Episode
Punky Brewster: Take Me out to the Ballgame
Overview
As the Chicago Cubs play in their first post-season championship since 1945, proud Cubs fan Henry tries to get tickets for Punky and himself.
Details
- Series
- Punky Brewster
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1984-10-21
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Take Me out to the Ballgame is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Punky Brewster. It aired on 1984-10-21. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 6: Walk Pool
Mrs. Johnson finds the task of walking the children to school to be too exasperating, so she turns it over to Henry, who attempts to instill a sense of discipline into them.
Episode 10: Go to Sleep
Punky can't sleep, so Henry agrees to let her stay up and watch the opera with him on TV.
Episode 5: Punky Gets Her Own Room
Punky and her friends convert Henry's study room into her bedroom without asking him first.
Episode 11: A Visit to the Doctor
Henry gives Punky a lucky nickel to keep with her while she goes for a booster shot.
Episode 4: Lost and Found
Henry takes Punky shopping and she wanders off.
Episode 12: Miss Adorable
Punky, Cherie, and Margaux compete in a beauty pageant hosted by pop singer Andy Gibb.
Episode 3: Punky Finds a Home (3)
Henry demands to know one reason why Randi doesn't think he should be Punky's foster father, but Randi gives him three reasons -- he's never raised a kid, he's not married, and he's too old.
Episode 13: Dog Dough Afternoon
Punky and Cherie start a dog grooming business so that they can help make ends meet in their respective homes.
Episode 2: Punky Finds a Home (2)
Henry calls the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS), but Punky panics, saying that she doesn't want to go to an orphanage, so Henry promises Punky that she won't have to go to an orphanage. The DCFS sends Miranda ""Randi"" Mitchell, who takes Punky away from Henry. Randi takes Punky to Fenster Hall, a home for kids up for adoption. Randi later returns to Henry's apartment and tells Henry that there hasn't been much progress in finding Punky's mother Susan, who may not want to be found. Randi also says that in 72 hours, the DCFS will have a hearing to decide who gets custody of Punky, and Punky wants it to be Henry. Henry has shed a lot of his grouchiness, and he now loves Punky and would like to have custody of her, but Randi thinks Punky would be better off with someone else. At Fenster Hall, Punky is introduced to her two room mates -- Lisa is a girl who acts tough, and Mary is a girl who never talks. Punky wants to escape from Fenster Hall and go back to Henry's apartment,
Episode 14: Bye Bye, My
Henry throws out Punky's worn-out old doll after the children's attempt to repair it fails. This upsets Punky, so Henry searches throughout the city to find it.