Air date: 5/11/88

Cherie's aunt Larnese Barker, who is Betty's sister, arrives for a visit on Cherie's 12th birthday, and Larnese asks Cherie if she would like to live with Larnese in Paris, France. Cherie is excited at first, but then Cherie decides that she doesn't want to leave Chicago and move so far away from Betty and Punky.

Dear Diary

Air date: 5/12/88

A nosy Punky sneaks a peak at Cherie's diary, and Punky is shocked to see that Cherie has written unkind things about Punky in it. Punky is even more shocked to discover that it's a fake diary that Cherie wrote to teach Punky a lesson about nosiness. Meanwhile, Henry is considering getting rid of some stuff he has accumulated over the years. He has a "keep" box and a "throw away" box. Betty convinces Henry to put his Ching Yang Yang Ching lamp in the "throw away" box. It turns out that Betty has had her eyes on that lamp for years, and she has tricked Henry into giving her a chance to get her hands on it.

The Reading Game

Air date: 5/13/88

Cherie's cousins Paula and Bobby arrive for a visit, and Paula, who is about the same age as Punky and Cherie, doesn't know how to read. As a result, Paula can't read the warnings and help messages on a bottle of fabric softener that little Bobby drank out of. Punky and Cherie show up and are able to read the bottle, and Bobby's life is saved. Paula now understands how important it is to know how to read.

Ouch

Air date: 5/16/88

Punky is terrified when she has to have her appendix removed, and angry when it delays the two week vacation to Lake Geneva that Punky, Cherie, Brandon, Betty, and Henry were getting ready for when she collapsed from the pain of appendicitis. It took Punky two months to convince the notoriously cheap Henry and his wallet that they should go on the vacation. After the surgery is done and Punky wakes up, Henry tells Punky that they'll still go on that vacation when she gets out of the hospital.

No No, We Won't Go

Air date: 5/17/88

The apartment building's new owner wants to increase Betty's rent by 60%. Betty is afraid that a 60% rent increase would force her and Cherie to move out of the building. Punky and Cherie don't want that to happen, and Henry agrees to see who the building's new owner is so they can make a complaint. It turns out to be Margaux's father, Benjamin J. Kramer. Punky and Cherie get Margaux to go with them to Benjamin's office to protest the rent increase, and Benjamin finds them there when the building's smoke alarm goes off. Benjamin calls Henry and Betty to the building, and to keep Betty's rent from being increased, Margaux makes a deal with Benjamin - Margaux agrees to do her own nails for a year to make up the money that Benjamin would lose if he doesn't increase the rent.

Bad Dog

Air date: 5/18/88

Punky and the gang want to know why Brandon is acting so strange lately...and then Brandon is accused of biting a new neighbor, Ms. Jenner, which is something Brandon has never done to anyone before. As a result, Ms. Jenner wants Brandon to be put to sleep (euthanize), so Brandon is taken to an animal shelter for a 10 day quarantine. While Brandon is at the shelter, Betty notices that Ms. Jenner's daughter Leslie has a black eye, and Henry and Betty confront her about it. Ms. Jenner admits that she has two jobs so she can make enough money for her and Leslie to live on, and that the stress of having two jobs gets to her so much sometimes that she finds herself taking it out on Leslie, who is always the only one there. Brandon has been acting strange because he's been hearing the screaming that's been coming from Ms. Jenner's apartment, which is above Punky's and Henry's apartment, and Brandon bit Ms. Jenner to protect Leslie from her. Betty offers Ms. Jenner a place in a group called Parents Anonymous so she can get the help she needs. Ms. Jenner accepts the offer, and she decides that she does not want Brandon to be put to sleep. Brandon is released back to Punky and Henry.