Ami Foster Margaux as Margaux. Casey Ellison Allen as Allen …. Carter Mike as Mike …. Eddie Deezen Eddie as Eddie. Timothy Stack Mr. Chillings as Mr. Dody Goodman Mrs. Morton as Mrs. Loyita Chapel Mrs. Kramer as Mrs. Brent Chalem Spud as Spud …. Andy Gibb Self as Self …. Billy Lombardo T. David W. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Punky Brewster is a show about a girl named Penelope "Punky" Brewster.
She is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket by her mother. She doesn't want to stay in an orphanage, and finally befriends Henry Warnimont who adopts her. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia Fred Gwynne was originally to play Henry but backed out when, in an audition for the role of Henry P. Warnimont, he was identified as Herman Munster, which was his role on The Munsters Goofs During the opening credits you will occasionally see palm tree reflections in the windows.
The series is set in Chicago, so that would be highly unlikely. Alternate versions In the first season, there was one opening credit sequence made up entirely of location footage shot on tape in Chicago and a slightly different recording of the theme song. This was used for three weeks, then replaced with another opening sequence mixing live-action footage and an animated sequence.
This lasted a few weeks and was replaced by yet another sequence mixing the location footage shot in Chicago and clips from episodes, ending with the tail end of the animated sequence being watched by the lead characters on TV.
This third opening sequence is on all first season episodes in syndication in the United States, but the DVD versions have the appropriate sequences reinstated depending on the episode. Connections Edited into Vitamine Viewers loved Brandon almost as much as they loved Punky Brewster — so much so that the American Humane Association gave the show an award for demonstrating the pleasures of dog ownership to audiences.
And it all came full circle — Brandon the dog was so charming that he inspired Brandon Tartikoff to adopt a golden retriever himself during the second season of Punky Brewster. This was almost a routine occurrence, as this would be the 10th time Challenger had gone into space in three years. But this time was indeed different: High school teacher Christa McAuliffe was one of seven Challenger crew members, set to become the first American civilian to visit space.
Because of the historical importance and educational connection, countless classrooms around the country tuned in to watch the Challenger launch live. Tragically, a little over a minute after liftoff, the space shuttle exploded, killing all seven crew members.
It's impossible to say how many kids watching the moment on TV were traumatized, but the fact that it became a shocking generational milestone is beyond question. One of those kids left sad and troubled by the event was a fictional one: TV's Punky Brewster.
The character repeatedly affirms her desire to be an astronaut when she grows up, so Punky Brewster creator David W. Duclon wrote an episode in which the character processes the Challenger disaster.
According to the Los Angeles Times , Duclon also wanted to help kid viewers manage their feelings, and to not give up on their dreams of being astronauts some day. That encouragement is explicitly delivered to Punky in the episode by special guest star Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon. Punky Brewster received numerous letters from young viewers who "would talk about what they wanted to see Punky do," producer Rick Hawkins told Mental Floss. This inspired show creator David W.
Duclon to have an official contest, in which kids sent in their Punky Brewster ideas in the hopes of sending the one chosen to become an actual episode. A seven-year-old Punky Brewster fan named Jeremy Reams sent in the winning entry, which suggested Punky should show kids how to use CPR to save a life. Show writers ran with that, concocting the episode "Cherie Lifesaver," wherein Punky's best friend Cherie Cherie Johnson gets trapped in a junked fridge while playing.
By the '80s, fridges had to be openable from the inside, "but in low economic neighborhoods, the old ones were being tossed out in vacant lots. Shooting the episode was harrowing, particularly for the studio audience. Get her out! In the fall of , a year after Punky Brewster debuted, NBC's Saturday morning lineup welcomed a new cartoon also called Punky Brewster , although it was sometimes referred to as It's Punky Brewster to differentiate it from its live-action counterpart.
While the sitcom is about an orphan living with a sometimes-stodgy old man, the animated series is a bizarre, fantastical adventure with the characters of Punky Brewster added in.
A cute, magical, gopher-like creature named Glomer, who comes from Chaundoon, a city at the end of the rainbow, gets lost in the real world, where he meets Punky and her friends.
This Punky Brewster lasted for two strange, whimsical seasons. Not as successful a spin-off was Fenster Hall. Such a series would've explored the day-to-day happenings of the titular children's shelter, which briefly serves as a temporary home to Punky herself in early episodes of Punky Brewster.
Believe it or not, this would have been a comedy. Despite its impact with young viewers, Punky Brewster was not a breakout ratings hit. In the season, it ranked 69th out of 77 shows in terms of viewership, and fell to 76th of 82 programs in season two.
There was good news, however: The network sold it to a television syndicate. Several hundred non-network affiliated TV stations in the U. Joining the ranks of programs of dubious quality like She's the Sheriff , Small Wonder , and Mama's Family were the third and fourth seasons of Punky Brewster. It's Punky Brewster. Season 1 Season 2 Joe Ruby Ken Spears. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? History Talk 0. About the name 'Penelope'.
I hate it. I'd like to be called 'Punky'. Universal Conquest Wiki.
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