Gimme a Break! - Season 6 - Eps 5: Nell Goes Back to New York
Nell recives 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. She returns to New York, where she ruins Addy's date with a lawyer, and tells her the two will get Joey back. She spies on him at the playground, and he sees her, and she tempts him with a big southern meal at Addy's Apartment. Nell finally agrees to become roomates with Addy and move to New York. When Tim shows up to pick up Joey, he tells Nell he wants to go back to sea, and as much as he loves his boys, he has no time to be with them. He offers her to be their full guardian, and she accepts.
About Gimme a Break!

Title: Gimme a Break!
First Air Date: 1981-10-29
Last Air Date: 1987-05-12
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 27 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 137
Network: NBC
Genres: Comedy, Family
Production Companies: Reeves Entertainment Group, Alan Landsburg Productions, Mort Lachman & Associates
Synopsis
Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.
Cast

Nell Carter
Nell Harper

Lara Jill Miller
Sam Kinisky

John Hoyt
Stanley Kanisky

Joey Lawrence
Joey Donovan

Telma Hopkins
Addy Wilson

Matthew Lawrence
Matthew Donovan

Paul Sand
Marty

Rosie O'Donnell
Maggie O'Brien

Rosetta LeNoire
Maybelle Harper