Editing Gimme a Break! (section)

==Production==
The show was produced by [[Alan Landsburg Productions]] (renamed as [[Reeves Entertainment Group]] in 1985). The US syndication rights are held by [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution]], the successor company to original syndicator MCA TV. [[Fremantle (company)|FremantleMedia]] owns the international rights, as they own [[Thames Television]], which acquired [[Reeves Entertainment Group]] in 1990. The creators of the show were Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen. The series was taped at [[Metromedia Square]] in Hollywood before a studio audience.

Over its run, the series used two different theme songs. The first was composed by Bob Christianson with lyrics by Bob Garrett and Marley Sims; two versions of this song were used, one for the first season and a new recording for the second. A new theme, with music by Jay Graydon and lyrics by Richard Page, was introduced in the third season and used for the remainder of the show's run. The new theme has similarities to the first but with a more positive attitude. Carter performed both themes.

Carter distanced herself from the show following its run. “I don't want to go to my grave being known as the girl from 'Gimme a Break,’” she told The New York Times in 1988. “That wasn't me; it was just a job.”<ref>{{Cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=1988-04-13|title=The Pop Life|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/13/arts/the-pop-life-261088.html|access-date=2021-11-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>