Gimme a Break! S01E19 An Unmarried Couple

Katie's friend Valerie shows up at the Kanisky house, pregnant and due any day. She tells Katie that her boyfriend Jonathan had a fight with her and the two broke up and she has nowhere to go. Valerie is welcome to stay with the family, however, once the Cheif finds out she is pregnant and split with her boyfriend, he does not tolerate this. When Jonathan shows up to see Valerie, the Cheif insists that he and Valerie marry before the baby is born and he agrees. Valerie and Jonathan quarrel about marriage until he tells her he loves her and asks her and the baby to marry him. In the end, Valerie goes into labor and decides she isn't having the baby until she and Jonathan are married. Julie rushes outside to find the neighborhood priest and the ceremony is performed. Shortly after the ceremony, as the ambulance arrives, Valerie gives birth in the front of the Kanisky house.

FAN DESK VERDICT A top-shelf entry. Not quite canon, but you’ll be quoting it all week — the fan desk says don’t skip.

Helen Hunt AS VALERIE Jay Johnson

Nell Carter AS NELLIE RUTH 'NELL' HARPER John Hoyt AS GRANDPA STANLEY KANISKY Kari Michaelson AS KATIE KANISKY Lauri Hendler AS JULIE KANISKY MAXWELL Lara Jill Miller AS SAMANTHA KANISKY Joey Lawrence AS JOEY DONOVAN Dolph Sweet AS CHIEF CARL KANISKY Telma Hopkins AS DR. ADELAIDE "ADDY" WILSON