Punky Brewster
Season 2
22 episodes
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S02E01 The K.O. Kid
When Punky bears the brunt of the school bully's aggression, she asks professional boxer Marvin Hagler for advice on self-defense.
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S02E02 Punky's Treehouse
Punky wants to build a tree house behind her apartment building, but she has trouble getting people to help her.
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S02E03 Cheaters Never Win
Punky and Allen cheat on their geography test.
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S02E04 Baby Buddies, Inc
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.
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S02E05 Tap Your Troubles Away
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.
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S02E06 The Perils of Punky (1)
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.
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S02E07 The Perils of Punky (2)
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.
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S02E08 Just Say No
Punky and Cherie are admitted into a clique, only to find that they use drugs and want them to do so.
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S02E09 The Search
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.
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S02E10 Love Thy Neighbor
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.
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S02E11 The Gift
Punky befriends the school janitor who, in spite of her learning disability, is a gifted violin player.
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S02E12 Milk Does a Body Good
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.
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S02E13 Christmas Shoplifting
During the Christmas shopping season, Punky sees a friend shoplifting merchandise and decides to steal a present she can't afford for Henry. She regrets this when she accidentally switches bags with Mike, who ends up in prison.
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S02E14 Urban Fear
Punky is afraid that Henry will be the next victim of a widely publicized murder spree.
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S02E15 Girls Will Be Boys
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.
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S02E16 Cherie Lifesaver
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.
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S02E17 Changes (1)
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.
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S02E18 Changes (2)
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.
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S02E19 Changes (3)
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.
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S02E20 Changes (4)
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.
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S02E21 Changes (5)
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.
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S02E22 Accidents Happen
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.
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