 1983
  • TV-PG
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6.6/10
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Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
Comedy

A delicatessen owner takes in a young girl who tried to shoplift from him.A delicatessen owner takes in a young girl who tried to shoplift from him.A delicatessen owner takes in a young girl who tried to shoplift from him.

  • Director
    • Oz Scott
  • Writers
    • Ted Bergman
    • Mort Lachman
    • Sy Rosen
  • Stars
    • Nell Carter
    • Dolph Sweet
    • Kari Michaelsen
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    34
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oz Scott
    • Writers
      • Ted Bergman
      • Mort Lachman
      • Sy Rosen
    • Stars
      • Nell Carter
      • Dolph Sweet
      • Kari Michaelsen
    • 1User review
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    Nell Carter
    Nell Carter
    • Nell Harper
    Dolph Sweet
    Dolph Sweet
    • Chief Carl Kanisky
    Kari Michaelsen
    • Katie Kanisky
    Lauri Hendler
    Lauri Hendler
    • Julie Kanisky
    Lara Jill Miller
    Lara Jill Miller
    • Sam Kanisky
    • (credit only)
    Don Rickles
    Don Rickles
    • Max
    LaShana Dendy
    • Danny
    Barbara Hamilton
    Barbara Hamilton
    • Lady Shopper
    • Director
      • Oz Scott
    • Writers
      • Ted Bergman
      • Mort Lachman
      • Sy Rosen
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    • Trivia
      This episode was a pilot for a proposed spin-off series, but NBC declined the idea.
    • Connections
      References Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      'Gimme a Break!'
      (Theme Song)
      Music by Bob Christianson
      Lyrics by Bob Garrett and Marley Sims
      Performed by Nell Carter

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Mort Lachman & Associates
      • Alan Landsburg Productions
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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