Punky Brewster

1984 • NBC

4.8

245 reviews

TV-G

Rating

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Season 2 episodes (22)

1 The K.O. Kid

9/15/85

Season-only

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

2 Punky's Treehouse

9/22/85

Season-only

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

3 Cheaters Never Win

9/29/85

Season-only

Punky and Allen cheat on their geography test.

4 Baby Buddies, Inc.

10/6/85

Season-only

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.

5 Tap Your Troubles Away

10/13/85

Season-only

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.

6 The Perils of Punky (1)

10/20/85

Season-only

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.

7 The Perils of Punky (2)

10/20/85

Season-only

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.

8 Just Say No

10/27/85

Season-only

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

9 The Search

11/10/85

Season-only

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.

10 Love Thy Neighbor

11/17/85

Season-only

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.

11 The Gift

11/24/85

Season-only

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

12 Milk Does A Body Good

12/1/85

Season-only

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.

13 Christmas Shoplifting

12/15/85

Season-only

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.

14 Urban Fear

1/5/86

Season-only

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

15 Girls Will Be Boys

1/12/86

Season-only

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.

16 Cherie Lifesaver

1/19/86

Season-only

Punky and her classmates receive special CPR instruction in school.

17 Changes (1)

2/2/86

Season-only

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.

18 Changes (2)

2/9/86

Season-only

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.

19 Changes (3)

2/16/86

Season-only

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.

20 Changes (4)

2/23/86

Season-only

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.

21 Changes (5)

3/2/86

Season-only

Henry is truly back on his feet and working feverishly to adopt Punky, but time is running out when Punky's new foster parents, Jules and Tiffany, plan to take her and move out of the country for good.

22 Accidents Happen

3/9/86

Season-only

Mike tries to help his class understand the Challenger space shuttle tragedy -- especially Punky, whose dream is to become an astronaut, and her classmates think she's crazy, then Mike introduces Punky to famous astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

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.