It's Punky Brewster is an animated spin-off of the live action television sitcom Punky Brewster. It was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions.
Series details[]

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The show uses the same premise and main cast as the 1984 live-action show but includes a magical sprite named Glomer. The series featured the voices of the original Punky Brewster cast as their respective characters.
It's Punky Brewster is the series' unofficial name, as it was simply called Punky Brewster on the title card and in TV listings.
In season 2, shows 4 through 13 had a first-run episode and a repeat from the first season.
The series was canceled in September 1987 but returned in replays in October 1988 after NBC's live action pre-teen show 2 Hip 4 TV was canceled. Selected episodes were syndicated as a revolving feature of DIC's Maxie's World in 1989.[1]
Voice cast[]
Main[]
- Soleil Moon Frye as Punky Brewster
- Cherie Johnson as Cherie Johnson
- Ami Foster as Margaux Kramer
- Casey Ellison as Allen Anderson
- George Gaynes as Henry Warnimont
- Frank Welker as Glomer and Brandon the dog
Additional voices[]
- Season 1
- Vince Edwards
- Pat Fraley
- Alejandro Garay
- Patti Glick
- Katie Leigh
- Tress MacNeille
- Janet May (uncredited)
- David Mendenhall
- Scott Menville - Chucky
- Neil Ross
- Shavar Ross
- Season 2
- René Auberjonois
- Pat Fraley
- Linda Gary
- Renae Jacobs
- Christina Lange
- Katie Leigh
- Joycelyne Lew
- Tress MacNeille
- Mea Martineau
- Janet May (uncredited)
- Scott Menville - Chucky
- Lilly Moon
- Pat Musick
- Denise Pickering
- Hal Rayle
- Josh Rodine
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
- Punky to the Rescue / The Quartersize Quarterback
- The Gold Rush / Phar Out Pharaoh
- Pretty Ugly / Glomer's Story
- Brandon, the Dialogue Dog / Winning isn't Everything
- Punky Wise and Pound Foolish / Christmas in July
- Return to Chaundoon / A Small Mistake
- Halloween Howlers / The Perils of Punky
- Glomer Punks Out / Louvre Affair
- Growing Pain / Double Your Punky
- Spell-bound / The Shoe Must Go On
- Switchin' Places / How the Midwest Was Won
- Any Wish Way You Can / The Bermuda Tangle
- Unidentified Flying Glomer / Fish Story
Season 2[]
- Little Orphan Punky / Punky's Millions
- Punky, Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs / Punky the Heiress
- Fair Feathered Friend / Be My Glomley
- All in Henry's Family
- Call Me Ms.
- Punky P.I.
- Mississippi Mud
- Punky's Half Acre
- Camp Confusion
- Bright Eyes
- Mother of the Year
- Allen Who?
- Caught in the Act
Theme song[]
Lyrics[]
I ran to the end of the rainbow’s arc
there wasn’t any pot of gold
And there I found a friend who’s 2 feet tall
One hundred and four years old
Glomer is an orphan, he was left behind
And a lot like Punky, he was one of a kind
Punky Brewster
come on it’s just a fantasy, oh-oh, oh oh
Punky Brewster
I always want you here with me, I know oh-oh
Punky Brewster
No one is gonna understand
Punky Brewster
Together we’re the best of friends
Punky Brewster
I always want you here with me, you know oh-oh
Punky Brewster
Trivia[]
- This series is not canon to the live action series as Glomer doesn't appear in the live action show and the stories of the cartoon doesn't match the timeline of the main series.
- The theme was composed by Shuki Levy the vocals were performed by Rachelle Cano & Noam Kaniel.
- Even though Susie Garrett doesn't reprise her role as Betty Johnson Betty is mentioned and has appeared in some episodes as a background character & doesn't talk.
- Early season 2 episodes of Punky Brewster (series) features the animated versions of Brandon, Henry, & Punky in both opening & closing credits from this series.
- Season 1 of this spinoff series was animated using traditional cel animation, but in Season 2 the series was supposedly animated using digital ink.
- There ia a lot merchandise based on this series including books and toys.
- At one point near the end of the opening theme, the kids are in a band playing makeshift instruments, which was common for cartoons at the time and is not a reference to anything in particular.