Gimme a Break! - Season 3 - Eps 13: Samantha's Protest
Samantha protests against demolition of an historic Spanish site after Nell tells her she did the same thing in Alabama when whites would not serve blacks. When the cheif and Officer Simpson arrive at the scene, the mob doesn't move, and they are all arrested, including the entire Kanisky family, who decides to step in and help Samantha protest. In the end, the site is saved from demolition, everyone is still mad at the cheif for arresting them, and they finally realize that he was only doing his job.
About Gimme a Break!
Title: Gimme a Break!
First Air Date: 1981-10-29
Last Air Date: 1987-05-12
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 28 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 Harper
Lara Jill Miller
Sam Kinisky
John Hoyt
Stanley Kanisky
Joey Lawrence
Joey Donovan
Telma Hopkins
Addy Wilson
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Donovan
Paul Sand
Marty
Rosie O'Donnell
Maggie O'Brien
Rosetta LeNoire
Maybelle Harper