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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list
Release Date:
16 September 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Comedy more
Plot:
Punky Brewster is a show about a girl named Penelope "punky" Brewster. She is abandoned with her dog... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations more
User Comments:
Another great 80's sitcom more

Cast

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Soleil Moon Frye ... Penelope 'Punky' Brewster (88 episodes, 1984-1988)
Brandon ... Brandon the Wonder Dog (88 episodes, 1984-1988)
George Gaynes ... Henry Warnimont (86 episodes, 1984-1988)

Cherie Johnson ... Cherie Johnson (86 episodes, 1984-1988)
Susie Garrett ... Betty Johnson (85 episodes, 1984-1988)
Ami Foster ... Margeaux Kramer (53 episodes, 1984-1988)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Punky Brewster" (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
USA:30 min (including commercials) (88 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:TV-G | Brazil:Livre

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Cherie Johnson (I)' was the niece of the show's creator and producer, David W. Duclon, who named the character for her. Nevertheless, she auditioned for the role like everyone else and was picked by the network to play the role. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Penelope 'Punky' Brewster: Punky Power!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tom Brady/Beck (#30.17)" (2005) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Another great 80's sitcom, 22 May 2003
Author: Jason Anderson (Jasoco) from Doylestown, PA, USA

To be honest like many others, I actually watched the cartoon as a kid first before I even KNEW that it was a live action TV show when they put it on the Family Channel. (Back before Fox bought it and then sold it to ABC)

When I finally got to see the live action show I figured it was based on the cartoon. Not that it mattered, I liked this much better. I don't think I really liked Glomer actually. Though when I saw the live version the first time I was curious as to where he was and relieved he wasn't there.

I would watch this religiously when it was on the Family Channel after school. This was a couple years after they stopped syndicating Small Wonder and it filled the void left by that loss.

I'm amazed at how Soleil Moon Frye turned out. She was a cute child who grew into a beautiful woman. She hardly looks the same!

She was on VH1's "I Love the 80's" (hich reminds me, I really do love the 80's.) last year and I finally caught it last month. When I saw her as an interviewee and read the little caption at the bottom and it said who she was, I was like, "Get out of here. That's her?" She was on an episode of Saved by the Bell a while ago (Ok, so it was over 10 years ago.) as Screech's gold digger girlfriend. (Oddly enough, it's not credited on IMDb.) and she still looked like she did as a kid. Amazing.

The father figure, George Gaynes, was perfect in his role.

If they put it on DVD, I would probably think about buying it, but I'd much rather take it one at a time on Nick at Nite. Now. If only they'd pick it up.

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