The Matchmaker

"The Matchmaker" is the 13th episode in the third season of Punky Brewster.

Summary
Henry is being groomed for a blind date that Punky and Cherie have set up for him with Camille Maytag (Joyce Meadows), the school's librarian, and he's not terribly happy about it. His attitude improves upon actually meeting Ms. Maytag, and the success gives Punky and Cherie the idea to fix Betty up too. Despite Betty's protests, Punky and Cherie convince Betty to appear on Dream Date. There's only two people standing in Betty's way to having a good time on the show: Shirley Toupes (Aixa Clemente), a beautician with an attitude, and Aquaria LaRue (Gloria Delaney), a spaced-out astrologist. And Mr. Dream Date himself is Chuck McKinley (Johnny Brown), a "stunt double for Mr. T" who turns out to have half the cool and twice the bulk. Out of the three contestants, Chuck chooses Betty. Surprisingly, though, they end up having a great time, just as Henry decides that he doesn't want to be with Ms. Maytag anymore.

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"
 * Joyce Meadows as Camille Maytag
 * Aixa Clemente as Shirley Toupes
 * Gloria Delaney as Aquaria LaRue
 * Johnny Brown as Chuck McKinley