S2.E18

Changes: Part 2

Episode aired Feb 9, 1986
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30m

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Susie Garrett and George Gaynes in Punky Brewster (1984)

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 t... Read allJust 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.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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8.7/10

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Trivia
The inscription written by Punky that reads "Punky Brewster left here on 9/30/1984 and I'm never coming back." 9/30/1984 was the air date of Season 1, Episode 3 in which Punky left Fenster Hall and was placed in the custody of Henry.

Quotes
Liz: I knew it. I could spot a lifer a mile away!
Penelope 'Punky' Brewster: Hey, I'm no lifer!
[pauses]
Penelope 'Punky' Brewster: What's a lifer?
Liz: Kids like us who go from foster homes to group homes to joints like this.
Penelope 'Punky' Brewster: That's not me.
Liz: Look, there are only two types of kids in this world: lifers and Bradys.
Penelope 'Punky' Brewster: Bradys?
Millie: Yeah, like the old TV show "The Brady Bunch."
Weezie: Yeah, you know, Greg, Bobby, Marcia, Jan, Cindy, and...
Liz: She gets the idea. Perfect kids with perfect parents! Their biggest problem is how to fit all their new clothes into their closet.
Weezie: That was one of my favorite episodes.