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Gimme a Break!

Season 3

22 listed hours · 1981–1987 · NBC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Julian Hart · The Binge Brief

Nell Carter is the show: a voice that can split a studio wall, a housekeeper who becomes the family's actual center of gravity, and musical breaks that refuse to be cute. Black woman lead multi-cam in a police chief's house, found-family warmth with real steel. Carter's presence is the plot; everything else orbits.

TV Flash files Season 3 of Gimme a Break! (1981–1987) on NBC as a mid listed season (3; 3 of 6) — 22 listed hours, 1983-09-29–1984-05-03 from “The Groupie” (S03E01) to “Class of '84” (S03E22). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S03E01 The Groupie

    The Groupie is a groupie-title open: Carter's voice still splitting the wall, everything else still in orbit.

  1. S03E01

    The Groupie

    The Groupie — Season 3, Episode 1 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-09-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S03E02

    The Way to a Man's Heart

    The Way to a Man's Heart — Season 3, Episode 2 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-10-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S03E03

    Katie's Commitment

    Katie's Commitment — Season 3, Episode 3 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-10-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S03E04

    Joey (1)

    Joey (1) — Season 3, Episode 4 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-10-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S03E05

    Joey (2)

    Joey (2) — Season 3, Episode 5 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-11-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S03E06

    The Mayor

    The Mayor — Season 3, Episode 6 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-11-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S03E07

    Melissa

    Melissa — Season 3, Episode 7 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S03E08

    Nell's Friend

    Nell's Friend — Season 3, Episode 8 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S03E09

    Grandpa's Rebellion

    Grandpa's Rebellion — Season 3, Episode 9 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-12-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S03E10

    A Kanisky Christmas

    A Kanisky Christmas — Season 3, Episode 10 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1983-12-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S03E11

    Herbie

    Herbie — Season 3, Episode 11 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-01-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S03E12

    James Returns

    James Returns — Season 3, Episode 12 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-01-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S03E13

    Samantha's Protest

    Samantha's Protest — Season 3, Episode 13 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S03E14

    Flashback

    Flashback — Season 3, Episode 14 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-01-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S03E15

    Knock Three Times

    Knock Three Times — Season 3, Episode 15 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-02-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S03E16

    Valentine

    Valentine — Season 3, Episode 16 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-02-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S03E17

    The Big Apple (1)

    The Big Apple (1) — Season 3, Episode 17 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-02-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S03E18

    The Big Apple (2)

    The Big Apple (2) — Season 3, Episode 18 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-02-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S03E19

    Rodeo

    Rodeo — Season 3, Episode 19 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-03-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S03E20

    Katie's College

    Katie's College — Season 3, Episode 20 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-03-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S03E21

    The Center

    The Center — Season 3, Episode 21 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-04-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S03E22

    Class of '84

    Class of '84 — Season 3, Episode 22 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-05-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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