List of Gimme a Break! episodes
Season 6 (1986–87)

List of Gimme a Break! episodes

Section Title: Season 6 (1986–87)
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

113114	12	"Sam Goes to College"	Hal Cooper	Arthur Julian	September 24, 1986

Samantha, excited that she has gotten into Littlefield College in New Jersey, is let down when she receives a letter in the mail, saying that the school cancelled her scholarship.

115	3	"Below Sea Level"	Hal Cooper	Arthur Julian	October 1, 1986

Nell and Joey fly to New Jersey to help move Samantha to her college dorm at Littlefield College, and also visit Addy in New York, who is now living there because she has gotten a job at a big university.

116	4	"Joey Meets Matthew"	Hal Cooper	Mady Julian	October 8, 1986

Joey finally meets Matthew, and is mad that he has a little brother. Tim says that he has some matters to take care of and will meet Nell and the boys at a restaurant.

117	5	"Nell Goes Back To New York"	Hal Cooper	Mady Julian	October 15, 1986

Nell receives a letter from Joey in New York, telling her that he is fine, but she knows that Tim is not taking proper care of them.

118	6	"The Apartment"	Hal Cooper	Terry Hart	October 29, 1986

Nell tries to get a job at a famous New York publishing company called MacDillon and Loud. She then decides to rent an apartment in Greenwich Village and gets a 3-year lease on it with an option to buy it without Addy's approval.

119	7	"I Love New York"	Hal Cooper	Terry Hart	November 5, 1986

Nell is fed up with the new apartment in New York, and tells Addy she wants to go back to Glenlawn to get some of that good California air inside of her again.

120	8	"Nell The Boss"	Rob Dames	Terry Hart	November 12, 1986

After Addy is laid off at the University for going on strike, Nell hires her as an assistant at McDillon and Loud's publishing company where she works.

121	9	"Harry The Hamster"	Phil Ramuno	Mady Julian	November 19, 1986

Nell is furious when she hears a squeaking noise coming from Joey and Matthew's room. When she checks in on them, she finds out that they are caring for Joey's class hamster, "Harry", who Joey knows would most likely be used to be tested on human products.

122	10	"Joey The Gambler"	Patrick Maloney	Pam Veasey	November 26, 1986

Joey gets picked up by the police for gambling. After Nell brings Joey home, she tries to teach him that gambling is wrong, but he doesn't see why, since Grandpa bets on horses, Addy plays the lottery, and even the police had a football pool.

123	11	"The Scam"	Jules Lichtman	Rod Burton and Dick Frattali	December 3, 1986

As Nell and her mother are at the bank to put items into Mama Maybelle's safe deposit box, a con man shows up, tells Nell that there is a con man in the bank who is taking people's money, tells Nell he is a detective and to take her Mama's money out for the con man to take, then he will follow the guy outside and arrest him, but for Nell not to follow.

124	12	"Christmas in New York"	Linda Day	Pam Veasey	December 10, 1986

Nell decides to buy a Christmas tree, as does Addy, who both know that it costs too much for one in New York.

125	13	"Nell's Secret Admirer"	Jules Lichtman	Arthur Julian	January 7, 1987

Nell gets a call from her high school secret admirer. She decides to meet him at El Gazpacho since he is in town, after she finds out that he cannot have a successful relationship with a woman because he has never forgot about her.

126	14	"The Loan"	Tony Singletary	Terry Hart	January 14, 1987

When Addy has a chance to go to a dance with the Prince and Princess of Wales she finds she does not have the money for an expensive dress, so Nell loans her the money only to find that Addy is spending it faster than paying her back.

127128	1516	"The Window"	Hal CooperPhil Ramuno	Story by : Rod Parker and Arthur Julian Teleplay by : Arthur Julian	January 21, 1987

Nell has a better job in her company as a book editor. However, that tears her away from staying with the boys.

129	17	"Joey's First Crush"	Linda Day	Terry Hart	January 28, 1987

Nell throws a party for BJ, Maggies husband, who is serious about moving to Georgia to open a Bed and Breakfast.

130	18	"Joey's Teacher"	Patrick Maloney	Pam Veasey	February 4, 1987

Joey is upset because his teacher, Mr. Gronimeyer hates him.

131	19	"Joey's Hero"	Hal Cooper	Mady Julian and Terry Hart	February 11, 1987

When Joey's favorite television star "Captain Jerk", is hospitalized after swallowing a whistle, some of Nell's blood is used for a transfusion, since he has a rare blood type, and Nell has the same type as him.

132	20	"Joey the Gigolo"	Patrick Maloney	Joan Brooker and Nancy Eddo	February 25, 1987

Nell knows that her boss is beginning to fire many workers on the job, and when she finds out he has a daughter named Molly that is Joey's age, she sets the two up, so she can try to keep her job.

133134	2122	"Parents' Week"	Hal Cooper	Arthur Julian and Pam Veasey	March 4, 1987

Nell finds out that it's Parents' Week at Littlefield College in New Jersey, and she's upset that Samantha didn't invite her to attend it.

135	23	"Save the Church"	Tony Singletary	Pam Veasey	April 28, 1987

Nell prepares for Mary-Ellen Baldwin's arrival, a snobbish foe of hers from Alabama. She arrives in New York to tell Mama Maybelle along with Nell that she is knocking down the old church to make room for new condos.

136	24	"Someday My Prince..."	Patrick Maloney	Kathleen McGhee-Anderson	May 5, 1987

Nell is wooed by an African man who invented chocolate chip cookies in his African country. She is given a necklace by him, and is given a proposal to be his wife.

137	25	"Mama's Date"	Phil Ramuno	Terry Hart and Mady Julian	May 12, 1987

When Grandpa comes to get the boys' pajamas, since they are sleeping in his apartment because Addy is sick in bed, he tells Nell that her mother has a date.

Sentence(s)

There were a total of 137 episodes over the course of 6 seasons.

final_sentence: There were a total of 137 episodes over the course of 6 seasons.