Punky Brewster

1984 • NBC

4.8

245 reviews

TV-G

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (20)

1 Punky Finds a Home, Part 1

9/16/84

Season-only

Punky tells Henry that it all started when her father walked out on her and her mother, Susan Brewster.

2 Punky Finds a Home, Part 2

9/23/84

Season-only

Punky's mother Susan remains unfound and there will be a hearing to determine who gets custody of Punky.

3 Punky Finds a Home, Part 3

9/30/84

Season-only

Henry battles to become Punky's foster father.

4 Lost And Found/Punky Gets Her Own Room

10/7/84

Season-only

Henry and Punky create a separate room for Punky. Punky goes shopping with Henry then becomes angry upon thinking that he has left her.

5 Walk Pool/Gone Fishing

10/14/84

Season-only

Henry volunteers to walk Punky and her friends to school. Henry takes Punky and her friends fishing.

6 Take Me Out To The Ballgame

10/21/84

Season-only

Punky and Henry try to get into a Cubs game.

7 Parents Night

10/28/84

Season-only

Henry tries to increase his income to take better care of Punky. Meanwhile, Punky is worried about what Margaux said and worries that foster parents really don't care about foster kids.

8 Go To Sleep/A Visit To The Doctor

11/4/84

Season-only

Punky uses a special nickel to feel brave enough to get a booster shot. Later, Punky and Henry argue about what to watch on TV.

9 Miss Adorable

11/25/84

Season-only

Cherie, Margaux and Punky enter the Miss Adorable Pageant. Punky does this to make Henry proud, but is sad when she does not win. Henry tells her it is okay and that he is proud of her for trying.

10 Dog Dough Afternoon

12/2/84

Season-only

Punky, Cherie, and Allen try to start a dog grooming business.

11 Bye Bye, My

12/9/84

Season-only

On accident, Henry throws away the doll that Punky's mother gave to her. He tries to cover it up by buying a new one, but Punky notices.

12 Yes, Punky, There Is A Santa Claus -- Special One-Hour Episode

12/16/84

Season-only

Billy Bahootsas tells Punky that there is no Santa Claus. Henry goes looking for Punky's mom Susan. Henry has an encounter with who he thinks is Santa at Nick's Nook.

13 Punky In The Record Business

1/20/85

Season-only

Dell cheats Tony, who is trying to start a music career.

14 Henry Falls In Love, Part 1

1/27/85

Season-only

Henry runs into Maggie McLerie, his high school sweetheart. Maggie wants to put Punky in a boarding school so she and Henry can travel. Punky runs away so that Henry and Maggie can get married.

15 Henry Falls In Love, Part 2

2/3/85

Season-only

Punky meets Zack while running away. Zach notifies Henry and Maggie where Punky and Brandon are. Henry and Maggie decide not to get married. Zach also returns home.

16 My Aged Valentine

2/10/85

Season-only

On Valentine's day, Punky is a mess of emotions. Conrad kisses her and she punches him because she doesn't want a boyfriend. After talking to Margaux, she becomes fearful that she will live a life of loneliness and that Henry will leave her.

17 I Love You, Brandon

2/17/85

Season-only

Brandon gets hurt and Punky and Henry take him to the veterinarian. There they befriend Mrs. Carney, who's dog Angus dies.

18 s Workout

2/24/85

Season-only

Punky and Allen break the camera, but let Henry think he did it until they feel guilty.

19 Gals and Dolls

3/3/85

Season-only

Henry and Betty decide to end their feud in order to set a better example for their girls. The girls, in turn, decide to take turns sharing the doll.

20 Fenster Hall -- Special One-Hour Episode

3/31/85

Season-only

Punky becomes friends with a homeless boy named TC. Blade, the guy who takes care of him, tries to get TC to steal money from Fenstra's charity auction. In the end, Blade is arrested for attempting to steal money.

About this show

Both a touching portrait of her makeshift family and a joyful ride through her childhood adventures, Punky Brewster was a 1980s benchmark in fun, innocent television for kids.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

245 reviews

Anne Nikky Salgadoe

October 25, 2016

my daughter used to love punky in the 80s so I bought her a punky doll.which I kept in storage in the attic with some of her favourites. after all these years at 38 now her daughter who is 5 and six months is absolutely crazy about Punky. one day I told her the story about how her mom used to dress like punky and how I bought a doll and I'm sure iit is in the attic. she got us to go to attic and get the box of her moms treasure and found Punky . lucky for her the baby sitter who is very good with arts and crafts put Punky back to her glorius self and now she is thrilled with her mummies Punky and lots of show & tell stories to school and teachers are so happy to hear about this Punky

3 people found this review helpful

Tracy Perkins

December 11, 2014

I love this show it was one of my favorite childhood TV shows. Good clean fun the way family television should be. I still watch it to this day and have passed the Punky tradition down to my children, they love it too. ☺

9 people found this review helpful

Sharon Erhardt

March 14, 2018

I miss watching his show. I wish was kid again. I was just like her. I love this show so much. They bring back the shows went we were kids.,Not thee shows are now. they are too bads words and killing.