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Gimme a Break!

Season 1 Episode 18: The Robbery

Two burglars break into the house while the Chief and the girls are away at an award ceremony and Nell is out with a friend.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Katie the Crook

1. Katie the Crook

Aired: Oct 29, 1981

Recently widowed Police Chief Carl Kanisky returns home to find his household...

Episode 4 Mom's Birthday

4. Mom's Birthday

Aired: Nov 19, 1981

Nell, the Chief, and the girls try to take their minds off of the fact that i...

Episode 5 Do or Diet

5. Do or Diet

Aired: Nov 26, 1981

Nell and the Chief, who have both struggled with weight problems for years, t...

Episode 6 A Man in Nell's Room

6. A Man in Nell's Room

Aired: Dec 3, 1981

Nell quits her job and moves out of the house when she argues with the Chief ...

Episode 7 Your Prisoner is Dead

7. Your Prisoner is Dead

Aired: Dec 10, 1981

The Chief is caught in a stand-off at a drug store and is forced to shoot the...

Episode 8 Julie's Rejection

8. Julie's Rejection

Aired: Dec 17, 1981

Katie sponsors Julie for membership in the Silver Slippers, an exclusive club...

Episode 9 Julie's First Love

9. Julie's First Love

Aired: Jan 7, 1982

Julie falls in love with Arnie, a boy she meets at a video arcade.

Episode 10 Nell's Ex

10. Nell's Ex

Aired: Jan 14, 1982

Nell's ex-husband Tony, a singer who had a modest Top 40 hit in the mid-1960s...

Episode 11 Katie the Cheat

11. Katie the Cheat

Aired: Jan 21, 1982

The Chief hopes Katie will be the first member of the Kanisky family to go to...

Episode 12 The Emergency

12. The Emergency

Aired: Feb 4, 1982

Katie is hospitalized with what turns out to be complications from an Intra-U...

Episode 13 Nell Goes Home

13. Nell Goes Home

Aired: Feb 11, 1982

Nell goes back to Alabama when she learns her father is dying.

Episode 15 Grandma Fools Around

15. Grandma Fools Around

Aired: Feb 25, 1982

On their 55th wedding anniversary, Grandpa Kanisky discovers a shocking revel...

Episode 16 Hot Muffins

16. Hot Muffins

Aired: Mar 11, 1982

Katie's band has an opportunity for a gig in Hollywood.

Episode 17 Sam's Affair

17. Sam's Affair

Aired: Mar 18, 1982

Samantha believes that an innocent kiss from a boy has made her pregnant, but...

Episode 18 The Robbery

18. The Robbery

Aired: Mar 25, 1982

Two burglars break into the house while the Chief and the girls are away at a...

Episode 19 An Unmarried Couple

19. An Unmarried Couple

Aired: Apr 1, 1982

Katie's friend Valerie is pregnant, and her boyfriend Jonathan is unsure abou...

Info about Gimme a Break!

Seasons: 6

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy