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Carl Kanisky is chief of police in Glenlawn, California. After the death of his wife, Margaret, he asks her friend, Nell Harper, to come in to keep house and take care of his children, Katie, Julie, and Samantha, in short, be like a mother to them. Later, Carl's father, Stanley, moves in. Around the same time, Nell takes in young Joey Donovan as her foster son. - IMDb
| Allo Nelly Bobo |  Canada |
| Allô Nelly bobo |  France |
| Gimme a Break! |  Singapore |
| Gimme a Break! | USA |
| Gimme a Break! |  South Africa |
| Gimme a Break! |  Australia |
| Gimme a Break! | Canada |
| Gimme a Break! |  West Germany |
| Gimme a Break! |  Ecuador |
| Gimme a Break! |  Spain |
| Gimme a Break! |  United Kingdom |
| Gimme a Break! |  Japan |
| Gimme a Break! |  Mexico |
| La piccola grande Nell |  Italy |
| Дай мне перерыв |  Soviet Union |
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Joey Lawrence [7] | Joey Donovan (TV Episode: Someday My Prince...) (1983) |
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Matthew Lawrence [6] | Matthew Donovan (TV Episode: Someday My Prince...) (1986) |
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Ebonie Smith [7] | Pam (TV Episode: Sam's Little Girl) (1985) |
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John P. Navin Jr. [14] | Scotty Sherman (TV Episode: Sam's Affair) (1982) |
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K.C. Martel [17] | Danny Maloney (TV Episode: Valentine) (1984) |
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Hakeem Abdul-Samad [10] | Jerome (TV Episode: Alabamy Bound: Part 1) (1985) |
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Bumper Robinson [10] | Boomer (TV Episode: Breakdance) (1984) |
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Elizabeth Berkley [14] | (TV Episode: Getting to Know You) (1986) |
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Jenny Beck [13] | Molly Hamilton (TV Episode: Joey, the Gigolo) (1987) |
