Gimme a Break!

Nell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Nell Carter , Lara Jill Miller , Kari Michaelsen , Lauri Hendler , Dolph Sweet , John Hoyt , Joey Lawrence , Telma Hopkins , Howard Morton , Matthew Lawrence , Rosetta LeNoire , Jonathan Silverman , Paul Sand , Rosie O'Donnell , Pete Schrum , Jane Dulo , Harrison Page , Don Bovingloh

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Katie the Crook

Wed, Oct 28, 1981

Recently widowed Police Chief Carl Kanisky returns home to find his household in a mess. His housekeeper, Nell, has vacuumed his goldfish, Gertrude, his youngest daughter, Samantha, has a black eye, his middle daughter, Julie, is kissing a boy in the kitchen, and his oldest daughter, Katie, has been picked up for shoplifting.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Wed, Nov 4, 1981

Nell is tired of striking out on the dating scene, so the Chief sets her up with one of his officers.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Second Time Around

Wed, Nov 11, 1981

The Chief is reunited with a woman he knew when they were both high school students - when she runs into his police car.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Mom's Birthday

Wed, Nov 18, 1981

Nell, the Chief, and the girls try to take their minds off of the fact that it today would have been the girls' mother's birthday.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Do or Diet

Wed, Nov 25, 1981

Nell and the Chief, who have both struggled with weight problems for years, try not to think about food.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ A Man in Nell's Room

Wed, Dec 2, 1981

Nell quits her job and moves out of the house when she argues with the Chief over inviting her boyfriend to stay the night.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Your Prisoner is Dead

Wed, Dec 9, 1981

The Chief is caught in a stand-off at a drug store and is forced to shoot the hold-up man.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Julie's Rejection

Wed, Dec 16, 1981

Katie sponsors Julie for membership in the Silver Slippers, an exclusive club to which she belongs.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Julie's First Love

Wed, Jan 6, 1982

Julie falls in love with Arnie, a boy she meets at a video arcade.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Nell's Ex

Wed, Jan 13, 1982

Nell's ex-husband Tony, a singer who had a modest Top 40 hit in the mid-1960s, returns to audition for a gig on a TV show.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Katie the Cheat

Wed, Jan 20, 1982

The Chief hopes Katie will be the first member of the Kanisky family to go to college, but she doesn't believe she can do well on a test. She asks Julie to take the test for her.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Emergency

Wed, Feb 3, 1982

Katie is hospitalized with what turns out to be complications from an Intra-Uterine Device.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Nell Goes Home

Wed, Feb 10, 1982

Nell goes back to Alabama when she learns her father is dying.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Samantha Steals a Squad Car

Wed, Feb 17, 1982

Samantha runs into the house after getting into a fight. Failing to get the attention of Nell and the Chief, who are fighting because Nell sat on his hat, she runs off with a squad car.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Grandma Fools Around

Wed, Feb 24, 1982

On their 55th wedding anniversary, Grandpa Kanisky discovers a shocking revelation about Grandma when he goes through their old love letters.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Hot Muffins

Wed, Mar 10, 1982

Katie's band has an opportunity for a gig in Hollywood.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Sam's Affair

Wed, Mar 17, 1982

Samantha believes that an innocent kiss from a boy has made her pregnant, but no one will clear up the situation for her.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ The Robbery

Wed, Mar 24, 1982

Two burglars break into the house while the Chief and the girls are away at an award ceremony and Nell is out with a friend.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ An Unmarried Couple

Wed, Mar 31, 1982

Katie's friend Valerie is pregnant, and her boyfriend Jonathan is unsure about marrying her.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Nell Goes to Jail

Fri, Oct 1, 1982

When the Kaniskys' phone service is mistakenly cut off for non-payment (it was supposed to be a Chinese woman), Nell clashes with the service representative at the phone company.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Brother Ed and the Hooker

Fri, Oct 8, 1982

The Chief doesn't approve when his brother Ed has a date with a woman who used to be a prostitute.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Sam's Imaginary Friend

Fri, Oct 15, 1982

Sam causes a stir in the household because of her imaginary friend named Debbie Jo.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Grandpa's Visit

Fri, Oct 22, 1982

Grandpa Kanisky causes commotion when he stays over at the house.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Take My Baby, Please

Fri, Oct 29, 1982

Valerie, the girl who married and gave birth at the same time in the Kanisky household, returns with the news that her husband has walked out on her. Nell helps her find a job so that she can support her baby.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Porko's II

Fri, Nov 5, 1982

Dr. George Avery, founder of the diet group People Organized to Reduce and Kick Obesity (PORKO), gives a speech at one of Nell's meetings. Having gained back a significant amount of weight, he is depressed and wants to end his life. It's up to Nell and the other PORKO members to try and stop him.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Chief's Gay Evening

Fri, Nov 12, 1982

During a stakeout, a police officer admits his homosexuality to the Chief, who is extremely displeased.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Katie Steals Julie's Jock

Fri, Nov 26, 1982

Katie and Julie clash over a boy they both like.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Sam Faces Death

Fri, Dec 3, 1982

While Nell is away at a funeral, Officer Simpson accidentally shoots the Chief in the hand. The injuries are minor, but nonetheless Samantha worries that he's going to die.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Nell Goes Door to Door

Fri, Dec 10, 1982

Nell gets a job selling Amaze-O-Vac vacuum cleaners door to door, finding out too late about the shoddy quality of the product.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Love Thy Neighbor

Fri, Dec 17, 1982

Nell goes to court when a neighbor's dog becomes a nuisance.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Love, Kidney

Wed, Jan 5, 1983

When Uncle Ed falls ill suddenly, he learns that he needs a kidney transplant from a relative, so he asks the Chief to donate his kidney.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Julie Smokes

Wed, Jan 12, 1983

The Chief is angry when he catches Julie smoking a cigarette.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Centerfold: Part 1

Wed, Jan 19, 1983

The Chief fires a female officer for posing for a pornographic magazine.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ The Centerfold: Part 2

Wed, Jan 26, 1983

The Mayor of Glenlawn puts political pressure on the Chief over the female officer who posed nude.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ The Custody Suit

Wed, Feb 9, 1983

The Chief's sister-in-law, Blanche Ross, drops in unexpectedly on his birthday and treats Nell condescendingly. Later night, she walks into the kitchen and sees Nell performing the Heimlich maneuver on the Chief, and assumes they're having sex. She decides to sue the Chief for custody of the girls.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Return of the Doo-Wop Girls

Wed, Feb 16, 1983

Nell learns that the members of a singing group she used to belong to are in town, and she reflects on how they tricked her into leaving the group for a thinner replacement.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Eddie Gets Married

Wed, Feb 23, 1983

Uncle Ed asks his girlfriend Maxine to marry him.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Grandpa Robs a Bank

Wed, Mar 2, 1983

At the bank, Grandpa is confused for a bank robber.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Glenlawn Street Blues

Wed, Mar 9, 1983

Nell takes Samantha to the police station to show her that their real day-to-day functions bear no resemblance to what she sees on her favorite TV cop shows.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Nell and the Kid

Wed, Apr 27, 1983

A delicatessen owner takes in a young girl who tried to shoplift from him.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Nell Gets Sick

Wed, May 4, 1983

Grandma Kanisky takes over the household while Nell is sick.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Groupie

Wed, Sep 28, 1983

Julie wants to meet her favorite singer, Andy Gibb, who is doing a recording session in town.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ The Way to a Man's Heart

Wed, Oct 12, 1983

Nell is attracted to a man in her diet group.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Katie's Commitment

Wed, Oct 19, 1983

Nell and the Chief worry when they see Katie going out with a 34-year-old college professor.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Joey: Part 1

Wed, Oct 26, 1983

Officer Simpson catches Joey Donovan, an abandoned seven-year-old boy, trying to bilk people out of their money.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Joey: Part 2

Wed, Nov 2, 1983

When the social worker comes to pick up Joey, Nell tells her he ran away.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ The Mayor

Wed, Nov 9, 1983

The new mayor of Glenlawn takes an interest in Nell.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Melissa

Wed, Nov 16, 1983

Nell sets the Chief up with a woman who, unknown to her, is a male-to-female transsexual.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Nell's Friend

Wed, Nov 30, 1983

Nell's friend (and sometimes rival) Addy Wilson, a Phi Beta Kappa, comes to town.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Grandpa's Rebellion

Wed, Dec 7, 1983

Nell and the Kaniskys try to persuade the recently widowed Grandpa to come and live with them.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ A Kanisky Christmas

Wed, Dec 21, 1983

Nell's plans to give Joey a Christmas with the family meet with resistance, they've all made plans.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Herbie

Wed, Jan 4, 1984

Samantha believes the world is coming to an end.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ James Returns

Wed, Jan 11, 1984

Upset because her ex has remarried, Nell goes out with the girls and runs into the other lover of her life.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Samantha's Protest

Wed, Jan 18, 1984

The Chief puts his whole family (and Nell) in the lock-up after they join Samantha in protesting the planned destruction of an old Spanish mission.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Flashback

Wed, Jan 25, 1984

Nell recalls how she met the girls' mother, Margaret Kanisky, and how she gave up a singing career to take care of them when Margaret revealed that was terminally ill.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Knock Three Times

Wed, Feb 1, 1984

Nell undergoes hypnosis to recall the location of a missing ring, but the side effects are unexpected.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Valentine

Wed, Feb 8, 1984

Nell arranges some Valentine's Day dates for the family; all of them end in disaster.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ The Big Apple: Part 1

Wed, Feb 15, 1984

Nell and Addy win a trip to New York City on "Wheel of Fortune."

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ The Big Apple: Part 2

Wed, Feb 22, 1984

When Nell and Addy arrive in New York City, they take a carry-on bag from a man at the airport they think belongs to Nell. It actually belongs to the man from whom they stole it and the contents get them in a lot of trouble.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Rodeo

Wed, Mar 7, 1984

After getting caught in the rain with Joey at the rodeo, Grandpa is hospitalized with severe pneumonia.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Katie's College

Wed, Mar 14, 1984

Nell is upset when she learns that Katie would rather open a business than go to college.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ The Center

Wed, Apr 18, 1984

Grandpa attends a dance at a senior citizen's center.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Class of '84

Wed, May 2, 1984

The final tests stand in the way of Nell and Katie each receiving their high school diplomas.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ New Orleans: Part 1

Fri, Sep 28, 1984

Nell and Joey go to New Orleans for a little holiday. While there Nell runs into an ex who proposes to her. And Joey runs into someone he thinks he knows.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ New Orleans: Part 2

Fri, Oct 5, 1984

Joey goes missing, Nelle and Charlie have a fight about their relationship. Nelle tries to track down a missing Joey.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Nell's Birthday

Fri, Oct 12, 1984

There's nothing happy for Nell about her birthday, until she learns it isn't the birthday she thinks it is.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Grandpa's Secret Life

Fri, Oct 19, 1984

A woman from Grandpa's past returns.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Sam's First Love

Fri, Oct 26, 1984

Samantha falls in love with an 18 year old con artist.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Who Dunnit?

Fri, Nov 2, 1984

When Nell's CPR patient dies, Ray Parker Jr. performs at the benefit for his widow, neither of them knowing that the deceased was a vicious mobster known as Eddie the Enforcer.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Breakdance

Fri, Nov 9, 1984

Katie's having some financial trouble with her shop and tries to keep Nell from finding out about because they know she'll over react. And when Joey seems to be spending more of his time on learning how to break dance instead of his studies, Nell tells him he has to stop. But he tells her he's doing it so that he can perform at his teacher's retirement party. But when the teacher tells Nell she isn't retiring anytime soon. Nell tries to find out what he is hiding.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Daddy's Little Girl

Fri, Nov 16, 1984

Nell thinks she has quite a find in a charming archaeologist, until she discovers he's Addy's daddy.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Carl's Delicate Moment

Fri, Nov 23, 1984

A female officer accuses the Chief of sexual harassment.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Julie's Lie

Fri, Nov 30, 1984

Julie lies to Nell to be with her boyfriend Jonathan.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Baby of the Family

Fri, Dec 7, 1984

To get back at Nell for not letting her go on a fishing trip, Sam plans to use Joey to get back at her.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ TV or Not TV

Fri, Dec 14, 1984

Nell tries to get her family and friends to go one evening without watching any television.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ The Spirit of Christmas

Fri, Dec 21, 1984

During the Christmas season, Nell and Addy are attracted to the same man.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Grandpa's Will

Fri, Jan 4, 1985

Grandpa is acting very cranky. He's complaining about having to share a room with Joey. He wants to move out but Carl reminds him he has no resources.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ The Answering Machine

Fri, Jan 11, 1985

Nell is dating a lawyer. Grandpa doesn't trust him because he is a lawyer. When Nell goes to see him before he goes on a business trip and overhears a couple of messages left on his answering machine by women. Nell is insecure and when one of those women goes with him on his trip, she freaks out and leaves a message on his machine telling him she's dumping him. But when she learns that she's wrong, she doesn't know what to do. Julie tells Nell she should talk to him and apologize, which she nixes. That's when Katie suggests she erase the message problem is how does she get into his apartment.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ The Gift

Fri, Jan 18, 1985

Nell's stressed because she's being honored as the woman of the year and can't find anything to wear. Julie shows her the diamond necklace her new boyfriend just gave her. Nell tells her that she should give it back because she doesn't know him that well. She entrusts it to Nell till she meets him again. Nell's new boyfriend gives her a mink coat, which she takes and plans to wear at the ceremony and also wears the necklace. Later she gets robbed. And tries to tell Julie what happened without looking like a hypocrite.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Alabamy Bound: Part 1

Fri, Jan 25, 1985

Nell goes back to Alabama for her sister's wedding, where she clashes with her mother.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Alabamy Bound: Part 2

Fri, Feb 1, 1985

Nell's mother plans to move to Glenlawn with her.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Earthquake

Fri, Feb 8, 1985

After an earthquake, Nell is trapped in the library with a deaf woman who can read lips, but only in Spanish.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ The Lookalike

Fri, Feb 15, 1985

Addy's women's group is having a benefit concert with Sammy Davis, Jr. as the emcee. When Sammy can't make it, Nell finds a man who looks like him and tries to get him to perform.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Cat Story

Fri, Feb 22, 1985

During a torrential rainstorm, Officer Simpson disappears while trying to save a cat and is presumed to have died.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Police Mamas

Fri, Mar 22, 1985

Nell and Addy take over when the entire Glenlawn police force suffers food poisoning.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Monkey See, Monkey Do

Fri, Mar 29, 1985

Everyone gets mad at the Chief and starts to move out of the house one by one.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Friendship

Fri, May 3, 1985

Nell is angry at Addy, so she decides to find a new best friend.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ Julie's Birthday

Fri, May 10, 1985

It's Julie's birthday, and she's depressed about breaking up with her boyfriend, Jonathan.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Joey's Train

Fri, Sep 13, 1985

It has been three months since Chief Kanisky died, when a present he bought for Joey's birthday turns up. Meanwhile, Julie and Jonathan want to move into his bedroom, but Nell objects to this.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Ship of Fools: Part 1

Fri, Sep 20, 1985

There's a major house payment that's due so everyone tries to pull all the cash they have. But it still comes up short. Later Nell's ex-husband, who says his band plays on cruise ships, asks Nell to fill in for the band's singer. Nell initially refuses but upon learning about the payment and that what she'll be payed will enough for the payment reluctantly goes and brings Addy and Joey with her.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Ship of Fools: Part 2

Fri, Sep 27, 1985

Upon learning that her ex-husband is remarried to a younger woman, Nell's voice goes out, jeopardizing her earning the money needed for the house payment. The ship's doctor tells her to relax but when she tries another stressful moment befalls her.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ The Man from Zoron

Fri, Oct 4, 1985

While looking for dropped change at a bus stop, Joey accidentally goes out into the path of the arriving bus but is saved by a stranger. Nell and Joey invite the stranger to the house and find out that he claims to be from the planet Zoron.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Addy's Goodbye

Fri, Oct 18, 1985

Nell gives Addy the silent treatment after she discovers that Addy had a party with her colleagues and did not invite her. Nell refuses to budge even after Addy announces that she is moving to NY to accept a new position.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ So Long, Jonathan

Fri, Oct 25, 1985

Julie and Jonathan's marriage faces its first true test when Jonathan is chosen for an internship in Mexico and he is adamant about Julie not going with him.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Mama

Fri, Nov 1, 1985

Nell's mother comes to Glenlawn to have eye surgery.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Sam's Little Girl

Fri, Nov 8, 1985

Sam volunteers as a Big Sister to a mischievous little girl who is rude to Nell.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ The Elevator

Fri, Nov 15, 1985

Nell and Addy find themselves stuck in separate, adjacent elevators in the same building.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Nell's New Car

Fri, Nov 22, 1985

Nell buys Addy's old car. When the car starts to break down, it comes between the two of them.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Nell's Gifted Child

Fri, Nov 29, 1985

Nell pushes Joey to achieve his potential when she receives news from a school counselor that he is a gifted child. But Joey prefers being an average fourth grader and doesn't want to take a placement test for special classes.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Katie's Apartment

Fri, Dec 6, 1985

When Nell goes to visit Katie at her new apartment, she stumbles upon Katie's new beau who is a married man.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Snippets

Fri, Dec 13, 1985

Nell and the Kaniskys and their friends look back at the past during the Christmas season.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Second Chance: Part 1

Fri, Jan 3, 1986

Nell agrees to sing for a band led by an ex-convict.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Second Chance: Part 2

Fri, Jan 10, 1986

Nell and the band appear on "Hour Magazine".

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Bienvenido, Jonathan

Fri, Jan 17, 1986

When Jonathan returns from his trip in Mexico, he is uncharacteristically moody and will not talk about it. Julie and Nell soon find out that he has lied about going to work and fear that he may be having an affair with a fellow classmates.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ The Gun

Fri, Jan 31, 1986

Nell is accidentally shot in the foot after she startles Joey who is playing with the Chief's old gun. Following the incident, Nell is puzzled when Joey seems to be avoiding her and the repercussions of his actions.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ A Lesson for Nell

Fri, Feb 7, 1986

Nell is up in arms when she finds out that Grandpa Kanisky is dating a woman who is the same age as her.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Pride and Prejudice

Fri, Feb 14, 1986

Nell goes to apply for a job. But the man she meets tells her that she's not what he's looking for. She assumes he's a bigot so she gets a lawyer who specializes in racial discrimination to confront him. But they find a lot of blacks working there. They find out why he doesn't want to hire Nell and the lawyer tells Nell that it's not in his purview. .

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Family Reunion

Fri, Feb 21, 1986

Nell's sister leaves her husband, she then comes to stay with Nell, meanwhile more family shows up to make Nell's life a living hell.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Getting to Know You

Fri, Mar 28, 1986

Nell has a big date with a foot doctor who happens to not like children. She doesn't know how to tell him about Joey and he is coming over for dinner.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Katie's Korner

Fri, Apr 4, 1986

Nell worries what Katie might do after a string of extremely bad luck.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Found Money

Fri, May 2, 1986

Nell shares her monetary inheritance with her family and friends.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ The Purse Snatcher

Fri, May 9, 1986

Nell's purse is stolen at a Greek restaurant.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ Sam Goes to College: Part 1

Tue, Sep 23, 1986

Samantha is excited to start school in New Jersey, but she soon finds out that her scholarship has been canceled by the school.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ Sam Goes to College: Part 2

Tue, Sep 23, 1986

Samantha decides to move to San Francisco with Katie, Nell is trying to do everything she can do to stop her from going.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Below Sea Level

Tue, Sep 30, 1986

Nell and Joey decide to fly to New Jersey to help Samantha move into the dorm. While on the east coast Nell visits Addy who is living in New York now.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Joey Meets Matthew

Tue, Oct 7, 1986

Joey's father returns and introduces him to his younger brother, Matthew.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Nell Goes Back to New York

Tue, Oct 14, 1986

Nell travels back to New York after receiving a letter from Joey. She ends up ruining Addy's date with a lawyer. Nell is trying hard to get Joey back from Tim.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ The Apartment

Tue, Oct 28, 1986

Nell decides to try and get a job a big famous publishing company. She also looks for an apartment to live in with Addy.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ I Love New York

Tue, Nov 4, 1986

Nell starts to regret moving to New York. Even after Grandpa successfully sells the Kaniskys' house, she still feels homesick for Glenlawn.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Nell, the Boss

Tue, Nov 11, 1986

At Nell's new job at the publishing company, she hires Addy as an assistant, but quickly realizes what a mistake that was.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Harry the Hamster

Tue, Nov 18, 1986

Joey brings home a hamster, leading Nell and Addy to begin a crusade against animal testing by cosmetic companies.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ Joey the Gambler

Tue, Nov 25, 1986

Joey is caught gambling in order to pay for a new skateboard. But when Nell finds out, she has to teach him a lesson to show Joey why it's wrong.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ The Scam

Tue, Dec 2, 1986

Nell and Mama Maybelle go to open a new checking account at the bank, but Nell quickly meets a con man out for her money.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Christmas in New York

Tue, Dec 9, 1986

Realizing that Marty may be alone on Christmas Eve, Nell reluctantly invites him over. However, her sympathy turns to rage when she finds out that he told Joey that Santa does not exist.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ Nell's Secret Admirer

Tue, Jan 6, 1987

Nell gets a message from a former high school classmate who has had a crush on her for years. When she agrees to meet him at Marty's restaurant, he gets cold feet.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ The Loan

Tue, Jan 13, 1987

After Nell lends money to Addy to buy an expensive dress, she isn't very quick at paying back and that is making Nell uncomfortable.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ The Window: Part 1

Tue, Jan 20, 1987

Nell gets a promotion at work which gives her less time with the boys. Joey takes Matthew out and ends up losing him.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ The Window: Part 2

Tue, Jan 20, 1987

Nell decides to quit her job to spend more time with the boys. She ends up interviewing a new job, which would leave Joey in charge of Matthew again, which worries Nell.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ Joey's First Crush

Tue, Jan 27, 1987

Nell throws a party for a friends husband who wants to move to Georgia and open a bed and breakfast. This causes a fight between the husband and wife.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Joey's Teacher

Tue, Feb 3, 1987

Nell's lesson to Joey about respecting his teacher is put to the test when the teacher falls in Nell's apartment and sues her for 2.2 million dollars.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Joey's Hero

Tue, Feb 10, 1987

Captain Jerk, the star of Joey's favorite TV show, chokes on his whistle and is hospitalized. He needs a transfusion, and Nell gladly agrees to allow the hospital to use her blood. However, she is livid when she learns that the Captain is the leader of a white supremacist group.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Joey, the Gigolo

Tue, Feb 24, 1987

Nell is concerned that some of her fellow co-workers are being laid off, so she sets up her bosses daughter with Joey. Meanwhile Joey because very close with the girl and starts skirting family functions.

21Season 6