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Gimme a Break!: Season 5

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24 episodes · premiered Sep 14, 1985

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  1. Episode 1: Joey's Train Sep 14, 1985 · 30m Nell is sad and doesnt want anyone to remind her of the Cheif since he pased away. Joey recives part of a toy train the Chief gave him, and puts it in the Cheifs room. Nell get mad when…
  2. Episode 2: Ship of Fools (1) Sep 21, 1985 · 30m Nell decides to take her ex-husband's offer up on performing on his ship. While she is on the ship,she finds out that Tony has left his second wife, who is many years younger than Nell.
  3. Episode 3: Ship of Fools (2) Sep 28, 1985 · 30m While continuing to perform on Tony's ship, Nell discovers that he has fallen in love all over again with a woman that Joey befriends on the ship.
  4. Episode 4: The Man From Zoron Oct 5, 1985 · 30m Joey is saved by a man from being hit by a bus, and when the man tells his family that he is from another planet, everyone but Nell believes him. The man says he is from Zoron, and that he…
  5. Episode 5: Addy's Goodbye Oct 19, 1985 · 30m Nell finds out Addy was given a teaching job as the a Dean at Columbia University by a professor she despises and thinks is tricky. Nell and Addy get into a fight at her goodbye party, and…
  6. Episode 6: So Long, Jonathan Oct 26, 1985 · 30m Jonathan leaves on his archeological Mexican dig project. In the meantime, back at the Kanisky house, Julie finds out that she is pregnant with his baby after she decides to go to enlist…
  7. Episode 7: Mama Nov 2, 1985 · 30m Mama Maybelle arrives in Glenlawn to visit Nell, and tells her that she has to have an eye operation, and fears that she may never be able to see again. She tells Nell that she is going to…
  8. Episode 8: Sam's Little Girl Nov 9, 1985 · 30m 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…
  9. Episode 9: The Elevator Nov 16, 1985 · 30m Nell finds out that Addy is engaged to be married to her dentist, who has been previously married before, and has several children from each marriage. When Nell decides to accept Addy's…
  10. Episode 10: Nell's New Car Nov 23, 1985 · 30m Nell finds out Addy is selling her car, and wants to be the first one to take it off her hands. However, Angies sister has already purchased it, and Nell talks her out of it. When Nell…
  11. Episode 11: Nell's Gifted Child Nov 30, 1985 · 30m Nel finds out that Joey is a gifted child, and should take a test to see what grade he should be placed into. When Joey tells her that the 4th grade is fine, and that he just wants to play…
  12. Episode 12: Katie's Apartment Dec 7, 1985 · 30m Nell finds out that Katie is dating a married author of a famous book. She tells Katie to stop seeing him, and she tells her she is old enough to do what she wants. Katie then tells Julie…
  13. Episode 13: Snippets Dec 14, 1985 · 30m Nell and the gang decorate the Christmas tree as Joey pretends that he is sick, but wants to help out as well. During the Christmas gathering, the family recalls events from the past. In…
  14. Episode 14: Second Chance (1) Jan 4, 1986 · 30m Nell decides to quit college and pursue a real singing career. She becomes the manager for an ex-con who wrote a song in jail and decides to put it to music. When Nell and the ex-con go to…
  15. Episode 15: Second Chance (2) Jan 11, 1986 · 30m The ex-con is sad that Gary hated the song, and decides that singing is not the career for him. Nell then appears on Gary Collins' Hour Maganzine Show, and decides to go back to college…
  16. Episode 16: Bienvenido, Jonathan Jan 18, 1986 · 30m Jonathan returns home, giving attention to everyone accept Julie, who beleives that Jonathan doesn't love her anymore. In the end, Jonathan tells Nell that he knows that Archaeology is not…
  17. Episode 17: The Gun Feb 1, 1986 · 30m Joey accidently shoots Nell when he finds the cheif's gun in one of her dresser drawers. The whole family, including Mama Maybell, who comes for a visit, helps Nell out when she is shot in…
  18. Episode 18: A Lesson for Nell Feb 8, 1986 · 30m Nell finds out that Grandpa is dating Sally Parsons, who was previously dating Officer Simpson. When Simpson finds out he takes it like a baby, but Nell takes it much personal, and tels…
  19. Episode 19: Pride and Prejudice Feb 15, 1986 · 30m Nel is rejected for a job as a receptionist because she thinks she is black. When Addy decdies to go for the same job as well, she is rejected too. They decide to take the case to the…
  20. Episode 20: Family Reunion Feb 22, 1986 · 30m Nell's sister Loretta comes to town when she decides to leave Howard. She confides in Nell on what to do, but Nell doesn't know what she can do to help. Mama Maybelle shows up and calls…
  21. Episode 21: Getting to Know You Mar 29, 1986 · 30m When Officer Simpson leaves his cousins adopted children with Nell to babysit for her, her date who is at the house at the time lets Nell see who he really is, when he shows her his…
  22. Episode 22: Katie's Korner Apr 5, 1986 · 30m Katie, who has been sad since her latest boyfriend left her and is now engaged, is going broke and is deciding to close Katie's Korner. Nell knows that Katie is going to commit suicide…
  23. Episode 23: Found Money May 3, 1986 · 30m When Nell's grandmother passes away and leaves her a nice amount of money, she decides to split it with the family, and decides to let them spend it on something that is fun since it was…
  24. Episode 24: The Purse Snatcher May 10, 1986 · 30m As she is at a Greek restaraunt with her freinds, Nell's purse is stolen, which upsets everyone. However, the two Grek waiters have their own plan of getting the purse back for her.