Gimme a Break! S4E23 Monkey See, Monkey Do
Nell tries to interfere in her mother's love life.
Director:
Phil Ramuno
Writers:
Mort Lachman (creator), Sy Rosen (creator), 2 more credits »
Stars:
Nell Carter, Telma Hopkins, John Hoyt
Nell tries to interfere in her mother's love life.
Director:
Phil Ramuno
Writers:
Mort Lachman (creator), Sy Rosen (creator), 2 more credits »
Stars:
Nell Carter, Telma Hopkins, John Hoyt
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Rest In Peace chief gone but not forgotten 😘😘
They always give the Chief a hard time so I'm glad he went out with the guys lol
They had some nerve, taking over Katie's apartment. 😄
@natvan29
2 жыл бұрын
I agree mostly Nell
If Katie can have her own store, how come she can’t have her own place?
@natvan29
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with that plus she wanted to see if she could make it on her own with Nell and her father that why I got mad at Nell when she bragged in and started to take over the second she got there Katie should have said Nell I love you but I don't want you here leave
@natvan29
2 жыл бұрын
Without nell I mean
I really like Nell Carter and she will always be my favorite person, I wish I could of met her. Rest in peace sweet lady I love your shows ❤ and I love your acting and your kind heart ❤💙
Chief really looked ill. Poor guy.
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he was dying. He was able to make it though the season and died over hiatus.
Love the running gags in this episode 😂👌🏾
This is a very funny episode of gimme a break lol
@sha11235
5 жыл бұрын
You say this with every damn episode on here. Aren't there episodes that aren't as funny to you?
LOL I really was half expecting the doorbell to ring and Gertrude's tank to be sitting outside 😂
@lisacraig-mcmillan2532
Жыл бұрын
🤣
Those outfits of Samantha's were MILD compared to what these kids are wearing today. At least the strategic parts were covered.
@LaraCroftEyes1
6 жыл бұрын
Agree and that Samantha clothes cover more skin than what some floozy teenagers are wearing
@alicescott2781
3 жыл бұрын
You’re right about that
@cherylsestak5573
3 жыл бұрын
Even by today standards my Underage kids could not leave house wearing that. Once she 18 it's her decision.
@dianacox2293
3 жыл бұрын
@Brian Hess i must of dozed off and i hit random stuff on my phone. Sorry about that. I could see what you were wondering.
11:04 is hilarious. The swift jerk of the head is the cherry on top.
I love Samantha's outfit. I was a teen in the 80's and it's something I would've worn. Except maybe my skirt would be just a little longer. The 80's were great! I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could.
@traceycancio1795
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Sam and Katie were stylish but Julie us over here all Little House on The Priarie Like. 😂😂
@neitajames6029
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but at 15 my mom would said it was too short. Maybe if it was a little longer. I just remember being in the 8th grade . We had one teacher if you wore lipstick she'd. Tell you to wipe it off. No it was not me. She ruled that class no make up, no gum and only certain ladies wore makeup and lipstick. I got it when a older girl who should been in highschool got pregnant. you could not help but to notice. That teacher had a talk with her. So did the principal. That girl never came back. I don't think she finished school. I say her years later. She had more children. The guy who she thought loved her had 2 children with her never married. I don't think I wore make up in highschool just lip gloss. This episode reminded me of that teacher and that girl. 🙂. Please I'm not saying sam outfit was wrong. Just a little too short. Katie was stylish but 19. I'm wondering if they wrote julie character that way. She did change her hairstyle. But it made her look older.🙂. But I was allowed to pick out my clothes at 14. But the school had rules. How did I survive the late 80s and 90s🤔😂. Nj.
@adamsamuel8593
2 жыл бұрын
rubbish clothing, only fit for that era. Kids felt they could rebel more that decade. Licks for them if was in the caribbean,
@micklake4214
Жыл бұрын
That is a bit of nostalgia. A lot of bad in the 80' such as the crack epidemic and AIDS.
I like when Nell say get a life!
I don't remember skirts being THAT short in the 80s! Then again, I was nine in 1985. I guess I wasn't supposed to know at that age. Lol!
@sha11235
6 жыл бұрын
I think the skirts of Sam at that time existed. Of course, I also loved Katie's pants.
@nicifclean
3 жыл бұрын
Yes they were called mini skirts and parents hated them. Boys loved them. They violated Proper school attire policy such as Skirt had to hit your knee. Smh#the80s
@julia9985
Жыл бұрын
I was 21 yrs old in 85 and that was the style back then. I would wear a skirt like that but a mini skirt not too short like Sam.
It was tough to see Dolph's rapid deterioration over Season 4. He insisted to work until the end and really loved his craft. He was a very good actor who left us too soon, just a few months after this episode was filmed.
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂OMG OMG THIS SHOW IS CRAZY FUNNY AS HELLL
Did anyone see when Samantha pushed Nell on the steps?😲 If I ever shoved my mom like that. I wouldn't have lived to make it up the stairs.💀
@capacola262743
2 жыл бұрын
nell isn't her mom. she's just the maid.
@shonda331
2 жыл бұрын
@@capacola262743 just the maid???
@capacola262743
2 жыл бұрын
@@shonda331 yes, and she's not even good at it! she's as bad as florence on the jeffersons or florida on maude. notice how they all have to be SASSY?? because you can't show a black woman being a maid unless she's superior to her employers. the problem is it gives blacks the idea that they really ARE superior to everyone so they get offended when someone actually expects them to WORK for a living. they all have that attitude problem that doing work is BENEATH their dignity. in real life nobody would take CRAP from their maid, no matter what color she was.
@capacola262743
2 жыл бұрын
@@shonda331 hey LASHONDA, how is it you have been on youtube since 2010, and your channel has ZERO content? no favorites, no watch list, no channels you follow etc. etc.?? are you some kind of shill or what???
@shonda331
2 жыл бұрын
@@capacola262743 this long ass post about "sassy" black women says enough about your character 🙄 I was just having this conversation with my marines about racists. Anyways, Nell Carter was never just the maid. She was best friends with the girls deceased mom. The mom asked Nell to raise her daughters after her death.
This was the Chief’s last big storyline. In season 4, he mainly had two, I think…Officer Dwyer and this with Katie moving to her own apartment. He also had a pretty big part in TV or Not TV, but Officer Dwyer and then this one he played bigger parts in.
@sha11235
Жыл бұрын
True, although this episode aired after the live episode where he did a lot, it was filmed before.
Nell, Grandpa, Julie, & Sam were so anxious to get away from Carl and in a few more episodes, he died & they all took it quite hard. Makes you think.
@rosalynjeffery9510
8 ай бұрын
You took this show way too seriously.
Nell's dresses more often than not have a "Sailor" flap. I think its awesome to be inspired by Navy uniforms. Hooyah Navy.
Katie is a lefty! As a lefty myself I notice these things lol
@ljmcdonald2703
2 жыл бұрын
Same!
@twistnloc3247
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Me too
@thatgirlshae6913
Жыл бұрын
I’m a righty and I noticed she was a lefty when I was watching this episode
@devinmceachern
2 ай бұрын
I'm a lefty as well as Katie. Join the club.
I like when Katie say get a life!
What if Aunt Nell doesn't come back, who's gonna take care of me? There you go, always thinking of yourself.
Saturdays were always so good,gimme a break and the facts of life were a staple 🤣btw the entire series is on tubi
@winniebae4alwayyz963
Жыл бұрын
*Yeah, I was lucky to be a kid in the '80's: good TV, great nostalgia, awesome times!*
I love Sam's outfits. They were cute.
Katie (Kari) has incredibly beautiful hands. Such beautiful palms. She's a pretty girl all together.
@sha11235
11 ай бұрын
Don't you love those black pants she is wearing? She should've worn them more.
@dinarusso3320
6 күн бұрын
I think she's actually prettier now than when she was younger, she's a beautiful woman
I Miss This Show ! Nell Carter Was Perfect In Playing The Housekeeper/Mother Figure in this sitcom It Was A Shame When Dolph Sweet passed away but one of the episodes the cast really remembered him and tried to deal with him not being there They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore It Just Seems Like Tv Is Unemployed!
Nell Carter was the star of the show. I will give you that but the show was never the same when Dolph Sweet died.
Excellent episode just love it.
I love this TV show
Nell's dress is pretty. 👍🏽💯😊
@capacola262743
2 жыл бұрын
it's a tent.
@user-mj8nf2vp7q
2 жыл бұрын
@@capacola262743 ...That's not what your Dad said.🤣💦😋
@capacola262743
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-mj8nf2vp7q what did he say?
"I never had a three wheeler..." "WELL WHO THE HELL HAD IT!?"
@sha11235
8 жыл бұрын
+Wonder Woman Yeah, then Sam reluctantly raises her hand. I think the Chief got a little frustrated there because he got it wrong twice and couldn't use process of elimination.
@cellytron
11 ай бұрын
That was hilarious 😂
RIP chief. He looks so ill in this episode. So sad.
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
This was near the end of his life, I know.
@julia9985
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he looks very pale. So sad. RIP
Gen Xers will never know what it's like to own a ghetto blaster. That was such an amazing time to live.
Grandpa is so cute.I dont have to respect any of you.
Katie should’ve went 2 college next yr after she graduated high school & once she graduated college then she can do her own boutique success comes later after graduating college of 4 long yrs of high school
Enjoying grime a break good and funny show enjoying season 4 and 23 Katie and Nell Katie live own family enjoying her
Gertrude tank is clean.
That was a cute black and blue outfit Katy had on.
@sha11235
3 жыл бұрын
I liked the pants.
@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010
3 жыл бұрын
80’s fashion! 😕 👖 👕
Here we're always "right" by being the best customers and roommates for the crime stopping family!
I miss chief of police dad
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's been a long time now but when he died during the run, the show did suffer.
at the very end of every episode, i just want to sing, "Nabisco"
@sha11235
7 жыл бұрын
Why?
@shawndamccormick278
Жыл бұрын
@@sha11235 why not
Samantha what is this Miami Vice? Lol!
Chief is right... Sam should not go out looking like that
@djroccvader6711
2 жыл бұрын
Why not that consider softcore or nerdy for today women style
@thekaerichtexas
2 жыл бұрын
She's fully covered....the eldest daughter had whole whole chest out
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
The other dress was better.
The music that Katie is playing when we first see her in the apt. is the same music that was playing in her store at the beginning.
@sheisbrit17
8 жыл бұрын
Lol you commented a lot.
@Heavenzvoice
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah some generic music. I think it's the same thing with the Golden Girls, it cost a lot to use original music so they used generic music and probably didn't think anyone would catch that'! Good ears.. Lol
@sha11235
8 жыл бұрын
+Wonder Woman So? I like to do that. You gotta problem with it?
@sheisbrit17
8 жыл бұрын
+sha11235 No I could care less. I just noticed it is all. No need to get hostile alright?
@sha11235
8 жыл бұрын
+Wonder Woman Okay, it's just a lot of people who say that seem to have an attitude, I've noticed. Glad you don't.
I wonder if that WAS the last walk Grandpa took with his son on Earth.
Get a life seems to be the catchphrase in this episode.
Love this episode 😅 is nonstoping funny!!!
I remember when Sam was a tomboy .
@sha11235
Жыл бұрын
Right, and she had the imaginary friend Debbie Jo.
@dinarusso3320
6 күн бұрын
She's still an obnoxious little brat
Oh I remember moving out of my mothers home.That was a scary time but something I had to do.Even if you are paying half the Bill's it's your parents home and rules.
Katie and Sam are both smoking hot this season
Lara was actually 18.
@musicaltheatergeek79
3 жыл бұрын
17. She turned 18 a month after the episode aired.
@justincastillogayray
2 жыл бұрын
But wasn't the character 15 a season or two ago?
@twistnloc3247
2 жыл бұрын
@@justincastillogayray yes every time I looked Sam was 15
They showed the scene where Samantha (Lara Jill Miller) comes out of the dressing room looking beautiful and gorgeous in "The Children and Grownups of NBC" tribute on the TV special, _NBC All-Star Hour 1985._ It's on KZread. It's a classic. Check it out.
Hahaahahhahahahaha I lost it when Joey walked in behind grandpa...hahhaahhahahahahahahaha
Spaghetti and tuna😄😄😄
Chef....."It'll give me a chance to get to know you better Pop. Grandpa(with an alarmed look on his face) What the Fuck is THAT supposed to mean!?
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
Right, he thinks Carl is going to rape him or pull a Simpson on him.
Haha I just noticed that customer who was hitting on Sam is the dude that played Julie's boyfriend in the episode valentine in s3. Lol
@sha11235
4 жыл бұрын
I'll have to check. He isn't wearing glasses here.
@bethmc95
2 жыл бұрын
I just noticed that the actress playing Katie's friend Karen is the same one who played Sharon, the girl who kidnapped the baby, in the episode Glenlawn Street Blues.
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
@@bethmc95 I guess they reused people in different episodes playing different characters. It happens.
The Chief can't figure out who had the bike? If it wasn't Katie, nor Julie, who did that leave?
@psal23v
8 жыл бұрын
+sha11235 a neighbor maybe it didn't belong to any of them
@sha11235
8 жыл бұрын
+psal23v That wouldn't have made sense, since the Chief was so moved by the story.
@psal23v
8 жыл бұрын
sha11235 it wouldn't make sense to YOU!!!!
@sha11235
8 жыл бұрын
+psal23v No, it didn't.
Looks like the chief was already ill in this episode
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
He was. This was near the end of his life since this was late in the season.
A strict pops
Who was in that poster on the wall at Katie's apt? It looked like Billy Dee Williams or Burt Reynolds! Lol
@sha11235
8 жыл бұрын
+Tami Hayes The only poster I see is the theater poster. That was a previous show Karen the actress had starred in. Remember, this was her apt. Katie was staying at.
@sha11235
8 жыл бұрын
+Tami Hayes If you meant the pictures by the closet door, those were probably family photos of Karen's.
How did grandpa know where Katie's apartment was?
@user-mj8nf2vp7q
2 жыл бұрын
GPS? 👍🏽💯🤣
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
I think they all knew since it was her friend Karen's.
@a.k.a.theruggedmanchild9685
Жыл бұрын
@@user-mj8nf2vp7q in 1985?
@user-mj8nf2vp7q
Жыл бұрын
@@a.k.a.theruggedmanchild9685 ...🤦🏾♂️🙄
@a.k.a.theruggedmanchild9685
Жыл бұрын
@@user-mj8nf2vp7q no need for facepalm, didn't know you were joking, forgot to see the emoji's.
I like the outfit. Maybe the skirt was to short for some.
Classic
I All was love give Me a break
why is the chief calling nell 'that woman' .. at this point they've known each other a long ass time and she's a mother figure to his daughters .. that was odd
@lennypearl
4 жыл бұрын
Well, they were having an argument
@lorimiller4301
3 жыл бұрын
It's distancing language, so he doesn't feel so close.
@adamsamuel8593
2 жыл бұрын
he never really cared for Nell, its the mother and the children who did.
@jameswalker328
2 жыл бұрын
It's not true Adam Samuel the chief gets into it with Nell from time to time but he shows he cares in so many episodes the second episode he shows it and the one time she left he held the door open and accepted her back like nothing happened
@yolandagrady7232
2 жыл бұрын
@@adamsamuel8593 Actually in several episodes, the Chief shows he really does care about Nell like in the episode when 1 of his officers says cruel things about Nell's weight right before they had a date. Chief was MAD. There was also the time he was about to practically kill Samantha for screaming at Nell, "How would you like it if someone called you 'n*gger?!" Samantha had to literally run to escape his wrath!
Did Sam just push nell??? Oh heck no. And what's with all the teenage angst and yelling at pops? I could never, all my teeth would have been on the floor. The oldest daughter had her whole flat chest out and Sam only had a mini skirt on with leggings and a sweater....so who was more exposed???
@dinarusso3320
6 күн бұрын
😮. Yes Samantha pushed Nell, I thought I was the only one who saw it!! The writers of this show made her an unstable brat. Yes those girls were disrespectful to the father
This is gonna sound totally nutso but i watch these classic tv shows so often that i sometimes dream of the characters. Like this one time I had a dream that i was in some houses in the suburbs and Nell Carter was there and we were talking and i don't remember what all was said but at the end of the dream she said to me that i could always talk to her if i needed anything, then i woke up pretty sad knowing that I'd never talk to or even know her....isn't that crazy? Lol...
Thanks for the Upload 👍 !! I like the much more modern opening theme song VS the old one..
I just see a young Olive from the young and the restless, ROCT ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🌈🍷💕
The Chief would also remember 1985 because that is the year he died.
Moves out of the house unless 35 years old or married which ever comes first.
@dinarusso3320
6 күн бұрын
I wish my parents did that and I wouldn't have had to pay any bills
Sam could've just put on some cute black leggings at that time and it would've been more appropriate age wise for her, that's all, cause the top and belt were 😍cute for her age
@sha11235
11 ай бұрын
The first outfit she wore was better. Nell should've told her to go back and put the other one on when she saw this one.
Enjoyed watching grime a break remember of Nell center she funny and enjoying monday watched espoide season 4 12 tv and katie apartment and wheel a fountain
What’s the episode where Nell moved out with Angie and was sleeping on her couch and Angie was dancing with headphones on with no music?
I do miss those fashions and hair styles
In a lot of cast photos, the Chief wasn't smiling either.
if this is season 4 and when the show started Katie was 17 then how is she 19 four years later?
@sha11235
7 жыл бұрын
They didn't keep track of that.
@sha11235
7 жыл бұрын
Know what? Maybe to them a year wasn't an actual year for some seasons. And don't forget, the show changed producers in season 3 so they might've updated a bit of the characters' ages.
@sha11235
6 жыл бұрын
After season 2, the show got new producers so they changed the show a bit. Some characters were written out and new people came in.
@mistymitchell2790
6 жыл бұрын
Mark Sinacori you can graduate high school at 16
@mistymitchell2790
6 жыл бұрын
Mark Sinacori you can graduate high school at 16
this is 1985
Nell should've said when she saw the second dress of Sam's, "Go back and put the other one on."
especially now i think samantha was just smoking hot in that first dress
@sha11235
7 жыл бұрын
She should've kept the first one.
Wow
I do like how he kept referring to Nell as "That Woman" 😒
8:06 Based on the cover, the TV Guide that Chief picks up was for the week of February 9, 1985.
So Julie was able to move out in several months when she married Jonathan.
@sha11235
7 жыл бұрын
I was actually joking about the comment the Chief made about when the girls could move out. Also, they moved to San Jose because of the college, not because of that chalk factory thing.
@Broderick85
3 жыл бұрын
Well Julie and Jonathan were married and had a kid
@sha11235
2 жыл бұрын
@@Broderick85 And he was dead, Ferris.
Why he call him Aunt Nell. Ain’t he his mama?
@NikkiWilliams-nj5yw
Ай бұрын
she was just a foster parent
I thought she was going to push her through that wall that outfits Samantha had on was hookah Samantha you were setting yourself for Destruction "girl"😳🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙈🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪 she wasn't in Kansas anymore Dorothy Toto where is that tin man and that wizard🤣🤣🤣🤣🌪💥✌🌹 I love give me a break like I did then I love it now❤
What flavor of ice cream would the Chief have gotten? Vanilla?
@Heavenzvoice
7 жыл бұрын
Yep cause he's no nonsense. He just seemed like a hard core cop by the book no deviation! Lol
@sha11235
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I like vanilla the best myself. However, the Chief did have a sense of humor and all that.
@sha11235
7 жыл бұрын
Right, I saw that episode again and he got that kind of ice cream.
I like tv show series theam song from the tv shows gimmie brake
Sam's outfit was cute.
Honestly, I didn't like this episode cause they were too harsh on their dad, I felt bad for him.
@yolandagrady7232
2 жыл бұрын
I'm right there with you. Grandpa, Nell, & Julie in particular made me mad. All Carl said was he wanted to get to know his father better and Grandpa left. What the heck?! Carl told Julie she reminds him of himself and she left. For real? And Carl told Nell that although she's a big help with the girls, he's still the parent and not her. And she got offended & left. I think they were jerks to Carl in this episode & several other episodes (especially Nell). I don't blame him for going out after the family returned home! And then in a few more episodes, they were all depressed & crying because he died. Should've appreciated him more when he was alive!
@mahrisaryyeva3672
2 жыл бұрын
@@yolandagrady7232 agree with every word you said!
@yolandagrady7232
2 жыл бұрын
@@mahrisaryyeva3672 Thank you!
Julie is my favourite, Sam my least...I don't trust her mouth when it comes to what she's capable of with Nell.
@yolandagrady7232
2 жыл бұрын
In a few early episodes, Sam had a few funny moments & lines. But I still don't truly like her because I've seen her say & do some hateful things to Nell. Julie was my favorite until I saw the episode where she wanted to fight Katie for "stealing" a guy from her. I never saw Julie act so crazy before. She lost her mind! Lol.
@omadjourney
2 жыл бұрын
@@yolandagrady7232 ha ha ha,I remember that episode and it was wild, I really loved and enjoyed watching this show so much and It was relatable as well.
Wonder if the Chief would've liked the first dress of Sam's?
@avonee1976
6 жыл бұрын
sha11235 with a mini skirt? No way!
@sha11235
6 жыл бұрын
Well, it was better than the second dress, he'd admit that.
@twistnloc3247
2 жыл бұрын
I like the second one better but no chief wouldn’t have liked the mini
Samantha what is this Miami vice funny.
The first dress Sam is wearing is better than the second one. Also, loved Katie's pants.
Sam was wearing leggings, so who cares? That outfit does not make her look like a floosie.
@dinarusso3320
6 күн бұрын
The skirt is a little short for a 14 year old, I wouldn't even have been allowed to wear that in 1998 at 14.
When the first scene starts it looks like they are freezing and waiting to begin, doesn't it?
@twistnloc3247
2 жыл бұрын
Not really. Looks normal to me
@sha11235
Жыл бұрын
@@twistnloc3247 Look closely as the scene lights up.
It also made me mad when Nell would make them feel guilty I like Nell but at the same time I hated her
growing up in the 80's I am so glad that people don't dress like that anymore
@magkatcar
4 жыл бұрын
Lol, the clothes were hideous then, but hey we didn't realize that till decades later 😂
@twannabroadnax1251
3 жыл бұрын
I loves gimme a break tv 📺 show
@hubbaman9885
Жыл бұрын
It was better than the saggy baggy Kurt Cobain look of the 90's. The whole dirty homeless look never made any sense to me.
Dolph Sweet looking very gaunt and generally horrible here.