The Nun's Story

Air date: 4/27/88

Punky, Cherie, and Betty are getting ready for a food-filled trip to a drive-in movie when there is a knock at the door. Punky answers the door, and it’s a nun who introduces herself as Sister Mary Malcolm from Our Lady of Perpetual Agony, a convent that is collecting used clothing and household items that they can sell to raise enough money to get a new furnace for the convent. Punky checks the living room closet, and she finds a brass urn that she donates. Later, Henry, Betty, Punky, and Cherie get back from the drive-in. Henry opens the closet door, and asks Punky about the urn. Henry says it contains the ashes of his late aunt Mable. Henry plans to drive the urn to Evanston tomorrow afternoon for Mable’s son Archie. Punky tries to figure out how to get the urn back, and Cherie and Margaux come over. Punky decides that the only way to do it is to go to the convent. After Margaux leaves, Punky and Cherie head out. After a series of mishaps at the convent, Punky and Cherie head home without the urn. They’re told by Henry that he actually had four of the brass urns, and Henry had put the one with Mable’s ashes in it in the apartment building’s basement instead of the living room closet. Now Punky knows that she did not give away Mable’s ashes.

img

Crushed

Air date: 4/28/88

Punky has a crush on 16-year-old Kevin Dowling, who is helping her install a stereo in the tree house. Punky tells Henry about Kevin, and Henry, who doesn't understand that Punky just has a crush on Kevin, vows to break every bone in Kevin's body. Betty, who has known Kevin and his family for years, calms Henry down by telling him that Punky just has a crush on Kevin. And then Punky is crushed when she meets Kevin's girlfriend Gina. Kevin apologizes to Punky for hurting her, and he tells her that he likes her as a friend. After Kevin leaves, Henry cheers Punky up.

img

Going to Camp

Air date: 4/29/88

Punky, Cherie, and Margaux go to summer camp, where they learn about such traditions as T-shirt raids, and the kissing rock. But Punky doesn't seem to have the same romantic visions about those things that Cherie, Margaux, and their roommate Marcie have - until Punky is kissed by a boy named Jimmy. Also, Cherie is annoyed by Franco Grenolli, a fellow camper who has a crush on her.

img

Poor Margaux

Air date: 5/2/88

When Margaux and her parents go bankrupt because of a series of mistakes by Mr. Kramer’s accountant, they auction off all of their belongings. Punky and Cherie use their skiing trip money to buy Margaux's favorite doll back for her - a true showing of friendship that Margaux appreciates. Margaux returns the favor by inviting Punky and Cherie on the skiing trip when her family later comes back into having money again because of a turnaround in Mr. Kramer's financial fortunes. Mr. Kramer scraped together some cash, and got a highly lucrative stock tip from his butler Jeffrey.

img

Brandon's Commercial

Air date: 5/3/88

Brandon gets a shot at stardom when Churchill, the famous dog hired for a dog food commercial to be filmed at the restaurant, gets camera shy - and so does Brandon, blowing a chance for $1,000 and messing up Punky's dream of Brandon becoming a star, and for that, Punky calls Brandon a bad dog. After Henry helps Punky realize that she was the one who wanted to be a star, Punky apologizes to Brandon.