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
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.
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
Lasandra Brown
October 1, 2015
This was my favorite show I used to race home from school just so I wouldn't miss it ,I wish that they would show it again like the other reruns they play today on television.
1 person found this review helpful