Punky Brewster
Premiere Date September 16, 1984
- 1984-1988
- 4 seasons
- NBC
- Comedy, Family
- TV-G
Premiere Date September 16, 1984
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1985 - 1986
Episode 1
The K.O. Kid
Sun, Sep 15, 1985 30 mins
When Punky bears the brunt of the school bully's aggression, she asks professional boxer Marvin Hagler for advice on self-defense.
Episode 2
Punky's Treehouse
Sun, Sep 22, 1985 30 mins
Punky wants to build a tree house behind her apartment building, but she has trouble getting people to help her.
Episode 3
Cheaters Never Win
Sun, Sep 29, 1985 30 mins
Punky and Allen cheat on their geography test.
Episode 4
Baby Buddies, Inc.
Sun, Oct 6, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 5
Tap Your Troubles Away
Sun, Oct 13, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 6
The Perils of Punky: Part 1
Sun, Oct 20, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 7
The Perils of Punky: Part 2
Sun, Oct 20, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 8
Just Say No
Sun, Oct 27, 1985 30 mins
Punky and Cherie are admitted into a clique, only to find that they use drugs and want them to do so.
Episode 9
The Search
Sun, Nov 10, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 10
Love Thy Neighbor
Sun, Nov 17, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 11
The Gift
Sun, Nov 24, 1985 30 mins
Punky befriends the school janitor who, in spite of her learning disability, is a gifted violin player.
Episode 12
Milk Does a Body Good
Sun, Dec 1, 1985 30 mins
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.
Episode 13
Christmas Shoplifting
Sun, Dec 15, 1985 30 mins
Punky goes Christmas shopping with her friends. When she sees she can't afford the gift she wants to give Henry; her friends tell her to just take what she wants and put it in her bag and not pay for it. They say the store has insurance that will cover it. So she does it. But she and Mike switch bags, and when security discovers the thing she took is missing, they check all the bags and find it in Mike's. So he's arrested.
Episode 14
Urban Fear
Sun, Jan 5, 1986 30 mins
Punky is afraid that Henry will be the next victim of a widely publicized murder spree.
Episode 15
Girls Will Be Boys
Sun, Jan 12, 1986 30 mins
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.
Episode 16
Cherie Lifesaver
Sun, Jan 19, 1986 30 mins
Henry reluctantly buys a new refrigerator and puts the old one in the backyard. Mike teaches CPR to the children in class. Allen goofs off and is sent to the principal's office. When the children are playing Hide and Seek, Cherie hides in the fridge and suffocates. Allen doesn't know what to do, so it's up to Punky and Margaux to save their friend's life.
Episode 17
Changes: Part 1
Sun, Feb 2, 1986 30 mins
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.
Episode 18
Changes: Part 2
Sun, Feb 9, 1986 30 mins
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.
Episode 19
Changes: Part 3
Sun, Feb 16, 1986 30 mins
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.
Episode 20
Changes: Part 4
Sun, Feb 23, 1986 30 mins
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.
Episode 21
Changes: Part 5
Sun, Mar 2, 1986 30 mins
After a tearful reunion between Punky and Henry, the Buckworths plan to move to Europe. Henry, however, is working as hard as possible to rebuild his business and win Punky back.
Episode 22
Accidents Happen
Sun, Mar 9, 1986 30 mins
Punky's dream is to become an astronaut when she grows up. When she sees the explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle on TV, she is devastated.
