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GIMME A BREAK! · SEASON 5 · EPISODE 8

Gimme a Break! S05E08 Sam's Little Girl

Nov 9, 1985 30 MIN NBC

The episode in brief

Sam is taking the role of a big sister to a girl named Pam, a kid from a single-parent home. When Pam arrives at the house, Sam has other ideas of her own, when the new neighbor Chip shows up and asks her to light his pilot light on the stove. Nell is then stuck taking care of Pam, and she is a nuissance to her. Nell then finds out from Sam that Pam's mother left her father for a computer repair man, and Nell finds a way to make Pam like her in the end.

Who’s in it

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Where it sits in the season

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Where to watch S05E08

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S05E08 FAQ

When did Gimme a Break! S05E08 air?

Gimme a Break! S05E08 (“Sam's Little Girl”) first aired on November 9, 1985.

Where can I watch Gimme a Break! S05E08?

In the US, Gimme a Break! season 5 — including this episode — is available on The Roku Channel.

EPISODE FACTS
SEASONSeason 5
EPISODES05E08
AIREDNov 9, 1985
NETWORKNBC
RUNTIME30 min
WHERE TO WATCH
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