Gimme a Break! - Season 2 - Eps 9: Sam Faces Death

1982-12-0430 min⭐ 6.7/10

Nell is out of town at her cousin's funeral as Simpson storms into the house and says that the Cheif was shot but is alright. The Cheif is mad at Simpson because he accidently shot him in his office when he showed a fellow officer his secret moves with his gun. As he shows the family how he performs the moves, he accidently shoots the gun again and the bullet smashes into the fish tank, killing Gertrude the goldfish. Soon everyoen learns that the Cheif has an assasin against him as Simpson is interviewed on the news, telling everyone he saved him from being shot dead by his gun. Samantha becomes obsessed that God is taking too many people around her and begins to talk to him about why he takes people away. In the end, Sam talks to Grandpa and he tells her that she should enjoy life and take it slowly and not have to worry about death anymore. When Nell returns from her cousins funeral, Samantha fills her in on what happened while she was away and she cannot beleive it, as Simpson shoot

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About Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

Title: Gimme a Break!

First Air Date: 1981-10-29

Last Air Date: 1987-05-12

Status: Ended

Rating: 6.7/10 (from 27 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 6

Total Episodes: 137

Network: NBC

Genres: Comedy, Family

Production Companies: Reeves Entertainment Group, Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates

Synopsis

Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.

Cast

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

Nell Harper

Lara Jill Miller

Lara Jill Miller

Sam Kinisky

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Stanley Kanisky

Joey Lawrence

Joey Lawrence

Joey Donovan

Telma Hopkins

Telma Hopkins

Addy Wilson

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Donovan

Paul Sand

Paul Sand

Marty

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Maggie O'Brien

Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

Maybelle Harper

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