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After over 30 years, 'Punky Brewster' is coming back to NBC. Soleil Moon Frye and Cherie Johnson talk to Woman's Day about the thrill of working on the reboot.
‘Punky Brewster’ fans will be well served by its reboot, premiering Thursday, Feb. 25 on Peacock, though others may want to take a power nap instead.
Punky Brewster's Cherie Johnson Teases Cherie's Journey Since Original Series ✖ Punky Brewster wouldn't be complete without Punky's best friend Cherie, and thankfully Cherie Johnson felt that way too, reprising her role in Peacock's series revival. These days Cherie is a social worker, helping to find homes for children in foster care and working with Punky's old stomping grounds Fenster Hall. That's how Punky and Izzy meet, and Cherie plays an important role in their story. ComicBook.com recently had the chance to talk to Johnson all about the series and reprising her role from the origina...
Peacock’s ‘Punky Brewster’ Revival Adds ‘NYPD Blue’ Alum Sharon Lawrence (Exclusive) Here’s your first look at her characterJennifer Maas | February 23, 2021 @ 9:00 AM © Peacock TV LLC Peacock’s “Punky Brewster” revival is getting a little more power with the addition of “NYPD Blue” alum Sharon Lawrence, TheWrap has learned exclusively. The streaming series is a continuation of the iconic ’80s sitcom about a bright young girl raised by a foster dad, featuring Punky (played by original “Punky” star Soleil Moon Frye) as a single mother of three trying to get he...
For 88 episodes, NBC’s feel-good family sitcom Punky Brewster reigned as one of the leading comedies of the 1980s. From the moment Soleil Moon Frye ambled through an open window of an abandoned apartment, she exuded a can-do spryness that kids wanted to emulate and adults couldn’t resist. Her mismatched shoes and Day-Glo fashions were nothing short of iconic, and her lovable smile and unrestrained affection made short work of stoic curmudgeon Henry Warnimont’s (George Gaynes) hardened heart. With charisma to spare, Punky Brewter catapulted to the kind of cultural relevance that has d...