Punky Brewster

Punky Brewster
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David W. Duclon
Directed by	Art Dielhenn (seasons 1–2) Various (seasons 1 & 3–4)
Starring	George Gaynes Soleil Moon Frye Susie Garrett[a] Cherie Johnson[a] T. K. Carter[b]
Theme music composer	Gary Portnoy Judy Hart Angelo
Opening theme	"Every Time I Turn Around" performed by Gary Portnoy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	88 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	David W. Duclon
Producers	Rick Hawkins Liz Sage
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes (NBC episodes) 22 minutes (Syndication episodes)
Production companies	Lightkeeper Productions NBC Productions[c] Coca-Cola Telecommunications[d] Columbia Pictures Television[e]
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16) – March 9, 1986 (1986-03-09)
Network	Syndication
Release	October 30, 1987 (1987-10-30) – May 27, 1988 (1988-05-27)[1]
Related
It's Punky Brewster
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Punky Brewster is an American sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes) in Chicago.^[2] The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in syndication from October 30, 1987, to May 27, 1988.

Punky Brewster spawned an animated spin-off, It's Punky Brewster. The series featured the original cast voicing their respective characters. The cartoon was produced by Ruby-Spears, and aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to December 6, 1986.

In 2020, NBC confirmed a 10-episode revival to air on its Peacock streaming service. Frye returned, as did original cast member Cherie Johnson.^[3] The revival premiered on February 25, 2021.

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