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Gimme a Break! S02E01 Nell Goes to Jail

Oct 2, 1982 30 MIN NBC

The episode in brief

While Nell is on the phone with Angie, her phone dies out and a second later a man from the phone company takes the phone away. She gets fed up and goes to the phone company to get it back, claiming that she did pay her bill, but the man there (Mr. Swackhammer) says that the computer called her ""Ms. Fong"", and that she is behind 3 months on it. She gets really aggrevated and pulls the phone out and ends up in Jail, where Simpson acts as a person with no typingt skills at all, jotting down Nell's info. Nell calls Hamilton Storm, Glenlawn's news reporter, and he flies to the scene, reporting that Nell had been wrongfully accused of not paying her phone bill. Mr. Swackhammer then gets a call from his boss, telling him to drop the charges on Nell, and Nell is let free. Nell is then rewarded with a bunch of new phones for the house, and installing them is Mr. Swackhammer, the new ""Telephone Installer"".

Who’s in it

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Behind the camera

DIRECTED BY Jim Drake

Where it sits in the season

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Where to watch S02E01

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S02E01 FAQ

When did Gimme a Break! S02E01 air?

Gimme a Break! S02E01 (“Nell Goes to Jail”) first aired on October 2, 1982.

Where can I watch Gimme a Break! S02E01?

In the US, Gimme a Break! season 2 — including this episode — is available on The Roku Channel.

Who directed and wrote Gimme a Break! S02E01?

Gimme a Break! S02E01 (“Nell Goes to Jail”) was directed by Jim Drake.

EPISODE FACTS
SEASONSeason 2
EPISODES02E01
AIREDOct 2, 1982
NETWORKNBC
RUNTIME30 min
DIRECTORJim Drake
WHERE TO WATCH
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