Over the course of the four years that TVShowsOnDVD has been around, we've seen how some shows inspire the fans to very *passionate* levels of DVD interest. One of these shows, we've noticed, is
Gimme A Break!, the classic NBC sitcom which starred Nell Carter and Dolph Sweet. A not-so-small group of fans have very loudly been wanting this show on DVD, and it seems the studio has taken notice of that! So those fans - those of your reading this story, most likely - finally have some good news to dance about!
Sweet played Police Chief Carl Kanisky, whose wife has just passed away and who needs help running his household and raising his 3 daughters. So he asks Nell Harper (Carter), a friend of his late wife, to come run his house and to be like a mother to the kids. A few episodes into the 3rd season, a young Joey Lawrence would join the cast (eight years before his breakout role on
Blossom) as a foster child Nell adopts, whose introduction to the Kanisky clan is as a pint-sized con artist collecting for "Jerry's Kids" (meaning himself, by way of his Uncle Jerry). A couple of seasons later, Sweet succumbed to cancer, and his death was woven into the show's storyline, so that Nell was now both mother and father to all four kids. The series lasted a total of 6 seasons.
The first season,
Gimme A Break - Season 1, will arrive on DVD at last on
February 14th. This Valentine's Day treat will consist of 3 single-sided DVDs containing 19 half-hour episodes and running 468 minutes total. Packaging is in "thinpak" slim cases inside of an outer slipcover box. Video and audio is in the original 1.33:1 full frame and English Mono, with English subtitles as well. Extras haven't been announced yet, if any, but there ought to be some as there is plenty of spare room on the 3rd disc for some bonus content. SRP is a modest $34.98 for this set. You can see the small "thumbnail" shot of the cover art; we'll bring you a full-sized shot just as soon as we can. Stay tuned!
