Beer & Buffalos Don't Mix

"Beer & Buffalos Don't Mix" is the fifth episode in the third season of Punky Brewster.

Summary
After their friend Joey Deaton's father Mike (Todd Susman) gives Punky and Cherie a ride home from school, they try to tell Henry that they noticed the smell of beer on Mike's breath and that he was driving erratically. But because Henry and Mike are good friends, Henry hesitates to believe them. Punky and Cherie go over to Joey's house to try to talk to Joey (Carl Steven) about Mike's drinking problem, and Joey gets angry and refuses to believe them. Henry and Mike notice that Joey and the girls aren't getting along, so they plan a trip to Six Flags to cheer them up. However, as they are about to leave, Mike drives his Ford Mustang GT Convertible into a garbage can, and Henry and Joey finally realize that Punky and Cherie were right after all. Mike decides to get help for his drinking problem, and he and Joey walk home.

Trivia

 * Joey would later return in Open Door, Broken Heart, part 1 & Open Door, Broken Heart, part 2.
 * This episode focuses on drinking & driving.

Cast

 * Soleil Moon Frye as Punky Brewster
 * Cherie Johnson as Cherie Johnson
 * George Gaynes as Henry Warnimont
 * Susie Garrett as Betty Johnson
 * Ami Foster as Margaux Kramer
 * Sandy as Brandon "the Wonder Dog"
 * Carl Steven as Joey Deanton
 * Todd Susman as Mike Deanton