History YMMV / GimmeABreak

** Creator/LaraJillMiller, later an acclaimed voice actress with roles such as the likes of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Kari]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Juniper Lee]], [[Manga/LuckyStar Misao Kusakabe]], [[WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee Libby Stein-Torres]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lisa Loud]], as Sam.

** Creator/LaraJillMiller, later an acclaimed voice actress with roles such as the likes of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Kari]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee Juniper Lee]], [[Manga/LuckyStar Misao Kusakabe]], and [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lisa Loud]], as Sam.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the episode "Nell's Friend", Addy talks about the progress of Black Women in modern American society. She says "Thank God, we finally put to rest that old stereotypical image of the black woman as nothing but an Aunt Jemima." Right at that moment, Nell walks in wearing a bandana tied Aunt Jemima style on her head, wearing a raggedy dress, and carrying a big basket of laundry; at which point the audience roared with laughter. Fast-forward to 2020 when Quaker Oats excised the Aunt Jemima brand over concerns of racial stereotyping.

** Jeff Franklin wrote an episode; Franklin is best known as creator and executive producer of ''Series/FullHouse'', its spin-off ''Series/FullerHouse'', and ''Series/HanginWithMrCooper''.
* TearJerker: Dolph Sweet's death, which the show never really recovered from (it limped along for two more seasons after that). Nell Carter was at his bedside when he died; she later gave the eulogy at his funeral.

** Creator/LaraJillMiller, later an acclaimed voice actress, as Sam.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the episode "Nell's Friend", Addy talks about the progress of Black Women in modern American society. She says "Thank God, we finally put to rest that old stereotypical image of the black woman as nothing but an Aunt Jemima" Right at that moment, Nell walks in wearing a bandana tied Aunt Jemima style on her head, wearing a raggedy dress, and carrying a big basket of laundry; at which point the audience roared with laughter. Fast-forward to 2020 when Quaker Oats excised the Aunt Jemima brand over concerns of racial stereotyping.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the episode "Nell's Friend", Addy talks about the progress of Black Women in modern American society. She says "Thank God, we finally put to rest that old stereotypical image of the black woman as an Aunt Jemima" Right at that moment, Nell walks in wearing a bandana tied Aunt Jemima style on her head, wearing a raggedy dress, and carrying a big basket of laundry; at which point the audience roared with laughter. Fast-forward to 2020 when Quaker Oats excised the Aunt Jemima brand over concerns of racial stereotyping.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the episode "Nell's Friend", Addy talks about the progress of Black Women in modern American society. She says "I'm so glad we're all past that image of the black woman as an Aunt Jemima." Right at that moment, Nell walks in wearing a bandana tied Aunt Jemima style on her head, wearing a raggedy dress, and carrying a big basket of laundry; at which point the audience roared with laughter. Fast-forward to 2020 when Quaker Oats excised the Aunt Jemima brand over concerns of racial stereotyping.

** Jeff Franklin wrote an episode Franklin is best known as creator and executive producer of ''Series/FullHouse'', its spin-off ''Series/FullerHouse'', and ''Series/HanginWithMrCooper''.

* TearJerker: Dolph Sweet's very real death, which the show never really recovered from (it limped along for two more seasons after that). Nell Carter was at his bedside when he died; she later gave the eulogy at his funeral.

* HeAlsoDid: Jeff Franklin wrote an episode; he went on to become creator and executive producer of ''Series/FullHouse'', its spin-off ''Series/FullerHouse'', and ''Series/HanginWithMrCooper''.

** Staff-wise, Jeff Franklin wrote an episode; he went on to become creator and executive producer of ''Series/FullHouse'', its spin-off ''Series/FullerHouse'', and ''Series/HanginWithMrCooper''.

** Jeff Franklin wrote an episode. Franklin is best known as creator and executive producer of ''Series/FullHouse'', ''Series/FullerHouse'', and ''Series/HanginWithMrCooper''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Joey Lawrence as adoptee Joey, and a very young RosieODonnell and Johnathan Silverman.

* GrowingTheBear: For some, adding Joey, as the show began to focus more on Nell, and the girls were already felt to be too old as it was.

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: Dolph Sweet's death.
* TheDanza: Three of them. Nell, Joey, and Matthew.
* {{Defictionalization}}: Nell Carter became a ''de facto'' ParentalSubstitute for countless children, who wrote her character asking for advice.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece : As with most sitcoms from TheEighties, the clothing and hairstyles are very dated.