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On This Day: March 2 1985 An Episode of Gimme a Break Aired Live

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On This Day: March 2 1985 An Episode of Gimme a Break Aired Live.

On this day March 2 1985 the popular sitcom Gimme a Break made television history by airing a special live episode. The series which starred Nell Carter as a housekeeper helping to raise a widowed police chief’s daughters was a fan favorite throughout the 1980s.

Live episodes were rare for sitcoms at the time making this a unique and ambitious television event. The cast performed without retakes or edits bringing an extra level of excitement and unpredictability to the episode. The decision...
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