Quite possibly one of the most idiotic shows ever made!

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Gimme a Break!

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same_here — 16 years ago(July 03, 2009 11:38 PM)

I remember how stupid some of the episodes were - I don't I ever laughed when this show was on and at the time it looked like was being broadcast to help flush out terrorists that must have been in hiding. All in all, this show makes those retarded reality TV shows look like The Sopranos!

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stevenackerman69 — 16 years ago(July 07, 2009 11:36 AM)

Yeah, there were some episodes I didn't like, but the show was funny at times.

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euro4569 — 15 years ago(May 23, 2010 06:03 AM)

Perhaps the OP is an idiot for thinking that all shows have to have Hannah Montana and have A and F guys and girls all over the place. Do us a favour, go back and watch American Idol.

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dpcole7 — 14 years ago(April 30, 2011 06:26 PM)

Season 1 is hilarious!
Season 2 meanders, but has a lot of great set-pieces.
I've not seen seasons 3-onward yet
But "reality" shows are the idiotic properties of which you speak. Not "Gimme a Break".

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JackRussellDog — 14 years ago(July 23, 2011 05:19 PM)

It was pretty bad at times, far from the worst. I think I saw the first couple of seasons, but that that was it. Two And A Half Men is far more burdonsome to watch.

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pioneergrrrl — 9 years ago(June 06, 2016 09:56 AM)

So why do they need a black woman to come in and take care of the nearly adult kids?? Aren't the capable of themselves doing household chores?

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activista — 9 years ago(June 09, 2016 09:06 AM)

The show actually got much better when the kids grew up and left, and Nell went on her own. I also recall seeing Rosie O'Donnell (when she was still an unknown comic) on the show, not long before it get canceled. Funny how when '80s shows are mentioned, it's like this one forgoten because no one ever mentions it.

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stevenackerman69 — 9 years ago(June 10, 2016 11:04 PM)

When the show started, the kids weren't adults yet, but still in school. Yes, eventually they all grew up, which was why they changed the format in the final season.

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stevenackerman69 — 9 years ago(November 16, 2016 01:21 AM)

The reason she was there was to be a mother figure. The girls' mother, Margaret, passed away of cancer and Nell was an old friend and she promised Margaret she would help the Chief out and take care of the girls. That was the idea of the show.