Gimme a Break! - Season 6 Episode 11 The Scam
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. When he doesn't come back, Nell realizes she was tricked, and Mama Maybelle is very upset. However, downstairs at Marty's restaurant, the guy shows up with a date, and Nell tells him she wants her money back, tells a waiter to alert the police, and brings Addy downstairs to snap photos of the guy. The officer doesn't believe Nell's story, until the guy says his name is one name, then the waiter calls him another name and he's finally caught for fraud.
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
Sam Goes to College (1)
Sam Goes to College (2)
Below Sea Level
Joey Meets Matthew
Nell Goes Back to New York
The Apartment
I Love New York
Nell the Boss
Harry the Hamster
Joey the Gambler
The Scam
Christmas in New York
Nell's Secret Admirer
The Loan
The Window (1)
The Window (2)
Joey's First Crush
Joey's Teacher
Joey's Hero
Joey the Gigolo
Parents' Week (1)
Parents' Week (2)
Save the Church
Someday, My Prince . . .
Mama's Date