Punky Brewster Season 1

Punky Brewster

Season #1

EPISODE #1: PUNKY FINDS A HOME PART #1: - In this pilot episode, a fiery, effervescent 8-year-old named Penelope “Punky” Brewster slips through the window of an empty apartment, with her loyal puppy Brandon in tow. When she is discovered by Henry Warinmont – the crotchety old apartment manager – she is reluctantly invited into his home, where she reveals the truth about what happened to her real family/. She also bonds with Cherie, a girl her own age who lives with her grandmother Betty in the same building. Henry, who has lived alone for many years, makes it clear that he does not want company, but as sweet little Punky slowly wriggles her way into his heart, he realizes that her future is essentially in his hands now. Punky tells Henry that it all started when her father walked out on her and her mother, Susan Brewster. A couple of weeks ago, Susan said they were going on a trip, so Susan, Punky and Brandon piled up in the car and drove to a shopping center in Chicago, where Susan abandoned Punky and Brandon, who have been homeless ever since. In the vacant apartment, Punky always had food, because 8-year-old Cherie Johnson, who lives upstairs from Henry with her grandmother Betty Johnson, always brought food to Punky. Henry takes some memorable pictures of Punky, Cherie, Betty, Brandon and himself at his photography studio. Later, Punky decides to clean Henry’s apartment but when Henry gets home, he is furious because he liked the way it was before Punky cleaned the place. Henry is especially furious to see that Punky put his wife’s picture out on the table behind the couch, because years ago,, Henry’s wife died about a year after getting married to Henry, and it still hurts Henry too much to look at that picture. Punky gets upset and leaves, thinking she’s a bad person and that wherever she goes, no one wants her around. Henry spends 3 and a half hours looking for Punky, and when he returns to the apartment, he finds Punky in his apartment. She says she wasn’t going anywhere, because it was raining outside, and that she has decided to give Henry another chance. Henry lets Punky spend the night on the couch in his apartment.

EPISODE #2: PUNKY FINDS A HOME PART #2: - Although he is growing increasingly attached to Punky, Henry calls the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and a social worker arrives at the apartment to bring her to a nearby orphanage. As much as Henry and Punky want to stay together, the social worker emphasizes that Henry’s age and marital status are not in his favor, so Punky must go to Fenster Hall. Once there, she meets her two roommates and joins forces with them to escape and return back to the person she wants to be with the most. Randi later returns to Henry’s apartment and tells Henry that there hasn’t been much progress in finding Punky’s mother Susan, who may not want to be found. Randi also says that in 72 hours, the DCFS will have a hearing to decide who gets custody of Punky and Punky wants it to be Henry. Henry has shed a lot of grouchiness, and he now loves Punky and would like to have custody of her, but Randi thinks Punky would be better off with someone else. At Fenster Hall, Punky is introduced to her two roommates – Lisa is a girl who acts tough, and Mary is a girl who never talks. Puinky wants to escape from Fenster Hall and go back to Henry’s apartment, but Lisa tells Punky that no one has ever gotten past Mr. Tyler, Fenster Hall’s security guard. Punky and Lisa get Mary to talk, and they trick Mr. Tyler into going out onto the window ledge while Punky escapes.

EPISODE #3: PUNKY FINDS A HOME PART #3: - When Punky arrives back at Henry’s doorstep after leaving Fenster Hall,., she is convinced that everything is all well and good now, but after having a long talk with a social worker, Henry reluctantly tells Punky that she would be better off with younger, more experienced foster parents .Eventually, however, the two realize that they belong together, and Henry decides that the only way he has a chance at this is by taking it all to the courtroom. Punky shows up at Henry’s apartment while Randi is still there, and Henry yells at Randi, demanding to know why Fenster Hall is so irresponsible. Randi lets Punky talk to Henry. Punky tells Henry that she wants to live with Henry, so Henry vows to get custody of Punky at the hearing. Randi has a look on her face that makes her look like she doesn’t like the idea. Randi takes Punky back to Fenster Hall, and while Punky is there, an interracial couple, the Peterson’s are interested in becoming Punky’s foster parents, but Punky introduces the Petersons to Mary, and the Petersons decide to take in Mary as their foster daughter. As for Punky’s case, Randi has a change of heart, and represents Henry and Punky at the hearing. They are up against an annoying lawyer named Lois Dent, but Henry wins custody of Punky and becomes her foster father.

EPISODE #4: PUNKY GETS HER OWN ROOM/LOST AND FOUND – 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. When Punky and Henry get separated at the grocery store, Punky thinks she’s been abandoned again. Cherie helps Punky transform Henry’s study into a colorful bedroom for Punky. Tired of sleeping on the couch every night, Punky asks Henry for her own bedroom, but the only room available just happens to be his favorite spot in the apartment. If it were up to Henry, he would go shopping a couple times a year, but with a child to take care of, he is forced to visit the supermarket. Unfortunately, the day presents more than a few challenges for both of them.

EPISODE #5: WALK POOL/GONE FISHIN’ – When Mrs. Johnson becomes exasperated by the task of walking Punky and friends to school, Henry takes over. Henry attempts to teach Punky the joys of fishing. Henry regrets volunteering to take Betty’s place for the daily task of walking Puinky and her friends to and from school, because Scotty Lotabucci one of the kids who walks to school with Piunky is a terror. Henry tells Punky about a fish called “Big Al”, then he takes Punky and her friends fishing.

EPISODE #6: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME – As the Chicago Cubs play in their first post-game championship since 1945, proud Cubs fan Henry tries to get tickets for Punky and himself. After Henry unknowingly buys counterfeit tickets to a Chicago Cubs playoff game at Wrigley Field, Punky talks the Cub players into letting her and Henry watch the game from the dug out. Art Metrano guest stars. Desperate to see a National League Championship Series baseball game, between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres, Henry tries everything to get tickets to the game. After many failed attempts to get the tickets, a desperate Henry buys the tickets from scalper Lenny the Loop – and the tickets turn out to be for a game between the same two teams on the same day, but from 100 years ago. As a result, when Punky and Henry can’t get any seats at Wrigley Field, Pubky talks the Cubs players into letting her and Henry watch the game from the Cubs dugout.

EPISODE #7: PARENTS’ NIGHT – The class snob teases Punky by saying Henry doesn’t care enough about her to come to parents’ night at school. As the school’s parent-teacher night approaches, Punky is upset by Margaux’s insensitive comments about foster parents and foster children. Parents Night is quickly approaching at Punky’s school, and while all the other third graders eagerly prepare for this event, Punky’s wealthy classmate Margaux Kramer claims that foster parents do not care as much as biological parents. Punky initially dismisses this idea and clings to the notion that Henry loves her as much as anyone else, but things get complicated when Henry must go to work on the big night. Now that Punky is convinced that Margaux’s theory is true, it will take an extra effort Henry to reveal his true feelings for his foster daughter. Henry has to shoot pictures of Brandon for a dog food ad, because Henry feels he needs to increase his income so he can give Punky everything she needs as he raises her.  Punky tells Betty what Margaux said and before leaving to take leaving to take Punky and Cherie to Parents Night, Betty goes to Henry’s studio and tells Henry what Margaux told Punky at Parents Night. Punky starts to believe Margaux’s theory about parents not caring as much, but Margaux is proven wrong when Henry shows up after all.

EPISODE #8: A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR/ GO TO SLEEP – Punky and Cherie are due to get their booster shots and when their little plan to avoid the experience backfires, they have no choice but to go along with it. The night before her shot, Punky confides in Henry about her fear, so he gives her a special “good luck charm” to ease her apprehension – which only ends up creating more chaos in the doctor’s office! Henry is eager to get Punky in bed as soon as possible so he can watch a highly anticipated television program, but she just is not sleepy on this particular evening .Despite Henry’s efforts to help her fall asleep, Punky quickly realizes what he is up to, and she is concerned that he is not fully letting her into his life.

EPISODE #9: MISS ADORABLE – Punky, Cherie and Margaux compete in a beauty pageant hosted by pop singer Andy Gibb. As Margaux brags about her participation in an upcoming Miss Adorable pageant, Punky and Cherie decide to enter with her. Margaux and Cherie are eager to turn up the charm and meet handsome pageant host Andy Gibb, but Puinky has a deeper, more personal reasoning for entering. Dozens of little girls arrive on the night of the show with beautiful dresses and plenty of talent, it’s obvious that the competition is intense, and it promises to be a spectacular event that nobody will forget! While at a sleepover, Margaux tells Punky and Cherie that she enters beauty pageants because she wants her parents to be able to brag about her to their friends, and she wants them to be proud of her. Punky thinks that’s why her mother Susan abandoned her, because she never made Susan proud, so she decides to not make the same mistake with Henry. Cherie, Margaux and Punky enter the Miss Adorable Pageant hosted by Andy Gibb. Margaux sings the song “I Enjoy Being A Girl”. Cherie does a magic trick, and Punky does pet tricks with Brandon “the Wonder Dog”, who doesn’t really want to do any tricks. As it turns out, Cherie wins, and Punky is happy for her, but sad that she let Henry down. Henry assures Punky that she doesn’t have to win a pageant to make him proud of her.

Episode #11: BYE, BYE, MY – Determined to rid Punky of an unhealthy attachment to an old, worn-out doll, Henry throws it away, but Punky is so upset. Henry searches everywhere to find the doll. Henry throws out Punky’’s worn-out doll after the children’s attempt to repair it fails. This upsets Punky, so Henry searches throughout the city to find it. Punky’s treasured baby doll, which she has fondly named “My,” loses its head for the umpteenth time, and after promising to fix it for her. Henry decides that buying her some new toys is a better option, and he makes the mistake of throwing “My” in the garbage. She, is, of course, distraught by this, but Henry believes that she’ll get over it – that is, until he learns why the doll was so important to her in the first place. Henry buys Punky a duplicate of the doll and tries to pass it off as the doll he threw away, this doesn’t fool Punky. Henry demands to know why the doll is so important to Punky – and Punky tells Henry that it was her mother Susan who gave the doll to her. Henry understands this, and feels bad about throwing the doll away, and Puhky accepts his apology.
EPISODE #12: YES, PUNKY THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS: PART 1 – Christmas is approaching and the only thing Punky wants is to find her mother. Since the upcoming Christmas is Henry’s first one with Punky, he is determined to make it special for her. Punky’s excitement and enthusiasm for the season are soon squelched, however, when an older student convinces her that there is no Santa Claus. To lift her spirits, Henry quickly springs into action by visiting Punky’s school and dressing as Santa, but nothing can prepare him for what happens when his daughter revels her one and only Christmas wish.

EPISODE #13: YES, PUNKY, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS: PART 2 – 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. After promising Punky that he would find her mother, Henry begins a wild and frustrating mission to locate her. The more he comes up empty-handed, the more discouraged he becomes, but the most painful part of it all is coming to terms with the possibility of losing Punky for good. As Christmas Eve approaches, Henry is still nowhere near fulfilling his daughter’s wish, but then he has an unexpected encounter with a stranger who may turn this unto one of the most miraculous holiday celebrations ever.

EPISODE #14: PLAY IT AGAIN, PUNKY – Punky helps her piano teacher get into the music business. Henry feels out of touch with Punky’s generation when hip young music teacher Tony Glen succeeds where Henry has failed – teaching Punky how to play piano. After receiving compliments from Punky, Tony decides to record his music for release with the help of recording executive Lonnie Dell, the owner of a recording company known as Dell Star. It turns out that Dell is a crook. When Tony auditions, Dell says he’ll cancel a recording session with Prince and work with Tony for $2500 cash, then, on a hunch, Henry auditions – after secretly turning Dell’s intercom on so Tony and Punky can hear it – and Dell says the exact same thing to Henry that he said to Tony and this proves that Dell likes to take advantage of people’s dreams and con people out of their money. Henry still feels lout of touch with Punky’s generation, but Punky assures Henry that he’s fine just the way he is and a grateful Tony agrees to give Punky some free piano lessons.

EPISODE #!5: HENRY FALLS IN LOVE: PART #1 – 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. Punky is hoping for a complete family when Henry is reunited with his high school sweetheart Maggie McLerie, who is now one of the richest people in Chicago, but she’s not a snob. Punky, wanting a complete family, eagerly sets up a recreation of their last date to help Henry out and it works., as Henry proposes. Punky’s hopes begin to fade when Henry and Maggie get into an argument over Punky – if Maggie and Henry get married Maggie wants to put Punky in a boarding school so Maggie and Henry can travel the world, but Henry is against the idea of putting Punky in a boarding school. Punky decides to leave and takes Brandon with her, so she won’t be in the way of Henry and Maggie getting married. Fate takes a joyous turn for Henry when a special person from his past shows up at the studio. Maggie McLerie was Henry’s high school sweetheart many years ago, but just as he was about to propose to her, unfortunate circumstances split them apart. Now they are both widows, it seems like a perfect opportunity to rekindle the romance and of course, Punky, is delighted with the possibility of having a complete family again. Maggie’ graciously accepts Henry’s proposal, but some truly serious issues threaten to separate them a second time, which leads Punky to make a drastic decision of her own.

EPISODE #16: HENRY FALLS IN LOVE: PART #2 – Punky runs away when she learns that when Henry and Maggie are to be married, she’ll be sent to boarding school in Europe. Determined not to create problems for Henry and Maggie’s future, Punky bids an emotional farewell to Cherie and sneaks out secretly with Brandon. A fierce snowstorm prompts them to seek shelter in a junkyard hovel, where they make an unexpected encounter. Meanwhile, Henry and Maggie search feverishly for the little girl, but there is only one person who may be able to help them.

EPISODE #17: MY AGED VALENTINE – 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. Punky’s friends are all getting into the spirit of Valentine’s Day by choosing “boyfriends” from their third-grade class, but Pinky is completely uninterested in finding a man. She gets herself in trouble by attacking a male classmate who boldly kisses her on the lips and in light of this drama, Margaux brainwashes Punky into believing that she if doesn’t get a boyfriend pronto, she’ll grow up being “old and alone” one day. As one can imagine, Punky has a lot on her mind when she falls asleep that night and this may lead to one wacky dream about what her life will look like in 80 years!

EPISODE #18: I LOVE YOU, BRANDON – 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. Henry buys a set of stamps called the ‘”Crowned Heads of Europe” and Brandon swallows them, making Henry furious,. Punky takes Brandon out for a walk to let Henry calm down and Brandon gets hit by a car. Punky and Henry blame themselves for this and a veterinarian named Doctor Frankel tries to save Brandon’s life as Punky befriends Mrs. Carney, whose dog Angus is in Doctor Frankel’s animal hospital too. Angus dies and Mrs., Carney, who is devastated, turns down Punky and Henry’s offer to take her home. Brandon lives and goes home with a cast on one of his legs and Henry has a new dog house to out in Punky’s bedroom for Brandon.

EPISODE #19: PUNKY BREWSTER’’S WORKOUT – 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. Henry buys a video camera to help with his photography business. Punky and her friends use it without permission to shoot their very own exercise video, but trouble looms when they accidentally break the camera. After they make the video, Punky and Allen fight over the camera and they end up dropping it and putting a crack in the lense. When Henry comes home, he falls on the camera and thinks he broke it. Later that night, Punky is feeling guilty and decides to tell Henry that she and Allen broke the camera, which Henry saw when he watched the exercise video.

EPISODE #20: GALS AND DOLLS – Punky, Cherie and Margaux all want a highly sought-after doll, but Henry can only find one of them at the toy store. A shipment of the extremely popular “Butter Lettuce Baby” dolls have arrived in town and when Punky, Cherie and Margaux decide that they simply must have them, Henry is chosen to go buy them. Unfortunately, due to heave demand, he is only able to get one. Which girl will get the doll and how will it affect their friendship? Punky gets the doll, resulting in a feud between Henry, Betty and Margaux’s mother. Margaux encourages Cheri to go along with her and ignore Punky, who feels deeply hurt by this treatment. Henry and Betty realize that if they can’t get along and be good examples for their kids, their kids can’t get along, so Henry and Betty end their feud and become friends again and they help Punky, Cherie and Margaux do the same. They come up with a solution – Punky, Cherie and Margaux can take turns keeping the doll for a week at a time so they can each have the doll.

EPISODE #21: FENSTER HALL: PART #1 – 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. Homeless boy TC Fenestra slips through Punky’s bedroom window and steals a jewelry box that holds sentimental value to her. Punky follows TC into an alley, where he lives and follows the orders of troubled teenage Blade. Convinced that Henry will take in TC as a foster child, just as he did with her, Punky convinces TC to come home with her, but Henry ends up bringing him straight to Fenster Hall. Once there, TC befriends some of the other orphaned children, bonds with manager Mike Fulton and finally opens up about his painful past. Just when TC’s life seems to be turning around, however, Blade returns – and there’s only one thing he’s after.

EPISODE #22: FENSTER HALL: PART #2 – T.C.s criminal mentor, Blade, sends him back to Fenster Hall to steal the money from the upcoming benefit auction. TC returns to Fenster Hall to begin the plan to steal the money, but then TC opens up to Mike and gives up his tough guy act. TC tells Mike and the other kids that his mother died when he was born and a few months ago, his father abandoned him. Mike tells TC that his father was wrong to blame him for his mother’s death and that TC needed his mother as much as his father needed her. Later, the auction starts and Betty and Henry bid against each other for the birdhouse that TC made. After the auction, TC steals the metal cash box that has the money in it and he’s ready to give the money to Blade, but TC, realizing that Fenster Hall cares about him a lot more than Blade ever will, has a change of heart and decides not to do it. Blade unexpectedly shows up at Fenster Hall to get the money from TC, but TC won’t give it to him. Mike comes to the rescue and Blade and Mike fight. Blade runs off with the cash box, but little does Blade know that TC kept the money while Blade took the box, thinking the money was still in the box. Later, Punky tells Henry that the police arrested Blade at the hospital, where Blade was being treated for a broken toe – Blade opened the box and when he saw nothing in the box, he got so mad that he threw it down and it hit his toe.