As of July 2026, Gimme a Break! Season 6 aired in 1986 with 25 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Gimme a Break! Season 6

1986 25 Episodes Comedy · Family ⭐ 7/10

Gimme a Break! Season 6 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 31 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Nell Carter is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Gimme a Break! Season 6 is worth clearing space for. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Gimme a Break! Season 6 from the crowd. Season 6 of Gimme a Break! Includes 25 episodes. It aired from September 1986 to May 1987. Nell Carter and Lara Jill Miller lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1986. The timing in Gimme a Break! Season 6 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Gimme a Break! Season 6 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Nell Carter anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Gimme a Break! Season 6 — Episode Guide

E1
Sam Goes to College (1)
1986-09-24
Samantha, excitied that she has gotten into Littlfield College in New Jersey, is let down when she recieves a letter in the mail, saying that the school cancelled her scholarship. As this is going on, Julie and Jonathan, the proud new parents of baby Nell, are finally moving to Bakersfield to have p...
E2
Sam Goes to College (2)
1986-09-24
Nell continues to talk Samantha out of moving to Sanfransisco with Katie. She then realizes that Samantha is still 17, and she has legal control over her still. Addy finally calls Nell and tells her that Samantha did get the scholarship, and that it was a computer error. An excited Samantha, decides...
E3
Below Sea Level
1986-10-01
Nell and Joey fly to New Jersy to move Samantha to her college living space at Littlefield College. While they are there, and New York is so close by, and Addy as well, who is now living there because she has gotten a job at a big University, they deicde to visit her and see how she is doing. Nell i...
E4
Joey Meets Matthew
1986-10-08
Joey meets Matthew finally, and is mad that he has a little brother. Tim says that he has some matters to take care of and will meet Nell and the boys at a restaruant shortly. Nell and Addy then decide to take the boys to the park and they have a blast. As Addy and Nell sit and talk on a park bench...
E5
Nell Goes Back to New York
1986-10-15
Nell recives a letter from Joey in New York, telling her that he is fine, but she knows that Tim is not taking proper care of them. She returns to New York, where she ruins Addy's date with a lawyer, and tells her the two will get Joey back. She spies on him at the playground, and he sees her, and s...
E6
The Apartment
1986-10-29
Nell tries to get a job at a famous New York publishing company. She then decides to rent an apartment in Greenwich Village where she, Addy, Joey and Matthew move into.
E7
I Love New York
1986-11-05
Nell is fed up with the new apartment in New York, and tells Addy she wants to go back to Glenlawn to get some of that good California air inside of her again. When Gradpa calls, he tells her that he sold the house to leave Glenlawn behind and move to New York with her. She then meets her upstairs t...
E8
Nell the Boss
1986-11-12
After Addy is laid off at the University for going on strike, Nell hires her as an assistant at Mcdillon and Loud's publishing company where she works. When Nell thinks Addy is too slow at reading manuscripts, she fires her, and Addy, upset at Nell's attitude towards her, refuses to ever speak to he...
E9
Harry the Hamster
1986-11-19
Nell is furious when she hears a squeaking noise coming from Joey and Matthew's room. When she checks in on them, she finds out that they are caring for Joey's class hamster, ""Harry"", who Joey knows would most likely be used to be tested on human products. Nell and Addy decide to make a fund to st...
E10
Joey the Gambler
1986-11-26
Joey begins to run ilegal gambling tickets from the staff at El Gatspacio, and Nell is horrified when she finds out he was picked up for running them.After Nell brings Joey home, she tries to teach him that gambling is wrong. When her lecture doesn't work, she finally confides in Marty, who uses the...
E11
The Scam
1986-12-03
As Nell and her mother are at the bank to put items into Mama Maybelle's safe deposit box, a con man shows up, tells Nell that there is a con man in the bank who is taking people's money, tells Nell he is a detective and to take her Mama's money out for the con man to take, then he will follow the g...
E12
Christmas in New York
1986-12-10
Nell decides to buy a Christmas tree, as does Addy, who both know that it costs too much for one in New York. As the gang begins to celebrate Christmas New York style, Joey tells Matthew that there is no such thing as Santra Claus, and Nell blames Marty for the whole thing. In the end, Nell realizes...
E13
Nell's Secret Admirer
1987-01-07
Nell gets a call from her highschool secret admirer, whom she never knew personally in Alabama. She decides to met him at El Gatspacio since he is in town, and she knows that he cannot have a successful relationship with a woman because he has never forgot about her. When she arrives at El Gatspacio...
E14
The Loan
1987-01-14
Nell gives Addy a loan to buy a new dress to attend a gala event, knowing that she will pay her back in no time at all. As time passes, people in the building begin to take advantage of Addy, and ask her for money which she does give them. Everyone tells Nell that Addy is a saint for giving them mon...
E15
The Window (1)
1987-01-21
Nell has a better job in her company as a book editor. However, that tears her away from staying with the boys. When Joey tells Nell that he's doing a Walk-A-Thon fund raiser for his school & wants to sign up sponsors. But Nell doesn't want Joey to go alone with Matthew wandering the streets of Ne...
E16
The Window (2)
1987-01-21
Nell decides to quit her job so she could stay home with the boys. So Nell decides to get a new job instead. When she told Joey that, he was delighted. Then the phone rings and the company wants Nell to come to her interview. Nell tells Joey to watch Matthew, but he's still mad at him. So she cal...
E17
Joey's First Crush
1987-01-28
Joey begins to have a crush on Maggie, and at her husband's birthday party, Nell finds out that he wants to leave New York behind and move to Georgia.
E18
Joey's Teacher
1987-02-04
Joey is upset because his teacher, Mr. Gronomeir keeps hating him. When Nell invites him to the house to talk about Joey, he trips on Maggies skateboard, and decides to sue, and fakes that he has serious pains. However, he is on his way to spin the big wheel for fast cash on television, and when Nel...
E19
Joey's Hero
1987-02-11
When Joey's favorite television star ""Captain Jerk"", is hospitalized after swallowing a whistle, it is up to Nell to give him a blood transfusion since she has the same type of blod as him. However, as she goes to his hospital room to meet him, she finds out that he is predjudiced as she heards hi...
E20
Joey the Gigolo
1987-02-25
Nell knows that her boss is beginning to fire many workers on the job, and when she finds out he has a daughter named Molly that is Joey's age, she sets the two up, so she can work her way to staying on the job. What Nell doesn't know is that Joey is turning into a Gigolo, leaving the family everyda...

🎭 Cast of Gimme a Break! Season 6

Nell Carter
Nell Carter
Nell Harper
Lara Jill Miller
Lara Jill Miller
Sam Kinisky
John Hoyt
John Hoyt
Stanley Kanisky
Joey Lawrence
Joey Lawrence
Joey Donovan
Telma Hopkins
Telma Hopkins
Addy Wilson
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Donovan
Paul Sand
Paul Sand
Marty
Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie O'Donnell
Maggie O'Brien
Rosetta LeNoire
Rosetta LeNoire
Maybelle Harper

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