Changes, part 2

"Changes, part 2" is the eighteenth episode in the second season of Punky Brewster.

Summary
Before Henry breaks the news to Punky that he has not adopted her, Betty suggests that Punky stay with her and Cherie until Henry gets out of the hospital. Chillings says Punky will need to stay at Fenster Hall for at least three days, while he checks on Betty's qualifications as a temporary custodian. Punky becomes devastated when Henry tells her that she will be going to Fenster, and Chillings takes her there. After checking Betty's apartment, Chillings determines that she is not qualified, simply because Punky will not have her own bedroom. Betty questions that rule, failing to understand why Punky cannot share a room with her best friend Cherie, and instead has to share a room at Fenster Hall with four other girls whom she does not know. Later, at Fenster Hall, after Chillings tells Punky she will not be staying with the Johnsons, she traps Chillings in a closet and escapes. She then seeks guidance from her teacher Mike, who used to work at Fenster and takes her back there. Mike asks Chillings to reconsider his decision, but Chillings announces his intention to place Punky in a different foster home at the slightest sign of Henry being unable to recover financially or physically. While Mike is still at Fenster Hall, Punky calls Henry; as those two talk, Henry's ulcer worsens, and he collapses.

Trivia

 * This is the first & only 5 part episode arc in the series.
 * This episode & the next would feature the late Judith Barsi.

Cast

 * Soleil Moon Frye as Punky Brewster
 * Cherie Johnson as Cherie Johnson
 * George Gaynes as Henry Warnimont
 * Susie Garrett as Betty Johnson
 * T. K. Carter as Mike Fulton
 * Ami Foster as Margaux Kramer
 * Casey Ellison as Allen Anderson
 * Sandy as Brandon "the Wonder Dog"
 * Timothy Stack as Simon P. Chillings
 * Laura Jacoby as Liz
 * Judith Barsi as Anna
 * Tannis Vallely as Millie
 * Akilah Denson as Weezie