Gimme a Break!

American television sitcom (1981–1987) Gimme a Break!GenreSitcomCreated by Mort Lachman Sy Rosen Directed by John Bowab Hal Cooper Jim Drake Linda Day Dick Harwood Jules Lichtman Will Mackenzie Patrick Maloney Phil Ramuno Tony Singletary Oz Scott Herbert Kenwith Howard Storm Starring Nell Carter Dolph Sweet Kari Michaelsen Lauri Hendler Lara Jill Miller Howard Morton John Hoyt Joey Lawrence Telma Hopkins Jonathan Silverman Rosetta LeNoire Matthew Lawrence Paul Sand Rosie O'Donnell Theme music composerBob Christianson, Bob Garrett, and Marley Sims (first two seasons only)Jay Graydon and Richard PageOpening theme"Gimme a Break" performed by Nell CarterComposerBob ChristiansonCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons6No. of episodes137 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producers Hal Cooper Mort Lachman Rod Parker Producers Arthur Julian Coleman Mitchell Geoffrey Neigher Running time24–25 minutesProduction companies Mort Lachman and Associates Alan Landsburg Productions (seasons 1–4) Reeves Entertainment Group (seasons 5–6) Original releaseNetworkNBCReleaseOctober 29, 1981 (1981-10-29) –May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12) Gimme a Break! is an American tel