NBCUniversal announced Thursday that Eighties sitcom Punky Brewster is coming back (via streaming service Peacock) and a collective chill went down the backs of anyone who was actually alive to watch the original.
The premise of the show was pretty bleak, despite the title character’s spunky name: Eight-year-old Punky’s dad walks out on her family, causing her mother to leave her at a shopping center with her dog, Brandon. After wandering into an abandoned apartment, Punky comes upon the crotchety building manager, Henry Warnimont (George Gaynes), who eventually becomes her foster father.
The premise of the show was pretty bleak, despite the title character’s spunky name: Eight-year-old Punky’s dad walks out on her family, causing her mother to leave her at a shopping center with her dog, Brandon. After wandering into an abandoned apartment, Punky comes upon the crotchety building manager, Henry Warnimont (George Gaynes), who eventually becomes her foster father.
- 1/16/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
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