Punky Brewster (1984)

04x07 Christmas Hero

Punky wants to give Henry a pocket watch for Christmas. When rich businessman Horatio Lake is robbed of a briefcase just before Christmas, Punky solves the robbery and figures out that Mr. Lake's son Jerry Lake is the thief. Punky tells Mr. Lake what went on -- Jerry had a plan. Jerry figured he would take the briefcase and lay low with it for a few days, then when the police gave up, Jerry would say that he found the briefcase. That way, Jerry would be the hero, and maybe, just maybe, Mr. Lake would pay more attention to Jerry, who wanted attention from Mr. Lake after years of being ignored by Mr. Lake. Mr. Lake wonders how he could've let things get to a point where Jerry thought he had to do what he did. Mr. Lake realizes his mistake of ignoring Jerry all these years, and he vows to not let that mistake happen again. As a reward to Punky for solving the robbery and helping Jerry and Mr. Lake become closer than ever, Mr. Lake gives Punky a pocket watch, and Punky gives it to Henry as

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George Gaynes George Gaynes As: Henry Warnimont
Soleil Moon Frye Soleil Moon Frye As: Punky Brewster
Ami Foster Ami Foster As: Margaux Kramer
Susie Garrett Susie Garrett As: Betty Johnson
Cherie Johnson Cherie Johnson As: Cherie Johnson
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Punky wants to give Henry a pocket watch for Christmas. When rich businessman Horatio Lake is robbed of a briefcase just before Christmas, Punky solves the robbery and figures out that Mr. Lake's son Jerry Lake is the thief. Punky tells Mr. Lake what went on -- Jerry had a plan. Jerry figured he would take the briefcase and lay low with it for a few days, then when the police gave up, Jerry would say that he found the briefcase. That way, Jerry would be the hero, and maybe, just maybe, Mr. Lake would pay more attention to Jerry, who wanted attention from Mr. Lake after years of being ignored by Mr. Lake. Mr. Lake wonders how he could've let things get to a point where Jerry thought he had to do what he did. Mr. Lake realizes his mistake of ignoring Jerry all these years, and he vows to not let that mistake happen again. As a reward to Punky for solving the robbery and helping Jerry and Mr. Lake become closer than ever, Mr. Lake gives Punky a pocket watch, and Punky gives it to Henry as


Certification: TV-Y

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Aired: 05 May, 1988 at 8:00 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 25m

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George Gaynes

George Gaynes

Henry Warnimont

Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye

Punky Brewster

Ami Foster

Ami Foster

Margaux Kramer

Susie Garrett

Susie Garrett

Betty Johnson

Cherie Johnson

Cherie Johnson

Cherie Johnson

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