My Aged Valentine

Air date: 2/10/85

Valentine's Day is approaching, and everyone seems excited, except for Punky, who's not too pleased with the attention she's been getting from her classmate Conrad. Punky's attitude, that she doesn't want a boyfriend for Valentine's Day, leads her to punch Conrad in the eye after he kisses her. Warned by Margaux that not wanting a boyfriend for Valentine's Day means a lifetime of loneliness, Punky has a dream that she's 88-years-old and still living with 140-year-old Henry while everyone else has married. And then when Henry and Brandon leave with their significant others, Punky is old and alone. After Punky wakes up, Henry assures her that it was just a dream, and Punky decides that Henry will be her Valentine this year.

img

I Love You, Brandon

Air date: 2/17/85

Henry, who collects stamps, buys a rare set of stamps called the "Crowned Heads of Europe," and Brandon swallows them, making Henry absolutely furious. Punky takes Brandon out for a walk to let Henry calm down, and while Henry is placing calls, trying to find another set of the "Crowned Heads of Europe" stamps, Brandon is hit by a car that Brandon is pushing Punky out of the way of. Punky and Henry each blame themselves for it, and a veterinarian named Dr. Frankel, who has diagnosed Brandon as having a severe concussion and a broken leg, tries to save Brandon's life. Punky befriends Mrs. Carney, whose dog Angus is in Dr. Frankel's animal hospital too. Angus dies, and Mrs. Carney, who is devastated, turns down Punky and Henry's offer to take her home, preferring to walk home instead. Punky gives her a hug before she leaves. Brandon survives his injuries, and he goes home with a cast on one of his legs. Henry has built a new dog house to put in Punky's bedroom for Brandon.

img

Punky Brewster's Workout

Air date: 2/24/85

Henry buys a camcorder and a VCR to help with his photography business. When Allen, Cherie, and Margaux are over at Punky and Henry's apartment while Henry is out, and they're bored, they decide to make an exercise video, like Jane Fonda. They use Henry's new camcorder, even though they're not supposed to touch the camcorder, or even get near it. After they make the video, Punky and Allen fight over the camcorder, and they end up accidentally dropping it, putting a crack in the lens. After Henry comes home, he trips and falls onto the camcorder, and he thinks he's the one who broke it. Now Henry has to buy a new lens. Later that night, Punky is feeling guilty and decides to tell Henry that she and Allen broke the camcorder, which Henry already saw when he watched the exercise video.

img

Gals and Dolls

Air date: 3/3/85

On the morning after a sleepover, Punky, Cherie, and Margaux are greeted with the news that Dollyland has received a new shipment of "Butter Lettuce Babies" dolls. Henry goes to buy three "Butter Lettuce Babies" dolls - one each for Punky, Cherie, and Margaux - but he's only able to get the last one in the store. After Punky's name is the one that's drawn out of Henry's hat, the doll is given to Punky. That leads to a feud between Henry, Betty, and Mrs. Kramer, while Margaux encourages Cherie to go along with her and ignore Punky, who feels deeply hurt by that treatment. Henry and Betty realize that if they can't get along and be good examples for their kids, then their kids can't get along, so Henry and Betty end their feud and become friends again, and then they help Punky, Cherie, and Margaux do the same. They come up with a solution -- Punky, Cherie, and Margaux can take turns keeping the doll for a week at a time so they can each have the doll.

img

Fenster Hall – Part 1

Air date: 3/31/85

A masked boy goes in through Punky's window and steals her jewelry box, prompting her to follow in pursuit. The trail ends at an abandoned house, when the boy, T.C. Finestra unmasks and presents his findings to an older street thug who calls himself Blade. Blade takes care of TC - but only if TC steals things for him. Blade tells him to find better take to earn his keep, and then Blade stalks off. Punky, who has gotten her jewelry box back, feels for T.C. and invites him back for supper at her place, where Henry decides that T.C. should go to Fenster Hall. Henry and Punky take T.C. to Fenster Hall, where he meets Mike Fulton. T.C. tires quickly of Fenster Hall, so he escapes and goes back to Blade. Blade comes up with a plan for T.C. to steal the money that will be earned from Fenster Hall's upcoming charity auction, which is intended to bring in money for new equipment for Fenster Hall.

img

Fenster Hall – Part 2

Air date: 3/31/85

T.C. returns to Fenster Hall to begin the plan to steal the money. T.C. still isn't much for the place, merely planning to do the job and get out, and his attitude is contagious. Mike, who has been trying to keep the peace, manages to get the group calm enough to get T.C. to talk. T.C. opens up to Mike, and gives up his tough guy act. T.C. tells Mike and the other guys in his group at Fenster Hall that his mother died when he was born, and that a few months ago, his father, Mr. Finestra, abandoned him. Mike tells T.C. that Mr. Finestra was wrong to blame him for his mother's death, and that Mr. Finestra wouldn't have blamed him if Mr. Finestra had realized that T.C. needed his mother just as much as Mr. Finestra needed her. Later, the auction starts, and Betty and Henry bid against each other for the birdhouse that T.C. made. After the auction, T.C. steals the metal cash box that has the money in it, and he's ready to give the box to Blade. But T.C., realizing that Fenster Hall cares about him a lot more than Blade ever will, has a change of heart and decides not to let Blade have the money. Blade unexpectedly shows up at Fenster Hall to get the money from T.C., but T.C. won't give it to him. Blade becomes angry and threatening. Mike comes to the rescue, and Blade runs off with the cash box. But little does Blade know that TC kept the money while Blade took the box, thinking that the money was still in the box. Later, Punky tells Henry that the police arrested Blade at the hospital, where Blade was being treated for a broken toe - Blade opened the box, and when he saw that there was nothing in the box, he got so angry that he threw it down, and it hit his toe.