Episode guide
Gimme a Break!: Season 2
22 episodes · premiered Oct 2, 1982
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- Episode 1: Nell Goes to Jail Oct 2, 1982 · 30m 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…
- Episode 2: Brother Ed and the Hooker Oct 9, 1982 · 30m At the bowling alley, the Cheif meets up with Maxine, a prostitute who is used to nail bad cops. When Ed meets Carl at the bowling alley, he introduces him to Maxine and the two hit it…
- Episode 3: Sam's Imaginary Friend Oct 16, 1982 · 30m Katie and Julie go out on a double date as Samantha tells everyone to make room for Debbie Jo, an imaginary friend of hers. The Cheif thinks she is crazy and talks to Nell about sending…
- Episode 4: Grandpa's Visit Oct 23, 1982 · 30m When Grandma leaves to go see her sick sister who is about to have an operation, Grandpa is sent to live with the family for a few days. When he shows up he is nothing but trouble, as he…
- Episode 5: Take My Baby, Please Oct 30, 1982 · 30m Katie's friend, Valerie shows up at the Kanisky house with her new baby David. She tells the family that she and her husband Jonathan broke up since he left her for a bleached blonde lady…
- Episode 6: Porko's Nov 6, 1982 · 30m Nell hosts another one of her PORKO meetings at the house, where the head of the weight loss group shows up. When he arrives, the members of the group mock him for gaining all the weight…
- Episode 7: The Chief's Gay Evening Nov 13, 1982 · 30m The Chief goes on a stakeout with two officers where they are on lookout for an old-lady targeter. One of the officers dresses up as a woman and stays out in the streets, while the Chief…
- Episode 8: Katie Steals Julie's Jock Nov 27, 1982 · 30m Julie invites a handsome boy at school to come over to stud with her, but he falls for Katie, and the two go out. When Katie comes home, Julie and her have it out in a hilarious catfight…
- Episode 9: Sam Faces Death Dec 4, 1982 · 30m Nell is out of town at her cousin's funeral as Simpson storms into the house and says that the Cheif was shot but is alright. The Cheif is mad at Simpson because he accidently shot him in…
- Episode 10: Nell Goes Door to Door Dec 11, 1982 · 30m Angie tells Nell that she is going on a trip to Mexico with the money she made by selling vaccums. She urges Nell to attend a gathering where the operator of the sales talks about how rich…
- Episode 11: Love Thy Neighbor Dec 18, 1982 · 30m Nell is woken up in the early hours of the morning by a neighbors barking dog. When the Cheif wakes up he sees that she is asleep at the kitchen table and she tells him why she didn't get…
- Episode 12: Love, Kidney Jan 6, 1983 · 30m While playing the accordian at dinner, Uncle Ed falls I'll and feints into the fishtank while cooling off. He ends up in the hospital and when he wakes up he realizes that he needs to have…
- Episode 13: Julie Smokes Jan 13, 1983 · 30m The Chief finds a cigarrette in his sock and questions each of the girls about it. When he finds out that Samantha and Katie don't smoke, he tears through Julie's room and then appologizes…
- Episode 14: The Centerfold (1) Jan 20, 1983 · 30m When Mr. Swackhammer shows up to inform the Cheif about the female officer who posed nude, he rushes into work and tells her she is fired. Once the town and the country get a hold of what…
- Episode 15: The Centerfold (2) Jan 27, 1983 · 30m The man who has a bomb strapped to him tells Simpson he knows him from some place. He realizes that he's seen him before at the singles bar. They both talk about how they can never pick up…
- Episode 16: The Custody Suit Feb 10, 1983 · 30m Aunt Blanche pays a visit to the Chief on his birthday and threatens to take custody of the girls after seeing what looks like Nell and the Chief doing an indecent act in the kitchen, when…
- Episode 17: The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls Feb 17, 1983 · 30m Nell tells about her singing past with a doo-wop girl group. Nell and her two friends years before she met the Kanisky's decide to audition to get called back by a famous celebrity…
- Episode 18: Eddie Gets Married Feb 24, 1983 · 30m At the dinner table, Grandpa insists that Eddie should marry Maxine, since they have been going together for six months, and she says that if he ever asked her she would agree. Due to this…
- Episode 19: Grandpa Robs a Bank Mar 3, 1983 · 30m Grandpa hides a letter from Grandma and she beleives he is cheating on him. When she secretly takes the letter and reads it, she realizes that the apartment they live in is being converted…
- Episode 20: Greenlawn Street Blues Mar 10, 1983 · 30m When Samantha reads Nell part of her essay she is doing on the Cheif for school, Nell tells her it would be a good idea to go to the police station and observe her father in his daily…
- Episode 21: Nell and the Kid Apr 28, 1983 · 30m While at ""Max's Delacatesan"", Nell and Max see a girl shoplifting. Nell saves her from being arrested, telling Max she is taking her home. Nell finds out she has nowhere to go since her…
- Episode 22: Nell Gets Sick May 5, 1983 · 30m When Nell is sick at home and the Chief going off to Los Angeles for a meeting, he calls his mother to help out around the house. She shuns away Katies new boyfriend since he has pink…