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Gimme a Break! Season 4

Sep 29, 1984 – May 11, 1985 NBC 25 EPISODES
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Season 4 of Gimme a Break! aired from Sep 29, 1984 – May 11, 1985 on NBC and runs 25 episodes.

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S04E03 Oct 13, 1984 30 MIN

Nell's Birthday

Nell gets the bitrhday blues at turning 33. Addy is mocking her as the two are going on a cruise for singles 18-32 years old and she can lie about her age. When the two return…

S04E04 Oct 20, 1984 30 MIN

Grandpa's Secret Life

An old Polish man finds Grandpa and forces him to marry his daughter. He finds out that Grandpa was the man that came over on the steamship Krakaur in the early 1900's, and that…

S04E05 Oct 27, 1984 30 MIN

Sam's First Love

Sam is in love with a boy who just happens to be a big heel. He borrows money from the whole family, and when Nell tells him to leave the house, he and Sam decide to run off. Nell…

S04E06 Nov 3, 1984 30 MIN

Who Dunnit?

Nell and Ray Parker, Jr. have a difference of opinion over giving CPR to a fallen man. When the man dies, Nell and Ray decide to give a show for his wife. What they didn't know…

S04E07 Nov 10, 1984 30 MIN

Breakdance

When Katie needs money for her business, Joey helps her out by breakdancing at the beach. Nell finds out Joey's grades are slipping in school, and when Addy finds sand in his…

S04E08 Nov 17, 1984 30 MIN

Daddy's Little Girl

While at Skipper Dwayne's for dinner, Addy finds out her car is being towed away as Nell is approached by a sleezeball who wants to go out with her. A man at a neaby table tells…

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S04E09 Nov 24, 1984 30 MIN

Carl's Delicate Moment

It's a case of sexual harassment when a female officer wants a raise and the Chief will not give it to her. SHe takes the case to Addy's Congress of Determined Women, and the…

S04E10 Dec 1, 1984 30 MIN

Julie's Lie

Nell and Addy go up to a ski lodge to find Julie with her boyfriend, Jonathan after they win their big debate. When Jonathan hurts his foot in an accident, Nell goes to his room…

S04E11 Dec 8, 1984 30 MIN

Baby of the Family

Samantha gets upset at Nell, who disapproves of her going on a camping trip with teenage boys which will not be chapperoned. She gets increasingly angry at her when she favors…

S04E12 Dec 15, 1984 30 MIN

TV or Not TV

After being lifted by a class at night school on how TV tears families apart from one another, Nell decides to make the family stop watching TV for a night. However, once they…

S04E13 Dec 22, 1984 30 MIN

The Spirit of Christmas

Nell and Addy decide to spend Christmas in her apartment a few days earlier, since she is going to Alabama for Christmas, and wont be home to celebrate it then. As the night…

S04E14 Jan 5, 1985 30 MIN

Grandpa's Will

When the family tells Grandpa to go see a lawyer to make up his will, he refuses in doing so. In the end, Nell finds out he doesn't want to make out a will because he has nothing…

S04E15 Jan 12, 1985 30 MIN

The Answering Machine

Nell is mad that her current flame is going on a buisness trip with another woman, so she leaves him a message on his answering machine, and then gets second thoughts about it,…

S04E16 Jan 19, 1985 30 MIN

The Gift

Nell disapproves of Katie accepting a diamond necklace from her new boyfriend and tells her to give it back to him. However, when she is awarded the title of ""Glenlawn's Woman of…

S04E17 Jan 26, 1985 30 MIN

Alabamy Bound (1)

Nell, Addy, and Joey go off to Alabama to arrive for Nell's sister's Wedding. Nell is angered because her mother has not changed, and she is still ridiculing her. Nell is happy…

S04E18 Feb 2, 1985 30 MIN

Alabamy Bound (2)

After hearing the news that her sister Loretta insists that Mama Maybelle move to California to live with Nell in Glenlawn after the wedding, Nell is not keen to the idea. Even…

S04E19 Feb 9, 1985 30 MIN

The Earthquake

Nell is having a very bad day, due to the fact that Sal Bonaducci charged her more money for her car being fixed, and the library overcharging Joey for a late book. When Nell goes…

S04E20 Feb 16, 1985 30 MIN

The Lookalike

Nell books Sammy Davis Jr. to appear to the town of Glenlawn, and sing for them. However, when she calls Sammy to ask him if he is arriving on time, he tells her that she had…

S04E21 Feb 23, 1985 30 MIN

Cat Story

Officer Simpson ane the chief go out during a stormy night in Glenlawn, to check upon a bridge that had washed out. When the chief returns home, he shows the family Simpsons…

S04E22 Mar 23, 1985 30 MIN

Police Mamas

When the whole staff at the police station gets food poisoning, it's up to Addy and Nell to help them out. Simpson makes the two official police deputies, and there is a call that…

S04E23 Mar 30, 1985 30 MIN

Monkey See, Monkey Do

The chief gets angry Katie after her friend who got a part in a play offers her apartment to her. The Cheif also gets mad at Samantha for wearing a tactless outfit. The Cheif…

S04E24 May 4, 1985 30 MIN

Friendship

Nell is angry that Addy has not called her in over a week, and is doing things with other members of the family and not her. When Julie tells her that Addy told her she is having…

S04E25 May 11, 1985 30 MIN

Julie's Birthday

On Julies 18th birthday, Nell has a plan to get her and Jonathan back together after they broke up. She keeps orderig pizza, and when Jonathan keeps showing up, Julie hides in the…

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Season 4 FAQ

How many episodes are in Gimme a Break! season 4?

Gimme a Break! season 4 has 25 episodes.

When did Gimme a Break! season 4 air?

Gimme a Break! season 4 aired from September 29, 1984 to May 11, 1985.

Where can I watch Gimme a Break! season 4?

In the US, Gimme a Break! season 4 is available on The Roku Channel.

SEASON FACTS
SHOWGimme a Break!
YEAR1984
AIREDSep 29, 1984 – May 11, 1985
NETWORKNBC
EPISODES25
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