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Gimme a Break!

Season 4

25 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 4 of Gimme a Break! (1981–1987) on NBC as a mid listed season (4; 4 of 6) — 25 listed hours, 1984-09-29–1985-05-11 from “New Orleans (1) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (1)” (S04E01) to “Julie's Birthday” (S04E25). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S04E01 New Orleans (1) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (1)

    New Orleans (1) is a two-part hometown: musical sitcom treating the city as origin, Nell still the center of gravity.

  1. S04E01

    New Orleans (1) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (1)

    New Orleans (1) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (1) — Season 4, Episode 1 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-09-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S04E02

    New Orleans (2) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (2)

    New Orleans (2) (a.k.a.) Joey Goes to New Orleans (2) — Season 4, Episode 2 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-10-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S04E03

    Nell's Birthday

    Nell's Birthday — Season 4, Episode 3 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-10-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S04E04

    Grandpa's Secret Life

    Grandpa's Secret Life — Season 4, Episode 4 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-10-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S04E05

    Sam's First Love

    Sam's First Love — Season 4, Episode 5 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-10-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S04E06

    Who Dunnit?

    Who Dunnit? — Season 4, Episode 6 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-11-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S04E07

    Breakdance

    Breakdance — Season 4, Episode 7 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-11-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S04E08

    Daddy's Little Girl

    Daddy's Little Girl — Season 4, Episode 8 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S04E09

    Carl's Delicate Moment

    Carl's Delicate Moment — Season 4, Episode 9 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-11-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S04E10

    Julie's Lie

    Julie's Lie — Season 4, Episode 10 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S04E11

    Baby of the Family

    Baby of the Family — Season 4, Episode 11 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-12-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S04E12

    TV or Not TV

    TV or Not TV — Season 4, Episode 12 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-12-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S04E13

    The Spirit of Christmas

    The Spirit of Christmas — Season 4, Episode 13 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1984-12-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S04E14

    Grandpa's Will

    Grandpa's Will — Season 4, Episode 14 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-01-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S04E15

    The Answering Machine

    The Answering Machine — Season 4, Episode 15 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-01-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S04E16

    The Gift

    The Gift — Season 4, Episode 16 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-01-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S04E17

    Alabamy Bound (1)

    Alabamy Bound (1) — Season 4, Episode 17 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-01-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S04E18

    Alabamy Bound (2)

    Alabamy Bound (2) — Season 4, Episode 18 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-02-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S04E19

    The Earthquake

    The Earthquake — Season 4, Episode 19 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-02-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S04E20

    The Lookalike

    The Lookalike — Season 4, Episode 20 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-02-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S04E21

    Cat Story

    Cat Story — Season 4, Episode 21 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-02-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S04E22

    Police Mamas

    Police Mamas — Season 4, Episode 22 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-03-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S04E23

    Monkey See, Monkey Do

    Monkey See, Monkey Do — Season 4, Episode 23 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-03-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S04E24

    Friendship

    Friendship — Season 4, Episode 24 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-05-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  25. S04E25

    Julie's Birthday

    Julie's Birthday — Season 4, Episode 25 of Gimme a Break!. Aired 1985-05-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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