Gimme a Break!

American television sitcom
TVSeries television_series Q2056556
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Summary

Gimme a Break! is a television series[1]. Gimme a Break! ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,434 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gimme a Break! is the creator of Morton Lachman[3].
  • Gimme a Break! received the Genesis Award[4].
  • Gimme a Break!'s instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Gimme a Break! was directed by John Bowab[6].
  • Gimme a Break!'s genre is American television sitcom[7].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Nell Carter[8].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Dolph Sweet[9].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Lara Jill Miller[10].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Lauri Hendler[11].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Kari Michaelsen[12].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Howard Morton[13].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was John Hoyt[14].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Joey Lawrence[15].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Telma Hopkins[16].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Jonathan Silverman[17].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Rosetta LeNoire[18].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Matthew Lawrence[19].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Paul Sand[20].
  • A cast member of Gimme a Break! was Rosie O'Donnell[21].
  • Gimme a Break!'s production company is recorded as Universal Television[22].
  • Gimme a Break!'s production company is recorded as Alan Landsburg Productions[23].
  • The original language of Gimme a Break! was English[24].
  • Gimme a Break!'s original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[25].
  • Gimme a Break!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Gimme a Break! comprises Gimme a Break!, season 1[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Gimme a Break! was directed by John Bowab[6]. Cast members include Nell Carter[8], Dolph Sweet[9], Lara Jill Miller[10], Lauri Hendler[11], Kari Michaelsen[12], and Howard Morton[13]. Gimme a Break! is the creator of Morton Lachman[3].

Publication

The original language of Gimme a Break! was English[24]. Gimme a Break!'s genre is American television sitcom[7].

Reception

Gimme a Break! received the Genesis Award[4].

Why It Matters

Gimme a Break! ranks in the top 6% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,434 views/month).[2] Gimme a Break! has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Gimme a Break! is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Gimme a Break! receive?

Honors received include Genesis Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by → Universal Television
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Distributed by: MCA Television"
  2. 14w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze series id → 7221
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39832|batch #39832]]: more tvdb and tvmaze ids"
  3. 14w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thetvdb series id → 77726
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39812|batch #39812]]: more tvdb"
  4. 21w ago · Trade · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → Gimmie a Break
    Genre → American television sitcom
    Creator → Morton Lachman
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: American television sitcom, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257968|batch #257968]]"
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