Gimme a Break! - Season 5 Episode 9 The Elevator
Nell finds out that Addy is engaged to be married to her dentist, who has been previously married before, and has several children from each marriage. When Nell decides to accept Addy's engagement as a sign of happiness for her, she helps her select her wedding ring. However, when they begin to quarrel again over the engagement, they both go into seperate elevators, and they break down. Nell gets on her phone and Addy gets on hers and they talk to each other about past times in Alabama to get them throguh this horrific moment. When Nel tells Addy she should call her fiance, his new girlfriend answers, and Addy decides to shut him out of her life forever. Finally, the fire department arrives and gets them to safety.
Year: 1987
Country: United States of America
Studio: NBC
Director: Morton Lachman, Sy Rosen
Cast: Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, John Hoyt, Joey Lawrence, Telma Hopkins, Matthew Lawrence
First Air Date: Oct 29, 1981
Last Air date: May 20, 1987
Season: 6 Season
Episode: 137 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 6.74/10 by 27.00 users
Popularity: 23.645
Language: English
Episode
Joey's Train
Ship of Fools (1)
Ship of Fools (2)
The Man From Zoron
Addy's Goodbye
So Long, Jonathan
Mama
Sam's Little Girl
The Elevator
Nell's New Car
Nell's Gifted Child
Katie's Apartment
Snippets
Second Chance (1)
Second Chance (2)
Bienvenido, Jonathan
The Gun
A Lesson for Nell
Pride and Prejudice
Family Reunion
Getting to Know You
Katie's Korner
Found Money
The Purse Snatcher