Carter performed the shows catchy theme song, and her performance in the series earned her two Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations. / Sweet died on May 8, 1985, after taping had completed on season four. Parker said Carter spoiled him for a good two years and then suddenly turned on him. After the death of actor Dolph Sweet after Season 4, the series continued for a season with Nell as the sole head of the Kanisky household, which was sad, so they decided to completely revamp the show, and for the final season, most of the cast (minus the older Kanisky daughters) moved to New York Cityand enter pre-famous Rosie O' Donnel as wacky friend Maggie, and Paul Sand as Marty the loveable landlord. / I saw episodes from Seasons One and Two and it seemed like the middle and younger daughters got all the speaking parts, and the youngest one all the zingers. As the show grew in popularity, the cast also grew and they added in Carl's father played by Stanley Kanisky (who is almost like the original dad from Fraiser), Adelaide Wilson, who was Nell's best friend, played by Thelma Hopkins, Howard Morton who played Officer Ralph Simpson, and as all 80's shows of that time didthey added in an adorable kid, this one played by Joey Lawrence (pre Blossom) as adopted son" Joey"clever. Later additions to the cast included Stanley Kanisky (Carl's father), Adelaide "Addy" Wilson (Nell's best friend, played by Telma Hopkins), adopted son Joey (Joey Lawrence) and Nell's mother, Maybelle. Gimme A Break, was certainly in the same league as any of NBC's other popular comedy shows. But I actually like Mama's Family so go figure. after Carl dies, much in the same way Florida Evans shouts the same thing after her husband James died on Good Times, ten years earlier. The creators of the show were Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen. The Chief hits Katie and Julie during the course of the show. Carter also said that she called other cast members by their character names for the same reason. 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. There were two Matthews on the show. Gordon Ramsays 24 Hours to Hell and Back, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life), Im a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Very good show that was one of many throughout TV sitcom history that revolved around a housekeeper/butler. She appeared in a Season 1 episode as one of Katie's friends. Final episode date. He was funny, and changed as the show went on, from the senile old goat to a wise old man. All rights reserved. For US airdates of a foreign show, click The Futon Critic. The Season 2 episode "Julie Smokes" has Carl slap his daughter across the face when, after she lied to him that she was not smoking, she accidentally blew smoke in his face, having unsuccessfully concealed that she had currently been smoking a cigarette. This episode dealt with a Greek restaurant called "Two Guys From Greece" and the two guys who worked at it, Nicky, and his friend Tyler. "Gimme a Break! Five episodes into the sixth and final season, the show changed locales from Glenlawn to New York City, when Nell, concerned for Joeys welfare after he moved there with his absentee father, traveled there to check on him. Unfortunately she passed way too early. Lara Jill Miller was shown in opening credits as a regular cast member, rather than a guest star, in the episodes where she appeared. Dolph Sweet was in classic movies ,and in Little House on the Prairie. This was meant to be a cliffhanger season finale, as the episode ends saying "To Be Continued", but the next season's premiere had to be retooled to have the family deal with the Chief's death instead of his reaction to Julie's sudden marriage. When the show started, it was stated that the girls mother had recently passed six months prior. Nell Carter, the robustly sassy singer and actress who exploded onto the New York musical stage in the Fats Waller revue Aint Misbehavin and went on to become a popular television star in the series Gimme a Break!, died yesterday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 54. Dolph Sweet and Nell Carter both died young. It was warm, funny, and presented many contemporary topics that modern families struggle with, such as teen sex, drugs, alcoholism, dating, etc. She had suffered from diabetes and had recovered from a near-deadly bout with a brain aneurysm in the 1990s. Before Lawrence arrived on set Nell would take Lara to eat at restaurants, but when Lawrence arrive on set Nell shifted her focus to the much younger and cuter Joey. McClanahan would not become a regular cast member on Gimme a Break; but she would return to NBC in 1985 for the sitcom Golden Girls. There were two reasons why it didn't happen. They kept Lara Jill Miller as Sam. Considering it was a. It has been nice revisiting the story lines, how real they were , and how people can still relate .i am glad to eee some of the cast is extremely successful RIP to some of the cast who I loved as a teenager . Lauri Hendler was the only Jewish member of the original cast. The plan was for Nell to become a housemother at Samantha's college dorm, reminiscent of the early seasons of the hit NBC sitcom the The Facts of Life. Age, September 13, 1948 is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. In a meta-sense, Carter received bushels of mail from children who watched the show, who saw her as one for them. In addition, she said Nell was also unhappy with the script for that week. At some point during the mid-1990s, Carter had begun a relationship with a woman named Ann Kaser, but this was not known to the public until after her death. Margaret was dying of lung cancer, and the Chief could not have raised the kids alone. Wonderful show with many risqu , over the top episodes. The show has been renewed for a fifth season, but it was undecided what would be done about Sweets character, Bozek said. Grandma Kanisky was portrayed by three different actresses Elvia Allman, Elizabeth Kerr, and Jane Dulo. We heart you!!! NBC warned the producers that if they wanted a sixth season, drastic changes would have to be made or the series would be canceled. I was 9 years old in 1981 when this show debuted. Producer Rod Parker expressed that it was difficult decision to let the girls go . I love the actress Laurie Hendler,but think this show is soo boring! http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/GimmeABreak. Given some supportive scripts, Miss Carter and Mr. Sweet could insure a good run for this series.[6]. Mr. Kaminsky was a widower with 3 daughters, in the initial seasons and Nell was the surrogate mom/housekeeper. And because Joey Lawrence was a big hit with audiences, and seemed to supplicate their need on the show. Gimme a Break! #IHeartHollywood. Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) The show has been in off-network syndication since 1985. Nell's character went back to school to get her diploma and starting taking college courses in child psychology. During the summer 1984 hiatus, Dolph Sweet underwent stomach surgery, which was revealed shortly after to be the first extensive treatment for cancer. [7][8][9][10] Distribution rights are jointly owned by The Program Exchange and NBCUniversal Television Distribution, successor in interest to previous syndicator MCA Television. I am sure if Nell Carter hadn't passed away, they would be bringing this show back. The writers wrote a two part backdoor pilot towards the end of the sixth season titled Parent's Weeks. The sitcom took place in the fictional Los Angeles, California, suburb of Glenlawn. Howard Morton's role on the show as Officer Simpson served no purpose anymore with The Chief gone. And if you tap below you can get the first 3 months for free! In the episode he slaps Julie, Carl reveals his regret he never slapped Margaret (his now late wife and daughters' late mother) when he couldn't get her to stop smoking, in what would have been a misguided (to say the least) attempt to wake her up to the fact that she was killing herself with her chronic smoking. . He never did, however, and eventually, Carl's worst fears losing his wife and partner in raising their daughters to lung cancer came true. He created the role of Police Chief Carl Kanisky in Gimme a Break in 1981. She did, however, return for an episode in Season 4, this time as a romantic interest for Grandpa. All of these things would be deemed as child abuse today and would never be in the show. is an American sitcom that ran on NBC for six seasons (1981-87), starring Nell Carter as Nell Harper, a once-aspiring singer who became a housekeeper for the Kaniskys: patriarch Carl, the chief of police of the fictional Glenlawn, California, and his daughters Katie, Julie and Samantha (the last of the kids played by a young Lara Jill Miller). The seniors and the youths work together to have their dance. With Nell Carter's personal issues behind the scenes with her drug use, weight struggle, intense mood swings plaguing production and yet another proposed retooling NBC finally had enough and canceled Gimme a Break! Instead of the Chief taking her in to custody, Max decides to adopt her, and has her work to pay back the money and food she stole. But her mom did and helped her obtain it. She attempted suicide and struggled with her faith. One of the senior citizens at the center was Papa Jack Jenkins played by Whittman Mayo in the episode. Nell intervenes (by standing in the way) and stops him, and he eventually cools off and backs away. Ironically, Tracey Gold, who was herself replaced last minute before the show went to series; wound up doing this herself to another actress for another family sitcom 4 years later. At first, everyone hates the idea, but then they all decide to have a dance there consisting of both punk rock and old time music from the early 1900s. Carter died in 2003, at age 54. Sweet on July 18th, 1920 in New York, New York. This prompts her to move out of the house temporarily, and when Carl stands his ground and justifies his actions, Nell, Katie and Samantha ostracize him forcing his hand and, in talking to Julie, getting him to reveal why he was so furious with her. NBC president Brandon Tartikoff had a lot of faith in Nell Carter and thought she had potential to become a breakout star. Officer Simpson also disappeared after Season 5, but it can be assumed that, without the Chief, there was just no excuse for him to be around. Kaser was named as, Nell Carter, 54, the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer best remembered for her role as the motherly, no-nonsense housekeeper on NBCs hit 1980s series Gimme a Break!,. Nell Carter as an overweight housekeeper, a devout guardian to 3 teenage white girls and a force not to be reckoned with whenever she dealt with the Chief of Police - Carl Kanisky, pretty well sums up what this 1980s sitcom is about. At this point, the producers were faced with a dilemma: either cancel the series or renew it for a sixth season with significant changes. Even Jonathan Silverman was a semi-regular at one point playing Julie's husband. By the end of the Season 2 the tension between them gotten so bad to the point that Nell threatened the network and demanded either they get replaced or she wouldn't return to the show. He said Blossom, because Gimme a Break "was done so long ago, it's not really relevant at this point". Gimme a Break! Nell Carter, who plays the housekeeper for police Chief Carl Kanisky on ''Gimme a Break,'' will eulogize Sweet . Officer Simpson, who remained a friend of the family after the death of his superior, stuck around for another season. United Paramount Network (UPN) Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [14], This article is about the television series. Nell Carter and Dolph Sweet were very close and she was at his side when he died in 1985. There was a Matthew Kanisky in the unaired pilot, and a Matthew Donovan, Joey's brother, who was brought in during the last season. Later additions to the cast included Stanley Kanisky (Carls father), Adelaide Addy Wilson (Nells best friend, played by Telma Hopkins), Rue McClanahan is listed in the opening credits along with the other regulars even though, She was 54. One of Nell and Addy's New York neighbors was a young lady named Maggie O'Brien, played by Rosie O'Donnell. Too many changes were made and and the series was a completely different show from when it started. During the downtimes from Gimme a Break, Joey Lawrence would tour with Nell Carter and Sammy Davis Junior, and would perform with them frequently. Carter's character works in the home of a widowed chief of police who needs help taking care of his three daughters. GIMME A BREAK (Entity Number: 1260888) was incorporated on 10/12/2001 in Ohio. Nell Carter didn't get along with the original producers, Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen. Hopkins revealed she convinced LeNoire who was hesitant to read the script and take on a role on the series predicting it would be a big hit. 73years (October 28, 1948) This instance accidentally retcons the pilot episode's instance by having Carl say he's never slapped one of his daughters before. Now, in conclusion, when and if this show is ever brought back on the air, I hope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good. We heart movies. Age, 83years (April 22, 1939) Then Gold was replaced last minute by Lara Jill Miller, who wound up playing Samantha for the duration of the show. Gimme a Break! In 2009, VEI announced that they plan on releasing the entire series in a complete series box set in 2010. I was very young when it originally aired. She made three guest appearances as three different people. We heart local Los Angeles attractions and events. / Laurie Hendler on the other hand, was upset and caught by surprise because she had recently purchased a new house. Gimme a Break was canceled in the spring of 1987. We heart living like a star. She played one of the wicked stepsisters. Alpha House. Nell's airhead and squeaky voice friend Angie portrayed by Alvernette Jimenez was dropped from the show. stomach surgery Nell was at Dolph's bedside during his death, and read his eulogy at his funeral. The first was composed by Bob Christianson with lyrics by Bob Garrett and Marley Sims; two versions of this song were used, one for the first season and a new recording for the second. BREAK POINT BOOKS & MORE Cancelled. The final spin-off attempt of Gimme a Break was at the end of season 5 in 1986 in "The Purse Snatcher". Sadly Dolph Sweet passed away during the 3rd season but the show was able to continue thanks to a stellar cast including the 3 daughters Katie, Samantha, and Julie (Kari Michaelsen, Lara Jill Miller and Lauri Hendler) also Silver screen legend John Hoyt as Grandpa Stanley, Howard Morton as the lovable but bumbling Officer Simpson as well as Thelma Hopkins as Addie and Joey Lawrence round out the cast. GIMME-A-SIGN INC. Cancelled. During the show's third season, the writers changed the story line and made it that Margaret Kanisky, who was Carl's wife and a close friend of Nell's, asked Nell to raise her kids after she died. The Complete Series is now available in the US. The creators of the show were Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen. There was also friction between O'Donnell and Carter herself, who did not befriend the younger comedienne and only addressed her during rehearsals as her character's name "Maggie", which according to O'Donnell, was not because Carter was into the Stanislavsky Method. DVD news: Announcement for Gimme a Break! Over its run, the series used two different theme songs. Alvin and the Chipmunks. By season three, when he was added as a regular, his hearing is normal and he is no longer senile. usually managed to land in the Top 40 during its first four seasons. "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. She believes it was the customer that the two guys had her sit with, and who she took a liking to. (TV Series) Julie Smokes (1983) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Jim Drake Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) Produced by Film Editing by Larry Harris Casting By Randy Stone Art Direction by Peter Clemens Costume Design by Palmer Brown Makeup Department Production Management In revealing that their late mother, Margaret, was a heavy smoker, Carl reveals that he and Margaret had fought about the issue many times and that he wishes he had slapped her to get her to realize she was killing herself. Throughout the course of Gimme a Break, there had been several un-successful spin-off attempts. She was 54. 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. I had a crush on Joey Lawrence and Matt was cute too. Marty (Paul Sand) was their landlord who also owned a Mexican restaurant under the name "Esteban." She had been in rehearsals for ''Raisin,'' a musical adaptation of the play ''A Raisin in the Sun . In Season 6, actors were only shown in the opening credits for episodes in which they appeared. Watch Gimme a Break! The US syndication rights are held by NBCUniversal Television Distribution, the successor company to original syndicator MCA TV. Later additions to the cast included Stanley Kanisky (Carls father), Adelaide Addy Wilson (Nells best friend, played by Telma Hopkins), adopted son Joey (Joey Lawrence) and Nells mother, Maybelle. We heart Celebrities. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ( Dolph Sweet) and his three daughters. One of the episodes is called "Knock Three Times". Nell Carter's debut on television was not this show but Cindy; a TV movie which was a 1978 black musical satire of Cinderella. Tracey Gold was originally tapped to play Samantha, but at the last moment was replaced by Lara Jill Miller. Gimme a Break was almost canceled after it's first season due too poor ratings. When I tried to tape it when I finally got my cable back and I was shocked to learn that it had been taken off the air. Reportedly, the tears of the cast during this fifth season retrospective episode, when the Chief and Dolph died were quite real. The daughters were all fired at the end of the fifth season, because of the low ratings on the show. "Julie's Birthday" aired three days after Sweet passed on from the disease at age 64. I also love the grandfather character. This show was one of my favorite's as a kid growing up in the 1980s It had me laughing constantly. Although there was mutual animosity and hostility between Nell Carter and Rosie O'Donnell on the set, they reconciled when Nell appeared on Rosie's talk show several years later. Gimme a Break! Gimme a Break! At the start of the 198687 season, Katie moved to San Francisco; Julie, Jonathan, and baby Nell moved to San Jos; and Samantha attended college in New Jersey. However, if you ask me, it was still a good show. She and Max Green (Don Rickles) catch an orphaned girl named Danny stealing money and food. Joey Lawrence portrayed Joey Donovan, a 7 year old orphan who would end up living with the Kaninsky family and becoming Nell's foster son. It's cool that we have reruns of it. Reminds me of Mama's Family or something. Nell Carter had expressed that throughout the series run she got criticized and backlash from the black media for her role on the show and that she was never asked to be on the cover on any black owned magazines. Status: cancelled/ended Network(s): NBC Run time: 30 min Episodes: 137 eps Genre(s): Comedy, Crime/Mystery . Lara Jill Miller spoke out in the early 1990s, when the media started doing stories about child stars gone bad. This is ironic since McClanahan was being groomed by the producers to be a regular character on the show - a love interest for the Chief (Dolph Sweet). Who was the unluckiest person in the world? I was sad when Dolph Sweet died,he was funny even though I usually see him in reruns. Most of the show's humor came from the clashes of culture (Nell, the Sassy Black Woman from the South vs. straightlaced second-generation Polish Chief Kanisky) and generation (Nell and Carl vs. the girls) in an otherwise standard 80s Dom Com setting. Dolph Sweet's final episode aired May 11, 1985, three days after he died. [5], By contrast, the New York Times found the show promising, praising the performances of Carter and Sweet and the way the show balanced wisecracks with bits of seriousness. Although the show never cracked the top 30, it was still considered a solid enough hit to keep on the air for six years. It was released as the third and final single from the album on March 3, 2008, by Jive Records.The song was written by Nate "Danja" Hills, Jim Beanz, Keri Hilson and Marcella Araica, while production was handled by Danja and vocal production was handled by Beanz. / The show's producers were very concerned about Nell Carter's escalating drug use, binge eating, rapidly fluctuating weight, and self-destructive lifestyle. Enough said. NBC canceled the series in the spring of 1987. Nell became an uptight, overdramatic control freak after season two. DMCA. When Carl demands an explanation, Katie makes a snide remark "She can't say anything, she's dead!" Although I don't remember much about it, I must say that it was a pretty good show. BREAKIN' GROUND LANDSCAPING, INC. The name Matthew would pop up again in the show, as Matthew Lawrence joined the cast in season 6 as Joey's little brother, Matthew Donovan. Everyone was ideally cast, the costume design was great. I loved it when I was little but imo this has not aged well. Telma Hopkins felt the show lost its ground quickly when they made all the changes in the sixth season. She revealed an incident where the cast was in the lunchroom doing a reading of the script and Joey and Matthew Lawrence's mother Donna Lawrence started making her way into the room and Nell Carter yelled across the room at the boys mother to get out and inappropriately called her the "c-word slur" right in front of the two brothers who were in the room when the incident happen. Again, the Kaniskys only appear in one scene, and most of the focus is put on the boys. episodes. Alphas. The American syndication rights are held by NBC Universal Television Distribution, the successor company to original syndication MCA Television. There, they discovered Joey's irresponsible father, Tim (guest star Patrick Collins), who showed him his brother, Matthew (played by Matthew Lawrence, Joey's real-life brother), and left them with Nell and Grandpa. During the show's third season, Telma Hopkins and Joey Lawrence joined the cast. The original unaired pilot had the same plot as season one, episode one, "Katie the Crook", but it had a different set for the house, and the third Kanisky child was a redheaded boy named Matthew. Copyright TV Series Finale. [11] VEI released Gimme a Break! In the episode, Nell decides to have lunch there just to try a new hip place in town, and finds her purse has been stolen. While it can be assumed he started a new life after marrying, some lines act as if the Chief were an only child. Helen Hunt portrayed Katie's pregnant friend Valerie in season 1. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in my memory forever, even though I don't think I've seen every episode. Nell's father was originally the one who disapproved of Nell's dreams, but after he died. The episode "Cat Story" was aired live over NBC-TV on March 2, 1985. The Complete Series on DVD in Canada on July 20, 2010.[7]. For the final season, the show underwent a Retool, with most of the cast (minus the older Kanisky daughters) moving to New York City. The new theme has similarities to the first but with a more positive attitude. cast members, and just focuses on the two boys and Mr. Pappalard. The Kanisky daughters need all the help they can . / Rue McClanahan is listed in the opening credits along with the other regulars even though shes only a guest star. outdated and vaguely stereotypical. The cast addition of Joey Lawrence's younger brother Matthew Lawrence in the final season, was forced on the producers and ordered from NBC to preserve the cuteness factor. Lara Jill Miller, in particular, was quite close to her. Carters publicist Roger Lane said Carter, Nell Carter, the robustly sassy singer and actress who exploded onto the New York musical stage in the Fats Waller revue Aint Misbehavin and went on to become a popular television star in the series Gimme a Break!, died yesterday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was, At some point during the mid-1990s, Carter had begun a relationship with a woman named Ann Kaser, but this was not known to the public until after her death. Bring this hit sitcom back on the air, immediately. She questioned the child stars' morals, and the media for playing into the victim mentality. If you want to be free from the ads forever consider buying spotify premium! 's original producers Coleman Mitchell and Geoffrey Neigher, which involved personality conflicts and creative differences. 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. He talks about how tough he and his family had it growing up, and also touches upon his deceased wife. Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, CA I don't remember the original theme song and after looking up old episodes on YouTube I hate it. As the fifth season saw the death of the chief, Nell became the head of the household. Mort Lachman, the show's co-creator, was retained as co-producer (he would serve in this role for all six seasons). The first occurred at the end of season two in 1983 with the episode "Nell and the Kid" in which Nell goes to Max's Deli. It's that easy! Nell Carter, Jonathan Silverman, Joey Lawrence, and Matthew Lawrence all play characters named after themselves. Not a brilliant show by any means, but certainly a show that highlights the great talents of Nell Carter, in basically her only venture in TV. / Nellie Ruth "Nell" Harper (Nell Carter) agrees to be a housekeeper for the Kanisky household as a special favor to her late friend, Margaret Kanisky (ne Huffmann) (played in flashback by Sharon Spelman), who was the wife of police chief Carl Kanisky (Dolph Sweet). It was sad when the actor who played the chief died. Over the course of the 198485 season, Sweet's health went into serious decline as the cancer further ravaged his body. "The Purse Snatcher" also seems to be one of these. Give her a break! This sitcom centers on a housekeeper played by Nell Carter. Sweet died Wednesday at Tarzana Hospital, said NBC-TV publicist Matt Bozek. Final episode. A very young Joey Lawrence also appeared in it as a young street-hustler-turned-foster-kid-for-the-family. 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