Who would ever think Punky Brewster would return in 2021 , did not see that one coming, but glad it did, we could use a little uplifting blast from the past after a very challenging 2020....
My grandfather looked like Henry 100%, even his voice, his behavior, his movements. And our relationship was exactly like this, at the same time, 1985. This show is extremely important for me since then.
I would just like to say, I was born in 2005 but THIS show was definitely a staple in my childhood. I didn't watch it on tv and my parents did not introduce me to it, I found it on my own on youtube back in elementary school and binged the whole series from beginning to end for days on end. Punky Brewster got me through tough times and definitely made me who I am today.
Being born in late ‘84 (exactly when it started), I only remember it’s final season on prime time syndication. I saw this original episode in 1990 on a rerun on local tv & saw it again for the first time since then a few weeks ago on Peacock after learning about the revival that airs this February. This show is the most hauntingly nostalgic & touching show I’ve watched throughout my entire life.
@@MrAstrodomeI loved loved loved the show but never got to see the last few episodes. Tell me what I missed! I came in second place for the writing episode contest... The winner was the episode with CPR the fridge and Cherie . Punky Brewster and Ramona Quimby and Pippi Longstocking were my role models.
I was born in 1983 and searched up this show exactly because I have the feelings you described. Amazing to see all the commenters here talking about the same thing. Be kind to your kids everyone ❤
I remember watching punky when I was so young. I was born in 81 and I remember I used to have a childhood crush on punky. Lol. I'm excited to see the reboot.
I loved this show so much...especially the first season. Soliel was such a great actress. They all were, but the tone of Punkys characters was so sad. I grew up in foster care, so it was nice to find a show some what relatable.
@@lochofmceo is it dramedy if Punky is living there because her single parent abandoned her at a super marker, her friend's dad is alcoholic who almost runs her over,and that girl cherie locks herself in an abandoned fridge and almost asphyxiates? Cause we're headed there. This show was a fluffy eclair with a trauma filling.
انا من مواليد الثمانينات في أمريكا و هذا مسلسل من احلى ذكرياتي من طفولتي و ما كنت اعرف الأطفال في العالم العربي كانو يتابعون هاي مسلسل في نفس زمان نحن كنا تابعناها هنا في الأمريكا
I just finished through this series not to long ago and what a great thing it is to watch this show, I grew up watching it in the 80s. It's still a pretty funny show
Same with me, because they suddenly stopped airing it’s syndicated reruns around 1994 on all the Tribune channels (KTLA-5, WGN-9 Chicago & in my case, WPIX-11 NYC) which always made me wonder
@@nolongshots Yeah you're right. It's disappointing because it should have been kept in syndication so younger generations could discover it and enjoy it like you and I were able to. It's odd that Punky Brewster was never really rerun that much yet Saved by the Bell has practically never been off the air in over thirty years. Maybe it's because Saved By the Bell had a campy quality that appealed to teenage and an older audience while Punky Brewster mostly appealed to children.
Where it all started. And I loved the fact they brought it back, continuing where it left, taking place years with the Punky we all know And love. #PunkyPower
i was born in 2000 and when i was a child my mom would introduce me to punky since it was one of her favorites and i totally loved it! gives me such a nostalgia from an era i never lived in
This is a great show I grew up in the 90s. I was born in 79. I remember watching the show really often. 😊 We had a lot of great shows in the 80s and 90s
This isn't Nick though and if this was on Nickelodeon it would be on the Nick Jr block too childish Clarissa, All That, Kenan and Kel and Drake and Josh paved the way for Nickelodeon Pete and Pete too.
Punky and Cherie! 🤩Oh man those were the days. Does anyone remember the cave and the dancing skeleton episode!? I think of it often and remember how scary yet awesome it was lol 😂 I hope I’m remembering those details correctly lol
I remember this from back in 87! My name also happens to be Henry and I was also 8 just like punky. I'm thinking of watching it once again, see if any new childhood memories come to me, wish me luck!
I was 13 in 1984, I’m not sure how old I was when I watch this show - I was almost sure I was younger than that but oh well. Here I am - 52 and I still absolutely adore this show and wish I could watch them all - all over again!!! She was the cutest thing ever!!!!
brother me too i use to watch punky and also dont forget vicky the smalll wonder 😭😭😭 those times noting bad , no bad intentions and subliminals bs on tv i miss the 80 s
Yes it is up there go to peacock all 4 seasons are up there I binged watched all of them lol now I'm just waiting patiently on the reboot that I feel is coming soon because why would they play the first episode like that I feel they want people who haven't seen it to watch it so they will be intune with the reboot
That episode is seared into my mind like all the "special episodes". I even learned about the Challenger disaster through Punky Brewster too. She is the reason we went to Space Camp. Kiddy shows these days have no substance, no challenges, no link to reality.
When i was little i would pretend i was Punky Brewster and then i would slide down my "magical" slide on my swing set and turn into She-Ra 😂 i had quite the imagination.
The show stopped because of a writer's strike at the time. So all other "theories" need to just stop. 🙅♀️ "The end of the series, which the cast and crew clearly felt came too soon, occurred mid-writers' strike, confirmed one of the staff writers via MentalFloss."
Punky Brewster ( "Punky, A Levada da Breca", in Brazil) was broadcasted in Brazil in the 90's. They aired just season 1 and 2 over here. There is a TV channel here that are re-running it right now 😊
I had a very rough childhood and I related to Punky Brewster. She was one of the things that got me through it. I definitely saw myself in her.
The New show is done really well!
I'm glad you had her! I am sorry that you didn't have the security that every child deserves.
Definitely learn some valuable lessons on that show
Me too
Glad you’re here !💖
I am so glady mother had me watch this when I was growing up in the early 2000s. It's a very fond memory of mine.
80s shows were magical!
AGREED!
We were all young - that’s what was magical.
@@peachbottomblues9944people were a lot better
Totally 💯
This takes me back to my childhood. I'm not crying you're crying 😭.
Right this show was amazing
im 10 and me and my mom watched this when i was youngg
This was another favorite show of my childhood
No your crying 😭
Shes coming back man...just saw it!!! I was freaked out when i first saw it but Punky is back!!
Born '82 and recall that around 87, 88 I got memories of seeing episodes of Punky Brewster. Definitely it brought nice memories.
You're 39 years old?
Who would ever think Punky Brewster would return in 2021 , did not see that one coming, but glad it did, we could use a little uplifting blast from the past after a very challenging 2020....
I totally agree
Ya but to bad they aint putting it on TV where I can see it. Just on some obscure video streaming platform that I cannot use 😭😭😭😭
Why not reboot everything else
I saw it coming since it seems like they revive everything today.
And her mum turns up
The comedic timing & chemistry between Henry & Mrs. Johnson is great throughout this series. RIP to George Gaines & Susie Garret. 💕
Rest In Peace Mrs. Johnson and Henry!!..You will be MISS'D!!
I use to love Punky Brewster in all her mix match madness magic!!!
I miss shows like this. ❤
Me too
My grandfather looked like Henry 100%, even his voice, his behavior, his movements. And our relationship was exactly like this, at the same time, 1985. This show is extremely important for me since then.
I was born in 1990 but this was one of my favorite shows. I miss those days so much.
Me too. I wish I could go back
I was born in 1978 punky Brewster was in the 80’s decade
I would just like to say, I was born in 2005 but THIS show was definitely a staple in my childhood. I didn't watch it on tv and my parents did not introduce me to it, I found it on my own on youtube back in elementary school and binged the whole series from beginning to end for days on end. Punky Brewster got me through tough times and definitely made me who I am today.
Similar to me. 1999 boy but around 2009, I found ALF.
Since then, I went deep on the 80s sitcoms.
Being born in late ‘84 (exactly when it started), I only remember it’s final season on prime time syndication. I saw this original episode in 1990 on a rerun on local tv & saw it again for the first time since then a few weeks ago on Peacock after learning about the revival that airs this February.
This show is the most hauntingly nostalgic & touching show I’ve watched throughout my entire life.
It really is a trip.
Same here. The show premiered 3 days before I was born and I used to love watching the later seasons!
Ditto. Born in 85 and still remember the finale
@@MrAstrodomeI loved loved loved the show but never got to see the last few episodes. Tell me what I missed! I came in second place for the writing episode contest... The winner was the episode with CPR the fridge and Cherie . Punky Brewster and Ramona Quimby and Pippi Longstocking were my role models.
I was born in 1983 and searched up this show exactly because I have the feelings you described. Amazing to see all the commenters here talking about the same thing. Be kind to your kids everyone ❤
I was 6 years in 1984 when this show aired now im almost 43 i know its cliche , but times flies.
"Little Punky" is 45 this year!! I'm 44, and haven't thought about this show in decades.
my mom is 43
I was 3 when this show aired
I'm 43 also. I always thought Punky was much younger than she was.
I was 8
I remember watching punky when I was so young. I was born in 81 and I remember I used to have a childhood crush on punky. Lol. I'm excited to see the reboot.
that's the beauty of the new punky brewster. it's not a reboot but an actual continuation of the series many years later
@@captainfunksaucewishing they'd have played more of these episodes......
I loved this show so much...especially the first season. Soliel was such a great actress. They all were, but the tone of Punkys characters was so sad. I grew up in foster care, so it was nice to find a show some what relatable.
Wowwwww. Couldn’t stop smiling watching this! Nothing beats the 80s. Take me baaaccckkkk. 😩 PunkyPower!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍💗
Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you Caroline, hope you’re safe and well?
I am 14 and I love watching this show!!!!👍🏻
This feels more like a stage play than a tv series but honestly i think it just adds to the charm.
That’s how dramedy tv shows were back then
@@Dman425 I wouldn't call this dramedy
That's why they used to say "This show was filmed in front of a live studio audience."
They all used to be like this! Filmed on a stage set in front of a live audience.
I miss it
@@lochofmceo is it dramedy if Punky is living there because her single parent abandoned her at a super marker, her friend's dad is alcoholic who almost runs her over,and that girl cherie locks herself in an abandoned fridge and almost asphyxiates?
Cause we're headed there. This show was a fluffy eclair with a trauma filling.
Thank you to the wonderful owners of this RUclips channel for allowing me to see just a little of my mom's childhood.
Punky Brewster was my favorite Series in the 80's watching it in Kuwait TV!
انا من مواليد الثمانينات في أمريكا و هذا مسلسل من احلى ذكرياتي من طفولتي و ما كنت اعرف الأطفال في العالم العربي كانو يتابعون هاي مسلسل في نفس زمان نحن كنا تابعناها هنا في الأمريكا
Love this show bought season 1 for my 8 yo daughter in 2005 she got hooked and wanted and got all the seasons plus they included the cartoon series
Soleil moon Frye is amazing in it
I just finished through this series not to long ago and what a great thing it is to watch this show, I grew up watching it in the 80s. It's still a pretty funny show
I seriously remember watching this exact scene in the 80s like it was yesterday.
Me too what year were you born...
1983 I totally recall this!
This brings back memories of when I was in fifth grade back in 1993 and I used to watch reruns of Punky Brewster every afternoon.
Same with me, because they suddenly stopped airing it’s syndicated reruns around 1994 on all the Tribune channels (KTLA-5, WGN-9 Chicago & in my case, WPIX-11 NYC) which always made me wonder
@@nolongshots Yeah you're right. It's disappointing because it should have been kept in syndication so younger generations could discover it and enjoy it like you and I were able to. It's odd that Punky Brewster was never really rerun that much yet Saved by the Bell has practically never been off the air in over thirty years. Maybe it's because Saved By the Bell had a campy quality that appealed to teenage and an older audience while Punky Brewster mostly appealed to children.
Cheri's grandma reminds me of my mother. One second of fun, and she was yelling to know where I was!
Commandant Lassard!
“You will be impressed with our fine collection of many, many, Lima Beans, Young Lady...”
You know he filmed these at the same time.
Where it all started. And I loved the fact they brought it back, continuing where it left, taking place years with the Punky we all know And love.
#PunkyPower
Wow, magic! im 44, this took me right bck to my childhood!
I loved this show and was glad it was on when I was growing up. Thank you. 🙂
What wonderful memories I remember when this great show first aired.
It takes me a back
i was born in 2000 and when i was a child my mom would introduce me to punky since it was one of her favorites and i totally loved it! gives me such a nostalgia from an era i never lived in
This has always been one of my favorite shows
Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you Barbara, hope you’re safe and well?
@@brianwalter8152Hi Brian...
Punky reminds me of Rainbow Bright. They are the same little girl for me! Except one is a cartoon character.
Punky brewster had a cartoon too.
There was a cartoon and it was glorious 80s cheese.
@@mana_beast_beats1114 Glomer!!!
YES!
Punky Brewster was also a cartoon character.
Great show, loved it. I was 8 when punky brewster first came out with this debut episode.
I loved this show. I was 13 in 1984. I forgot about it until I saw news about the reboot.
Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you bob, hope you’re safe and well?
Thanks for the memories!
The new series is a tear jerker. And it's hilarious
Oh how the 80s were so simple.
Given the frequent misery on this show, I'm surprised you'd say that.
Well, 80s TV was simple. Actual REAL life was not.
@@karawild1433 John just likes to read their own words on a screen (and probably likes to hear themselves talk).
@@benadams3569 Well in the 80s, we were too young to care what's going on in the world.
And had the most awesome toys that you can find only on eBay, and in thrift stores.
Being a little Tom Boy from the 70s&80s, I wanted to be Punky Brewster, Pippi Longstocking, Rainbow Brite, and Jem& The Holograms!
This is a great show I grew up in the 90s. I was born in 79. I remember watching the show really often. 😊
We had a lot of great shows in the 80s and 90s
She was adorable.
this kid's too cute....how cool that the show is back....now there's a shock no one saw coming...
Was born in 84...loved this show in the 90s
I barely remember this show.looks like a binge worthy series
sure is
I loved it when it was on
“LIE-MA- BEANS!” About to go rewatch this whole franchise.
I honestly think this show paved the way for a lot of Nickelodeon sitcoms with child stars
This isn't Nick though and if this was on Nickelodeon it would be on the Nick Jr block too childish Clarissa, All That, Kenan and Kel and Drake and Josh paved the way for Nickelodeon Pete and Pete too.
Deberian de volver a pasar toda la serie completa de esa epoca!!!
Loved Punk Brewster growing up.
I watched the reboot and now watching the original and im in love
Aww, there's baby Brandon.
I used to love watching this on christmas.
I wish I could see this show in its entirety.
Punky and Cherie! 🤩Oh man those were the days. Does anyone remember the cave and the dancing skeleton episode!? I think of it often and remember how scary yet awesome it was lol 😂 I hope I’m remembering those details correctly lol
The Perils of Punky... that was a really weird two part episode
"Oh what ta goo Siam" Mr. Pieces. Princess Moon!
I remember this from back in 87! My name also happens to be Henry and I was also 8 just like punky. I'm thinking of watching it once again, see if any new childhood memories come to me, wish me luck!
I remember watching this when I was small... MEMORIES!😭✨
Cherie’s grandmother, Mrs. Johnson, was the older sister of Marla Gibbs. They both have the same sassy attitude! 😂
I was 13 in 1984, I’m not sure how old I was when I watch this show - I was almost sure I was younger than that but oh well. Here I am - 52 and I still absolutely adore this show and wish I could watch them all - all over again!!! She was the cutest thing ever!!!!
One of the my childhood shows back in the 80’s I miss the 80’s n 90’s
Punky Brewster is my favorite tv show of all time
I love this great family show
I grew up watching punky. Childhood was great ❤
Punky and Cheri were so cute!
brother me too i use to watch punky and also dont forget vicky the smalll wonder 😭😭😭 those times noting bad , no bad intentions and subliminals bs on tv i miss the 80 s
I'm 45 years old I was 7 yaers old back in 1984 love watching punky Brewster I miss the 1980s
You better have the episode with El DeBarge and the one where Cherry gets stuck in the frigerator
Yes it is up there go to peacock all 4 seasons are up there I binged watched all of them lol now I'm just waiting patiently on the reboot that I feel is coming soon because why would they play the first episode like that I feel they want people who haven't seen it to watch it so they will be intune with the reboot
I totally forgot about that one! Scary!
@@melissajames9440 You are right! There is a reboot coming!
I think El DeBarge was on Facts of Life.
That episode is seared into my mind like all the "special episodes". I even learned about the Challenger disaster through Punky Brewster too. She is the reason we went to Space Camp. Kiddy shows these days have no substance, no challenges, no link to reality.
I only know this by name... I need to watch this show
My favorite Show Growing up PUNKEY POWER !!!!!!!! LOVE this show 😍😍😍😍😍❤💖💞💓💙💜💚💛💜
LOVE THIS SHOW 😘😘😘
She was brilliant.
Ive called my little one punky brewster for the last 6years.
That dog couldn't chew soup 😂😂😂😂😂
"Give me a break. That dog couldn't chew soup"
Oh I just to love this show
The revial needs to continue Peacock. I'm a subscriber and I think that we need this.
I’m just tooooooo excited ! Warm and fuzzy nostalgic feelings❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nostalgia ❤
Never thought I'd be able to relate so much. I never wish what I been through on no one.
💖
I wish I could go back to the 80s ahhhh it was so Awesome ❤
Best show ever. 💙
MY CHILDHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They still showed reruns of this in the early to mid 90's I would watch this when I was 4 or 5
yeah it used to show on Family Channel in the early 90s
oh man I was 2 when this aired lol. how time fly's.
MY CHILDHOOD
Where it all began
I loved this series and the cartoon based on the series ❤
📺 decades network does do all kind of marathons on the weekends, so I would love for them to do a punky Brewster one. That would be cool.
When i was little i would pretend i was Punky Brewster and then i would slide down my "magical" slide on my swing set and turn into She-Ra 😂 i had quite the imagination.
Same here! It sounds like you were lots of fun!
@@Ælfgifu-1 lol thanks 😊
Cool! Your imagination redefined Punky Power for sure
First time seeing this show.
I use to luv watching Watching.
Punky booster when I was a kid
I miss those days
Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you Shelly, hope you’re safe and well?
@@brianwalter8152 hi I am doing well and yourself
The show stopped because of a writer's strike at the time. So all other "theories" need to just stop. 🙅♀️ "The end of the series, which the cast and crew clearly felt came too soon, occurred mid-writers' strike, confirmed one of the staff writers via MentalFloss."
Punky Brewster ( "Punky, A Levada da Breca", in Brazil) was broadcasted in Brazil in the 90's. They aired just season 1 and 2 over here.
There is a TV channel here that are re-running it right now 😊
I was in love with punky Brewster
The one this I always loved about punky it that she was always her own person.
Hello 👋🏻 nice to meet you angela, hope you’re safe and well?
Now I see why the grandma calls me and my sister punky Brewster
Such old school when family got together ate dinner and chilled out
Mrs Johnson is the best LOL
I always liked how she and Henry supported each other in raising Cherie and Punky.
My most fav show in the 80's after Little House on the Prairie!