1984

S1.E1 ∙ Punky Finds a Home: Part 1

Sat, Sep 15, 1984

Penelope "Punky" Brewster is an abandoned 8-year-old who wanders into an empty apartment in Chicago. The manager of the building is a 60-year-old curmudgeon named Henry Warnimont, who begrudgingly agrees to let her sleep on his couch until more suitable arrangements can be made.

7.8 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Punky Finds a Home: Part 2

Sat, Sep 22, 1984

Henry fails to stop a social worker from putting Punky in an orphanage.

7.8 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Punky Finds a Home: Part 3

Sat, Sep 29, 1984

Henry goes to court to get custody of Punky.

8.2 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Punky Gets Her Own Room/Lost and Found

Sat, Oct 06, 1984

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.

7.7 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Walk Pool/Gone Fishin'

Sat, Oct 13, 1984

In the first segment, Henry, Punky's foster father, takes over the task of walking her and her hyperactive friends Cherie, Margeaux, Scotty and Allen to school after Mrs. Johnson, Cherie's grandmother, challenges him to the job. In the second segment, Henry turns Punky onto the sport of fishing when she complains of being bored.

7.5 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Sat, Oct 20, 1984

As the Chicago Cubs play in their first post-season championship since 1945, proud Cubs fan Henry tries to get tickets for Punky and himself.

7.8 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Parents Night

Sat, Oct 27, 1984

As the school's parent-teacher night approaches, Punky is upset by Margaux's insensitive comments about foster parents and foster children.

7.8 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Visit to the Doctor/Go to Sleep

Sat, Nov 03, 1984

In the first segment, Henry gives Punky a lucky nickel to keep with her while she goes for a booster shot. In the second segment, Punky can't sleep, so Henry agrees to let her stay up and watch the opera with him on TV.

8 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Miss Adorable

Sat, Nov 24, 1984

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux compete in a beauty pageant hosted by pop singer Andy Gibb.

8 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Dog Dough Afternoon

Sat, Dec 01, 1984

Punky and Cherie start a dog grooming business so that they can help make ends meet in their respective homes.

7.9 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Bye Bye, My

Sat, Dec 08, 1984

Henry throws out Punky's worn-out old doll after the children's attempt to repair it fails. This upsets Punky, so Henry searches throughout the city to find it.

8 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 1

Sat, Dec 15, 1984

Christmas is approaching, and the only thing Punky wants is to find her mother.

8.2 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus: Part 2

Sat, Dec 15, 1984

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.

8.5 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Play It Again, Punky

Sat, Jan 19, 1985

Punky helps her piano teacher get into the music business.

7.7 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Henry Falls in Love: Part 1

Sat, Jan 26, 1985

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.

8 /10

S1.E16 ∙ Henry Falls in Love: Part 2

Sat, Feb 02, 1985

Punky runs away when he learns that when Henry and Maggie are to be married, she'll be sent to boarding school in Europe.

8.1 /10

S1.E17 ∙ My Aged Valentine

Sat, Feb 09, 1985

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.

7.9 /10

S1.E18 ∙ I Love You, Brandon

Sat, Feb 16, 1985

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.

8 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Punky Brewster's Workout

Sat, Feb 23, 1985

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.

7.8 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Gals and Dolls

Sat, Mar 02, 1985

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux all want a highly sought-after doll, but Henry can only find one of them at the toy store.

7.8 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Fenster Hall: Part 1

Sat, Mar 30, 1985

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.

8.5 /10