Punky Brewster

Young Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.

Genre: Comedy, Family

Cast:Soleil Moon Frye , George Gaynes , Cherie Johnson , Sandy , Shanin Lonsway , Susie Garrett , Ami Foster , Casey Ellison , T.K. Carter , Eddie Deezen , Timothy Stack , Dody Goodman , Allyn Ann McLerie , David Ruprecht , Loyita Chapel , Carl Steven , Brent Chalem , Andy Gibb

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Punky Finds a Home: Part 1

Sun, Sep 16, 1984

Penelope "Punky" Brewster is an abandoned 8-year-old who wanders into an empty apartment in Chicago. The manager of the building is a 60-year-old curmudgeon named Henry Warnimont, who begrudgingly agrees to let her sleep on his couch until more suitable arrangements can be made.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Punky Finds a Home: Part 2

Sun, Sep 23, 1984

Henry fails to stop a social worker from putting Punky in an orphanage.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Punky Finds a Home: Part 3

Sun, Sep 30, 1984

Henry goes to court to get custody of Punky.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Punky Gets Her Own Room/Lost and Found

Sun, Oct 7, 1984

In the first segment, Punky and her friends convert Henry's study room into her bedroom without asking him first. In the second segment, Henry takes Punky shopping and she wanders off.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Walk Pool/Gone Fishin'

Sun, Oct 14, 1984

In the first segment, Henry, Punky's foster father, takes over the task of walking her and her hyperactive friends Cherie, Margeaux, Scotty and Allen to school after Mrs. Johnson, Cherie's grandmother, challenges him to the job. In the second segment, Henry turns Punky onto the sport of fishing when she complains of being bored.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Sun, Oct 21, 1984

As the Chicago Cubs play in their first post-season championship since 1945, proud Cubs fan Henry tries to get tickets for Punky and himself.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Parents Night

Sun, Oct 28, 1984

As the school's parent-teacher night approaches, Punky is upset by Margaux's insensitive comments about foster parents and foster children.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Visit to the Doctor/Go to Sleep

Sun, Nov 4, 1984

In the first segment, Henry gives Punky a lucky nickel to keep with her while she goes for a booster shot. In the second segment, Punky can't sleep, so Henry agrees to let her stay up and watch the opera with him on TV.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Miss Adorable

Sun, Nov 25, 1984

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux compete in a beauty pageant hosted by pop singer Andy Gibb.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Dog Dough Afternoon

Sun, Dec 2, 1984

Punky and Cherie start a dog grooming business so that they can help make ends meet in their respective homes.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Bye Bye, My

Sun, Dec 9, 1984

Henry throws out Punky's worn-out old doll after the children's attempt to repair it fails. This upsets Punky, so Henry searches throughout the city to find it.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 1

Sun, Dec 16, 1984

Christmas is approaching, and the only thing Punky wants is to find her mother.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 2

Sun, Dec 16, 1984

By playing Santa at school and saying he can do anything if she believes in him hard enough, Henry has inadvertently convinced Punky that Santa Claus will bring back her mother. Now he must find the woman, but the search is fruitless until an antiques dealer provides a possible clue.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Play It Again, Punky

Sun, Jan 20, 1985

Punky helps her piano teacher get into the music business.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ Henry Falls in Love: Part 1

Sun, Jan 27, 1985

Henry is reunited with a woman he planned to marry in 1941; when Pearl Harbor was attacked, he enlisted in the Merchant Marines and did not see her again until now.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Henry Falls in Love: Part 2

Sun, Feb 3, 1985

Punky runs away when he learns that when Henry and Maggie are to be married, she'll be sent to boarding school in Europe.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ My Aged Valentine

Sun, Feb 10, 1985

After getting in trouble for slugging a boy at school, Punky dreams of life 80 years into the future where everyone has found love except for her.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ I Love You, Brandon

Sun, Feb 17, 1985

Henry scolds Brandon for eating several valuable stamps. After that, Punky takes him on a walk, where he is hit by a car. He is rushed to the veterinary hospital, where his prognosis is grim.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Punky Brewster's Workout

Sun, Feb 24, 1985

Henry purchases a video camera for his photo studio and firmly warns Punky that she is not to touch it under any circumstances. However, while he's away, she and her friends make an exercise tape and think he won't know it - until the camera breaks.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Gals and Dolls

Sun, Mar 3, 1985

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux all want a highly sought-after doll, but Henry can only find one of them at the toy store.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Fenster Hall: Part 1

Sun, Mar 31, 1985

Punky catches a boy breaking into her room and stealing from her. Henry takes the boy to Fenster Hall where Mike Fulton, one of the workers there, tries to bond with him.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Fenster Hall: Part 2

Sun, Mar 31, 1985

T.C.'s criminal mentor, Blade, sends him back to Fenster Hall to steal the money from the upcoming benefit auction.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The K.O. Kid

Sun, Sep 15, 1985

When Punky bears the brunt of the school bully's aggression, she asks professional boxer Marvin Hagler for advice on self-defense.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Punky's Treehouse

Sun, Sep 22, 1985

Punky wants to build a tree house behind her apartment building, but she has trouble getting people to help her.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Cheaters Never Win

Sun, Sep 29, 1985

Punky and Allen cheat on their geography test.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Baby Buddies, Inc.

Sun, Oct 6, 1985

With Mrs. Johnson's assistance, Punky and Cherie go into the babysitting business. A woman leaves her baby with them, but when the three of them take it out for a stroll, they return home with another infant.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Tap Your Troubles Away

Sun, Oct 13, 1985

The children enroll in a tap dancing class taught by Jersey Janet, a former Broadway dancer. Punky is not very good, and she quits the class when her skills do not improve.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ The Perils of Punky: Part 1

Sun, Oct 20, 1985

Punky and the gang go on a camping trip. When the children get lost in a cave, Punky tells a ghost story about an evil spirit who threatens the lake.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Perils of Punky: Part 2

Sun, Oct 20, 1985

The children do battle with an evil spirit, when the ghost of an Indian princess appears to tell Punky that it must be fought with love.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Just Say No

Sun, Oct 27, 1985

Punky and Cherie are admitted into a clique, only to find that they use drugs and want them to do so.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Search

Sun, Nov 10, 1985

Punky has something in common with her teacher, Mike Fulton: they were both abandoned by their mothers. They work together to try and find the whereabouts of their respective families.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Love Thy Neighbor

Sun, Nov 17, 1985

On Halloween, Punky raises the ire of Mrs. Peevey, a cantankerous old woman who lives in the building, simply by trying to be her friend.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Gift

Sun, Nov 24, 1985

Punky befriends the school janitor who, in spite of her learning disability, is a gifted violin player.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Milk Does a Body Good

Sun, Dec 1, 1985

Punky and Cherie learn that a girl who moved into the building recently was kidnapped by her divorced father, and they are both living in the building under assumed names.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Christmas Shoplifting

Sun, Dec 15, 1985

During the Christmas shopping season, Punky sees a friend shoplifting merchandise and decides to steal a present she can't afford for Henry. She regrets this when she accidentally switches bags with Mike, who ends up in prison.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Urban Fear

Sun, Jan 5, 1986

Punky is afraid that Henry will be the next victim of a widely publicized murder spree.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Girls Will Be Boys

Sun, Jan 12, 1986

Punky receives a remote-controlled race car as a gift. She wants to take it to the racing track, but they do not allow girls to compete there.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Cherie Lifesaver

Sun, Jan 19, 1986

Henry reluctantly buys a new refrigerator and puts the old one in the backyard. Mike teaches CPR to the children in class. Allen goofs off and is sent to the principal's office. When the children are playing Hide and Seek, Cherie hides in the fridge and suffocates. Allen doesn't know what to do, so it's up to Punky and Margaux to save their friend's life.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Changes: Part 1

Sun, Feb 2, 1986

Henry's studio burns down; with no insurance and a mountain of bills he can't pay, he suffers a bleeding ulcer and is hospitalized.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Changes: Part 2

Sun, Feb 9, 1986

Just as Henry was planning to adopt Punky, a Fenster Hall bureaucrat named Simon P. Chillings rescinds his custody citing his age, his illness, and his lack of a steady income. Mike Fulton tries to change his mind but to no avail.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Changes: Part 3

Sun, Feb 16, 1986

Punky's friends visit her at Fenster Hall. Hoping that Simon Chillings won't notice (and by taking his glasses), Margaux impersonates Punky so that the real Punky can visit Henry in the hospital.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Changes: Part 4

Sun, Feb 23, 1986

Simon Chillings performs a Rorschach inkblot test on the fake Punky, and based upon the results, he places the real Punky with a wealthy family. However, she does not take to high society very well.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Changes: Part 5

Sun, Mar 2, 1986

After a tearful reunion between Punky and Henry, the Buckworths plan to move to Europe. Henry, however, is working as hard as possible to rebuild his business and win Punky back.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Accidents Happen

Sun, Mar 9, 1986

Punky's dream is to become an astronaut when she grows up. When she sees the explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle on TV, she is devastated.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Reading, Writing and Rock & Roll

Fri, Oct 30, 1987

Punky wants to see the rock group DeBarge in concert, but Henry is more concerned with her education.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Punky's Big Story

Mon, Nov 2, 1987

Punky writes a gossip column for the school newspaper.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Tons of Fun

Tue, Nov 3, 1987

Punky's overweight cousin Louise wants to lose weight.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Divorce Anderson Style

Wed, Nov 4, 1987

When Allen's parents file for divorce, his mother moves to Kansas and takes him with her.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Beer and Buffalos Don't Mix

Thu, Nov 5, 1987

Punky believes one of Henry's lodge buddies has been drinking and driving.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Hands Across the Halls

Fri, Nov 6, 1987

Punky tries to help an elderly woman in the building.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Best Friends

Tue, Nov 10, 1987

Punky is angry when Cherie falls for a boy.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ It's a Dog's Life

Wed, Nov 11, 1987

After Henry scolds Punky for not taking better care of Brandon, she dreams that she's a dog and Brandon's a person.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ The Metamorphosis

Thu, Nov 12, 1987

Henry goes shopping for a brassiere for Punky.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Fighting City Hall

Fri, Nov 13, 1987

Punky and Henry campaign to turn an empty field into a city park, but Henry's fear of public speaking gets the best of him.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ The Matchmaker

Fri, Nov 13, 1987

Punky sets Henry up with the school librarian, while Mrs. Johnson goes on a dating game show.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ My Fair Punky

Mon, Nov 16, 1987

Punky tries to fit in at a high society banquet.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ The Anniversary

Tue, Nov 17, 1987

Punky is concerned about the way Cherie always seems to act every year on the 9th of May; she soon learns that it was the day Cherie's parents were killed in a car accident.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Tangled Web

Fri, Nov 20, 1987

When Punky pretends to be an elderly woman and sneaks into an R-rated movie, Cherie and Margaux cover for her truancy at school.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Punky's Porker

Wed, Nov 25, 1987

Punky enlists the aid of Cherie and Margaux in kidnapping a pig to save it from being slaughtered.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ This Spud's for You

Tue, Dec 1, 1987

Spud threatens to jump off a building if Punky won't go to the Sadie Hawkins dance with him.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ So Long, Studio

Wed, Dec 2, 1987

Photo developing tycoon Matt Glossy offers to buy Henry's studio for $100,000. When he accepts the deal, he ends up working for him. Dissatisfaction quickly sets in, so Henry quits his job. Since his contract with Mr. Glossy forbids him from opening another studio for several decades, he opens a restaurant instead.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Help Wanted

Thu, Dec 3, 1987

Punky convinces Henry to let her work at Punky's Place, the new restaurant named for her. However, she screws things up tremendously and is quickly fired.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Remember When

Fri, Dec 4, 1987

A blackout prompts the gang to reminisce on old times (in clips from previous episodes).

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Unhooking Henry

Mon, Dec 7, 1987

Punky tries to help Henry break his addiction to sleeping pills.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Open Door, Broken Heart: Part 1

Tue, Dec 8, 1987

Brandon runs away after Cherie leaves the apartment door open.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Open Door, Broken Heart: Part 2

Wed, Dec 9, 1987

The boy who finds Brandon refuses to give him up, even when his parents tell him that they're moving to California.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ The Nun's Story

Wed, Apr 27, 1988

Punky believes she has donated an urn containing Henry's Aunt Mabel's ashes to a convent.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Crushed

Thu, Apr 28, 1988

Punky has a crush on an older boy.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Going to Camp

Fri, Apr 29, 1988

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux go to Camp Kookalookie.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Poor Margaux

Mon, May 2, 1988

Margaux believes that Punky and Cherie won't want to be her friends anymore because her family has gone bankrupt.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Brandon's Commercial

Tue, May 3, 1988

Punky pushes Brandon into doing a TV commercial for dog food.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Passed Away at Punky's Place

Wed, May 4, 1988

Punky and Cherie believe that a man has died at Punky's Place. When a newspaper's restaurant critic eats there, they fear that this will hurt the restaurant's reputation.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Christmas Hero

Thu, May 5, 1988

During the Christmas season, Punky finds a briefcase full of stolen money.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Cosmetic Scam

Fri, May 6, 1988

Punky and Cherie make money selling cosmetics with unexpected side effects.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ See You in Court

Mon, May 9, 1988

When Henry teaches Mrs. Johnson how to drive, mutual lawsuits result because of an accident. The judge hears contradictory testimony from both of them.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Radio Daze

Tue, May 10, 1988

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux perform a radio drama.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Aunt Larnese Is Coming to Town

Wed, May 11, 1988

Betty's sister Larnese, a world famous singer, asks Cherie to come live with her in France.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Dear Diary

Thu, May 12, 1988

While Henry tries to throw out souvenirs he has collected over the years, Punky tries to read Cherie's diary. After it accidentally goes out with the garbage, Punky and Margaux search the dumpster to try and find it.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ The Reading Game

Fri, May 13, 1988

Cherie's cousin Paula is a talented artist. When it is suggested that she enters a contest, she balks at filling out the entry form because she doesn't know how to read.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Ouch

Mon, May 16, 1988

Punky is afraid to undergo an appendectomy.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ No No, We Won't Go

Tue, May 17, 1988

When Margaux's father buys the apartment building, Mrs. Johnson can't afford the rent increase he has proposed. Punky, Cherie, and Margaux protest the rent increase by going to his office and chaining themselves to his desk.

16Season 4